The QCinema International Film Festival Announces Its 2026 Lineup

Film lovers always have something to look forward to, but nothing quite compares to the annual QCinema International Film Festival, which takes place every November. For FilipinoFilipinoThe national language of the Philippines, widely used for communication, education, media, and culture.Go to Filipino Glossary cinephiles, it’s a chance to discover not only new works by some of the country’s finest auteurs, but also the buzziest titles in world cinema.

Today, the festival, celebrating its 14th year, announced the full lineup for its film screenings, which will take place at malls and venues across Quezon City from November 13 to 22, 2026. The lineup includes 78 titles, comprising 59 feature films and 19 shorts.

The festival will open with the world premiere of Filipino animated film Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko by Mervin Malonzo, and will close with Look Back by Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda.

QCinema also announced the launch of the ScreenQC Industry Forum, which comprises talks, workshops, and pitches, all designed to develop talent and exchange ideas between creatives and industry insiders. The forum will take place at Gateway Cineplexes between November 18 and 20, 2026. Topics covered will include microcinemas, film influencers, documentaries, and artificial intelligence.

See the complete festival line-up below:

Asian Next Wave Competition

Main competition. Showcasing the best and most exciting Asian films and voices. 

9 Temples to Heaven by Sompot Chidgasornpongse
A Girl Unknown by Zou Jing
Hearing by Lê Bâo
Fujiko by Taichi Kimura
Fruit Gathering by Aung Phyoe
The Burning Giants by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
The World Before by Yoon Dan-Bi

New Horizons

A section for film debuts and second features. 

Angh by Theja Rio
Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava by Nông Nhât Quang
Beach Fictions by Lim Ha-Yeon
Furies by Rami Kodeih
La Gradiva by Marine Atlani
Sad Girlz by Fernanda Tovar
The Color of the Sun by Xavier Tera
We Are Aliens by Kohei Kadowaki

RainbowQC

Offering stories and perspectives on the LGBTQIA+ experience.

Big Little Things by Michelle Zhou
Flesh and Fuel by Pierre Le Gall
I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming by Isabelle Stever
Jim Queen by Marco Nguyen & Nicholas Athané
Little Trouble Girls by Urška Djukić
Lovers in the Blue Night by Anuparna Roy
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma by Jane Schoenbrun
The Riverbank by Matheus Farias & Enock Carvalho

QCShorts International

The festival’s short film competition features exciting Asian filmmakers. 

Program 1:

And If Thuy Didn’t Exist by Carlo Francisco Manatad
Body Works by Maki Makilan
Is This Desire? by Apa Agbayani
She Said by Ivan Tan
Through the Cracks by Lê Moàng

Program 2:

Bleat! by Ananth Subramaniam
Fruit by Jen Nee Lim
Run Shirley Run! by Rodiell Veloso
The Bovine Comedy by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
The Dream is a Snail by Thien An Nguyen

Prgoram 3:

Gandang Lola by Kylechandler Bigay
Maanaa Kanimo by Toni Cañete
Sana’y Nandito Ka by Clister Santos
The 4Ply Clandestine System by Natalie Sin

Program 4:

Agsangit Laeng Ti Al-Alia by Carla Pulido Ocampo
Golden Island by Arief Budiman
Incident on the Mountain by Savunthara Seng
Obscura by Timotheus Anggawan Kisuno
They Made Monsters by Jaime Morados

Screen International

Award-winning world cinema and hot festival titles. 

A Long Winter by Andrew Haigh
Fatherland by Pawel Pawlikowski
Fjord by Cristian Mungiu
Makikiraan Po by Lav Diaz
Nowhere to Lay My Eyes by Hong Sang-Soo
The Beloved by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
The Diary of a Chambermaid by Radu Jude
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Before Midnight

Bold genre cinema, from horror to mysteries.

Arrest Memory by Sabu
Chronovisor by Kevin Walker & Jack Auen
I Love Paris by Nicky Murphy
Moonglow by Isabel Sandoval
The Unknown by Arthur Harari

QC Selects

A selection of exciting new films from all over the world.

11 by Bebe Go
You are the Film by Makoto Ueda
Club Kid by Jordan Firstman
Fucktoys by Annapurna Sriram
I Grew an Inch When My Father Died by P.R. Monencillo Patindol
Ibuku by Eddie Cahyono
The Remotes by John Torres
The Tigers by Alberto Rodríguez

Rediscovery

Culturally, socially, and historically relevant films selected by QCinema’s artistic director. 

Amores Perros by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Batang West Side by Lav Diaz
Patay na si Hesus by Victor Villanueva
Possession by Andrej Źuławski
Perfect Blue by Satoshi Kon
Jaguar by Lino Brocka
Sister Stella L. by Mike de Leon

Docyu Days

Documentaries celebrating social impact.

Bomba Bernal by Khavn
I Deserve a Lover Whose Every Rise Sets Fiery Dooms Across the Skies by Mani Haghighi
To the Moon and Back by Elsa Gómez Alvarez
The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer by Alessandra Sanguinetti
Union Town by Barbara Kopple

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