MANILA, Philippines — Cherry Pie Picache calls it “paying forward.” John Arcilla says it boosts his sanity. These seasoned actors are referring to indie films, especially their respective finalist-entries in the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP), a one-week exclusive screening of Filipino films in the country’s 60 theaters on August 16 to 22. Cherry Pie, one of the stars of the romance-drama “Pauwi Na,” earns more making teleseryes and mainstream films. Like Cherry Pie, John did the coming-of-age thriller “Birdshot” to pay it forward. Entertainment ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1She added that no film will be pulled out of theaters during the first three days of screening.

Source: Philippine Star July 07, 2017 09:33 UTC