Cebu International Film Festival (CIDFF) is the FIRST International Documentary Film Festival in Southeast Asia held annually in Central Visayas Region of the Philippines, CEBU CITY. CIDFF is a platform that organizes annual international documentary film festivals in Cebu, Philippines. CIDFF will play a big role in giving Cebu and the rest of the Philippines, international exposure. CIDFF serves
as a benchmark for all documentary film makers, film producers, and global media interested to come to Cebu for a film event. The festival will screen films from filmmakers across the globe and highlight issues faced by the world. CIDFF aims to bring our diverse global audience to Cebu, Philippines and attract talented, creative, technologically-savvy, and socially-inclined audiences. It will also attract more attention for people to learn the value and importance of the film industry. This would bring visibility and international credibility to Cebu’s Film industry including film support services. It will link our film industry with the rest of the world and promote our local film schools and expand our tourism market. WHY MEDIA IS IMPORTANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANY COUNTRY? Media represents the voice of the people and creates a two-way portal for societies across cultures to communicate. Media is one of the most powerful medium that can clearly convey the most pressing issues happening in society. These types of issues are best conveyed through films. Media plays a significant role in a country like the Philippines. It is an enabler, an educator; it raises awareness for ideas, peoples and causes, and mobilizes people to action. Documentary films are particularly a compelling visual medium. It brings about progressive change by breaking down barriers to understanding. It sheds light on social issues, tells stories about peoples, cultures and communities; it uplifts human dignity by amplifying the voices of the victims of social injustice. It is powerful and it is real.
