Online concert, short film festival on Davao Pasko Fiesta

Gigi de Lana and the Gigi Vibes band on Davao Pasko Fiesta

DAVAO CITY- An online concert featuring a fast-rising singing star and a family-themed short film festival are among the exciting activities of the Davao Paskonline Fiesta, the online celebration of the 2021 Davao Fiesta.

On Dec. 22 at 6:00 p.m. Gigi de Lana along with the band GiGi Vibes will headline the Davao Paskonsyerto sponsored by PLDT Home and Smart. The online concert will be streamed at the Davao Pasko Fiesta Facebook page.

Gigi de Lana was the grand finalist of the first season of It’s Showtime Tawag ng Tanghalan in 2016. Her meteoric rise to stardom was helped greatly by her renditions of popular hit songs shown on her You Tube channel that she shares with her band Gigi Vibes and which currently has about 576,000 followers and some of her video having millions of views.

Aside from music the Davao Pasko Fiesta will also showcase several family-themed short films created by Dabawenyo filmmakers. Dubbed as the Metro Davao Family Short Film Festival, the screenings of seven curated family short films will run from Dec. 25, 2021 to January 8, 2022 at the Davao Pasko Fiesta Facebook Page.

The Metro Davao Family Short Film Festival is a spin-off event of the recently concluded 19^th Mindanao Film Festival (Dec. 6-13). The event is held in partnership with the Mindanao Film and Television Development Foundation Inc. (MTDFI)

The Gigi de Lana online concert and the Metro Davao Family Short Film Festival are all free screenings and can be easily accessed at the Davao Pasko Fiesta Facebook Page. (PIA/RG Alama)

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