Filipino documentary ‘Delikado’ gets an Emmy nomination

Award-winning environmental documentary “Delikado” has received an Emmy nomination. The film, which draws focus on environmental crusaders who risk their lives protecting the rainforests of Palawan, is nominated in the Outstanding Investigative Documentary category of the 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards.  The 96-minute enviro-thriller documentary directed by journalist Karl Malakunas is eligible for an …

Documentary ‘Tomorrow x Together: Our Lost Summer’ coming to Disney+ on July 28

Philippines. June 29, 2023 – After a successful debut that saw TOMORROW X TOGETHER (pronounced “tomorrow by together”) take over the airwaves, the group are preparing to embark on their first world tour in TOMORROW X TOGETHER: OUR LOST SUMMER – a behind the scenes documentary coming exclusively to Disney+ July 28. In 2019, TOMORROW X TOGETHER made a splash by …

Online docu festival spearheaded by int’l. NGO and local NGO network highlights Filipinos’ resilience amid adversities

The International Center for Non-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and the Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) recently launched an online documentary festival featuring the resiliency of the Filipino people amid adversities and other challenges. The International Center for Non-for-Profit Law, which operates in 100 countries worldwide, works to civil society, governments and the international community to …

Global superstar and Grammy award-winning artist Ed Sheeran takes viewers on an intimate journey in ‘Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All’

Philippines. March 21, 2023 – Disney+ announced today the four-part docuseries “Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All,” in which Emmy Award-winning producers at Fulwell 73 Productions (“Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium “Adele: One Night Only,” ”The GRAMMY Awards”) will take viewers on a journey around the world spotlighting how an unlikely child with a stutter rose to …

j-hope’s new documentary ‘j-hope in the Box’ now available on Disney+

Philippines, 17 February 2023 – From today, viewers across the world are invited to watch in wonder on Disney+ as j-hope of BTS brings it all and does it all in j-hope IN THE BOX, a behind the scenes documentary special showcasing the creation of his first solo album. Starring j-hope of the 21st century pop icons BTS, …

BTS star j-hope to debut highly-anticipated documentary ‘j-hope IN THE BOX’ this February on Disney+

Philippines, 20 January 2023 – On February 17, viewers across the world are invited to watch in wonder as j-hope of BTS brings it all and does it all in j-hope IN THE BOX, a behind the scenes documentary special showcasing the creation of his first solo album, on Disney+. Starring j-hope of the 21st century pop icons …

Teach for the Philippines celebrates 10th year through documentary ‘Kilapsaw’, celebrates teachers’ contributions to nation-building

Manila, Philippines, September 6, 2022 — In time for National Teachers’ Month, non-profit organization Teach for the Philippines (TFP) celebrates its 10th year anniversary with the release of Kilapsaw, a 30-minute documentary film that features the plight of public school teachers and students from all over the country, especially during the time of the COVID-19 …

‘Fanny: The Right to Rock’ Review: Bittersweet reality

FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK (2021) ReviewDirected by Bobbi Jo Hart A heartwarming and heartbreaking journey of individuals who fought for their love of music in a time when women are thought to have better business outside the rock industry, Fanny: The Right to Rock is a bittersweet reality of the unfair world that we …

Documentary “Delikado” Plays to a full house at Cinemalaya 2022

The gut-wrenching documentary on Palawan’s threatened natural resources and valiant environmental defenders brought an emotional audience – including foreign ambassadors – on their feet multiple times. Closing film, “Delikado,” a documentary on illegal logging in Palawan, screened last August 13, drew the biggest crowd for Cinemalaya 2022, observed festival director Chris Millado. Directed by Deputy …

TBA Studios brings to the Philippines the music documentary ‘FANNY: The Right to Rock’  

One of the Philippines’ leading film production and distribution companies, TBA Studios will release FANNY: The Right to Rock, a music documentary, to Philippine theaters on August 17. Watch the trailer below: Now in their 60s, FANNY is getting the band together for a new record. They trace their road to rock-and-roll stardom from being …