ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
WANTAWSAN, an entry in the 2026 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival directed by Joseph Abello, stars Joross Gamboa as a dad facing hard choices. The film shows how poor families navigate politics, money troubles, and the true cost of a father’s love.
Joross Gamboa (Deadma Walking, Hello, Love, Goodbye), Rita Daniela (Huling Ulan sa Tag-Araw) and child actor Zion Cruz have joined Abello in his third feature-length film, ‘Wantawsan.’ Also part of the cast is TV, movie and theater veteran, Raffy R. Tejada.
Seven fresh stories about to be made for the 3rd edition of Puregold’s CinePanalo Film Festival.
Check out the entries and watch out for it in Gateway Cineplex and select Ayala Malls Cinemas in August 2026. #PuregoldCinePanalo
QCinema International Film Festival (QCinema) announces its three new feature film production grant winners for 2020. Filmmakers Christian Linaban, Joseph Abello, and Bebe Go will each receive a grant of 1.5 million pesos each from the Quezon City government, through the Quezon City Film Development Foundation (QCFDC). These films will have their world premiere at this year’s QCinema. …
Producer Mark Shandii Bacolod, though Team MSB’s Facebook page, announced a new collaboration with writer and director Joseph Abello in ‘I, Father Fernando Suarez’ – a biopic about the famous healing priest. Check out the post below: Fernando Suarez is a Filipino Catholic priest who performs faith healing here in the Philippines and internationally. At …
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Sunday, July 16, 2017. The stars and guests the second ToFarm Film Festival gathered to recognize the talents of the people behind the six feature film entries in the awards night. The event was hosted by real life couple Carla Abellana and Tom Rodriguez. Here are the winners: Best Supporting Actor: Francis Magundayao for Instalado Best …
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An OFW story is not new to Philippine cinema, but there’ll always be something in it that the Filipino audience will come to see. Joseph Abello’s first film What Home Feels Like will take us to the intimate life of Antonio (Bembol Roco), who goes home from his work as a seaman and stays with his …
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ToFarm Film Festival 2016 Best Actor Bembol Roco returns in a new entry this year titled What Home Feels Like. And it looks like he’s going to go home with another Best Actor award for his portrayal of an OFW father who is forced to stay with his family after his company terminated his employment. Watch …