Young filmmaker from Iloilo wins Best Pitch at Globe and ANIMA’s pitching contest

Globe Prepaid and production company ANIMA gave aspiring Filipino filmmakers a rare proposition —a shot at making their dream short films come true through a learning program that concluded in an exciting pitch to directors Mihk Vergara and Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, actor Paulo Avelino and Kroma Entertainment’s Office-in-Charge for ANIMA, Eileen Borromeo. Last May, Globe Prepaid …

‘Ngayon Kaya’ starring Janine Gutierrez, Paulo Avelino to finally release in cinemas, gets new poster and trailer

The first big romantic Filipino motion picture of 2022 is set to open on June 22, and its production company has unveiled a trailer and official movie poster. Local studio T-Rex Entertainment, with its project partner WASD Films, has recently dropped a trailer and official movie poster of Ngayon Kaya, a romantic film starring Paulo Avelino …

Globe Prepaid Virtual Hangouts launches GoWATCH Film Lab to mentor young filmmakers

Globe Prepaid Virtual Hangouts—Gen Z’s exclusive interactive platform that houses all fun, innovative, educational and passion-based experiences from Globe Prepaid—has launched the GoWATCH Film Lab, a learning program for emerging creatives who desire to tell their stories through the art of cinema. The film lab consists of four workshop sessions on specific filmmaking techniques to …

MMFF 2020 Best Film ‘Fan Girl’ coming to Netflix this June

After reigning the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival at the box office and awards night, Antoinette Jadaone’s ‘Fan Girl’ will start streaming on Netflix on June 17 worldwide! Synopsis: College student Jane’s obsession with celebrity heartthrob Paulo Avelino – 1⁄2 of the country’s most popular love team – leads her to hide at the back …

Paulo and Janine team up in ABS-CBN’s “Marry Me, Marry You”

ABS-CBN Entertainment has announced the fresh team-up of Paulo Avelino and Janine Gutierrez in its latest light family drama “Marry Me, Marry You,” which marks the stars’ first TV project together and Janine’s first teleserye as a Kapamilya.  The series, which goes into production soon, will highlight the challenges that couples face together, particularly the …

WINNERS: Metro Manila Film Festival 2020

Here are the winners of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2020 Gabi ng Parangal: 3rd Best Float: Fan Girl2nd Best Float: Isa Pang BahaghariBest Float: Magikland Best Child Performer: Seiyo Masunaga, The Missing Best Sound: Vincent Villa, Fan GirlBest Musical Score: Emerzon Texon, MagiklandBest Original Theme Song: Ulan, The Boy Foretold by the Stars Best …

Why ‘Fan Girl’ is the MMFF Film Everyone’s Talking About

Fresh from glowing reviews from its Japan and Estonia premieres, the latest film from Antoinette Jadaone is about the fan girl in all of us- with brilliant performances from newcomer Charlie Dizon and Paulo Avelino, who’s playing as himself. If you had one night with your idol, are you ready for the most memorable day …

Christmas MMFF lineup revealed, to be streamed via UPSTREAM

The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) together with exclusive partner Globe, announced the much-awaited lineup of films for the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival in a presscon held via zoom, together with Dondon Monteverde of Sphere Entertainment, Inc. (UPSTREAM). The 2020 MMFF official entries in different genres such as fantasy, drama, comedy, horror and romance, that …