Entertainment

The Quezon City Film Commission (QCFC) and QCinema International Film Festival are excited to announce the selected projects for the second edition of the QCinema Project Market (QPM). 20 outstanding projects were chosen from a competitive pool of 63 submissions from the Philippines and Southeast Asia. The selected projects from Southeast Asia include The Beer Girl in Yangon, directed by …

In her debut at the Venice International Film Festival-one of the oldest and most prestigious events, in Italy-Filipino actress Janine Gutierrez was ecstatic of her appearance in the 81st edition of the Venizia. Janine’s starring movie role in “Phantosmia,” a masterpiece of internationally renowned Lav Diaz, was shown in the non-competition section of the festival. According to Hazel Orencio, one …

World acclaimed director Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s “Bansa (Motherland)” will premiere at the 2024 Busan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea. “Bansa (Motherland),” which is about the bloody and fierce encounter of the Special Action Force (SAF) against the rebels and stars Rocco Nacino and Mon Confiado, among others, is a sequel to Brillante’s “Moro” which streamed in Netflix. The …

Meeting again recently my colleagues from ABS-CBN was a blast. It all started when I called up Myrna Castro-de la Torre, a fellow University of Santo Tomas (UST) Faculty of Arts and Letters (Artlets) alumni who graduated with a degree in Journalism in 1974 while I majored and finished Literature in 1975. Myrna began her media work with hard news …

Even if producer-actress Rebecca Chuaunsu says that “Her Locket” is a simple, low-budgetted film, it shows otherwise. The production value, especially the art direction of Jag Concepcion, is an expensive array of authentic materials from an old house as most of the setting to its sets of “muebles” to the costumes befitting an era like the ‘70s to the colored …

As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, Mondelēz International recently held a 2-day workshop on marine litter with advocacy group Save Philippine Seas for the 27 public elementary schools in its home City of Parañaque. This initiative is central to the company’s Southeast Asia-wide flagship sustainability program “Trash Right,” aimed at fostering a circular economy for plastic and empowering …

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Thursday upheld its final decision to ban the film “Dear Santa,” originally titled “Dear Satan,” citing the film’s portrayal of “Satan” in a positive light as an attack on fundamental belief of the Catholic and Christian faiths. The film “Dear Santa” was earlier given an X rating as it was …

After years of performing primarily in outdoor settings, the FEU Drum and Bugle Corps (DBC) marks a triumphant return to the historic Auditorium of FEU Manila in their upcoming concert entitled “From the Field to the Concert Hall” on September 28, 2024 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. This upcoming concert of the FEU DBC will highlight their versatility and growth …

GMA Pictures and Columbia Pictures have entered a landmark deal for the distribution of two upcoming films “Green Bones” and “KMJS’ Gabi ng Lagim: The Movie” in a contract signing held at the Columbia Pictures office in the Philippines on September 5. This marks the return of Columbia Pictures in distributing local films in the Philippines. Attending for GMA Pictures were GMA Network Senior Vice President for …

Filipino pop-rock band Orange & Lemons are staging a one-night concert to commemorate their 25 years of musical journey.  The hitmakers behind the generation-defining anthems “Hanggang Kailan,” “Heaven Knows (This Angel Has Flown)” and “Just A Splendid Love Song” will perform the greatest hits of their career in a three-hour concert happening at the Metrotent Convention Center in Pasig City on …