2013 11/08-11/14
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"Meet and Greet" Tom Rodriguez of the hit GMA groundbreaking teleserye "My Husband's Lover" with co-stars Dennis Trillo & Carla Abellana at a Seafood City near you - Thursday, November 21 Season's Market Place in Milpitas from 5:00PM to 7:00PM and on Saturday, November 23 at Seafood City Concord from 2:00PM to 4:00PM. Their MHL US Tour is on Friday, November 22 @ 7:30PM at the San Mateo PerformingArts Center and on Sunday November 24 @ 6:00PM at Thunder Valley Casino.
Bald Beauty (from a rare medical condition called 'Alopecia Areata') from Salt Lake City, UT, Angelica Galindez, 19, has gone viral after winning 2014 Miss Philippines WATER (USA), one of the six (6) major titles at stake last Saturday, November 2, 2013 during the Grand Finals of the Miss Philippines Earth (USA) Beauty Pageant held at the San Ramon Performing Arts Center. She got interviewed by Chicago-based The Steve Harvey TV Show, was featured alongside the then ongoing Miss Universe Pageant on NBC's EXTRA TV Show and made front page news at Yahoo!, AOL Huffinton Post, The Ellen DeGeneres Show Online, Parade Magazine, Audrey Magazine. Yahoo! Canada and even publications in UK, just to name a few. (shown here with 2008 Miss Philippines Water, Michelle Oblea, left, and Newspaper Publisher Francis Espiritu, right).
Samantha Rose Costales of San Jose, CA was adjudged 2014 Miss Philippines Earth USA Grand Winner (shown here with parents Eric and Mary Costales and siblings) during last Saturday night's (November 2, 2013) Coronation Night held at the San Ramon Performing Arts Center in San Ramon, CA. A Top 30 TFCKat Singing Quest semi-finalist this year, Samantha was also declared the pageant's Miss Talent. Photo By Pixel Creations Studio
Belated Happy 15th Birthday, Sharlene De Los Santos of American Canyon High School in American Canyon, CA, the tall and beautiful daughter of Roy & Theresa De Los Santos (both originally from Bulacan & Tarlac, respectively). Charlene has joined pageants before and has taken modeling classes at John Robert Powers. She playsthe drums, ukulele and violin. She's also an active Catechist in her church.
Belated Happy Birthday greetings (October 14) to The Perkins Twins (Jesse and Christian), shown here with Filipina Mom, Tess Pazziuganan Perkins, originally from Menlo Park, CA, who are flying in from Manila to perform at the One Kapamilya Go this Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the CA Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara, CA. See you all there!
MY HUSBAND’S LOVER -THE US TOUR
TO-BE SEEN IN THE CITY
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Tom Rodriguez, Dennis Trillo, Carla Abellana and Kuh Ledesma headline “ONE MORE TRY – My Husband’s Lover, The US Tour” happening in the Bay Area on Friday, November 22, 2013 starting 7:30PM @ San Mateo Performing Arts Center (located at 600 N. Delaware St, San Mateo, CA 94401) and on Sunday, November 24, 2013 starting 6:00PM at Thunder Valley Casino Resort (located at 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln, CA 95648).
In addition, to reach more of their fans, the cast will have a "Meet and Greet" featuring Tom Rodriguez, Dennis Trillo & Carla Abellana at a Seafood City near you - Thursday, November 21 Season's Market Place in Milpitas from 5:00PM to 7:00PM and on Saturday, November 23 at Seafood City Concord from 2:00PM to 4:00PM.
Aired over GMA 7, “My Husband's Lover” is the highest rating teleserye during its season. With a very unique story, high quality production and stellar cast, the well-made series received rave reviews and has trended among Filipinos (and non-Filipinos, too!) worldwide. As a matter of fact, “My Husband’s Lover’ recently was nominated as Best Primetime Drama Series in the 27th Star Awards for Television along side its male leads (Tom Rodriquez & Dennis Trillo) who are both competing in the Best Drama Actor category. Among the series’ nominations include Carla Abellana in Best Drama Actress
Glydel Mercado in Best Drama Supporting Actress and Roi Vinson in Best Drama Supporting Actor category. Winners of the 27th Star Awards for TV will be announced on November 24, 2013, Linggo, 6 p.m., at the AFP Theater, Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
Aside from the theme song “One More Try”, Kuh and the rest of the cast of “My Husband's Lover” will be rolling out a repertoire that will pay tribute to some of the greats in the music world who also made it big on the silver screen.
This is one show that teleserye fans and lover of good music shouldn't miss.
To reiterate, the “One More Try, MHL US Tour” will be on Friday, November 22, 2013 7:30PM @ San Mateo Performing Arts Center located at 600 N. Delaware St, San Mateo, CA 94401 (ticket prices: $68 / $88 / $98 / $118) and again on Sunday, November 24, 2013 6:00PM at Thunder Valley Casino Resort located at 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln, CA 95648 (ticket prices: $88 / $118). Doors open at 5:00PM for souvenir and giveaways!
Call Beth Mesina (650) 766-3668 for tickets and sponsorship.
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TFC Connects Filipino Americans to their Homeland by Opening Signal during Crisis
First Responders Include Bright House Networks, Hawaiian Telcom and Time Warner Cable
CENTENNIAL, CO. November 11, 2013 – International Media Distribution (IMD) today announced the early results of their appeal for operators to open the signal to TFC (The Filipino Channel) in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. During relief efforts of one of the world’s biggest storms, TFC has been providing special coverage on the ground in the Philippines.
Typhoon Haiyan was more than three times as powerful as Hurricane Katrina which hit the U.S. eight years ago.
Over the weekend, Bright House Networks, Hawaiian Telcom and Time Warner Cablemade TFC available to all digital customers at no additional cost in cities where TFC is carried. The signal will remain open through November 15th.
TFC is the #1 Filipino network in the world and available in the United States as a premium channel from coast-to-coast.
"We at TFC are most thankful to IMD and our partner operators for their timely collaborative efforts to reach as many viewers as possible, update them on Typhoon Haiyan via TFC's ongoing special coverage, and even inform people how to help," said ABS-CBN Global Head of Carriage & North America Regional Marketing Director Jun Del Rosario.
“We are very appreciative of our affiliates who are stepping forward in this time of extreme need," said Shelly Kurtz, Executive Director, Affiliate Sales & Marketing, International Media Distribution. “We expect even more announcements of operator assistance in the days to come.”
About ABS-CBN International
ABS-CBN International was created almost 20 years ago to be of service to all Filipinos. With the launch of The Filipino Channel (TFC), the company became the first and most successful Filipino content distribution company in the U.S. The company offers telecommunication, retail, theatricals, money remittance and cargo services, online audio and video streaming, IPTV, On Demand, along with philanthropic support for Filipinos and the communities they now call home. Based in Redwood City, CA, ABS-CBN International is a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation, the Philippines’ largest entertainment and broadcasting company, through ABS-CBN Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, ABS-CBN Global Hungary Kft. For more information, visit www.tfc-usa.com.
About International Media Distribution
International Media Distribution (IMD) has been a leading provider of in-language programming in the U.S. for over a decade. IMD represents over 30 TV channels with content from a variety of international sources: APB News (Hindi), Antenna Satellite (Greek), ART(Arabic), ATV (Cantonese), Bollywood Hits On Demand (Hindi), CCTV-4 (Chinese), CTI-Zhong Tian Channel (Chinese), Channel One Russia, DW Amerika (German), Filipino On Demand (Tagalog), Life OK (Hindi), Lifestyle Network (English/Tagalog) Mediaset Italia (Italian), Myx TV (English), Phoenix InfoNews (Chinese), Phoenix North America Chinese Channel, Rai Italia (Italian), RTN (Russian), RTN+ (Russian), SBTN (Vietnamese), STAR India GOLD (Hindi), STAR India PLUS (Hindi), TFC (Filipino), Tele5 (Polish), TV Polonia, TV Asia (Hindi), TV JAPAN, TV JAPAN HD, TVK (Korean), TVK2 (Korean), TVK-Pop On Demand (Korean), TV5MONDE (French), TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand (French), and VIJAY (Tamil).
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EFFECTS WORK "LIKE MAGIC" AT THE ACADEMY
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will explore cinema’s roots in stage magic and sleight of hand and show how visual deception drove the development of movie special effects, on Wednesday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. “Like Magic” will examine how some of the techniques used in the earliest “trick films,” such as forced perspective, cuts, dissolves and multiple exposures are still used by filmmakers in the digital age. Hosted by sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay, special effects supervisor Shane Mahan, and stage and screen illusion designer Michael Weber, the program features clips from such pioneering films as Georges Méliès’s “The Magician” (1898) and contemporary favorites like “Snow White and the Huntsman” (2012). It also includes live demonstrations and conversations with some of the films’ creative teams.
10 Animated Shorts Advance in 2013 Oscar® Race
BEVERLY HILLS, CA —The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 86th Academy Awards®. Fifty-six pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“Feral,” Daniel Sousa, director, and Dan Golden, music and sound design (Daniel Sousa)
“Get a Horse!” Lauren MacMullan, director, and Dorothy McKim, producer (Walt Disney Feature Animation)
“Gloria Victoria,” Theodore Ushev, director (National Film Board of Canada)
“Hollow Land,” Uri Kranot and Michelle Kranot, directors (Dansk Tegnefilm, Les Films de l’Arlequin and the National Film Board of Canada)
“The Missing Scarf,” Eoin Duffy, director, and Jamie Hogan, producer (Belly Creative Inc.)
“Mr. Hublot,” Laurent Witz, director, and Alexandre Espigares, co-director (Zeilt Productions)
“Possessions,” Shuhei Morita, director (Sunrise Inc.)
“Requiem for Romance,” Jonathan Ng, director (Kungfu Romance Productions Inc.)
“Room on the Broom,” Max Lang and Jan Lachauer, directors (Magic Light Pictures)
“Subconscious Password,” Chris Landreth, director (National Film Board of Canada with the participation of Seneca College Animation Arts Centre and Copperheart Entertainment)
The Academy’s Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting at screenings held in New York and Los Angeles.
Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select three to five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco in December.
The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
THE ACADEMY COMMEMORATES JFK ANNIVERSARY
WITH SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY SCREENING INTRODUCED BY AARON SORKIN
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will present a special screening of the documentary “John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums,” on Friday, November 22, the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. Oscar®-winning writer Aaron Sorkin will introduce the commemorative screening, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
Written, directed and scored by Bruce Herschensohn and narrated by Gregory Peck, the documentary examines Kennedy’s legacy and spotlights many significant events from his presidency, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the launch of the Peace Corps. The film also contains rare color footage from Kennedy’s funeral.
Two Screenings of Foreign Awards Contenders:
THY WOMB (Nov. 12 - Philippines)
CIRCLES (Nov. 22 - Serbia)
SEE TRAILERS BELOW
Sundance Special Jury Award Winner & Berlin Ecumenical Jury Award Winner
HFPA & AMPAS Submission
Screening:
Friday, November 22, 11AM
Silent Movie Theatre
611 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
"A film that deals with anger, guilt, and redemption in the time of conflict.
It makes us realize the absurdity and pointlessness of war and its permutations."
-Sundance World Cinema Jury
"For its compelling presentation of the human capacity to overcome seemingly invincible prejudices,
and to achieve healing through reconciliation."
-Berlin Ecumenical Jury
"It is impossible not to be moved...should find receptive audiences in every corner of the globe."
-Dan Fainaru, ScreenDaily
"A well-crafted, brilliantly-acted...Ultimately moving film about the damage done to people's soul."
-James Greenberg, The Hollywood Reporter
"An unorthodox morality tale...Makes for considerable resonance...Viewers will be rewarded."
-John Anderson, Variety
Directed by Srdan Golubovic
TRT: 112 minutes
WATCH TRAILER: http://vimeo.com/56629920
Synopsis:
Circles unfolds as a triptych, exploring the moral convolutions and complex story strands that emerge from one fateful moment. Marco, a Serbian soldier on leave during the war, returns to his Bosnian hometown. When three fellow soliders accost Haris, a Muslim shopkeeper, Marco intervenes, but it costs him his life. Twelve years later the war is over, but the wounds remain open. Marco's father is rebuilding a church when Bogdan, the son of one of Marco's killers, appears looking for work. Meanwhile in Belgrade, Marco's friend Nabobs, a renowned surgeon, debates whether or not to operate on another of Marco's killers. And in Germany, Haris - now married with a family - strives to repay his debt when Marco's widow arrives seeking refuge.
Srdan Golubovic - Director
Srdan Golubovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, where he studied film directing at The Faculty of Dramatic Arts. His first feature film Absolute Hundred ("Apsolutnih sto") was selected for the main competition in over 30 international film festivals (including San Sebastian, Toronto, Thessaloniki, Cottbus, Rotterdam, and Pusan), and won 29 awards. His second feature film The Trap ("Klopka"), had its world premiere at the 2007 Berlinale Forum section. The Trap won 21 international awards and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In addition to directing films, Srdan serves as Assistant Professor of Film Directing at The Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.
"I'm so happy that Brillante Mendoza exists...I love his cinema...The universe that he creates...He's brutally honest."
-Alfonso Cuaron
HFPA Submission
Screening:
Tuesday, November 12, 11AM
Silent Movie Theatre
611 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Venice Film Festival La Navicella Venezia Cinema Award Winner &
Venice Film Festival P. Nazareno Taddei Award - Special Mention
Filmmaker Brillante Ma Mendoza Winner of Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Kinatay (2009)
"Arresting direction and a stoically moving lead turn from local industry legend Nora Aunor...
Mendoza also acts as his own production designer, forging his unusual story world with just the right balance of the exotic and the authentic."
-Guy Lodge, Variety
"As agonizing as De Sica...an unflinching film rich in human, social and natural detail."
-Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
Directed by Brillante Ma Mendoza
TRT: 106 minutes
WATCH TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgAZ4nyWYGA (Preview)
Synopsis:
Shaleha Sarail hails from a water-village in Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, a seaweed-rich community in the southernmost province of the Philippines. Although an adoptive mother to her nephew, Shaleha has had three miscarriages. Her youth and fecundity all gone, she agonizes that now she will never bear a child, and deep down inside she knows that the ultimate desire of her husband Bangas An is to be a father. Believing that to fulfill her husband’s greatest wish of having a son is tangible proof of Allah’s grace, she resolves to find the woman who will bear her husband a child. Shaleha and Bangas An scour the nearby islands and floating-villages in search of the right fertile woman. But instead of finding her, it is they who are found by Mersila, a girl who is also highly favored by their people. On the eve of her husband’s marriage to Mersila, however, a gnawing jealousy consumes Shaleha. Shaleha is beguiled by the girl’s charm, only to later discover that part of the dowry for the marriage is that Bangas An will leave her, as soon as Mersila gives birth to his son. Thy Womb examines the opposing natures of these two women to reflect the prevailing condition in Tawi-tawi: endowed with natural beauty and rich resources but mired in economic and sociopolitical crises.
Brillante Ma Mendoza - Director
Brillante Ma Mendoza is the most-celebrated living Filipino filmmaker. He is the first and only Filipino to win the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival, which he won in 2009 for his film Kinatay ("The Execution of P."). He is also the first and only Filipino to have competed in the official selection of all 3 major film festivals in the world – Cannes, Venice, and Berlin. He is likewise the first Filipino to win the grand prize, The Golden Leopard, for best film at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, which he won in 2005 for his film, Masahista. He is the first Filipino filmmaker to win the Best Director category at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Asia’s equivalent to the Oscars) which he won for Thy Womb.