2015 08/26-09/01

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Bradford Adkins, 'SCENES In The City' is a widely read Filipino-American community column in San Francisco since 2008. Online, it is being globally read by more than 176 countries. The column features include: the issues and events, the individuals and organizations moving the community.

One of the judges in the Binibining Pilipinas USA 2015 is Fil-Am Hollywood actress Tia Carrere of “MacGyver,” “Quantum Leap,” “Friday the 13th,” “Wayne’s World,” “True Lies” fame.

Candidate #16 Juanne Elisha Gonzales Aquino (left) wins Binibining Pilipinas -USA 2015 crown last Saturday night held at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA. She also won 3 other special awards, namely Best in Talent, Best in Evening Gown and Bb Philippine Airlines! Photo by Marc M. Pijuan of Los Angeles

Black Eyed Peas' Apl.de.Ap serenades the candidates in the recently-concluded Binibining Pilipinas -USA 2015 held in Long Beach, CA. Photo by Marc M. Pijuan of Los Angeles

ABS-CBN Foundation International's Jo Ann Kyle is one of the judges in the recently concluded Binibining Pilipinas -USA 2015 held in Long Beach, CA. Photo by Marc M. Pijuan of Los Angeles

Playing one of the judges in the recently-concluded Binibining Pilipinas -USA 2015 held in Long Beach, CA is 2013 Miss Universe 3rd Runner-Up Ariella 'Ara' Arida from Alaminos, Laguna. Photo by Marc M. Pijuan of Los Angeles

One of the judges in the recently-concluded Binibining Pilipinas -USA 2015 held in Long Beach, CA is Fritz Friedman, President of The Fritz Friedman Co., a Los Angeles and San Diego-based production and communications company. He was the former Senior Vice President of Worldwide Publicity for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Photo by Marc M. Pijuan of Los Angeles

The 44th President of the United States and the very first African-American President in American History, Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961 from a Kenyan father and a mother from Kansas in Honolulu, HI.

Dingdong Dantes (born August 2, 1980) gave his wife, Marian Rivera, the "Wedding of the Year" and is even more excited on their joint project together - the birth of their baby girl in a few months!

Lani Misalucha (born August 3, 1969) will be seen next performing at the M Resort Spa Casino on Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV.

Mr Pure Energy, Gary Valenciano (born August 6, 1964) took a leave of absence from ABS-CBN' "Your Face Sounds Familiar" to do shows in Papua New Guinea, Spain and Qatar.

Actress Marian Rivera-Dantes (born August 12, 1984 in Madrid, Spain) just moved to a new conjugal house (with husband Actor Dingdong Dantes) is scheduled to deliver a baby girl (confirmed) soon.

Rachelle Ann Go (born August 31, 1986) previously won accolades as 'Gigi' in 'Miss Saigon." She is currently making more huge waves portraying "Fantine" in London's "Les Miserables."

Manila Mail's Richard Lao got exclusive photo coverage of the San Francisco Global Film Fest / Festival of Globe (FOG) held August 7-16, 2015 at the Silicon Valley where "Dementia" was the lone official selection from the Philippines.

Actor Jeric Gonzales was honored with the FOG Award for Distinction in Acting for "Dementia." Photo from "Dementia" Facebook Page

Director Perci Intalan and Superstar Nora Aunor were honored in the recently concluded Festival of Globe-Silicon Valley awards for "Dementia." Photo from Perci Intalan's Facebook

“DEMENTIA” STARS & DIRECTOR

HONORED @ SILICON VALLEY FESTIVAL

SEEN IN THE CITY

(SAN JOSE, CA) – The horror-themed Philippine film entry, "DEMENTIA” was recently shown and honored with three (3) distinction awards in the San Francisco Global Movie Fest of the Festival of Globe (FOG) – Silicon Valley: Superstar Nora Aunor with The FOG Award of Distinction in Acting, Director Perci Intalan – the FOG Award for Distinction in Directing and actor Jeric Gonzales with the FOG Award for Distinction in Acting. The FOG Awards was held Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Center for Performing Arts in San Jose, CA.

Festival Of Globe is a 10-day jubilant celebration in Silicon Valley, with movies, food, culture, art and grand parade and ran from August 7 and concluded with a grand parade participated by the on Sunday, August, 16, 2015. FOG AWARDS is a premier show that selects winners from over 100 movies already submitted from more than 30 countries. The host of celebrities from Bollywood, Hollywood, Latino World, Europe, China and Far East, top movie makers, independent movie makers and investors had descended into this technology capital from and around the globe. FOG screened short films, documentaries, feature films and Music Videos submitted by independent filmmakers from around the world. “Dementia’ is the FOG Official Selection from the Philippines and held its Special VIP Screening last Tuesday, August 11 @ 5:00PM at Theater # 8 of Camera 12 Theaters in San Jose, CA.

The FOG is ran by a non-profit organization, the Federation of Indo Americans of Northern California. Its arm, the San Francisco Global Movie Fest “features the best of world cinema with a gateway to Silicon Valley that fosters creative and technical talent,” according to its website. “We present the newest and best films from around the world, and we do everything in our power to make sure that our audience learns something along the way - about other cultures, about the topic at hand, about the experience from the filmmakers themselves. By bringing the best of world cinema to Silicon Valley, San Francisco Global Movie Fest presents the region and the film industry with a singular platform that empowers creative talent in the most advanced technical hub amongst premier wealth creators.”

The “Dementia” team - Nora Aunor, Perci Intalan, Jeric Gonzales, Jun Robles Lana, Ferdinand Lapuz and their entourage were officially invited to participate and receive the honors but were unable to attend due to schedule conflict, according to the FOG Awards Philippine Team Leader/Representative, Bradford Adkins. The FOG Founder/Convener, Romesh K Japra, MD and Chair Coordinator, Fasi Khurram, MD thank the Philippines for their participation this year and are looking forward already to next year.

“Dementia,” the directorial debut of Perci Intalan, also won the 2015 St Tropez International Film Festival’s Best Foreign Language Film and the Best Actress Award in a Foreign Language Film for Superstar Nora Aunor awarded at the Hotel Westminster last May 16 in Nice, France.

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