ABS-CBN gets 11 wins at creative arts awards
ABS-CBN got 11 national wins at the 2021 Asian Academy Creative Awards. iWantTFC’s original series He’s Into Her garnered three recognitions for ABS-CBN, including Best Original Program by a Streamer/OTT, Best Direction (Fiction) for director Chad Vidanes, and Best Theme Song for “He’s Into Her” by BGYO. The singing game show Everybody, Sing! also won as the nation’s Best Music/Dance Program, while Vice Ganda emerged as the Best Entertainment Program Host. The Best Single Drama/Anthology Episode went to Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) for its episode “Two Mothers” that starred Iza Calzado and Shamaine Buencamino. ABS-CBN stars also aced in the acting category: JM de Guzman was named Best Actor for Init sa Magdamag; Sylvia Sanchez and Nonie Buencamino won Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively, for Huwag Kang Mangamba. In the news and current affairs category, the national winners include Karen Davila, who won as Best News Anchor for ANC’s Headstart, while Fedelina: A Stolen Life won the Best Documentary Program award. The country’s national winners will represent the Philippines in the regional awarding of the Asian Academy Awards that will be held in Singapore in December.
Pinoy films represent at 26th Busan Int’l Film Fest
TWO films, one project, and seven companies from the Philippines will take part in the 26th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. This year’s film festival will be held in a hybrid live-online format from Oct. 6 to 15. Putting the spotlight on new or the most talked about films of the year by Asian filmmakers, this year’s “A Window on Asian Cinema” section features the new HBO Asia Original film Gensan Punch by Brillante Mendoza, and Erik Matti’s On the Job: The Missing 8. Gensan Punch is one of seven Asian films nominated for the Kim Jiseok Award. Participating in the Asian Project Market (APM), a co-production platform in Asia that offers emerging filmmakers the opportunity to meet leading international film professionals which runs from Oct. 12-14, are producer Armi Cacanindin and director Sigrid Andrea Bernardo with their project Happy Endings. The Film Development Council of the Philippines will host the online panel discussion “Co-Producing with the Philippines” and a virtual Philippine pavilion the 15th edition of Asian Contents & Film Market from Oct. 11-14. The seven participating companies are Sine Caboloan Ltd. Co., ABS-CBN (International Production & Co-Production), ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc., Eichef Media\HFilms Co., Cignal Entertainment, The Producers Asia, and KT House Productions, Inc.
Kim Atienza joins GMA Network
HOST, triathlete, wellness and biodiversity advocate, and trivia buff Kim “Kuya Kim” Atienza has joined GMA Network. Mr. Atienza debuted on GMA’s flagship newscast 24 Oras on Oct. 4 as a segment host. Aside from 24 Oras, he will also be part of Mars Pa More and GTV’s upcoming news magazine show Dapat Alam Mo! With a career spanning 17 years in the broadcast industry, Atienza is known for the creative weather updates he presents and trivia he shares.
DC Fandome has special kids section
DC FANDOME, a global fan experience, will be held as a major streaming event, with talent from DC’s biggest movies, games, shows, and comics taking part in the second year of the free, virtual fan-first experience. At midnight SGT on Saturday night (Oct. 16), the youngest DC fans will kick off the day with DC Kids FanDome — a special standalone experience for kids and their parents to explore the DC Multiverse with Robin and the Teen Titans, including sneak peeks of upcoming DC animated shows and at-home digital activities in a safe, kid-friendly environment. It will be held over DCKidsFanDome.com and the DC Kids YouTube page and the event will be available throughout the day. It will be co-hosted by Cartoon Network’s Nandi Bushell. On Sunday, Oct. 17 at 1 a.m. SGT, the main show starts at DCFanDome.com and DC Asia Official YouTube. There will be news, reveals and surprises presented by stars, cast members, creators and crew from fan-favorite DC properties across the brand’s biggest films, live-action and animated TV series, games, comics and home entertainment. Special consumer products from Asia include a new range of Secretlab TITAN Evo 2022 chairs featuring DC Super Heroes Joker, Batman, The Flash and Superman (https://secretlab.co/dc). There are also limited-edition XM Studios DC statue collectibles, such as Batman On Bike (https://www.xm-studios.com). For updates from Asia, please follow the DC Asia Facebook page.
Over October releases EP
OVER October returns with a brand-new EP made during the pandemic. Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow is the band’s answer to the ongoing crisis: a collection of songs that reflect their feelings, frustrations, and hopes during a tumultuous period in their respective lives. “At the same time, we wrote the songs during the well-known, often-cliche, but still heavy-hitting quarter life crisis happening in our personal lives,” vocalist and rhythm guitarist Josh Buizon said in a statement. The new EP’s songs are more introspective as compared to their other releases. Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow is out now on streaming platforms worldwide through Island Records Philippines and MCA Music, Inc. Listen to the EP at https://overoctober.lnk.to/MTMT.
