GMA Network bags awards at New York Festivals
GMA NETWORK won four medals at the 2022 New York Festivals TV and Film Awards, with The Atom Araullo Specials winning a gold medal. GMA was the sole Philippine awardee in this year’s competition. “Munting Bisig (Young Arms),” the winning episode from the said GMA Public Affairs program, bested entries from other countries in the Documentary: Social Issues category. The episode looked into the plight of children working amid the global pandemic. Winning a silver medal in the Entertainment Special: Variety Special category was Limitless: A Musical Trilogy. Produced by GMA Synergy, Limitless was a three-part online musical show starring Julie Anne San Jose. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS) earned a bronze medal for the episode “Bestida ni Ranelyn (Ranelyn’s Dress).” It won bronze in the Documentary: Health/Medical Information category and featured a six-year-old girl who longed to wear her favorite dress after being reduced to literally skin and bones due to poverty and severe malnourishment. Long-running public affairs program I-Witness saw two of its episodes making it to the short-listed entries. Araullo’s documentary “Koronang Tinik (Crown of Thorns)” won a bronze medal in the Documentary: Climate Change & Sustainability category. Meanwhile, “Virus Hunters” by Sandra Aguinaldo took home a Finalist Certificate under the Documentary: Science & Technology category. The New York Festivals TV & Film Awards honors content in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries.
Comic Jon Santos to hold live show
COMEDIAN Jon Santos returns with a new live comedy show, Jon Santos: LiveScreaming, on May 14, 8 p.m. at Resorts World Manila (RWM). The theater actor and comedian is bringing his familiar characters into the new normal, mixed in with new and newsworthy (real news or otherwise) celebrities. The show will also feature performances by Alisah Bonaobra, Gian Magdangal, and OJ Mariano. The concert is produced by Full House Theater Company and RWM in cooperation with Ultimate Shows, Inc. Mr. Santos conceptualized and wrote the show with Dingdong Novenario, Enrico Santos, and Joel Mercado. Jamie Wilson will direct. Tickets are now available at all TicketWorld and SM Tickets outlets with prices ranging from P6,500 (Platinum) to P1,000 (Bronze). For inquiries, contact Girah Manaligod (0917-872-8309), Kenneth Navoa (0917-807-9387), Neil Crisostomo (0917-658-9378) or call Ticketworld at 8891-9999, or SM Tickets at 8470-2222.
Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera return to TV
CELEBRITY couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera are set to make their TV comeback with the sitcom Jose & Maria’s Bonggang Villa. On April 25, the couple attended the contract signing together with GMA Network and APT Entertainment executives. Jose & Maria’s Bonggang Villa premieres on May 14 on GMA Network.
Gary V releases new song
GARY Valenciano has released a new song, “Pwede Pang Mangarap,” under Universal Records. The track offers a ray of hope living with the effects of the pandemic. The song is available to stream on all digital streaming platforms.
The Kid LAROI releases single
GRAMMY Award-nominated, multiplatinum recording artist The Kid LAROI has just released a single, “Thousand Miles.” LAROI tapped co-producers Andrew Watt and Louis Bell on a track that explores the intricacies of modern relationships. “Thousand Miles” is available on all digital music platforms worldwide via Sony Music.
The Gray Man to show on Netflix
RYAN GOSLING is The Gray Man and Chris Evans is his psychopathic adversary in the Netflix/AGBO-produced thriller, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, and co-starring Ana de Armas, Regé-Jean Page, Billy Bob Thornton, Jessica Henwick, Dhanush, Wagner Moura and Alfre Woodard. Based on the novel The Gray Man by Mark Greaney, the film’s screenplay is by Joe Russo, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The story revolves around CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling). Plucked from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton), Gentry was once a highly skilled, agency-sanctioned assassin. But now the tables have turned and he is the target, hunted across the globe by Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), a former cohort at the CIA. The Gray Man premieres on July 22 on Netflix.
