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Magkakabaung
''Magkakabaung'' (), is a 2014 Philippine drama independent film directed, written and edited by Jason Paul Laxamana. The film is known for winning the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the 3rd Hanoi International Film Festival in Vietnam in November 2014. The film was also an official entry at the New Wave Category of the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival. Plot A single father accidentally kills his eight-year-old daughter by administering the wrong medication. He finds it challenging not only to have her body buried but also to bury his culpability. Cast * Allen Dizon as Randy *Gladys Reyes as Mabel *Chanel Latorre as Neri * Emilio Garcia as Mr. Canda *Felixia Crysten Dizon as Angeline Production Magkakabaung was shot with Kapampangan as the primary language accompanied with English subtitles. Release ''Magkakabaung'' was first released at the Montréal World Film Festival on August 29, 2014. It was first shown in the United States on September 11, 2014, at the Harlem Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Dizon
Allen Dizon (born October 3, 1977), is a Filipino actor, model and producer, and former member of the Viva Hot Men. Dizon originally acted in daring roles, and later became an independent film actor and producer. In 2007, he won the Best Supporting Actor FAMAS award and Star Award for Movies in the film '' Twilight Dancers''. Dizon appeared in movies including ''Dukot'' (2009), ''Sigwa'' (2010), ''Patikul'' (2011), ''Deadline'' (2011), and ''Migrante'' (2012). He played Sonny Burgos in the film ''Burgos'' (2013) starring Lorna Tolentino and Rocco Nacino, directed by Joel Lamangan. Dizon played as a soldier in ''Lauriana'' (2013) with Bangs Garcia and Rich Asuncion. He starred in ABS-CBN's melodrama series ''Doble Kara'' (2015), as Antonio Dela Rosa. In 2021, while also appearing in a few drama anthology episodes, Allen was included in a handful of GMA Network series, including '' First Yaya'' and '' Agimat ng Agila''. In 2022 he had a role in TV series Return to Paradise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Metro Manila Film Festival
The 40th Metro Manila Film Festival was the edition of the annual film festival that is held in Metro Manila, Philippines and is organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). During the film festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine cinemas and theaters (except IMAX theaters) in order to showcase locally produced films. The film festival began on December 23, 2014 and was kicked off by the yearly Parade of Stars' float parade starting from the Quirino Grandstand. It is expected to run until January 7 of the following year. The awards night commenced on December 27, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center, and was hosted by Edu Manzano and Kris Aquino. It was also aired via delayed telecast on ABS-CBN. Official entries The official list of entries were announced on June 21, 2014. From the 13 submissions, 8 were chosen for the festival; New Wave entries MMDA started to accept entries for the New Wave category until October 7, 2014. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38th Gawad Urian Awards
The 38th Gawad Urian Awards or ''Ika-38 na Gawad Urian'' was held on June 16, 2015, at Studio 10 of ABS-CBN. They honored the best Filipino films for the year 2014. It was also aired live at Cinema One channel. Nominations were announced on May 20. ''Barber's Tales'' and ''Dagitab'' received the most nominations with eleven. '' Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon'' won most of the awards with four, including Best Film. The ''Natatanging Gawad Urian'' was given to Nora Aunor Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (May 21, 1953 – April 16, 2025), known professionally as Nora Aunor (), was a Filipino actress, producer and singer. Known for her leading roles with patriotic, feminist and Political sociology, socio-political th .... The ceremony paid tributes to the late directors Lamberto Avellana and Manuel Conde for their 100th birth anniversaries. Winners and nominees Multiple nominations and awards References External links Official Website of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Paul Laxamana
Jason Paul Laxamana (born ) is a Filipino filmmaker and writer. Early life and education Laxamana, a native of Angeles City, Pampanga, studied at the University of the Philippines Diliman where he pursued a degree in broadcast communication. Career Laxamana started his career in the entertainment industry as a volunteer production assistant in one of the episodes of ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'' directed by Jeffrey Jeturian. He also worked as personal assistant and stage manager of events by another director, Maryo J. de los Reyes. He worked as a script continuity for Maroy's '' A Love Story'' and as script contuinity again and local coordinator in Brillante Mendoza's '' Serbis'' which was filmed in Laxaman'as home province of Pampanga. Laxaman created several Kapampangan short films, documentaries and music videos which was showcased in both Pampanga and Metro Manila. The short film ''Balangingi'' was named ETC Best Short Film in the 1st Philippine Digital Awards in 2009. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlem International Film Festival
The Harlem International Film Festival (Hi) is an annual five-day film festival in Harlem, New York. The first festival took place in 2005. Michael Franti's ''I Know I'm Not Alone'' was named Best International Documentary at the festival that year. The short film '' Eme Nakia'' was selected to be screened at the 2006 festival. Also that year, ''The Hip Hop Project'' produced by Queen Latifah and Bruce Willis was named Best Documentary Film. Nigerian film '' Anchor Baby'' was named Best Film at the 2010 festival and won another award there as well. Omoni Oboli was named Best Actress that year. Najat Jellab's short film ''The Projectionist'' premiere A premiere, also spelled première, (from , ) is the debut (first public presentation) of a work, i.e. play, film, dance, musical composition, or even a performer in that work. History Raymond F. Betts attributes the introduction of the ...d at the 2013 festival. The festival named Vanessa L. Williams Best Actress one y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Reyes
Gladys Reyes-Sommereux (born June 23, 1977), is a Filipino actress, television presenter, entrepreneur, and comedian. She began a career as a child actress after joining Little Miss Philippines in 1984 and rose to fame after playing "Clara," the lead villainess from the classic television series '' Mara Clara''. Career Known by the alias Primera Kontrabida, Gladys Reyes had her big break with the 1990s soap opera '' Mara Clara'', as Clara, which was later portrayed by Julia Montes in the hit remake of the same name. Reyes is recognized as one of the most celebrated actresses who plays antagonist roles in Philippine television. Her acclaimed films and soap operas has earned her accolades including a Gawad Urian Award, PMPC Star Award for Television and a "Best Actress" trophy at the 1st Summer Metro Manila Film Festival. In 2011, she was appointed as a board member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). Personal life She is married to Christo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gawad Urian For Best Actor
The Gawad Urian Best Actor, (officially, the ''Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktor'') is a movie award given by the ''Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino'' (Filipino Film Critics) to lead actors in a Philippine movie. Winners and nominees In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Superlatives Multiple awards for Best Actor ;Three awards *Richard Gomez *Phillip Salvador ;Two awards *Eddie Garcia *Raymond Bagatsing *Christopher de Leon *Sid Lucero *Vic Silayan *Joel Torre References {{Gawad Urian Film awards for lead actor Philippine film awards Awards established in 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Films
The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. DreamWorks Animation celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2014. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best films of 2014, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' stated, "The great surge in American filmmaking in the past ten years is due to independent financing at all levels. The American independent cinema is right now the flower of the world, but independence isn't in itself a merit badge. Artistically, the films in question range from the majestic to the meretricious. Independent financing has set truly imaginative directors into free flight. This is a moment of extraordinary cinematic invention—of filmmakers, working at a wide range of budget levels, coming up with original and personal ideas about movies and how to make them. On the other hand, this independent surge has also created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Philippines)
The House of Representatives (; '','' thus commonly referred to as ''Kamara'') is the lower house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress, although the term collectively refers to both houses. Members of the House are officially styled as ''representatives'' () and are sometimes informally called ''congressmen'' or ''congresswomen'' (). They are elected to a three-year term and can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive terms without an interruption of one term (e.g. serving one term in the Senate '' ad interim''). Around 80% of congressmen are district representatives, representing specific geographical areas. The 19th Congress has 253 congressional districts. Party-list representatives, who make up not more than twenty percent of the total number of representatives, are elected through the party-list system. Aside from needing its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. Quezon City served as the capital of the Philippines from 1948 until 1976, when the designation was returned to Manila. The city was intended to be the Capital of the Philippines, national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila, as the latter was suffering from overcrowding, lack of housing, poor sanitation, and traffic congestion. To create Quezon City, several barrios were carved out from the towns of Caloocan, Marikina, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan and Pasig, in addition to the eight vast estates the Government of the Philippines, Philippine government purcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Network For The Promotion Of Asian Cinema
The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) is a worldwide organization of 29 member countries. It was created as the result of a conference on Asian cinema organized by Cinemaya, the Asian Film Quarterly, in New Delhi in 1990 at the instance and with the support of UNESCO, Paris. Headquartered in Singapore, the NETPAC is a pan-Asian film cultural organization involving critics, filmmakers, festival organizers and curators, distributors and exhibitors, as well as film educators. It is considered a leading authority on Asian cinema. Since 1990, it has programmed Asian sections of international film festivals, introduced filmmakers from Asia to the world, brought out a compendium of the existing film infrastructure in different Asian countries, organized seminars and conferences and instituted an award for the Best Asian Film at festivals like Singapore, Busan, Jeonju, Kerala, Kazakhstan and Osian's Cinefan among those in Asia; Berlin, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Rotterdam, Ves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montréal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (), commonly abbreviated MWFF in English or FFM in French, was an annual film festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1977 to 2019."Montreal World Film Festival abruptly cancelled weeks before opening" Montreal, July 22, 2019. Founded and run throughout its lifetime by Serge Losique, it was the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF. (The |
