''Love at First Stream'' is a

romantic comedy film Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

written by

Cathy Garcia-Molina Catherine Rosales Garcia-Molina (born November 28, 1971) is a Filipinos, Filipino Film director, film and television director best known for directing romantic comedy and family drama films produced and distributed by Star Cinema. She has also di ...

, Kookai Labayen, Ella A. Palileo, Isabella Policarpio and directed by

. It stars Daniela Stranner,

Kaori Oinuma is a Filipino-Japanese actress and model known for being a finalist in Philippine reality television series, '' Pinoy Big Brother: Otso''. She is also a part of the first batch of stars under '' Rise Artists Studio'', a talent management arm of ...

Jeremiah Lisbo Jeremiah Jordan Romano Lisbo (born November 27, 1997), is a Filipino actor, singer and model. He is most known for appearing in a number of Star Cinema's produced films, including ''Four Sisters Before the Wedding'' (2020), '' Love or Money'' ...

and Anthony Jennings. The film is about the stories of a streamer, a student, a breadwinner, and a heartthrob as they explore love and friendships online to escape their realities offline. It is an official entry to the 47th Metro Manila Film Festival.

Cast

* Daniela Stranner as Vilma "V" Ramirez *

as Megumi Sakai *

as Gino Bautista * Anthony Jennings as Christopher "Tupe" Rodriguez * Chico Alicaya as Yuan *

Amanda Zamora ''Pinoy Big Brother: Connect'' was the ninth main and fifteenth season of '' Pinoy Big Brother'' which premiered on A2Z and Kapamilya Channel from December 6, 2020 to March 14, 2021. The show was also simulcast and digitally streamed via ABS-CBN ...

as Missy *

Agot Isidro Maria Margarita Amada Fteha Isidro (born July 20, 1966), known professionally as Agot Isidro, is a Filipino actress. She is the fourth of the six children of Jose Isidro, an architect, and Palestinian mother Edwarta Fteha. She graduated from t ...

as Rosario Ramirez * Igi Boy Flores as Gabby Ramirez *

Pinky Amador Pilar Cristina Roxas Amador (born 16 March 1966), commonly known by her stage name Pinky Amador, is a Filipina actress, singer, commercial model and TV host. Amador was in the original London cast of the Cameron Mackintosh musical hit ''Mis ...

as Lucy * RJ Ladesma as Prof. Gomez * Gail Banawis as Rica * Quincy Adrienne Villanueva as Issa * Ashley Polinar as one of the MisYu Top Gifter * Vien Alen King as Love Guro *

Tonton Gutierrez Eduardo Antonio Winsett Gutierrez, Jr. (born March 20, 1968), professionally known as Tonton Gutierrez, is a Filipino film and television actor best known for his role as Governor Eduardo Buenavista in the original hit teleserye '' Pangako Sa ...

as Dennis Ramirez * Hyubs Azarcon as Pip Rodriguez * Melissa Gibbs as Nora Rodriguez * Prince Morales as Bobot * Keagan De Jesus as Doods * Jessica Dungo as one of the Kumu Streamer *

Liofer Pinatacan ''Pinoy Big Brother: Connect'' was the ninth main and fifteenth season of '' Pinoy Big Brother'' which premiered on A2Z and Kapamilya Channel from December 6, 2020 to March 14, 2021. The show was also simulcast and digitally streamed via ABS-C ...

as one of the Zoom Classmates

Production

''Love at First Stream'' was produced under the collaboration of

Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (doing business as Star Cinema or ABS-CBN Films) is a Filipino film studio and film and television production company and film distributor headquartered in Quezon City. It is one of the major film studios in th ...

and streaming platform Kumu with

as its director. The film tackles the theme of the role of social media in establishing and maintaining relationships; both platonic and romantic. Kumu itself is featured in the film. The film stars Daniela Stranner and Anthony Jennings, and Kaori Oinuma and Jeremiah Lisbo who are promoted as belonging to love teams. The pairing of Chico Alicaya and Amanda Zamora are marketed as a "guest love team".

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...

for ''Love at First Stream'' which began no earlier than July 2021 was hampered by the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...

. Filming was disrupted due to shifting local government pandemic-related protocols as well as false-positive COVID-19 cases among the production team. In October, rainy weather posed difficulty in capturing day scenes for the film. Rhys Miguel was originally cast to portray Gino. He was replaced by Lisbo, after Miguel backed out due to personal reasons.

Release

The film was released on December 25, 2021 as an official entry to 47th Metro Manila Film Festival.

References

External links

* {{Cathy Garcia-Molina, state=expanded Films set in the Philippines Star Cinema films 2021 romantic comedy films Films about social media