If you are an Original Pilipino Music enthusiast, filmmaker Joven Tan’s Kahit Maputi Na Ang Buhok Ko: The Music of Rey Valera might just be the movie for you at the ongoing Summer Metro Manila Film Festival 2023.
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Would a triple heart bypass stop a director from finishing a film he has long wanted to make?
If you’re Joel Lamangan, it won’t. The 12 days of prep, procedure and recovery from the heart operation in early December didn’t deter him.
Chatting with him this week, on the day before “Oras d
Jeric Gonzales (left) and engineer Benjie Austria
Broken Blooms film producer, engineer Benjie Austria of BenTria Productions is overwhelmed for the continous recognition of his film and the actors locally and internationally. Just recently, Jeric Gonzales won best actor at the Harlem Internation
First, the bad news: Fake news is everywhere in this age of social media. Now, for the good news: A group of well-known artists, headed by "Ora de Peligro" director Joel Lamangan, is waging an uphill battle for it.
Since 2014, Filipino stars have been winning the Best Actress trophy (except in 2017 where Brazil’s Leticia Braga bagged the award) in the prestigious International Film Festival in Manhattan (IFFM), New York City. Liza Diño won for “In Nomine Matris” (In the Name of the Mother) in 2014; Aiko Melendez…