35-617: The Cinema One Originals Film Festival , a division of ABS-CBN Films commonly known as Cinema One Originals , is an independent film festival in the Philippines held annually in the month of November in Quezon City . Its primary goal is to showcase the diverse talent and voices of Filipino film makers. The film festival is produced by Cinema One , a cable television network owned by ABS-CBN Corporation . The film entries are split into two categories, Plus and Currents, based on
70-716: A finalist to the 2011 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival for best telenovela. Budoy (2011) is also a finalist to the 2013 New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards. Bridges of Love (2015) is the first Philippine telenovela to be released in Latin American countries including Peru. Soap operas produced by Star Creatives had been subtitled and dubbed to several languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Khmer, Mandarin and French and most notably those that are targeted to Asia Pacific , Africa and Latin America . One of
105-701: A joint venture with Prime Media Holdings ), and digital radio platform MOR Entertainment . The Kapamilya Channel, in particular, is the largest contributor to the conglomerate's revenue mainly from selling airtime to advertisers. The remaining revenue is generated from block-timing and other networks and platforms as well as from consumer sales, mainly from ABS-CBN Global Ltd. and ABS-CBN International , which distributes international television channels such as TFC HD , ANC Global , Cinema One Global , Cine Mo! Global , TeleRadyo Serbisyo Global and Myx Global and also from pay TV and broadband internet provider Sky Cable Corporation . Other companies which operate under
140-488: A major competitor of big film companies like Viva Films , Regal Entertainment . The studio collaborated with Regal Films for its first film production: Ronquillo: Tubong Cavite, Laking Tondo (1993), an action film starring Bong Revilla and Sheryl Cruz . Its strategies are to reflect the viewer's current taste and trends with a string of films targeted to mainstream viewers with film genres ranging from action, drama, comedy, horror, and fantasy. The films of Star Cinema in
175-604: A soap opera starring Judy Ann Santos in the title role. Its ratings peaked at 68% on one of its episodes in 1997, making it the record holder of the highest-rated episode for any local series on Philippine television. After Esperanza ended, it was followed by Labs Ko Si Babe , the first romantic comedy television series in the Philippines starring Jolina Magdangal and Marvin Agustin . When Labs Ko Si Babe finished its run, Star Creatives produced Pangako Sa 'Yo in 2000 starring Kristine Hermosa and Jericho Rosales , with
210-517: Is metonymically called as "Ignacia" due to the location of its headquarters ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center along Mother Ignacia Street in Quezon City. ABS was founded in 1946 by American electronics engineer James Lindenberg as Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In 1952, BEC was renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) with its corporate name, Alto Sales Corporation after Judge Antonio Quirino , brother of President Elpidio Quirino , purchased
245-570: Is Spanish for "tall". Though they had little money and resources, ABS was able to put up its TV tower by July 1953 and import some 300 television sets. The initial test broadcasts began in September of the same year. The first full-blown broadcast was on October 23, 1953, of a party in Tony Quirino's humble abode. The television station was known as DZAQ-TV . On June 16, 1955, Republic Act No. 1343 signed by President Ramon Magsaysay granted
280-581: Is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City , Metro Manila , Philippines . It is the largest entertainment television and film production, program syndication provider , film distributor and media conglomerate in the Philippines . It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation , which is owned by the López family . ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System ( ABS ) and Chronicle Broadcasting Network ( CBN ). The conglomerate
315-400: Is a Philippine film , television production and distribution company headquartered in Quezon City . It is one of the largest film studios in the Philippines, along with Regal Entertainment , GMA Pictures , MQ Studios and Viva Films . Star Cinema has produced and released most of the highest-grossing Philippine films of all time . Star Cinema, along with its subsidiaries and
350-644: Is composed of divisions such as Star Hunt , Polaris , and Rise Artists Studio . The ABS-CBN media conglomerate's main entertainment and production division is called Star Creatives Group. The conglomerate's pay TV networks and channels include ANC , Cinema One , Cine Mo! , Jeepney TV , Kapamilya Channel, Knowledge Channel , Metro Channel , Myx and TeleRadyo Serbisyo . In recent years, ABS-CBN has ventured and diversified into other businesses such as over-the-top platforms iWant TFC , TFC IPTV and web-based channel Kapamilya Online Live . Both iWant TFC and Kapamilya Online Live are under ABS-CBN Digital Media ,
385-599: Is only one category for 2014. Ten full-length feature films competed this year. (There were also screenings for six short films, five restored classics, and seven Asian films.) The following are the contending films: The film festival ran from November 9 to 17, 2015. There are nine films in competition for this year, which had the tagline "Kakaiba Ka Ba?" There were also screenings for two special presentation films, four Filipino classics, 10 short films, and 12 foreign films. The film festival ran from November 14 to 22, 2016. There are ten films in competition for this year, which had
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#1732790833403420-627: Is the exclusive home video distributor of the Star Cinema film library, as well as ABS-CBN programs, and karaoke CDs. Star Cinema distributes all of its films as well as movies produced by other production companies. In 2015, Star Cinema released the Cinema One Originals film That Thing Called Tadhana with critical and box office success. The film went on to gross over ₱134 million against its budget of only two-million pesos. ABS-CBN Corporation ABS-CBN Corporation
455-724: The Manila Chronicle its broadcasting franchise, leading to the formation of the Chronicle Broadcasting Network. The Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) was founded on September 24, 1956, by Eugenio Lopez Sr. and the then-Philippine Vice President Fernando Lopez . The network initially focused only on radio broadcasting. It launched its very own TV station, DZXL-TV 9, on April 19 (or July ), 1958. On February 24, 1957, Don Eugenio acquired ABS from Quirino and Lindenberg. A month later, Don Eugenio also acquired Monserrat Broadcasting System. In 1958,
490-669: The Banff World Media Festival for best telenovela program and earned Angel Locsin an International Emmy Awards nomination for performance by a female actor - the country's first overall acting nomination ever on the awards show. Sana Maulit Muli (2008) also gained a following in Taiwan when it was dubbed in Taiwanese Minnan . Kahit Isang Saglit (2008) became a finalist in the 37th International Emmy Awards. Its 2010 production Magkaribal became
525-899: The 1990s has been well received with some earning critical acclaim with films including May Minamahal (1993), Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie (1994), Madrasta (1996), Magic Temple (1996), and Bata, Bata… Pa'no Ka Ginawa? (1998). The 1990s also saw the pioneering works of the company by integrating computer-generated images, special effects and makeup/prosthetic into some of its films like Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara (1995), Magic Temple (1996), Kokey (1997), Magandang Hatinggabi (1998), Hiling (1998), and Puso ng Pasko (1998) among others. Other notable works are live-action adaptations of popular Japanese anime series like Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa (1995) and Cedie (1996), in turn based on children's novels by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett , which incorporates stylish production designs and costumes and
560-938: The ABS-CBN media conglomerate are motion picture companies under ABS-CBN Film Productions , such as Star Cinema , Cinema One Originals , Cine Bro and Black Sheep Productions , the entertainment division ABS-CBN Studios ( Dreamscape Entertainment , Star Creatives , RCD Narratives , JRB Creative Production and RGE Drama Unit under RSB Scripted Format), entertainment and film production Star Magic Studio (under Star Magic), and online ticketing and streaming site KTX . It also operate music record labels under ABS-CBN Music, such as Star Music and its subsidiaries, Tarsier Records, and MYX Global. The conglomerates's publishing assets include ABS-CBN Publishing and ABS-CBN Books, pay TV content provider and distributor Creative Programs , telecommunications company ABS-CBN Convergence (68% co-owned with Globe Telecom ). Its talent agency Star Magic
595-641: The Filipino-American film American Adobo with mixed reviews in the United States. In late 2007, Sky Films, a distribution company previously acquired by ABS-CBN in 2001, was merged with Star Cinema. In 2010, Star Cinema co-financed and released RPG Metanoia , the first 3D computer-animated Filipino film in history. In 2013, Star Cinema co-financed and released Erik Matti's On the Job with mixed to positive reviews abroad. Star Cinema films that
630-636: The Philippine Congress , the conglomerate now mainly focuses on working as a content company , which includes producing television programs, films and other entertainment contents and distributions. The company was founded on July 11, 1946, as Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). BEC was established by James Lindenberg, one of the founding fathers of Philippine television, an American electronics engineer who went into radio equipment assembly and radio broadcasting. In 1949, Lindenberg shifted Bolinao to radio broadcasting with DZBC and masterminded
665-477: The banner of Star Pacific Cinema in an attempt to penetrate the Hollywood B-movie market. The 2000s has been the most successful time for Star Cinema in terms of box office gross. Most of the all-time highest-grossing films in the history of the Philippines are either produced or co-produced by Star Cinema as reported by Box Office Mojo . In 2002, Star Cinema together with Unitel Pictures released
700-724: The company and later launched the first TV station in the country, DZAQ-TV on October 23, 1953. The company that would later be merged with ABS to form ABS-CBN was founded in 1956 as Chronicle Broadcasting Network, Inc. (CBN) by Eugenio Lopez Sr. and his brother Fernando Lopez , who was the sitting Vice President of the Philippines. A year later, the Lopezes acquired ABS. The ABS-CBN brand was first used on television in 1961. The conglomerate became known as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation on February 1, 1967. It then changed its corporate name to ABS-CBN Corporation in August 2007 where it dropped
735-501: The corporate name was changed to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. Before it was named ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, the corporate name was Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In August 2007, the conglomerate's and network's corporate name were changed to simply ABS-CBN Corporation to reflect its diversification. According to the conglomerate's chairman Gabby Lopez during its annual stockholders' meeting three years later in May 27, 2010,
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#1732790833403770-1595: The films' marketability. From the scripts submitted to the screening committee, five films are granted two million pesos each for the Cinema One Plus category while ten films are granted one million pesos each for the Cinema One Currents category. The selection is based on the quality of scripts and presentation of the film makers. The film festival ran from July 29–31, 2005. The following films selected for 2005 Competition: The film festival ran from November 24–26, 2006. The following films selected for 2006 Competition: The film festival ran from November 30 – December 2, 2007. The following films selected for 2007 Competition: The film festival ran from December 3–10, 2008. The following films selected for 2008 Competition: The film festival ran from November 13–17, 2009. The following films selected for 2009 Competition: The film festival ran from November 10–16, 2010. The following films selected for 2010 Competition: The film festival ran from November 9–15, 2011. The following films selected for 2011 Competition: The film festival ran from November 28 – December 9, 2012. The following films contending for 2012 Plus Category: The following films contending for 2012 Currents Category: The film festival ran from November 11–19, 2013. The following films contending for 2013 Plus Category: The following films contending for 2013 Currents Category: The film festival ran from November 9 to 18, 2014. There
805-420: The introduction of television to the country in 1953 . In 1951, Lindenberg partnered with Antonio Quirino, brother of then-Philippine President Elpidio Quirino , in order to try their hand at television broadcasting. In 1952, BEC was renamed as Alto Broadcasting System or ABS (with Alto Sales Corporation as its corporate name). "Alto" was a contraction of Quirino's and his wife's first names, Tony and Aleli, and
840-990: The name change was "a response to the changes in the media landscape brought about by technology. The media business has gone beyond merely broadcasting to encompass other platforms." ABS-CBN Corporation owns major media and entertainment companies in the Philippines, and offers services and products such as radio broadcast , satellite and cable television broadcast , broadcast syndication , telecommunications , publishing , content production and program and film distributor , television production , film production , new media and digital platforms , talent agencies , pay TV and broadband internet provider , consumer sales and merchandise , music label and recording , and theater . The conglomerate owns and operates general entertainment broadcaster Kapamilya Channel and English-language news service ABS-CBN News Channel under ABS-CBN , AM radio station DWPM and Filipino-language cable and online news channel TeleRadyo Serbisyo (through
875-582: The network's new headquarters at Dewey Boulevard was inaugurated, and all radio and television operations were consolidated into its two buildings – the radio stations at the Chronicle Building at Aduana Street, Intramuros , Manila and the TV operations at the brand new Dewey Boulevard building in Pasay , Rizal . The ABS-CBN brand was first used in 1961. However, it was only on February 1, 1967, that
910-522: The now-defunct MOR 101.9 Manila , forms the Star Creatives Group , the main entertainment division of the media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation . Vanguard Films was formed in 1983. It was headed by Simon Ongpin and Charo Santos-Concio . In 1985, the serial komiks by Nerissa Cabral, Hindi Nahahati ang Langit was adapted into a film and it stars Christopher de Leon , Lorna Tolentino , Edu Manzano , and Dina Bonnevie . The said film
945-609: The programs dubbed in French is Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay which will cater to French-speaking audience in Africa and Europe. Star Cinema has also produced TV promos, spots and specials for the ABS-CBN network. In 2011, Star Cinema spent ₱12 million for the Philippine National Anthem video clip of ABS-CBN network. Star Home Video is the home video and DVD distribution arm of ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc. It
980-497: The studio coining the term " teleserye " to promote the series. Its ratings peaked at 64.9% on its finale episode, marking the highest rating for any series finale episode on Philippine television. Pangako Sa 'Yo also became popular abroad, notably across Africa and Asia. It was followed by another successful series Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (2002) and It Might Be You (2003). In 2008, its most expensive television production Lobo (known internationally as She Wolf ) received
1015-435: The tagline "Anong tingin mo?" The competition also opened itself to documentaries. The film festival ran from November 13 to 28, 2017. There are nine films in competition for this year, which had the tagline "Walang takot!" The competition also opened itself to documentaries. The film festival ran from October 12 to 21, 2018. There are nine films in competition for this year, which had the tagline "I Am Original", encompassing
1050-429: The theme of what it truly means to be human. The competition also opened itself to short films. The film festival ran from November 7 to 17, 2019. There are eight films in this year competition, which had the tagline "I Am Original, Kaya Mo?". Best Short Film Student Film Award Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. , doing business as Star Cinema and also known as ABS-CBN Films (since 2018),
1085-665: The word "Broadcasting" on primary uses, to signify its diversification. Due to the change in the conglomerate's name, the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation name is now used as the company's alternative and secondary name in certain contexts. The common shares of ABS-CBN were first traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange in July 1992 under the ticker symbol ABS. Due to being denied for another 25-year free-to-air broadcasting franchise by
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1120-487: Was absorbed into newly inaugurated Star Cinema. This time, it became a subsidiary of the ABS-CBN Corporation . The last film released by Vision Films was Isang Bala Ka Lang: Part 2 (1993), starring Fernando Poe Jr. Star Cinema was founded on May 8, 1993, with producer Malou N. Santos becoming the studio's managing director. Although still a new player in the film industry, Star Cinema poised itself to be
1155-766: Was directed by Mike de Leon . In 1989, Santos-Concio formed Vision Films, replacing Vanguard Films. It operated independently from ABS-CBN and Regal Films . The first film offering of the company was Kailan Mahuhugasan ang Kasalanan (1989), directed by Lino Brocka . Throughout its short existence, all of the films produced by Vision Films are drama based on radio serials and action-thriller based on true stories. In 1990, two films were released: Nagsimula sa Puso and Kapag Langit ang Humatol , both were adapted from radio serials of DZRH AM radio. In 1990 and 1991, another two action films Bala at Rosaryo starring Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. and Ganti ng Api starring Ronnie Ricketts were respectively released. In 1993, Vision Films
1190-523: Was shot abroad. From September 1997 to July 1999, former Viva Films executive Eric Cuatico Jr. briefly served as co-managing director of the studio alongside Santos. Star Cinema also made a film adaptation of ABS-CBN's successful TV series like Mara Clara: The Movie , released in 1996 and Mula sa Puso: The Movie , Wansapanataym: The Movie and Esperanza: The Movie are released in 1999. In 1997, 1998 and 2000, Star Cinema produced Goodbye America , Legacy , and Doomsdayer respectively under
1225-521: Was well received by critics in this period were Anak (2000), Tanging Yaman (2000), Bagong Buwan (2001), Dekada '70 (2002), Nasaan Ka Man (2005), Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo (2006), In My Life (2009) and On the Job (2013). The television unit of ABS-CBN Film Productions is Star Creatives , was established in 1997 to produce telenovelas for the ABS-CBN television network. It started its television venture in 1997 with Esperanza ,
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