Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino a celebration of local films

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May 102017
 
Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino a celebration of local films

Filipino films will be exclusively screened in commercial theatres when the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) hosts “Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP),” a national festival that will bring Filipino films to nationwide audiences. [via Spot.ph] The Pinoy films exclusive screening will be held August 16 – 22 in celebration of the country’s “Buwan ng Wika.” The FDCP Selection Committee will be choosing 10 to 12 films, to screened in at least 60 theaters, with genres ranging from family-oriented, romantic comedy, horror, fantasy, and even historical. FDCP will be accepting film submissions for the festival until June 15, 2017. FDCP Chair and CEO Liza Diño said that the festival is a “great opportunity for the Filipino audience to relink themselves to meaningful Filipino films in an exclusive platform.” “Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino will be a big celebration of Filipino films for our audience – a festivity with a wide variety of genre films to choose from nationwide,” she added. Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino screenings will be complemented with caravans, audience surveys and forums to maximize the participation of film stakeholders and audiences. The PPP is hosted in partnership of National Cinema Association of the Philippines and SM Lifestyle Entertainment.   The post Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino a celebration of local films appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Cine Lokal theaters to exclusively screen indie films 100 best films for FREE at Cinema Rehiyon 8 Pinoy short films premiere in Cannes 2016 Buboy Villar, That Thing Called Tadhana Read More …

When can entrepreneurs claim success?

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May 102017
 
When can entrepreneurs claim success?

Armando Bartolome Success takes time and lots of effort. All businesses involve many challenges and only a small percentage of startups survive their first year. So, how do we measure success? It’s unfortunate that some view success as merely an overflowing of material possession. Having been in the business for more than twenty years, I feel that I have become successful because I have seen how people rise up from where they have started. And looking beyond financial gratification, I feel blessed that in my own small way, I am able to continuously guide them on how to make their dreams a reality. People naturally dream of becoming successful. Some become very ambitious and it would only result to two possible situations:  The goal has been reached through patience and perseverance or Failure Dreams without action remain as such. And to expect something big to happen in our lives without doing anything is absolutely impossible. You may see yourself to be falling short in some aspect which you should find out yourself. To make someone as your basis in measuring success is not bad at all. In fact, if it can make you push yourself harder, then it’s good. But make sure that you are doing these things in a positive way. UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENCE OF SUCCESS It may be hard not to see people owning big houses, new cars and being able to travel often as unsuccessful people. In their own way, they might be. And there would be Read More …

Tips for increasing Tweet Engagement

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May 072017
 

Just a large number of Twitter followers does you no good if your followers are not actively engaged with you. Learn how to improve your Twitter engagement and build a stronger following. You have to learn, implement and refine your skills to …

Shopify Ecommerce Developers – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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May 072017
 

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5 Tips to promote on Facebook

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May 072017
 

Thinking of using Facebook for promoting your business? It is a strong platform for business marketing and you should have a good understanding of how to promote your business on facebook …

Penguin Classics showcase Nick Joaquin’s literary works

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May 062017
 
Penguin Classics showcase Nick Joaquin’s literary works

Nick Joaquin [via Inquirer] Nick Joaquin is being honored by Penguin Classics with the first US publication of a collection of his works including the novel, “The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic.” The foreword to the book is credited to PEN/Open Book Award-winner Gina Apostol. The Penguin Random House release includes Joaquin’s best-known story “The Woman Who Had Two Navels,” about the country’s heritage seen through Filipino emigrants in Hong Kong. The Filipino writer’s play about history and change, “A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino” is also part of the selection, along with “May Day Eve” and “The Summer Solstice.” The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic [via Penguin Random House] “Nick Joaquin is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino writers, but he has remained little-known outside his home country despite writing in English,” the book description reads. Joaquin’s stories are likened to that of world-renowned writers Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa: “Set amid the ruins of Manila devastated by World War II, his stories are steeped in the post-colonial anguish and hopes of his era and resonate with the ironic perspectives on colonial history of Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.” “His work meditates on the questions and challenges of the Filipino individual’s new freedom after a long history of colonialism, exploring folklore, centuries-old Catholic rites, the Spanish colonial past, magical realism, and baroque splendor and excess.” The classic works by the well-known Read More …

Filipina Kriesha Tiu gets big break as Korean-pop artist

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May 062017
 
Filipina Kriesha Tiu gets big break as Korean-pop artist

Filipina Kriesha Tiu is debuting as a Korean-pop artist after her successful performance on KPOP Star 6 talent competition in South Korea. Kriesha Tiu [via Facebook] The 17-year old talent will be launched as a solo artist under Urban Works Entertainment, a Korean agency. Tiu was runner up winner in the SBS television show together with Kim Hye-rin and Kim So-hee of the group KWINS. In her journey to the finals, Tiu was hailed in KPOP press as the Philippines’ pride as she amazed the Korean audience and the KPOP Star judges with her singing and dancing. She was at first eliminated but returned to KPOP Star as a wildcard choice of judges Yu Hui Yeol, Park Jin Young, and Yang Hyun Suk. She went on to the finals with her group KWINS, but were eventually bested by the boy group, Boyfriends. The Filipina K-pop artist is a native of Cebu who migrated to the United States with her family. Tiu has been doing front act performances in concerts when a talent agency discovered her and sent her to a Korean training camp, according to an ABSCBN report. While training she learned the Korean language, and improved her singing and dancing skills. In the network’s interview Tiu recounted the challenges of living away from her family for two years and sent out a message for aspiring artists: "Being a singer is not an easy dream to fulfill pero the most important thing is to be your own cheerleader because no Read More …

Philippine cinema centerstage in New York’s MoMA

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May 062017
 
Philippine cinema centerstage in New York’s MoMA

Contemporary Philippine cinema is getting the spotlight at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) of New York in June. Jaclyn Jose, in a scene from Brillante Mendoza’s Serbis [via Museum of Modern Art] MoMA is scheduled to present its new exhibit “A New Golden Age: Contemporary Philippine Cinema” showcasing 18 Filipino films spanning the years 2000 to present, and calls it the Third Golden Age of Philippine cinema after the first golden age in the 1950s, and the second golden age from the 1970s to early 80s. “The Philippines’ current wave of sustained creativity is unusual in its diversity of genre and style, audacious formal experimentation, and multiplicity of personal, social, and political perspectives. Defying simple description, this dizzying array of distinct cinematic statements makes it an exceptionally unique, vibrant movement,” goes the exhibit notes. The 13 Filipino directors whose works will be spotlighted include “Lav Diaz’s minimalist tales rendered at epic lengths,” Brillante Mendoza’s “gritty realist portrayals of the margins of society,” Raya Martin’s “experimentation with storytelling and form,” Ditsi Carolino’s “stark documentaries following the disenfranchised,” and Erik Matti’s “riveting thrillers.” The films to be exhibited from June 1-25 are: Motherland. 2017. Directed by Ramona S. Diaz Expressway. 2016. Directed by Ato Bautista Norte, the End of History. 2013. Directed by Lav Diaz Ma’ Rosa. 2016. Directed by Brillante Mendoza The Woman in the Septic Tank. 2011. Directed by Marlon Rivera Gemini. 2014. Directed by Ato Bautista Aparisyon (Apparition). 2012. Directed by Isabel Sandoval On the Job. 2013. Directed Read More …

It’s Just A Habit!

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May 062017
 
It’s Just A Habit!

Chinkee Tan Are you always late? Are you always unable to finish your work or assignments? Are you always short on cash? Are you always in debt? Does this conversation look familiar… Why are you late? Traffic! Why didn’t you finish your work or assignment? I was busy! Why are you short on cash again? My salary or allowance is too small! Have you heard other people give these kinds of reasons? Or maybe, have you made excuses like these? Do you want to know the real reason behind being late, not being able to finish your work/assignment, or being short on cash and being in debt? HABIT! Being late is a habit! Not finishing your work/assignment is a habit! Not having enough and always being in debt is a habit! Are you always drinking, smoking, gambling, or partying? Or what about biting your nails, eating junk food, doing Facebook non-stop, or spending too much time on TV? One thing that is common in these examples is that they are all BAD HABITS. Why are they BAD? It’s simple. They’re bad habits because they cause serious damage to a person. They negatively influence a person in terms of work or studies, and in life, in general. I know this one person who grew up in an all-boys school. And then, because of peer pressure, he tried drinking alcohol at the early age of 16. His reason? Well, there’s nothing wrong with just a bit of alcohol. “I’m just trying it Read More …

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