Studio Ghibli of Japan gets an honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes

Associated Press 05/21/2024

CANNES, France — Studio Ghibli, the Japanese anime factory of surreal ecological wonders that has for 39 years spirited away moviegoers with tales of Totoros, magical jellyfish and floating castles, was celebrated Monday by the Cannes Film…

Heart Evangelista does editorial shoot in Cannes

Immae Lachica 05/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Now here’s another iconic Heart Evangelista moment!  In a powder blue ball gown, socialite Heart Evangelista-Escudero posed for the cameras on a beach in Cannes for an editorial photoshoot.  After making waves online with…

Cannes is empty, the day the film festival should have begun

Associated Press 05/13/2020

CANNES, France — The stars stayed home, their beach backdrop is closed and the prestigious grounds of the Cannes Film Festival have been repurposed as a homeless shelter. Cannes should have been buzzing with cinema glitterati on…

Travolta to get Cinema Icon Award in Cannes Film Festival

AP 05/06/2018

LOS ANGELES—For John Travolta, “icon” will be the word at the Cannes Film Festival. Trade publication Variety said Friday that Travolta will receive its inaugural Cinema Icon Award at this month’s festival in France. Steven Gaydos, Variety…

Brillante Mendoza’s ‘Ma’ Rosa’ is PH’s entry to 2017 Oscar’s

Apple Ta-as 09/15/2016

“MA’ Rosa,” one of the films of the internationally-acclaimed director Brillante Mendoza will be the country’s official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the prestigious 89th Academy Awards that will be held in Los…

Award-winning film ‘Ma’ Rosa’ to be shown in Philippine cinemas July 6

Apple Ta-as 06/10/2016

AWARD-WINNING Filipino director Brillante Mendoza’s film, “Ma’ Rosa” will have an earlier screening date in cinemas nationwide. According to pep.ph, instead of submitting it later this year for the Metro Manila Film Festival, Solar Entertainment, the local…

Mendoza earns another international award for Yolanda film

Apple Ta-as 06/10/2016

ON the heels of the victory of his film, “Ma’Rosa” in Cannes, multi-awarded Brillante Mendoza has bagged another international award, this time for the film, “Taklub.” According to Inquirer.net, “Taklub” won at the recently concluded 8th International…

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