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Janella Salvador and Rk Bagatsing star in a love story set against the picturesque backdrop of Mati, Davao–with two seemingly different people learning how to tell when something is for real–or if it’s merely fleeting.

Directed by Catsi Catalan, Fleeting is an official entry to the Puregold Cinepanalo Festival, produced by Waf Studios and Mentorque Productions. Book your tickets at Gateway Cinemas. Tickets are at PHP250 and PHP200 for students!

“Mallari” attempts for a certain kind of innovation with a narrative structure freshly lifted off anime-like, parallel-world, time-travel story telling. Leveraging in the fantastic, three generations of stories overlap one another convincingly to tell a ghost story that haunts the titular family for decades. But all of these attempts at novelty to reimagine the lore of a historically documented serial killer from the colonial Philippines? The film seems to be capturing through its creativity an attitude as old as its narrative itself.

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The marvel of Mallari’s technical achievements cannot be ignored. Derrick Cabrido’s years of handling horror films is matched by Enrico Santos‘ veteran penmanship and Pao Orendain‘s textured images that shape the scenes with enough darkness to fill the scares. Santos’ script in particular exhibits a really good pulse in pacing sequences. Their attempt to...

Under Parallel Skies is a 2024 film directed and written by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo. The film stars Metawin Opas-Iamkajorn as Parin, Kerem Bürsin, Janella Salvador as Iris, and Marjorie Lorico, and Lee Mariano in supporting roles. The movie follows the story of Parin, a boy who arrives in Hong Kong to find his mother but ends up finding the love of his life, someone who changed how he used to see the world.

Under Parallel Skies (2024) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis: How Do Parin & Iris Met?

Parin’s story is a rough one, and just one look at him says it all: life has taken a toll. He’s unkempt, his beard’s grown out, his hair’s messy, and his clothes are far from fresh—as if he’s stopped caring altogether. In short, Parin is a shadow of the man he used to be. Back in the day, though, Parin was the guy everyone noticed.

‘Camomile Lawn’ Novelist’s Estate Snapped Up By Ilp

International Literary Properties has acquired the estate of British The Camomile Lawn novelist Mary Wesley. Channel 4’s adaptation of The Camomile Lawn is Channel 4’s second most successful drama series of all time, according to Ilp, and the deal will see Ilp manage the rights to Wesley’s work. Having famously published her first novel aged 70, she also wrote the likes of Jumping the Queue, Harnessing Peacocks and The Vacillations of Poppy Carew, all of which have previously been adapted for film and TV. “Mary was an incredible woman, an extraordinary author and a very close member of my family,” said Wesley’s daughter in law, the author Xinran Xue. Deadline revealed last year that Ilp, which holds rights to the literary estates of Langston Hughes and Evelyn Waugh, had headed on a West Coast charm offensive and snapped up the estate of Somerset Maugham.

Warner Bros. is to handle the Southeast Asia theatrical release of Philippines-produced drama film “Under Parallel Skies.” The picture will have its world premiere this weekend as part of the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong.

Directed by Sigrid Bernardo, “Under Parallel Skies” follows the story of a Thai bachelor, portrayed by major local star Win Metawin, who travels to Hong Kong in search of his missing mother. He encounters a Filipino hotelier named, played by Janella Salvador, who helps him navigate love, heartbreak, and healing in the foreign city amid their differences in culture and identity.

Hong Kong has a large population of workers from The Philippines, many employed as domestic helpers or in hospitality. The film was shot in Hong Kong from June to July 2023, with the support of Hong Kong Tourism Board, and takes in iconic local locations including Kowloon City and Tai O.

Warner will release...