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'''ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.''' ([[doing business as]] '''Star Cinema'''), is a |
'''ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.''' ([[doing business as]] '''Star Cinema'''), is a film and television [[production company]] and [[film distributor]] in [[Quezon City]] is the country's largest motion picture company in terms of revenue, ticket sales, and number of films released annually. Star Cinema [[List of films produced and released by Star Cinema|has produced and released]] most of the [[List of highest-grossing films in the Philippines|highest grossing films of all time]]. |
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==Theatrical feature films== |
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==Teleserye series== |
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The television unit of ABS-CBN Film Productions is Star Creatives |
The television unit of ABS-CBN Film Productions is Star Creatives TV, it was established in 2000 to produce telenovelas for the [[ABS-CBN]] television network. It started its television venture in 2000 with ''[[Pangako Sa ’Yo]]'' (known internationally as ''The Promise''), a series that had gained huge following in the country and abroad. The series had a very successful run in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Namibia, Singapore, and China. It was followed by another successful series ''[[Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay]]'' (2002). In 2008, its most expensive television production ''[[Lobo (TV series)|Lobo]]'' (known internationally as ''She Wolf'') received the [[Banff World Media Festival]] for best telenovela program and earned [[Angel Locsin]] an [[International Emmy Awards]] nomination for best performance of an actress. ''[[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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/10/05/09/angel-locsin-kahit-isang-saglit-bag-international-emmy-nominations|title=Angel Locsin, 'Kahit Isang Saglit' bag International Emmy nominations|publisher=''abs-cbnnews.com''|date=5 October 2009}}</ref> Its 2010 production ''[[Magkaribal]]'' became a finalist to the [[New York International Independent Film and Video Festival|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/224/40/88626.html|title=NYF: Television & Film Awards finalists for 2013 competition|publisher=''bizcommunity.com''|date=1 Feb 2013|accessdate=15 February 2013}}</ref> ''[[Bridges of Love]]'' (2015) is the first Philippine telenovela to be released in Latin American countries including Peru.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/23/16/bridges-of-love-to-be-shown-in-peru|title='Bridges of Love' to be shown in Peru|publisher=''news.abs-cbn.com''|date=23 January 2016}}</ref> Soap operas produced by Star Creatives had been subtitled and dubbed to several languages including English, Spanish, Turkish, Khmer, Mandarin and French and most notably those that are targeted to [[Asia Pacific]] and [[South Africa]]. One of the programs dubbed in French is ''Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay'' which will cater to French-speaking audience in Africa and Europe.<ref>{{cite web|last=Valisno|first=Jeffrey|url=http://www.bworldonline.com/weekender/content.php?id=53472|title=Pinoy TV goes international|date=14 June 2012|publisher=''[[BusinessWorld]]''|accessdate=13 November 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221533/http://www.bworldonline.com/weekender/content.php?id=53472|archivedate=23 September 2015|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Martinez-Belen|first=Crispina|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/249168/abscbn-soap-operas-now-captivating-nonfilipinos-worldwide#.UR4FF-RkP-Y|title=ABS-CBN soap operas now captivating non-Filipinos worldwide|publisher=''[[The Manila Bulletin]]''|date=23 March 2010|accessdate=15 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/01/20/premiere-source-of-filipino-dramas-in-asia/|title=Premiere source of Filipino dramas in Asia|publisher=''[[Manila Standard Today]]''|date=30 January 2013}}</ref> Star Cinema has also produced TV promos, spots and specials for the ABS-CBN network. In 2011, Star Cinema spent 12 million pesos for the ''[[Philippine National Anthem]]'' video clip of ABS-CBN network.<ref>{{cite video | people = Charo Santos-Concio (producer) | title = ABS-CBN Lupang Hinirang | medium = Television production | publisher = StarAd Prom | location = Philippines | date = 13 June 2011 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVzui39ecak }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |
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==Film distribution== |
==Film distribution== |
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Star Cinema distributes all of its films as well as movies produced by other production companies. In recent years, due to the popularity of [[independent films]], Star Cinema created new divisions that would cater the niche markets. These are [[Sine Screen]] and [[Skylight Films]]. Star Cinema also redistributes classic films restored by [[ABS-CBN Film Archives]] and Central Digital Lab, Inc. 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 pesos against its budget of only two-million pesos. |
Star Cinema distributes all of its films as well as movies produced by other production companies. In recent years, due to the popularity of [[independent films]], Star Cinema created new divisions that would cater the niche markets. These are [[Sine Screen]] and [[Skylight Films]]. Star Cinema also redistributes classic films restored by [[ABS-CBN Film Archives]] and Central Digital Lab, Inc. 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 pesos against its budget of only two-million pesos. |
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They also distribute foreign films for the Philippine movie market under license from indiependent and mainstream film studios from different countries like USA, South Korea, Hong Kong, etc. |
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They also distribute their film worldwide under TFC Films. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 14:11, 28 July 2018
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Film production Television production Film distribution |
Founded | May 1993 (as Star Cinema Productions, Inc.) |
Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman, Quezon City |
Area served | Philippines |
Key people |
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Products | Motion pictures, TV series, home videos, music recordings, post production services, screenplays |
Revenue | ![]() |
Parent | ABS-CBN Corporation |
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Website | starcinema.abs-cbn.com |
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (doing business as Star Cinema), is a Filipino film and television production company and film distributor based in Quezon City. It is the country's largest motion picture company in terms of revenue, ticket sales, and number of films released annually. Star Cinema has produced and released most of the highest grossing Philippine films of all time.
Theatrical feature films
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Star Cinema was founded in 1993 to transform ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation into a true entertainment company. Although still a new player in the film industry, Star Cinema has poised itself to be a major competitor of big film companies like Viva Films and Regal Entertainment. Its strategies to reflect the viewer's current taste and trends has proven to be successful starting from the 90's 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 the 90's has been well received with some earning critical acclaims with films including May Minamahal (1993), Maalaala Mo Kaya (1994), Madrasta (1996), Magic Temple (1996), and Bata, Bata… Pa'no Ka Ginawa? (1998). The 90's also saw the pioneering works of the company by hiring third-party companies to integrate state-of-the-art computer generated images and 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 was shot abroad. Star Cinema also made a film adaptation of ABS-CBN's phenomenon TV series with films like Mara Clara: The Movie, released in 1996 and Mula Sa Puso: The Movie and Esperanza: The Movie both released in 1999. In 1997, 1998 and 2000, Star Cinema produced Goodbye America, Legacy, and Doomsdayer respectively under the banner of Star Pacific Cinema in an attempt to penetrate the Hollywood B-movie market.
The year 2000 and beyond has been the most successful time for Star Cinema in terms of box office gross. In this period, Star Cinema's films are topping the box office chart in the Philippines which regularly garners an average of 70% of the local film market (excluding foreign films) based from the filings of ABS-CBN Corporation in the Philippine Stock Exchange. 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 the Filipino-American film American Adobo with mixed reviews in the United States. 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 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).
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Teleserye series
The television unit of ABS-CBN Film Productions is Star Creatives TV, it was established in 2000 to produce telenovelas for the ABS-CBN television network. It started its television venture in 2000 with Pangako Sa ’Yo (known internationally as The Promise), a series that had gained huge following in the country and abroad. The series had a very successful run in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Namibia, Singapore, and China. It was followed by another successful series Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (2002). In 2008, its most expensive television production Lobo (known internationally as She Wolf) received the Banff World Media Festival for best telenovela program and earned Angel Locsin an International Emmy Awards nomination for best performance of an actress. 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.[2] Its 2010 production Magkaribal became 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.[3] Bridges of Love (2015) is the first Philippine telenovela to be released in Latin American countries including Peru.[4] Soap operas produced by Star Creatives had been subtitled and dubbed to several languages including English, Spanish, Turkish, Khmer, Mandarin and French and most notably those that are targeted to Asia Pacific and South Africa. One of the programs dubbed in French is Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay which will cater to French-speaking audience in Africa and Europe.[5][6][7] Star Cinema has also produced TV promos, spots and specials for the ABS-CBN network. In 2011, Star Cinema spent 12 million pesos for the Philippine National Anthem video clip of ABS-CBN network.[8][9]
Film distribution
Star Cinema distributes all of its films as well as movies produced by other production companies. In recent years, due to the popularity of independent films, Star Cinema created new divisions that would cater the niche markets. These are Sine Screen and Skylight Films. Star Cinema also redistributes classic films restored by ABS-CBN Film Archives and Central Digital Lab, Inc. 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 pesos against its budget of only two-million pesos.
References
- ^ Imee Charlee C. Delavin (21 March 2017). "Election-related ads boost ABS-CBN earnings in 2016". BusinessWorld Online.
- ^ "Angel Locsin, 'Kahit Isang Saglit' bag International Emmy nominations". abs-cbnnews.com. 5 October 2009.
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(help) - ^ "'Bridges of Love' to be shown in Peru". news.abs-cbn.com. 23 January 2016.
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(help) - ^ Valisno, Jeffrey (14 June 2012). "Pinoy TV goes international". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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(help) - ^ Charo Santos-Concio (producer) (13 June 2011). ABS-CBN Lupang Hinirang (Television production). Philippines: StarAd Prom.
- ^ ABS-CBN releases new music video of the national anthem, retrieved 13 July 2011