ABS-CBN’S “BE CAREFUL WITH MY HEART” WINS BEST FOREIGN DRAMA SERIES IN VIETNAM

   Philippine TV’s longest-running daytime drama series “Be Careful With My Heart,” which ended last November, was awarded Best Foreign Drama Series at the Face of the Year Award 2014 of Today TV, one of the largest Vietnamese television networks that airs Filipino dramas. The winners were determined through public votes and results were announced on December 22, 2014.

ABS-CBN’s romantic comedy series, known in Vietnam as Trái Tim Bé Bỏng, is a certified phenomenon that its lead stars Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap, popularly known among viewers as sweethearts Maya and Ser Chief, earned the most number of votes from Vietnamese viewers among other international nominees. Jodi was hailed the Best Foreign Actress, while Richard was named Best Foreign Actor. Both Jodi and Richard graced the event to receive their awards.

Prior to its recognition in Vietnam, “Be Careful With My Heart” became a finalist in the Telenovelas category at the 2013 New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards.

“FAILON NGAYON” WINS AT INT’L MEDIA AWARDS IN LONDON

ABS-CBN current affairs program “Failon Ngayon” recently bagged an honor at the International Media Excellence Awards given by the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) in the United Kingdom.

“Failon Ngayon” won the Best Domestic Current Affairs Documentary for Television for its coverage of super typhoon Yolanda in 2013. It bested other TV networks from Spain, United States, South Africa, and United Kingdom.

“It was a story that was put together in the most challenging circumstances. The whole team brought home the scale and the human tragedy that it really was. It was a worthy winner,” said AIB chief executive Simon Spanswick in an interview of “TV Patrol.”

“Failon Ngayon” anchor and seasoned broadcast journalist Ted Failon, on the other hand, was nominated for the International Television Personality Award along with other outstanding broadcasters from around the globe.

Now on its tenth year, the AIB annually searches the globe for the top achievements in factual content for TV, radio, and online. Nominees were evaluated by an international panel of 50 judges from the broadcast industry.

ABS-CBN BAGS PEOPLE’S CHOICE STEVIE AWARD FOR MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

ABS-CBN Corporation was named the winner of the People’s Choice Stevie Award for Favorite Company in the Media & Entertainment category after earning the Gold Stevie Award in the same category at the prestigious International Business Awards.

The only Philippine media company to be recognized by the awards competition, ABS-CBN received the highest number of online votes and beat the other Stevie winners in the said category.

ABS-CBN, which won the Gold Stevie award for its business achievements in the past year, received both the Gold Stevie and People’s Choice Stevie Awards at a banquet in Paris, France recently.

More than 23,000 votes were cast in this year’s People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies, a feature of The International Business Awards, the world’s premier business awards competition. All organizations honored in the IBA’s Company of the Year categories were included in People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies voting, in which the general public voted for their favorite companies.

Last May, ABS-CBN bagged a Grand Stevie Award at the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards and was the only Filipino company to receive the highest honor given to five companies in the region.  It also won a Gold Stevie Award in the Services Company of the Year category, while ABS-CBN president and CEO Charo Santos-Concio won a Gold Stevie in the Woman of the Year for all Asia-Pacific nations (except Australia and South Korea) category.

ABS-CBN WINS INT’L GOLD QUILL FOR RESTORING FILIPINO FILM CLASSICS

ABS-CBN Corporation’s campaign to restore and reintroduce classic Filipino films to current audiences proved to be world-class after it won an Award of Excellence at the international Gold Quill Awards 2014 that honor communication excellence worldwide.

ABS-CBN head of Content Management Group, Film Archives & Special Projects Leo Katigbak received the prestigious award from the International Association of Business Communicators during the IABC Gold Quill Awards Gala held in Toronto, Canada.

“It’s a totally new level of excellence. We are very proud to be part of the winning roster of outstanding global campaigns and represent the country alongside other Filipino winners,” he said.

ABS-CBN Film Archives advocates the restoration of Philippine classic films and the showcasing of these films to the current generation of Filipinos with the intention to raise appreciation and support for Philippine cinematic masterpieces. It first ventured into restoring films in October 2011, in partnership with Central Digital Labs, for the Ishmael Bernal masterpiece “Himala.”

After the successful restoration of the classic film, “Himala” was then promoted to the general public using a 360-degree marketing communication campaign where it aired on free-to-air television and on cable, had a red carpet cinema premiere, was screened at the prestigious 69th Venice Film Festival, was released internationally on pay-per-view via Global TV, and was distributed commercially on DVD.

The same marketing campaign was applied on the other films restored by ABS-CBN Film Archives namely “Oro, Plata, Mata” and “Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?”

“These three films capture the country’s social milieu at certain periods of our history.  It is not only imperative for us to preserve them, but also to restore them in digital format for a wider appreciation by audiences today and tomorrow,” he said.

According to Katigbak, the restoration project will go a long way as it targets to restore more Filipino classic films in the coming years such as “Virgin People,” “Hindi Nahahati Ang Langit,” and “Karnal.”

Prior to winning the Gold Quill, ABS-CBN’s film restoration of “Himala” also won a Philippine Quill Award, the international award’s local counterpart given by the IABC Philippines, and the Anvil Awards given by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

ABS-CBN is the only Philippine media network to be recognized in this year’s Gold Quill amongst other entries coming from different countries.

ABS-CBN bagged 4th Most Trusted Brand award from Reader's Digest Asia-Pacific

Aside from receiving honors for its public service efforts, ABS-CBN was also hailed as the most trusted Philippine TV network by consumers after it recently received a Gold award from the annual Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards.

ABS-CBN beat its competitors in the TV Network category based on the results of the Trusted Brands survey conducted by Ipsos, one of the world’s leading consumer research organization. This is the fourth time Reader’s Digest Asia-Pacific recognized ABS-CBN’s appeal to the Asian market.

The Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Survey in Asia seeks to identify which brands consumers in Asia trust and provides an objective and reliable reference for consumers throughout the region.

ABS-CBN WINS GRAND STEVIE AWARD AT ASIA-PACIFIC STEVIE AWARDS

ABS-CBN, the country’s largest and leading multimedia conglomerate, bagged a Grand Stevie Award at the prestigious Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, making it the only Filipino company to receive the highest honor given to five companies in the region during its gala awards banquet in Seoul, South Korea recently.

The Grand Stevie Award not only brought honor to ABS-CBN, but also put the Philippines in the regional spotlight. It was presented to the highest-scoring entries from the five nations from which the award-giving body received the most entries this year. Other Grand Stevie Award winners are companies from Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, and Singapore.

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards recognized ABS-CBN’s business achievements in the past year, most especially its efforts to provide public service to Filipinos by launching the “Tulong Na, Tabang Na, Tayo Na” campaign that included initiatives such as the selling of Tulong shirts and the star-studded Tulong fund-raising concerts to help the victims of typhoon Yolanda, and conducting relief and rehabilitation efforts for the victims of typhoon Pablo, Zamboanga crisis, and the Bohol quake.

“As a service-oriented company, ABS-CBN has been in the forefront of public service for over 60 years by bringing news and content that inspire, empower, and nurture our audiences in traditional and new platforms. That has always been and always will be our mission, our reason for being – to always be in the service of the Filipino wherever they are in the world,” said ABS-CBN president and CEO Charo Santos-Concio, who also shared the honor with “the men and women in ABS-CBN who heeded the call of public service.”

At the banquet, Santos-Concio also personally received the Gold Stevie Awards for ABS-CBN in the Services Company of the Year category for the Philippines and the Woman of the Year category for all Asia-Pacific nations (except Australia and South Korea).

“I am honored to be representing the hard-working and accomplished women in my country and to be in distinctive company with fellow women leaders and awardees. I am truly grateful that I get to do what I do, and even more proud to lead ABS-CBN, a 100 percent Filipino company that puts a premium on innovation, quality of content, and ease of access on products and services to connect better with our fellow Filipinos around the world, and provide help to those in need,” she said.

Santos-Concio was cited for leading ABS-CBN into supremacy in terms of TV ratings and box office sales for Star Cinema, revenue increase, groundbreaking business ventures such as ABS-CBNmobile, theme park Kidzania Manila, and TV home shopping channel O Shopping, and its public service initiatives.

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the first business awards program to recognize achievement in business in all 22 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. They are the newest of the Stevie Awards programs, which are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in the workplace in programs such as The International Business Awards for more than a decade.

ABS-CBN’S ‘TULONG’ CAMPAIGN WINS TWO ASIA-PACIFIC TAMBULI AWARDS

ABS-CBN’s “Tulong Na, Tabang Na, Tayo Na” campaign won gold and silver awards in the Advocacy category and Innovative and Integrated Media category of the recent UA&P (University of Asia and the Pacific) Asia-Pacific Tambuli Awards 2014.

“Tulong Na, Tabang Na, Tayo Na” was the collective effort of ABS-CBN Corporation in raising funds to help the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Aside from receiving hundreds of millions of cash and in-kind donations, the campaign was able to organize two sold-out solidarity concerts at the Araneta Coliseum and sold over one million Tulong shirts in a month.

To date, the “Tulong Na, Tabang Na, Tayo Na” campaign has already served relief assistance to 3,636,475 individuals through ABS-CBN’s disaster emergency and rehabilitation arm Sagip Kapamilya.

Sagip Kapamilya also pledged the building of 108 classrooms in Basey, Samar and Dulag, Leyte. It also aims to deliver 4,000 boats to the fishermen of Basey and Dulag and also to nearby towns Marabut and Sta. Rita.

The UA&P Asia-Pacific Tambuli Awards is a global award started in 2007 to recognize integrated marketing communications campaigns that effectively pursue and promote social good. This year, it received a total of 361 entries from Australia, Bangladesh, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, but only 54 campaigns were given recognitions.

ABS-CBN AND CHARO SANTOS-CONCIO WIN GOLD STEVIE AWARDS IN ASIA-PACIFIC STEVIE AWARDS

ABS-CBN and its president and CEO Charo Santos-Concio were hailed as the Gold Stevie Award winners in the Services Company of the Year and Woman of the Year categories for the Philippines at the prestigious Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

ABS-CBN is one of the only two Philippine companies to receive a Gold Stevie Award this year. More than 300 nominations from organizations across the Asia-Pacific region were considered in 18 categories.

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the first business awards program to recognize achievement in business in all 22 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. They are the newest of the Stevie Awards programs, which are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in the workplace in programs such as The International Business Awards for more than a decade.

The award-giving body recognized ABS-CBN’s business achievements in the past year, most especially its efforts to provide public service to Filipinos by launching the “Tulong Na, Tabang Na, Tayo Na” campaign that included initiatives such as the selling of Tulong shirts and the star-studded Tulong fund-raising concerts to help the victims of typhoon Yolanda, and conducting relief and rehabilitation efforts for the victims of typhoon Pablo, Zamboanga crisis, and the Bohol quake.

Santos-Concio was cited for leading the country’s largest multimedia conglomerate into supremacy in terms of TV ratings and box office sales for Star Cinema, revenue increase, groundbreaking business ventures such as ABS-CBNmobile, theme park Kidzania Manila, and TV home shopping channel O Shopping, and its public service initiatives.

In 2013, ABS-CBN was awarded as Best TV Station seven times, while Santos-Concio received five individual awards.

Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 50 executives around the world.  A second international panel of judges will choose five Grand Stevie winners from among the Gold winners in early May.  The Grand Stevie winners will be announced at the May 30 banquet in Seoul.

ABS-CBN clinches five New York Fest recognitions

ABS-CBN bagged five recognitions in the prestigious New York Festivals including two world medals for its special documentary “Agosto Beinte-Uno” and investigative program “Failon Ngayon.” The documentary “Agosto Beinte-Uno: Ang Pagpatay kay Ninoy Aquino” that revisited the assassination of former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. won a silver world medal in the Graphic Design: Promotion/Open & ID category. It also received a finalist certificate in the Biography/Profiles category.

Ted Failon’s weekly investigative program “Failon Ngayon,” on the other hand, won the bronze world medal in the Current Affairs category for its episode ‘Tagas ng Minahan’ that probed the environmental hazards caused by mining spills in relation to a sediment flow incident that contaminated Balog river, all the way to San Roque Dam.

Meanwhile, finalist certificates were also awarded to ABS-CBN’s educational program “Matanglawin” in the Educational/Instructional category for its episode ‘Elephants’ and ABS-CBN Creative Communications Management for its plug “Sprout” in the Green Promotion category.

The New York Festivals, given by the International Television & Film Awards, is now on its 57th year of recognizing the World’s Best TV & Films. This year, NYF’s GrandJury panel awarded 140 Gold World Medals, 146 Silver, 112 Bronze, and 235 Finalist Certificates from entries submitted from over 50 countries.

ABS-CBN PUBLISHING WINS BIG AT THE ASIAN PUBLISHING AWARDS

ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. (API) received a total of five Asian Publishing awards in rites held last July 12 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Manila.

API won for “Best Feature on Cars” and “Best Feature on Wine Tasting”, both for Vault magazine; for “Best Feature on Interior Design” for Metro Home magazine and “Best Feature on Asian Fashion” for Metro magazine.  In the book category, Juan Ponce Enrile: A Memoir was awarded for “Best Insights into Asian Societies.”

According to the Asian Publishing Conference Committee, the awards organizers, there were 171 entries from Asia. API joined winners from eight countries, which included three others from the Philippines.

“We are proud of this achievement, knowing that our locally developed magazines can compete and win against many franchised global brands.  I thank God and the great people I worked with for excelling in their respective categories. I also want to thank the Asian Publishing Conference Committee for the recognition that they’ve given us,” said Ernie Lopez, President of API.

“There has never been a more competitive and transformative period in history of magazine media. Audiences are segmenting rapidly, and there are over 500 magazines sold on a typical bookstore, with many more alternatives on digital storefronts. It is therefore heartening to see Philippine publications and our brands competing in terms of quality at an international level,” added Mark Yambot, Managing Director of API.

This is the second year in a row for Vault magazine to be recognized for editorial excellence.  A high-end men’s lifestyle magazine, Vault magazine also won the “Best New Magazine” and “Best Cover Design” in APA for 2012. “Our fine wines and motoring sections are particularly popular for their depth, detail, insider knowledge and visual attractiveness. We are proud to be cited two years in a row for excellence in lifestyle journalism,” said David Celdran, Editor-in-Chief of Vault.

Shot in Milo Naval’s house in Sorsogon, Metro Home’s winning feature showcased Philippine ingenuity through the tropical and modernist design of the established interior and furniture designer.

Metro’s winning entry was an Iza Calzado photo shoot in Barcelona which showcased creations from top and aspiring Filipino designers. This is also the second win for the magazine whose iPad edition was awarded in 2011 for “Best in Tablet Platform.”

Juan Ponce Enrile: A Memoir was one of the Philippines’ best-selling books of 2012.

ABS-CBN Publishing Inc. (API) is a subsidiary of media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. API is the leading provider of Philippine developed magazine brands with 13 homegrown titles such as StarStudio, The Buzz, Working Mom, Food, Chalk, and the Kris Aquino Magazine.

ABS-CBN VOTED AS MOST TRUSTED TV NETWORK BY CONSUMERS IN 2013 READER’S DIGEST TRUSTED BRAND AWARDS

ABS-CBN Corporation was again named the most trusted Philippine TV network by consumers after it recently received its third Gold award from the annual Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards organized by Reader’s Digest Asia-Pacific.

ABS-CBN was among the top scorers and beat its competitors in the TV Network category based on the results of the Trusted Brands survey conducted by Ipsos, the world’s third largest market research company, in eight Asian markets namely China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.

The Kapamilya network earned the ultimate seal of consumer approval after survey participants, composed of Reader’s Digest Asia subscribers together with randomly selected consumers, gave ABS-CBN high ratings based on the qualitative criteria of Trustworthiness & Credibility, Quality, Value, Understanding of Customer Needs, Innovative and Social Responsibility.

ABS-CBN Broadcast Head Cory Vidanes, ABS-CBN Corporate Marketing Head Cookie Bartolome, and ABS-CBN TV Production Head Lauren Dyogi received the Gold Trusted Brand Award personally handed out by Sue Carney, editor-in-chief of Reader’s Digest Asia Pacific, in an awarding ceremony held last Thursday (May 23) at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel.

ABS-CBN first bagged the Gold Trusted Brand award for the TV Network category in 2010 and received a back-to-back win as it won the same award in 2011. This is the third time Reader’s Digest Asia-Pacific recognized ABS-CBN’s appeal to the Asian market.

Launched in 1999, the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Survey in Asia is conducted annually and is now on its 14th year. It seeks to identify which brands consumers in Asia trust and provides an objective and reliable reference for consumers throughout the region.

ABS-CBN wins Gold World Medal at New York Festivals – International Television & Film Awards 2013

Philippines wins Gold, Silver, and Bronze World Medals at New York Festivals – International Television & Film Awards 2013 

Here are the recognitions earned by the Philippines:

ABS-CBN

Gold World Medal, ABS-CBN Sports, A Call to Arms, Sports Program Promotion

Silver World Medal, ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs, Johnny: The Juan Ponce Enrile Story, Biography/Profiles

Finalist Certificate, Maalaala Mo Kaya (Remembering), Best Performance by an Actress - Jane Oineza.

Finalist Certificate, Ang Simula, History & Society

Finalist Certificate, Failon Today, Current Affairs

Finalist Certificate, Be Careful With My Heart, Telenovelas

Finalist Certificate, Budoy, Drama

Finalist Certificate, Krusada, Social Issues


GMA NEWS TV CHANNEL 11

Silver World Medal, Reel Time: Bone Dry (Salat), Social Issues

Finalist Certificate, Oras Na (It's Time), Environment & Ecology

Finalist Certificate, The Youngest (Ang Pinakabata), Biography/Profiles


UNITEL PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Bronze World Medal, Brand: Sun Life Financial – Philippines, Title: A Life in a Day, Short Films

Finalist Certificate, Brand: Rogue Magazine and Selecta Magnum, Title: Rogue Cover, Film and Video - Industrial Production, Category: Sales


TV5 (ABC Development Corporation)

Finalist Certificate, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Philippines, Real Estate/Home Improvement

Philippines wins big in 1st ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards

Sta. Niña, starring Coco Martin, won the Best Picture (Drama) Award at the 1st ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards.

Other Winners:

Alessandra de Rossi - Best Actress for Sta. Nina
Bugoy Cariño - Best Supporting Actor for Alagwa
Anita Linda - Best Supporting Actress for Sta Nina

Other Nominees:
Jericho Rosales - Best Actor for Alagwa
Sta Niña - Best Editing
Mga Kidnapper Ni Ronnie Lazaro - Best Film (Comedy)
Manny Paolo - Best Director for Sta Niña

Here are the official entries from the Philippines:
Posas by Law Fajardo
Ang Nawawala by Marie Jamora
Qiyamah by Gutierrez Mangansakan II
Supremo by Richard Somes
Grave Bandits by T.A. Acierto
Algawa by Ian Lorenos
Aparisyon by Vincent Sandoval
Oros by Paul Sta. Ana
Colossal by Whammy Alcazaren
Sta. Niña by Manny Palo
In Bangka Ha Ut Sin Duwa Sapah (The Boat Between Two Rivers) by Sigfreid Barros Sanchez
Mga Kidnappers ni Ronnie Lazaro by Sigfreid Barros Sanchez
The Animals by Gino Santos

Sarah Geronimo is the only Filipino singer nominated in World Music Awards!

In the World’s Best Female Artist category, Sarah is competing against international artists such as Adele, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift, among others.

In the Best Live Act category, Sarah is pitted against Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Kpop group Shinee, and Celine Dion, among others.

In the Best Entertainer of the Year category, Sarah has to compete against Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Christina Aguilera, Ne-Yo, and Celine Dion, among others.

Jane Oineza Bags Best Actress Nomination at the 2013 New York Festivals

Kapamilya teen actress Jane Oineza was nominated as Best Actress  in the 2013 New York Festivals awards, the only Philippine acting nomination from the prestigious award-giving body for her performance in the MMK Manika episode.

Click here for the complete list of nominees from the Philippines

 The prestigious 2013 New York Festivals (NYF) World’s Best Television and Film named Kapamilya teen actress Jane Oineza as one of the nominees in its 'Best Performance By An Actress' category. Jane was the lead actress in the controversial “Manika” episode last year that shared the tale of a young girl named Nene who was raped by her stepdad in front of her mother.

“It was ‘MMK’ that gave me a big break. It was my first lead role and I really gave my best when I did the episode,” said Jane. “It’s really a huge honor to be part of ‘MMK.’ We all know that each of its episode has a heart and has a lesson to be learned. Each of its tale is really well-crafted.”

Congratulations Jane!

PHILIPPINES'S NOMINATIONS IN 2013 NEW YORK FESTIVAL

ABS-CBN leads Philippines's nominations in 2013 New York Festival
ABS-CBN - 8
UNITEL - 2
GMA NEWS TV - 2
TV5 - 1
GMA NETWORK - 1

http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.php?p=2%2C35

     ABS-CBN Corporation emerged as the most nominated TV network in the Philippines in this years’ New York Festivals with eight of its entertainment and current affairs programs making it as finalists in different categories.

     In the field of news and current affairs, ABS-CBN got the most nominations for four of its programs namely:  “Johnny: The Juan Ponce Enrile Story” (Biography/Profiles category); “Failon Ngayon: Mine Tailings” (Current Affairs category); “Ang Simula” (History and Society category); and “Krusada: Child-Headed Homes” (Social Issues category).

     ABS-CBN’s entertainment offerings proved to be world class with three programs making it to the finalist roster, namely: the hit romantic comedy “Be Careful With My Heart” (Telenovelas category) and “Budoy” (Drama category).  ABS-CBN also bagged a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress  in a “Maalaala Mo Kaya” episode.  The Kapamilya network’s “A Call to Arms” was also named finalist in the Sports Program Promotion category.

     Overall, ABS-CBN received eight finalist slots, beating GMA Networks’ three and TV5’s one.

New York Festival’s World’s Best Television & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries.

     All finalists will be awarded with a finalist certificate and entries, which will be promoted to Gold, Silver or Bronze awardees, will be announced during the awarding ceremony to be held on April 9 at The NAB Show in Las Vegas.

The Bottomline wins Best Talk Show while Star Confessions wins Best Theme Song in 16th Asian TV Awards

Two entries from the Philippines were honored during the 16th Asian TV Awards held last  December 8, in Singapore.

ABS-CBN's The Bottomline with Boy Abunda bagged the trophy for Best Talk Show while TV5's Star Confessions won in the Best Theme Song category.

TV host Boy Abunda personally accepted his trophy from the award-giving body that aims to "recognize excellence in programming, production and performance" in Asian television.

TV5's Star Confessions (now Real Confessions) won Best Theme Song in the Asian TV Awards. The song "Ito Ang Buhay Ko" was composed by Boy Christopher Ramos.

Boy Abunda's show was able to beat six other entries in the Best Talk Show category. CNN International's Talk Asia-Tom Ford was "highly commended" by the jurors of the ATA for the same category.

The late-night program hosted by Boy Abunda has been airing on the Kapamilya Network since November 28, 2009.

In the Best Theme Song category, the Malaysian entry Hambamu: Theme Song forImam Muda Season 2 was also "highly commended" by the panel of judges.

There were five other Philippine entries that competed in the 16th Asian TV Awards. They are: GMA-7's Mind Master and TV5's Talentadong Pinoy for the Best General Entertainment category; TV5's Lokomoko for the Best Comedy Programm category;  Angel Aquino of Magkaribal for the Best Supporting Actress category; and Michael V of Pepito Manaloto for the Best Comedy Performance by an Actor / Actress category. 

Impostor - nominated in the International Emmy Awards

ABS-CBN Corporation earned another International Emmy Awards nomination for its drama series “Precious Hearts Romances presents Impostor,” a story about a provincial lass who was forced to take the persona of a well known model.

According to the website of the prestigious awards-giving body, ABS-CBN’s “Impostor” will be competing in the Best Telenovela category against Argentina’s “Contra las Cuerdas,” Brazil’s “Destiny River,” and Portugal’s “Lacos de Sangue.”

“We are very thrilled. The nomination is an honor and a validation of our team’s efforts,” said Laurenti Dyogi, business unit head responsible for the TV series aired last year.

ABS-CBN is the only Philippine media company that bagged an International Emmy nomination. Its primetime newscast “TV Patrol” earned an International Emmy nomination this year in the Best News category for its coverage of the Manila hostage crisis in August 2010.

“PHR: Impostor” starred Maja Salvador, Melai Cantiveros, Jason Francisco, and Sam Milby. It was directed by Jerome Pabocan and Neal del Rosario. Apart from the global recognition, Dyogi said the series has been picked up in other countries such as Russia and Ghana because of its appeal and concept that appeals to the international market.

Previously, ABS-CBN earned several International Emmy nominations for its shows and actors such as “Dahil May Isang Ikaw” (Best Telenovela, 2010), Sid Lucero for “Dahil May Isang Ikaw” (Best Actor, 2010), “Kahit Isang Saglit” (Best Telenovela, 2009), Angel Locsin for “Lobo” (Best Actress, 2009), and “Bandila” for its coverage of the Subic Rape Case (Best News, 2007).

The International Emmy Awards is given by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS). The awards will be held from 18-21 November 2011.

RPG Metanoia nominated as Best Animated Feature Film in the 5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards

'RPG Metanoia,' the first Pinoy full-length 3D film, is nominated in the 5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Star Cinema and Ambient Media’s “RPG Metanoia” was nominated in this year's Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), which is said to be the region's highest accolade in the film industry.

 "RPG Metanoia" will be competing in the Best Animated Feature Film category against Japan's "Hoshi o Ou Kodomo," Korea's "Madangeul naon amtak," Singapore's "Tatsumi" and Russia's "Gadkiy Utyonok."

APSA said winners will be announced in a ceremony at the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia on November 24.

"RPG Metanoia," an entry in last year's Metro Manila Film Festival, is the Philippines' first full-length 3D animated film.

It featured the voices of famous celebrities including Aga Muhlach, Zaijian Jaranilla, Vhong Navarro and Eugene Domingo.

ABS-CBN's TV Patrol Nominated in the International Emmy Awards 2011 under News Category