The Film Academy of the Philippines is being revamped to strengthen its core missions of campaigning for Philippine cinema at the Oscars and other awards ceremonies, as well as protecting film workers’ rights. Headed by filmmaker Paolo Villaluna, the academy was in Cannes last week to meet with film agencies, festivals, awards organisations and campaign […]
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Search to begin for Disappeared victim Seamus Maguire
Seamus Maguire is believed to have been murdered and secretly buried when he was 29 years old.
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Greens announce Makerfield by-election candidate
Sarah Wakefield has been selected as the party’s candidate for the 18 June poll.
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Starbucks faces backlash in South Korea over ‘Tank Day’ campaign
Starbucks is facing backlash in South Korea over a “Tank Day” marketing campaign that evoked the country’s deadly 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. In South Korea, Tank Day commemorates the day the country’s then-military government sent troops and tanks to supress mass rallies for democracy.
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Amar’e Stoudemire Walks Us Through Finding Out He Made Hall Of Fame
Amar’e Stoudemire’s reaction to learning he was going into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame?? “What?!?!” TMZ Sports talked to the former NBA superstar prior to his induction into the HOF … where the retired hooper walked us through finding…
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Triple Green CineCapital Sets Charlie Nguyen Video Game Adaptation ‘The Scourge’ As First Vietnamese Investment
Southeast Asian film investment fund Triple Green CineCapital (TGC) has announced its first investment in a Vietnamese project, partnering with Charlie Nguyen’s Chanh Phuong Films on The Scourge. The horror drama is based on a Vietnamese video game of the same name, which has more than 100,000 downloads and a 94% positive rating on Steam. […]
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Watch: Dozens of light drones crash into Sydney harbour
Almost 90 drones fell from the sky over Sydney’s Darling Harbour during a popular winter light show.
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Watch: Dozens of drones crash into harbour in Sydney during light festival display
Almost 90 drones fell from the sky over Sydney’s Darling Harbour during a popular winter light show.
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Cover Singer Tiffany Alvord ‘Memba Her?!
American singer-songwriter Tiffany Alvord was just a teen when she became known for covering songs on YouTube back in 2008. Tiffany’s YouTube videos have amassed millions of views — her cover of Katy Perry’s “The One That Got Away” stands at…
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‘Magician’ Monfils exits final French Open
Gael Monfils bows out of his final French Open in the first round, losing in five sets to compatriot Hugo Gaston, as tributes are paid to one of the great tennis entertainers.
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Attacks from residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola
Three times in the past week, healthcare facilities have been attacked. On Sunday, angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients, forcing medical staff to evacuate them as gunfire rang out.
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What is going on with Ferrari and will Verstappen quit? F1 Q&A
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the Canadian Grand Prix.