Thursday, March 2, 2017

Fil-Am director collaborates with Cambodian businessman

Hollywood International Film Academy (HIFA) and LLC Chairman H.E. Oknha Rat Sokhorn (a respected businessman in Cambodia) wins the 2016 International Award for Leadership in Image and Quality, presented recently by the Global Trade Leaders’ Club from Madrid, Spain.

Rat Sokhorn Incorporation Co. Ltd, is a multi-functioning company in mining, rubber manufacturing, athletic training in Vovinam martial arts, table tennis and filmmaking courses in Hollywood.Chairman Sokhorn has been awarded in the past by the Royal Government of Cambodia the National Development Medal Award for helping the poor.

The award was accepted, on his behalf, by Fil-American film director and CEO of HIFA, Ace Cruz. Ace was responsible for bringing to the Philippines Hollywood actor Michael Madsen which led him back to Asia to do a film “Fight For Life” with Chairman Sokhorn.

“Fight For Life,” about how a young man, whose mother was a victim of Pol Pot’s Genocide Régime in Cambodia, surmounts numerous challenges using the Vovinam martial arts philosophy.

Cruz intends to submit the histprical epic to the Academy Awards (The Oscars) in 2018. He plans on casting Filipino actors to play the leads as Cambodian characters. If interested in auditioning (from ages 13 to 24 only), email a self-tape to spiritfilms@gmail.com.

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Three wins

Congratulations to Ms. Baby F. Go, executive producer of BG International Productions Inc. for winning three special awards during the recent Gawad Tanglaw Awards.These are for Presidential Jury Award for Best Film for “Area,” directed by Louie Ignacio; Presidential Jury Award – Students Choice Award for Best Film (“Laut”) and Presidential Jury Prize for Best Children’s Film (“Child Haus,” by Louie Ignacio).

Other awards won by BG International Productions were for Best Actor for Allen Dizon (for the film “Iadya Mo Kami”), Best Supporting Actress for Aiko Melendez (“Iadya Mo Kami”), Best Story for Ferdinand Lapuz (“Area’), Best Editing, Gilbert Obispo (“Area”), and Best Production Design, Cyrus Khan (“Laut”).

Ms. Go has stressed her desire to continue producing relevant and timely indie films if only to help the local movie industry survive by providing jobs to movie workers.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, March 2, go to Cocoy Laurel, Paquita Revilla, Alice Cuazon, Rebecca Guinto, Dr. Hermie M. Isaac, Monette Guevara, Dick E. Orense, Danny Mangahas, Ferdie Salinas, twins Manny Calanno and Mike Calanno, Romeo A. Milan, Jenny Ella Juico, Danny Cabulay, Nini Alvero, Nicollo Paulo Quizon, Jonathan Rochelle Rzje, Mary Ann Macahindog-Dela Cruz, Chris A. Datol, Mark Anthony Lara and PPL talent Gabby EigenmannMarch 3: Michael Agassi, Erlinda D. Panlilio, Atty. Lulu T. Castañeda, Bambi Mendoza, Connie Mopas, Nena del Rosario, Benita Galang vda. De Gallardo, Marna Leah N. Guinto, Ms. Zenaida Luna, writer Roy Iglesias, Brian Ong, Rowena Carranza Paraan, Baby Gil of Viva Entertainment, Luz Cruz, Marina Escaño and Edith D. Caligacion of Toronto, Canada… Belated b-day greetings to MB’s Pau Aguilera (March 1)…

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