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EXCLUSIVE: The Philippines’ Star Cinema and GMA Pictures are teaming up to produce Hello, Love, Again, the sequel to blockbuster hit Hello, Love, Goodbye. The 2019 original film was the highest-grossing Philippine film of all time, until it was surpassed by Rewind in January this year. Veteran…

EXCLUSIVE: Philippines’ Nathan Studio has struck a deal with Singapore's Momo Film Co to invest strategically in Momo's slate of upcoming projects. The initial projects under this partnership include Locarno winner Nelson Yeo's dystopian horror project The Drought, Wregas Bhutenaja's third feature Le…

SM Cinema, the largest exhibitor in the Philippines, and IMAX have pacted for a significant expansion to their longstanding partnership with 10 IMAX with Laser systems in the market. The deal more than doubles IMAX’s footprint in the market and will bring the IMAX experience to three new locations, as…

EXCLUSIVE: Leonor Will Never Die producer Monster Jimenez will next work on Mario Cornejo's My Neighbor the Gangster, a film loosely based on Cornejo's childhood. Principal photography for My Neighbor the Gangster is set for October this year in the Philippines, with a release targeted for next year…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Play has landed another carriage deal in the Philippines. An agreement struck with Filipino mobile services provide Smart Communications will provide Smart subscribers access to the streamer. This marks the second telecoms tie-up for Lionsgate Play in the Philippines, coming…

The CEO of ABS-CBN has lifted the lid on how the media conglom’s first variety show collaboration with former network rival GMA typifies a new era of business for the Filipino company. ABS-CBS teamed with GMA to air the popular midday variety show It’s Showtime, which will air from April 6 on GMA’s…

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline's fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it's ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track. S…

In the wake of Jade Castro’s arrest last week, the family of the Filipino filmmaker has released a statement demanding a “transparent and fair investigation” and launched a fundraiser to cover mounting legal costs. The statement, which Castro’s family signed alongside those of Noel Mariano, Ernesto…

The Directors Guild of the Philippines (DGPI) has called for the “immediate release” of filmmaker Jade Castro after he was arrested by police last week. Castro and three of his friends were arrested on suspicion of arson in Mulanay, Quezon in the Philippines on Tuesday (February 1). He is known…

A film about the impact of divine intervention on a failing relationship has become the first Filipino title to surpass $16M at the global box office. Rewind crossed the the 900M Philippine pesos worldwide gross mark this week, a huge return for the local box office. The local record was previously…

Filipino filmmaker Jun Robles Lana is making his second appearance at Toronto International Film Festival with Your Mother's Son, which is receiving its world premiere in the Centrepiece section.  Co-scripted by Lana and Elmer Gatchalian, the film tells the story of a hard-working mother and her…