The San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra (SMPO) was one of the two major performing arts groups (along with the San Miguel Master Chorale) under the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. As a young ensemble,its wide selection of works encompassing musical genres attests to its versatility and dynamism. Together with the SMMC,the SMPO aspired to produce and perform new orchestral works that will ensure the growth and development of Filipino music.
The San Miguel Master Chorale (SMMC),now non-existent,was the first professional choir in the Philippines. It was composed of an all-Filipino roster ranging from faculty members and honor graduates of music conservatories,alumni of various choirs,choral conductors,composers,arrangers,and soloists.
Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab,known professionally as Ryan Cayabyab,is a Filipino musician,composer and conductor regarded as one of the pillars and icons of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). He was the Executive and Artistic Director for several years for the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was named National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 2018.
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is an annual film festival organized by the Metro Manila Development Authority and held nationwide in the Philippines. The festival,which runs from Christmas Day through New Year's Day and into first weekend of January in the following year,focuses on Filipino produced films. During the course of the festival,movie theaters show only films that are approved by its jurors and exclude foreign films except in 3D theaters and IMAX theaters. It is one of the two Filipino major film festivals to exclude foreign films in a week-long period,the other being the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino happening during August.
Jose Lorenzo "Pepe" Diokno is a Filipino film director,producer,and screenwriter. He received the Lion of the Future Award for Best Debut Film and the Orizzonti Prize at the 2009 Venice Film Festival,and was awarded Best Director at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival.
Shake,Rattle &Roll (SRR) is a Filipino horror anthology film series produced by Regal Entertainment,and formerly Athena Productions. Started in 1984,it was the longest-running film series in the Philippines. The series consists of 16 films,each containing three horror segments that involve Philippine mythological creatures and other monsters. All films of the series were official entries for the Metro Manila Film Festival,with the exception of the sixth and sixteenth installments,which premiered in January 1997 and November 2023 respectively. The title is based on the song of the same name.
Maurice Gallaga,better known as Peque Gallaga,was a multi-awarded Filipino film-maker. His most significant achievement in film was Oro,Plata,Mata,which he directed after winning a scriptwriting contest sponsored by the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines. He has received an award from the International Film Festival of Flanders-Ghent,Belgium in 1983;a Special Jury Award from the Manila International Film Festival;and the 2004 Gawad CCP para sa Sining.
Kasal,Kasali,Kasalo is a 2006 Filipino romantic comedy film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes and it was based on a written screenplay by Mary Ann Bautista. It was an official entry for the 2006 Metro Manila Film Festival. It stars the real-life couple,Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo as Angie and Jed and also starring Gina Pareño,Gloria Diaz,and Ariel Ureta.
The Metro Manila Popular Music Festival was launched by the Popular Music Foundation of the Philippines in 1977 and held annually from 1978 to 1985. It was "the country's pioneering and once foremost songwriting competition," according to The Philippine Star. Its objective was to promote the advancement of Filipino music,and its chief proponents were journalist Teodoro Valencia and Imee Marcos. These festivals launched many the careers of songwriters and singers,and gave original Filipino music more than a few memorable and modern-day song classics. Among them is Freddie Aguilar.
Tirso Silvano Cruz III is a Filipino actor,comedian,and singer. He was the Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines after one year and seven months for personal reasons. Regarded as a "matinee idol",Cruz is a FAMAS Award and Gawad Urian Award recipient.
Marciano Arcega "Mark" Reyes V is a Filipino film,television and music video director and film writer known for his multi-stranded storylines. He is a resident director and writer of GMA Network.
Oro,Plata,Mata is a 1982 Philippine historical war drama film co-written and directed by Peque Gallaga. The screenplay written and adapted by JoséJavier Reyes was based on the story developed by Gallaga,along with Mario Taguiwalo and Conchita Castillo. The film is considered to be Gallaga's most significant contribution to the Philippine cinema. Set in the Philippine island of Negros during World War II,it tells the story of how two hacendero families cope with the changes brought about by the war. In translation,the movie is also known either as "Gold,Silver,Bad Luck" or "Gold,Silver,Death."
Ronnie Zabala Lazaro is a Filipino film and television actor,producer,casting director,and art director. He won the Gawad Urian for Best Actor for Yanggaw.
Celeste Kalugdan Legaspi-Gallardo is a Filipino singer,actress,film and theatre producer. She is an advocate for the rights of the artists. Her singles and albums reached gold or platinum status during the 1960s,1970s and 1980s. She is the daughter of National Artist for Visual Arts César Legaspi. She has been one of the founders of the following artist organizations:Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM),Culturtain Musicat Theater Productions,Performers' Rights Society of the Philippines,and the OPM Archive. She is married to Nonoy Gallardo,an advertising director and one of the premier Original Pilipino Music composers.
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is the national film agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines responsible for film policies and programs to ensure the economic,cultural and educational development of the Philippine film industry. It aims to encourage the production of quality films and to conduct film-related events that enhance the skills of the Filipino talents. The agency also leads the film industry’s participation in domestic and foreign film markets,and local and international film festivals,and is tasked to preserve and protect films as part of the country’s national cultural heritage.
JoséRizalino "Joel" de León Torre is a Filipino actor and producer who is best known for his numerous films such as the biographical film JoséRizal (1998),crime thriller film On the Job (2013) and the historical drama Amigo (2010),with the latter winning him the Best Actor Award at the 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.
My Bebe Love:#KiligPaMore is a 2015 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Jose Javier Reyes,starring Ai-Ai delas Alas and Vic Sotto with Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza. It is an official entry to the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival produced by Octo Arts Films,M-Zet Productions,APT Entertainment,GMA Pictures,and MEDA Productions. The film follows the love–hate relationship story between Vito Carillo (Sotto) and Corazon Talatala and the growing relationship between star-crossed lovers Dondi Talatala (Richards) and Anna Carillo (Mendoza).
Tiyanak is a 1988 Filipino horror film directed by Peque Gallaga and Lorenzo A. Reyes and co-written by Gallaga,Reyes,and Don Escudero,based on the mythical creature of the same name. It stars Janice de Belen,Lotlot de Leon,Ramon Christopher,Mary Walter,Chuckie Dreyfus,Carmina Villaroel,Rudolph Yaptinchay,and Smokey Manaloto.
Daniel Surian Tan,simply known as Danny Tan,is a Filipino musician known for his songwriting and musical directing for the Philippine movie,television,theatre,and recording industries. He is associated with Ryan Cayabyab,Raul Mitra,and Regine Velasquez. He was a student of National Artist Lucio San Pedro at the University of the Philippines College of Music. He was among those Filipino artists commissioned for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games opening performance,under the direction of Floy Quintos.
Rodolfo "Rody" Austria Lacap is a Filipino cinematographer. He started as a projectionist before becoming a photographer and cinematographer. His work in films such as Itim (1976) and Oro,Plata,Mata (1982) earned him awards for best cinematography.
