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Diary of my 11-day Manila Rendezvous Ian Gamazon at Neill dela Llana, mga director ng CAVITE, nanalo ng IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award Casting call for two new TV series in the Philippines! Selen at Ruffa - Bati na Talaga! Miguel Vera, binigyan ng parangal sa 8th annual Celebration 2006 Dalawang Half-Pinay sa "Dancing with the Stars" Happy Birthday, Dr. Vicki Belo 2005 Archives Michael Copon wins VH1's "But Can They Sing?" Apl ng Black Eyed Peas Birthday Bash-Party sa The Highlands Chris Friel, tinanghal na bagong Ginoong Pilipinas USA 2006 Apl.de.Ap ng Black Eyed Peas Tumanggap ng Golden Reflections Award! Raymond Bagatsing kasama sa "What A Wonderful Place," ang Oscar entry ng Israel Michael Copon sa bagong celebrity reality-tv contest ng VH1 na "But Can They Sing?" 'SIGAW' Nanalo ng Best Musical Score sa nakaraang SCREAMFEST L.A. 2005 Horror Film Festival Ikatlong Patimpalak ng Ginoong Pilipinas-USA Sean Collado, Nanalo ng Walong Karangalan sa 2005 World Champtionship of Performing Arts (WCOPA) Panawagan ng producers at stars ng "Comedy Riot Sa Amerika"! Mark Mejia, Nag-Release ng bagong CD album! GMA Pinoy TV sa Los Angeles, Available na rin sa Comcast Cable Company! Viva Hot Babes, May Mga Gustong Ipakita at Patunayan sa Publiko! Dra. Vicki Belo at a Hollywood charitable event Dayanara Torres Ibabalik Ang Naudlot na Showbiz Career! Martin, Huhusgahan sa kanyang solo concert sa Rio Casino & Hotel Suites sa Las Vegas! GMA Pinoy TV sa L.A., Mayroon Na Pero Palpak? Wala Talaga'ng Puso Ang 'KAPAMILYA'! "Comedy Riot Sa Amerika," Riot Talaga! Tapatan ng S.O.P. at A.S.A.P. sa Los Angeles, Hindi Na Matutuloy! Eat Bulaga hindi rin tuloy! Leah Navarro vs. Jukebox Queens Concert Producer FOOTLOOSE: young hot TV stars in their theatre debuts Wowowee, Caravan: ASAP '05 at The Buzz sa Amerika, Bogus Lang Ba? 'Queens... On Fire' - the L.A. Version! 'Beauty Day' ni Dra. Vicki Belo sa L.A.! Richard Gutierrez sa Premiere ng "Kung Fu Hustle" Dessa, May Hinaing sa Ichiban! RUSBLOOM ni Rustom Padilla, Hindi Na Siya Ang May-Ari! Billy Crawford at EXORCIST Prequel premiere Sharon Cuneta vs. Sarah Geronimo sa Hunyo 11 sa L.A.! Lea Salonga, Ambisyosa sa Kanya'ng Unang Concert Tour! Manila's rendezvous: GMA 7 at ABS-CBN malapit nang magtapat sa Estados Unidos! Jaya, binastos ako sa dressing room ng SOP! Birthday ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, star-studded! Christian Bautista, Naungusan Na ang Ibang Champions! Fil-Am Singer Lalaine Scores Warner Bros. Record Deal! 2004 Archives 'The Great Raid' Moved (Again) to December 2, 2005! Piolo rocks Hollywood Palladium 16th Annual Reflections Awards in L.A. An Exclusive Interview with Jim Brickman Freestyle, Jaya, Basil, at Carol "Trick or Treat" Concert sa Los Angeles! BosPoker.Com Launch Tournament @ Exclusive Mansion in Beverly Hills Fourth Annual Filipino-American Library Benefit Gala Night of the Champions in SFO with Erik Santos Ruffa Gives Birth to Venicia Loran Bektas At the Jubilee Theater: Sometimes 'Originals' Are Not the Best Ballad Hitmakers Still Radiate! RUSBLOOM Shop Unveiled in Panorama City Gary V Hits Shrine to the Hilt! "Power of Two" Nora-Kuh concert at Hollywood Palladium! "Songbird and Songwriter": First Sold-Out 2004 U.S. Concert Sizzles! Billy Crawford Excluded at "The Exorcist IV: The Beginning"; New Album Soon to be Released in Europe Revisiting the Dance Diva - Jocelyn Enriquez First L.A. Concert of 2004 - an Intimate Night with Phenomenal Piolo Pascual 2003 Archives Martin and Pops' 2003 U.S. Concert Tour kicks off in Los Angeles with a big bang! Maximedia USA's second tour offering, the unbeatable "Martin-Pops" tandem! Gina Alajar and Charles R. Uy Receive Recognition at 2nd Cinema Indio Festival A Sad Thing Happened On My Way Out from the FPAC! Ruffa leaves Los Angeles for a home in Turkey! Ramon "Bong" Revilla honored by Motion Picture Association L.A. Concerts and what's new with TF? Ruffa's L.A. birthday celebration! Carol-Ogie and Lani with Basil, deja vu? An open letter from Ruffa's husband: Yilmaz Bektas
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By Oliver Carnay
AFI FEST 2006; Juliana Palermo sa Reflections XVIII;
Panawagan ni Ruffa para sa 'Philippines' Next Top Model,' atbp. Pagtatapos ng AFI FEST 2006 presented by Audi
Mahigit na 30 pelikula ang aking napanood sa taunang AFI FEST 2006 presented by Audi (ikinabit ang pangalan ng sikat na car maker simula nang mag-sponsor ito sa taunang AFI FEST o American Film Institute film festival na ginagawa tuwing buwan ng Nobyembre).
Kabilang sa mga ipinapalabas dito ay karamihan
sa mga entries ng bawa't
Mga awardees ng makulay na Reflections XVIII
Sa Reflections XVIII na ginanap sa Beverly
Garland' Holiday Inn sa Burbank, CA, kabilang sa mga tumanggap ng awards
ay ang mag-asawang entertainers na sina Jessa Zaragoza at Dingdong Avanzado,
na naninirahan
Ang iba pang ginawaran ng karangalan ay ang
mga sumusunod: Angelique Gradney (Queen of the Philippines-USA); Christian
Mendoza (Queens of Reflections); Ivory Cunanan (Fil-Am Queen); Lily M. Lara
(Hall of Fame
Alex Pineda (Man of Style); Seafood City
Supermarket (Award of Recognition in Education - sa pakikipagtulungan sa
Ayala Foundation at ng Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students
in the Philippines o GILAS, ay nakalikom ito ng 1.3 milyon para sa Edukasyon);
Loi Herrera (Humanitarian of the Year Award); Charles Torroba (Outstanding
Young Man in Community Service); Paul Ireton (Outstanding Young Man in Finance);
Joseph Pagsibigan Lopez (Outstanding Young Man in Realty); Ana Puno ng Starmedia,
tumanggap ng award para sa matagumpay na U.S. tour ng Forever After Concert;
Janelle So (Excellence in Broadcast Journalism /TV Hosting - sa L.A. Kababayan
ng LATV18), nasorpresa rin ito sa natanggap
Kabilang sa mga presenters at panauhing pandangal nang nakaraang Linggo ay sina Griff O'Neil (Founder at President ng World Championships of Performing Arts o WCOPA), Angelo Santos (Couture designer ng "The Bold & The Beautiful"), Juliana Palermo-presenter ng R-Page, Inc., Sthanlee B. Mirador (Hollywood Celebrity Photographer), Mark Temple (Hollywood Entertainment Lawyer), Giovi Zamora (Siklab newsmag), at Lou Sabas (Entertainment Editor ng Diaryo Pilipino), Ariane Manalo (Arvi Productions), at ang inyong linkod.
Naghandog ng awitin ang mag-asawang celebrity
awardees na sina Jessa Zaragoza at Dingdong Avanzado, ang 12-taong gulang
na bagong protégé ni Damon Dash na Fil-Am na si Jasmine Villegas,
at ang 19-year old 8-time medalist ng WCOPA last year na si Sean Collado.
Bantay Bata Foundation received a donation this year. The event was hosted by Hollywood Fil-Am actress Leslie-Ann-Huff (ER) and Benny Lagos, and was covered by ABS-CBN International, Inc., Kababayan L.A., and GMA 7. Juliana Palermo sa Reflections XVIII Nagpapasalamat ako sa aking kaibigang si Jojo Gabinete dahil sa pinayagan nitong makadalo sa taunang Reflections ang alaga nitong si Juliana Palermo. Kasalukuyang nagbabakasyon sa Los Angeles si Juliana pagkatapos nitong tapusin ang 'Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo' (kung saan kasama nito sina Judy Ann Santos, Ryan Agoncillo, Gina Pareño, at dinirek ni Jose Javier Reyes) at official entry ng ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc., para sa darating na Metro Manila Film Festival sa Disyembre. Kabilang sa mga huling ginawa ni Juliana na hindi pa naipalalabas ay ang 'Seroks' (kasama nito sina Maria Isabel Lopez, Neil Ryan Sese, Mystika, Soliman Cruz, Al Chris Galura, Lauren Novero, sa direksyon ni Eduardo J. Lejano) at 'Agent X44' (kasama ni Vhong Navarro, Mariel Rodriguez, at ang orihinal na aktor na gumanap nito nuong '60s na si Tony Ferrer). Ang tatlong pelikulang huling pinagbidahan ni Juliana Palermo ay ang 'Barang,' 'Mourning Girls,' at 'Faces of Love,' na ipinalabas din sa taong ito. Kasalukuyang umiikot rin sa iba't-ibang pestival sa buong mundo ang huling ginawa nitong pelikula, ang 'Kaleldo' na dinirek ni Brilliante Mendoza. Panawagan ni Ruffa
Katatanggap ko pa lamang ng email galling
kay Ruffa Gutierrez-Bektas na
Ayon kay Ruffa, ang mga aplikante ay puwedeng magpa-rehistro online sa www.philnexttopmodel.com at bibigyan daw ang bawa't aplikante ng Registration ID Number. Kailangan nilang magpadala ng Photos kasama ng Registration ID Number na ito para makapag-rehistro. Puwede rin na magemail sa pntm@solar-entertainment.com o ipadala sa address na ito: Solar Entertainment Corporation; 2nd Floor Goodwill Building; 393 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue; Makati City, Philippines, Zip Code 1200. Ang screening ay gaganapin sa Maynila, sa Fiama along Jupiter Street sa Disyembre 2, 2006, simula alas-dos ng umaga (magdala ng Photo ID). About OLIVER CARNAY With more than a decade of experience in the entertainment industry OLIVER CARNAY is an accomplished international Fil-Am writer, Publicist, Talent Manager, Project Consultant, Booking Agent, Event Organzer, Photographer, Concert Line-Producer, movie associate producer, and Concert Booking Agent. Oliver has written for major publications, domestic and international, including Asian Journal Publications (www.asianjournal.com), BALITA MEDIA, INC. ("Balita USA", "Weekend Balita" and "Go4Women Magazine," available online at www.balita.com/ and www.Go4Women.com), ASIAN-AMERICAN PEOPLE'S JOURNAL (circulated in northern and southern part of California), Philippine and other Asian Headline newspaper - circulated in Sacramento, San Francisco and its vicinities) also published in northern and southern parts of California. In San Diego: FAME Magazine and PHILIPPINES TODAY. In New York / New Jersey he writes an entertainment column for CAROUSEL PINOY ENTERTAINMENT (www.carouselpinoy.com). He is a contributor for BUZZINE Magazine (www.buzzine.com), AUDREY Magazine (www.audreymagazine.com), www.siklab.com, PARA TODOS Magazine, and other L.A. based publications. He is the Los Angeles correspondent of Global Pinoy Entertainment Corporation (GPEC) which publishes S Magazine (circulated in Manila, all over the United States and Europe) and PINOY GAZETTE (published in Hong Kong and Japan. He is an active member of the National Press Photography Association (N.P.P.A.), Press Photography Association of Greater Los Angeles (P.P.A.G.L.A.-see www.ppagla.org for member listings), and is under the directory list of the Motion Picture Association of America (M.P.A.A.) covering movie Premieres, junkets, and other major Hollywood events. Oliver is the Publisher of www.HollywoodFLIP.com, an online entertainment newswire magazine. Always a pioneer in bringing first rate news about Fil-Am talents in Hollywood as well as introducing them to the Filipinos and Fil-Am communities in the U.S. and in the Philippines. Oliver Carnay is the proprietor of International Artists Production Company established in 1995 where he had produced, directed concerts and stage plays. Oliver Carnay is in full blast as a Talent Manager and Publicist. He is the proprietor of International Artists PR & Talent Management (www.iatalent.com), a full-service publicity and talent marketing company, which represents a roster of multi-ethnic actors, musicians, directors, writers, and other celebrated artists in Hollywood. Oliver Carnay takes pride in being a member of the Talent Managers Association (www.talentmanagers.org). Email at Oliver@iatalent.com
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Nagtapos ang ika-20
anibersaryo ng AFI FEST 2006 nitong nakaraang Linggo, Nobyembre 12, 2006
(nag-umpisa ito nuong Nobyembre a-Uno). Hindi ako nakadalo sa pagtatanghal
ng Closing Night film nito na 'Curse of the Golden Dragon' dahil kasabay
ito ng Reflections XVIII. Naunsyami din ang pagkakaton na ma-interbyu ko
ang dalawang bida nito na sina Gong Li at Chow Yun Fat (kung napanood ko
sana ito ng Linggo dahil ang one on one interbyu nito ay nitong nakaraang
Lunes). Ito ang official entry ng China para sa darating na Best Foreign
Film sa Oscars®.
bansa sa darating na Oscars ®. Sa taong ito,
napanood ko ang ilan dito, kabilang na ang 'White Palms' (Hungary), 'Pan's
Labyrinth' ng direktor na si Guillermo del Toro (Mexico), 'The Banquet'
(Hongkong), 'Falkenberg Farewell' (Sweden), 'Volver' (Spain), 'Days of Glory'
(Algeria). Malamang na may laban ang 'Volver,' at ang 'Days of Glory' sa
taong ito. May 'puso' ang 'Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros' at kung marami
sa mga Academy voting members ang nakapanood nito, may pagkakataon itong
masama sa limang Best Foreign Film contender.
na sa Vallejo, California. Binigyan sila ng prodyuser
nitong si Monet Lu ng 'Best Couple in Entertainment' Award. Bagama't hindi
nakarating si Kuh Ledesma, para sa kanyang 'Lifetime Achievement' Award,
ay naroon naman ang anak nitong si Isabella para basahin ang mensahe ni Kuh.
Ang Fil-Am aktor na si Sean Michael Afable (bida sa pelikulang "Akeelah and
the Bee" ay tumanggap ng 'Young Achiever's Award.' Tumanggap din ng award
ang dating kilalang tv show personality ng dating sikat na tv show na T.O.D.A.S.
at tinaguriang 'Ms. Body Language' na si Frieda Fonda. Nakapag-asawa ito
ng Amerikano at isa na ito'ng matagumpay na dentista at kapita-pitagang
personalidad sa L.A. Tinanggap ni Frieda Fonda-Brookshire, DDS, MS, FICOI,
ang 'Woman of the Year' Award' at 'People's Choice Award.'
Award); Ang Best Dressed of the Night ay ang L.A.'s
Patron of the Arts na si Bong Prada Lim at Lily Lara); Mary Janet
Valdecañas, MD (Outstanding Woman in Lipotherapy, Facial Contouring
& Body Sculpting); Si Estela Cottle ng Estela Cottle Skin Care Clinic,
Olivia Quido ng O'Skin Care, Joceylane M. Dinsay ng Aesthetic Skin Center,
Dani Ancog ng Simple Elements Floral, at Dr. Robert & Teresa Tostado
ng Biologica, ay pawang mga Beauty & Style Honorees;
na special award bilang Belle of the Night; at ang
mag-anak na Panopio Family (sa pangunguna ng Founder/CEO nitong si G. Ruben
Panopio) ng R-Page, Inc. ay tumanggap ng Cultural Award para sa matagumpay
nitong U.S.-Philippines Expo nitong nakaraang Agosto 2006.
kasalukuyang nasa Pilipinas para sa audition na
ginaganap para sa Search for Philippines' Next Top Model,' kung saan ito
ang napiling mag-host ng Solar Entertainment. Ang reality-based tv show na
Philippine version ng matagumpay na America's Next Top Model ni Tyra Banks
ay magsisumulang ipalabas sa RPN Channel 9 sa Pilipinas.