Blog – Page 7 – Patrick Achache

16 May 16

JCI Mandaue’s Oplan: Tabang

Thousands of families were displaced after the fire that broke in one of the Barangays in Mandaue. A group of young active citizens in JCI headed by their 2016 President Ramil Montealto together with his Executive Vice President for Internal Affrairs DB Tillo, Sec. Gen. Richard Labitag, Public Relations Officer Marc Marca, and new member […]

13 May 16

A nearly 4-minute standing ovation for “Money Monster” at the 2016 Cannes Day 2

(From Maverickeye) On Thursday evening, Jodie Foster’s Money Monster premiered at the 69th Cannes film festival. The financial thriller which stars George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O’Connell received a standing ovation that lasted nearly four minutes, making the leads teary for the audience’s warm reception.

12 May 16

Cannes 2016 Opening Day

So many stars have already invaded the red carpet event and later into the night, the Cannes Film Festival has thrown them and the rest of the festival attendees a “Welcome Party”. This is the first time the invitation-only festival did this and it seemed like a good idea to get the minds of participants […]

11 May 16

This year’s dealmaker at the Cannes film festival

Amazon makes its debut at the 69th Cannes festival. The e-commerce giant’s streaming video on-demand or SVOD service releases its films in cinemas first before it’s made available for online streaming which is good news according to Thierry Fremaux festival director.

Big stars still to be expected at 2016 Cannes despite security concerns

In November last year, darkness covered France when ISIS targeted multiple entertainment spots in and around Paris. Cautiously however the 2016 Cannes film festival will proceed and with a bit of luck the next two weeks will run smoothly.

France sets stricter security measures for the 69th Cannes film festival

(From Maverickeye) This year’s Cannes film festival has become uneasy for everyone since the state of emergency that France has been under due to Islamic State or Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attacks that killed around one hundred thirty (130) people. In November, ISIS attacked different parts of Paris’ entertainment venues including cafes, Bataclan concert hall […]

Helping the victims of the largest fire to hit Mandaue City, Cebu

Last month, a fire hit a densely populated area in Mandaue City particularly in Barangay Guizo and Barangay Mantuyong. It destroyed at least 500 houses and damaged P2.345 million worth of properties, but fortunately, the fire department did not get any report of anyone missing or dead according to fire investigator SFO2 Cipriano Codilla. It […]

Dubai delegation participates in the 2016 FILMART

(From Maverickeye) As negotiations continue to develop at the FILMART 2016, another delegation joins in and heads to Hong Kong as well. Dubai has attracted increasing numbers of international big budget films including Kung Fu Yoga and Star Trek Beyond over the past year. This is because of its iconic locations, cutting-edge infrastructure, and world-class […]

FILMART 2016: Swen Group International acquires “The Bittersweet” starring Lee Min-ho

(From Maverickeye) A Chinese action thriller titled “The Bittersweet” was acquired by Swen Group International. The Miami-based distributor got multi-territory rights, particularly for Latin America, North America, and most of Europe; and Hong Kong-based Fame Universal will handle sales. The film casts Korean singer-actor Lee Min-ho and Zhu Xuan (Yonfan’s “Prince of Tears”). To elevate […]

Taiwan-based production firm launches int’l sales operation at FILMART

(From Maverickeye) MandarinVision launches its own international sales operations. This week, the Taiwan-based production firm is unleashing 2 comedy films called “Ace of Sales” and “Godspeed” at the FILMART. Ace of Sales is a light-hearted comedy about a young female home shopping host who becomes the top sales person while she got held hostage during […]