In its 14th batch, in light of the world’s current state, Rebelde takes on a new way to continue and strive for its advocacies with and for the filmmaking community through exclusive panel discussions staged now on a virtual platform, with Filipino Pixar director Ronnie del Carmen.
Days before the community quarantine, we met with the lead cast of the The Sandbox Collective’s Sandbox Fest 2020, bannering a re-staging of well-received Duncan Macmillan productions, “Lungs” and “Every Brilliant Thing”. Months later, following their productions’ unexpected stop, we revisit how the pandemic impacted these stage actors’ worldview as artists and human beings.
“Love Yourself Live: How Self-Love Can Save You”, a Facebook Live session set this Sunday, October 11 at 7PM, aims to shed some light on Filipinas and on how they can better treat themselves and their loved ones during, and especially, in these challenging times.
kumu seeks to shine the light on Coach Mo Ko, a segment on Spotlight TV that features passionate life coaches who aim to spread messages of positivity and empowerment to viewers.
Young superstar and box office king Daniel Padilla gears up for his upcoming virtual concert, “Apollo: A Daniel Padilla Digital Experience,” ready to take his fans to a gig unlike any other to highlight his exciting evolution as a concert and musical performer throughout the years.
Top fashion house, Coach, unveils Fall 2020 global advertising campaign starring Jennifer Lopez,
Michael B. Jordan, and more, bannering their families.
Five years ago, fashion powerhouse Michael Cinco painted a dystopian–albeit fictional–world told through his collection. Five years later, when our realities appears to be heavily overturned, “normal” now seems to be the work of fiction. For him, “Fiction titillates our senses because consciously in our minds, the actual eventuality for a pandemic to occur is highly improbable and that is why we always assert that fashion and fiction go hand in hand. Just because Fashion is Forward. Fashion is visionary.”
In an exclusive editorial, fashion photographer-turned-protective garment-designer, Rxandy Capinpin, paints the present in light and shadows. And with this portrait, the message is clear. Now, more than ever, in a time, of distance and concealment, we reveal our truest forms.
The 20/20 Film Screenings in the eighth edition of the Active Vista International Human Rights Festival present 20 feature-length and 20 short films that give insight to different civil, political, and socio-cultural issues of today. Here’s five of the films you can start with.
Days before the community quarantine, we met with the lead cast of the The Sandbox Collective’s Sandbox Fest 2020, bannering a re-staging of well-received Duncan Macmillan productions, “Lungs” and “Every Brilliant Thing”. Months later, following their productions’ unexpected stop, we revisit how the pandemic impacted these stage actors’ worldview as artists and human beings.
As “Gameboys” evolved into becoming a modern classic, the show’s massive community of fans congregated to discuss, help understand, and comfort each during the most poignant moments of the show. This collaborative article, comes on the heels of the show’s finale, as a testament to the impact of the show on ‘strangers online’, who found each other through their shared love and admiration for the show, its creators, and, of course, its actors.
Slated for this year, in the eight edition of the Active Vista International Human Rights Festival, are film screenings, forums, special performances, and an online exhibit. We rounded up key events and virtual activities you can participate in throughout the week.
Featuring an extensive library for its Main Competition that was cut into the usual A and B sets, we review the films and understand the concept that ties it all into the festival’s theme altogether. For this part, we look into five films that explore the themes of nature and existentialism all exceptionally portrayed in stunning cinematography and profound narratives.
Long before the cheers and calls for celebration quieted down for his one million peso-win in an online search, 21-year-old newcomer CJ Villavicencio is in hot water. Even louder than his recent victory is the controversy that followed soon after an intricate look at his winning piece revealed hints–if not glaring evidences–of plagiarism.
More than the saccharine exchanges and the heart-tugging drama, “Gameboys: The Series”, elicited critical and audience success with its delicate and refreshing portrayal of love–unembellished, uninhibited, pure. We sat down, virtually, with the series’ leads Elijah Canlas and Kokoy De Santos on all things ‘Gameboys’.
Rank Magazine statement on releasing timely, informative, and substantial content in the time of a pandemic.
The New Order Issue
In the time of an unprecedented global health crisis, in a first for our annual New Order Issue, we look at a segment that has been badly hit by the pandemic—but has continued to soldier on, with strong visions and mastery of their craft intact.
Dubai-based Filipino master couturier and constant Rank Magazine collaborator, Michael Cinco shares an unreleased fashion editorial that shows of a world put to a standstill, but, with fashion continuing to mightily shine its light even in the darkest of times.
Cinco beautifully notes in this exclusive, “What the COVID-19 pandemic reveals is not the unreality of our present moment, but the illusion that it shatters.”
“Fashion, now, will once again envision a future world that is unlike the one we have at the moment. Because ultimately, what fashion brings is a message of survival—and of hope.”