ROSELLE MONTEVERDE of Regal Entertainment says showing the entries in the Metro-Manila Filmfest online, instead of the usual movie theaters, will truly be very challenging for producers like her because it’s something very new.
“But with the absence of theaters for the cinema, for the film industry to start getting income, we need to embrace online streaming,” she adds. “But even online streaming should be promoted well as it’s also something new for our viewers.”
With regard to Regal’s filmfest entry, “Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan”, she adds:
“Hindi pa tapos ang entry namin as we still have some shooting days to go. And right now, we are having a hard time to reschedule and regroup the cast and crew, because some members of the key staff and artists are already currently locked in with their other projects, so we don’t know yet kung kailan kami makakapag-shoot again.”
As for their hit online show, “Ben X Jim”, they were not able to show it as scheduled last Friday night, so many of its loyal fans and followers are wondering what happened to it.
Roselle issued a statement saying their staff in charge of the show’s post production became unavailable due to the devastation brought about by Typhoon Ulysses and were not able to finish the episode meant for last Friday.
They rescheduled its showing for Saturday, 7 PM at Regal’s youtube channel and 7:30 PM at Regal’s Facebook Page. She also enjoins everyone for us to help each other, specially the victims of the typhoon, for speedier recovery and rehabilitation from the devastation brought about by Ulysses.
