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If you're among those wannabes who think they could be an overnight sensation like some of the local "bad boy" actors we know...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/198.jpg</link></item><item><title>Cebu Film School Offers Workshops for Actors</title><pubDate>March 2008 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD TODAY (March, 2008) - Budding and experienced actors of all ages and proficiency levels will get to enhace hteir talent this summer at the International Academy of Film and Television&rsquo;s lineup of summer Performing Arts Workshops...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/197.jpg</link></item><item><title>Spend a Productive Summer at Cebu&rsquo;s Film School</title><pubDate>February 2008 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD TODAY (February, 2008) - Budding and experienced actors of all ages and proficiency levels will get to enhace their talent this summer at the International Academy of Film and Television&rsquo;s lineup of Summer Performing Arts Workshops...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/196.jpg</link></item><item><title>International Academy of Film &amp; Televesion Workshops</title><pubDate>February 2008 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE STAR (February, 2008) - The International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) will turn up for the arts this month as it launches a new and packed roster of workshops for Filmmaking and Acting lovers...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/195.jpg</link></item><item><title>Koreans Check Out RP For Film Sites</title><pubDate>February 2008 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (February, 2008) - A TWO MEMBER KOREAN TEAM FROM THE ASIAN Film Commissions Network or AFCNet was in Manila recently for a three-day visit, Philippine Film Export Services Office chair Digna Santiago said...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/194.jpg</link></item><item><title>CIPC Eyes P12M Buget</title><pubDate>February 2008 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD TODAY (February, 2008) - The International Academy of Film and Television will turn up your passion for the arts this month as it launches a new lineup of workshops for filmmaking and acting lovers of every age...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/193.jpg</link></item><item><title>Celebrate Love for Filmmaking, Acting</title><pubDate>February 2008 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD TODAY (February, 2008) - The International Academy of Film and Television will turn up your passion for the arts this month as it launches a new lineup of workshops for filmmaking and acting lovers of every age...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/192.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Project at SRP</title><pubDate>February 2008 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR CEBU (February, 2008) - The first company to invest in the 290 hectare South Road Properties (SRP) hopes to complete the first phase of a film making facility by September this year...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/191.jpg</link></item><item><title>Sunny Tech City</title><pubDate>January 2008 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description>T3 Magazine (January, 2008) - Many things put the golden island of Cebu on the map. Magellan may have secured for Cebu a place in history, and their legendary guitars, a nook in memory...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/190.jpg</link></item><item><title>Triumphs</title><pubDate>January 2008 10:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Cebu Daily News (January, 2008) - Call Center Craze, with over 25 call centers in Cebu and still growing, Cebu is rated the most preferred city in the Philippines for outsourcing and offshore work by International consultants of Mickinsey...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/189.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Reaches Out to Orphans</title><pubDate>Mon, 31 December 2007 09:38:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Cebu Daily News (December 31, 2007) - Bigfoot Asia Pacific Foundation Inc. brought joy and cheer to the more than 600 orphans in Cebu through the &quot;Bigfoot Plays Santa&quot; program last Dec. 20 and 21...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/188.jpg</link></item><item><title>Multi-National Students Prefer Cebu-Based Film Institution</title><pubDate>Mon, 03 December 2007 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (December 03, 2007) - Continuing to strengthen its reputation as one of the more revered film schools for international student filmmakers, The International Academey of Film and Television (IAFT)...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/187.jpg</link></item><item><title>Ready For Action</title><pubDate>November 2007 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate><description>PERSONAL FORTUNE MAGAZINE (November, 2007) - Despite finishing her undergraduate degree in Communications Arts at the De La Salle University-Manila in October 2006, Jamie Jumaquiao felt she still had to a lot to learn...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/pdf/readyforaction.pdf</link></item><item><title>Multinationals Converge at Asia's Premier Film School</title><pubDate>Sat, 17 November 2007 10:52:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (November 17, 2007) - Cebu-based International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) continues to attract students from countries around the world...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/186.jpg</link></item><item><title>IAFT Welcomes Students From Around The World</title><pubDate>Sat, 17 November 2007 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE PHILIPPINE STAR (November 17, 2007) - The International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) recently welcomed filmmaking students from countries like Japan, Australia, Nigeria, The Netherlands, Germany, France...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/185.jpg</link></item><item><title>Brit Choreographer To Introduce Renowned Laban Dance Movement</title><pubDate>Thu, 15 November 2007 02:52:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN  (November 15, 2007) - The International Academy of Film and Television(IAFT) will bring to Cebu the study of human movement known as Laban Movement Analysis(LMA)...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/184.jpg</link></item><item><title>Brit Choreographer To Introduce Renowned Laban Dance Movement</title><pubDate>Thu, 15 November 2007 02:52:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN  (November 15, 2007) - The International Academy of Film and Television(IAFT) will bring to Cebu the study of human movement known as Laban Movement Analysis(LMA)...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/184.jpg</link></item><item><title>Mini Hollywood Insider</title><pubDate>Sat, 27 October 2007 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER  (October 27, 2007) - For this Media Monster manor, it's about developing creativity and visualization. Hausing its facilities in a sprawling 19,617 square meter site in Mactan...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/183.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Goes Hi-Def</title><pubDate>Tue, 16 October 2007 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD (October 16, 2007) - Bigfoot Entertainment, a leader in digital filmmaking technology, has added to the vast showcase of production and post production facilities and equipment of its Bigfoot Studios...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/182.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Goes Hi-Def</title><pubDate>Wed, 10 October 2007 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (October 10, 2007) - Asia's Premier Film Studio adds to an already-extensive slate of equipment. Bigfoot Entertainment has added to the vast showcase of production and post-production facilities...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/181.jpg</link></item><item><title>Lone Philippine Entry to Film Fest in Korea</title><pubDate>Tue, 25 September 2007 03:28:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD (September 25, 2007) - Jamie Jumaquiao, a student at The International Academy of Film and Television's is a finalist in this year's International College Peace Film Festival on...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/180.jpg</link></item><item><title>Co-Production Guide</title><pubDate>Mon, 10 September 2007 02:58:00 GMT</pubDate><description>DAILY VARIETY (September 10, 2007) - The following companies, arranged by country, actively produce, finance or source finance for independent productions. Listings are voluntary and compiled...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/179.jpg</link></item><item><title>Soundstage Presence</title><pubDate>September 2007 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (September 2007) - It wasn't so long ago that producers looking to shoot abroad typically chose from a short list of high-end sound stage facilities. There were giants ??? Pinewood in London...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/178.jpg</link></item><item><title>Going Big and World Class</title><pubDate>Mon, 20 August 2007 03:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR (August 20, 2007) - As expected, when embraced by a big-time company, big challenges always tag along. Sarah took over a project that was tantamount to a Hollywood-type development...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/177.jpg</link></item><item><title>Hop, Skip, Party</title><pubDate>Aug-Sept 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>ZEE (Aug-Sept 2007) - The American Chamber of Commerce Cebu chapter celebrated its annual Fil-Am Friendship Day on July 4 at the Cebu City Marriott Hotel. U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Missions...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/176.jpg</link></item><item><title>Dual Purpose</title><pubDate>Aug-Sept 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>ZEE (Aug-Sept 2007) - To end July with a bang Zee Lifestyle and Bigfoot Entertainment threw a big party to recognize the efforts of Cebu's restaurants and lounge bars to live up to international standards...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/175.jpg</link></item><item><title>Made in India</title><pubDate>Aug-Sept 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>ZEE (Aug-Sept 2007) - Sujay Dahake comes to Cebu to grow into his passion with IAFT and Ian Baol finds out more about this Indian Photographer...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/174.jpg</link></item><item><title>Treff is Best Night Lounge</title><pubDate>Tue, 14 August 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (August 14, 2007) - Treff has been selected as Editors' and Readers' Choice for best Night Lounge at the 2007 Zee* Bigfoot Choice Awards held at the Bigfoot Compound in Mactan...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/173.jpg</link></item><item><title>Magazine Judges Treff as Best Night Lounge</title><pubDate>Fri, 10 August 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>CDN (August 10, 2007) - Treff has been selected as Editors' and Readers' Choice for best Night Lounge at the 2007 Zee* Bigfoot Choice Awards held at the Bigfoot Compound in Mactan...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/172.jpg</link></item><item><title>The Eight Finalists of Hollywood Boot Camp</title><pubDate>Fri, 03 August 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (August 03, 2007) - Finally, aftger a month-long casting process in various universities and film organizations nationwide, the eight finalists in Bigfoot Entertainment's coveted filmmaking challenge "Hollywood Boot Camp"...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/171.jpg</link></item><item><title>Pour Elle et Louie</title><pubDate>Fri, 03 August 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (August 03, 2007) - Classic pieces that suggest a comeback of clean lines and a touch of decollete to suggest a stylish elegance and simplicity is the new statement for men and women who love to dress up...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/170.jpg</link></item><item><title>41-Hectare SRP Lot Ready for Bidding</title><pubDate>Thu, 02 August 2007 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate><description>CEBU DAILY NEWS (August 02, 2007) - The Cebu City government is ready to bid out for lease or sale 41 hectares of the 300 hectare South Road Properties. Joel Mari Yu, managing director of the Cebu Investment Promotions Center...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/169a.jpg</link></item><item><title>H'wood High</title><pubDate>Thu, 02 August 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>PDI (August 02, 2007) - It was a lot like a crash course on Hollywood movie production. The eight Filipino contestants in the new reality show "Hollywood Boot Camp". got the rare chance to work on an actual movie set in Los Angeles...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/169.jpg</link></item><item><title>Hollywood Here They Come</title><pubDate>Wed, 01 August 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>PDI (August 01, 2007) - It's safe to say that reality TV is still very much alive and has no plan stopping any time soon. In the country, the first seasons of "Philippine Idol" and "Philippines' Next Top Model" have already been concluded...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/168.jpg</link></item><item><title>Hollywood Boot Camp</title><pubDate>July-Aug 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Q (July-Aug 2007) - Get exposed to the day-to-day experience of actual movie-making right in the heart of the world's entertainment capital, Hollywood, featuring 8 young, eager, dynamic and aspiring Filipino filmmakers...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/167.jpg</link></item><item><title>8 Pinoys Make it to Hollywood Boot Camp</title><pubDate>Thu, 26 July 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD TODAY (July 26, 2007) - In anticipation of the premiere of the reality TV show shot in Hollywood, Hollywood Boot Camp, Bigfoot Entertainment and QTV-11 revealed the identities of the eight filipinos who made it...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/166.jpg</link></item><item><title>DOH to Get 2 Hectares of SRP from Cebu City</title><pubDate>Thu, 26 July 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (July 26, 2007) - Of all government agencies in Central Visayas, Department of Health is the first to avail of a two-hectare lot donation from the Cebu City government...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/165.jpg</link></item><item><title>Film Festival Sales, Revenue Up</title><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>INDIANAPOLIS STAR (May 05, 2007) - Officials with the Indianapolis International Film Festival are still tabulating, but they expect to have sold nearly 6,000 tickets this year - a 20 percent increase from 2006...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/164.jpg</link></item><item><title>The Project Runway of Film</title><pubDate>Sat, 18 August 2007 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD (August 18, 2007) - Ever since Project Runway, people nowadays are craving for more honest-to-goodness reality TV shows that serve a great purpose than to enterain viewers and to show challengers...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/163.jpg</link></item><item><title>Hollywood Boot Camp Here they Come</title><pubDate>Sat, 11 August 2007 05:11:01 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE STAR (August 11, 2007) - Reality has become an effective format to hook televiewers or catch their attention since the isannd-isolated reality show hit the small screen...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/162.jpg</link></item><item><title>QTV 11 Airs Bigfoot Reality TV show</title><pubDate>Sat, 21 July 2007 01:26:00 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE STAR (July 21, 2007) - Beginning August 13, 2007, QTV-11. will air Bigfoot Entertainment's Hollywood Boot Camp, the reality TV show that brought eight young Filipinos to Los Angeles...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/161.jpg</link></item><item><title>Hollywood Boot Camp on QTV 11</title><pubDate>Sat, 14 July 2007 07:26:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD (July 14, 2007) - Beginning August 13, 2007, the country's fastest-rising television station, QTV-11, will air Bigfoot Entertainment's Hollywood Boot Camp, the reality show that brought eight young Filipinos to Los Angeles...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/160.jpg</link></item><item><title>Gifted Class</title><pubDate>Thu, 12 July 2007 02:10:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (July 12, 2007) - Cyrus Amini lived in Iran, Switzerland and Italy before setting in San Francisco in 1987 to attend art school. After graduation, he worked as a lightning technician...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/159.jpg</link></item><item><title>QTV-11 to Air Bigfoot Entertainment Reality TV Show 'Hollywood Boot Camp'</title><pubDate>Wen, 11 July 2007 06:16:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (July 11, 2007) - Beginning August 13, 2007, the country's fastest-rising television station, QTV-11. will air Bigfoot Entertainment's Hollywood Boot Camp...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/158.jpg</link></item><item><title>State of Criticism is at its Lowest EBB</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 July 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Philippine Star (July 06, 2007) - In a move to reach and build bridges, the director of Sundance Film Festival, Geoff Gilmore, landed on Philippine shores to speak on independent filmmaking the international way during workshops in Manila and Cebu...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/157.jpg</link></item><item><title>Geoff Gilmore Hopes to Screen Filipino Films at Sundance</title><pubDate>Tue, 03 July 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Manila Standard (July 03, 2007) - In a move to reach out and build bridges, Sundance Film Festival director Geoff Gilmore, was in the Philippines and spoke on independent filmmaking the international way during workshops conducted...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/156.jpg</link></item><item><title>Vistas for Keeps</title><pubDate>Sat, 30 June 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Sun Star Cebu (June 30, 2007) - A wedding is not complete without a photographer. all those beautiful gowns, specially picked flowers, grand cakes and even the love in the air won't last unless a photographer...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/155.jpg</link></item><item><title>Cebu City Gov't Reliant Soon</title><pubDate>Wed, 20 June 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Manila Bulletin (June 20, 2007) - Mayor Thomas Osme??a said yesterday that Cebu City wil soon become self-reliant earning 1 billion pesos per year, after paying of all its debts and realizing income that will be derived from the SRP...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/154.jpg</link></item><item><title>Japan bank to Help Sell South Road Lots</title><pubDate>Mon, 11 June 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>CDN (June 11, 2007) - The Japan bank for International operation (JBIC) has volunteered its technical assistance to market especially to Japanese investors the South Road Properties (SRP)...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/153.jpg</link></item><item><title>Film Studies, That's a Double Take</title><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>South china Morning Post (May 31, 2007) - As a novice filmmaker, Michael Gleissner is aiming high. Having finished his debut an English language psychological thriller called Irreversi set in Hong Kong...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/152.jpg</link></item><item><title>Sundance Film Festival</title><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Sun Star Cebu (May 27, 2007) - Geoff Gilmore, director of the Sundance Film Festival and an icon in the international independent filmmaking scene, will be in Cebu on the 28th to conduct workshops on independent filmmaking...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/151.jpg</link></item><item><title>Filmmaking Workshop with Sundance Filmfest Director Today</title><pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Manila Standard (May 26, 2007) - Geoff Gilmore, director of the Sundance Film Festival and an icon in the international independent filmmaking scene, is in Manila today and in Cebu on May 28 for "Sundance in Manila and Cebu"...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/150.jpg</link></item><item><title>Experience Sundance in Manila</title><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Philippine Star (May 25, 2007) - Bigfoot Entertainment, a fully integrated entertainment company specializing in production, production services, talent management and film financing, is bringing the spirit of international independent...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/149a.jpg</link></item><item><title>Filmmaking Icon to Visit Cebu</title><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Sun Star Cebu (May 25, 2007) - Geoff Gilmore, director of the Sundance Film Festival and an icon in the international independent filmmaking scene will be in Cebu on May 28, to conduct workshops on independent filmmaking...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/149.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Pix Arm Arsenal</title><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Variety (May 24, 2007) - Arsenal Pictures has struck a deal under which it will handle all films flowing from ambitious Asian mini studio Bigfoot Entertainment. Slate covers comedy remake "Love Stinks"; AIDS drama "3 Needles"...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/148.jpg</link></item><item><title>Sundance in Manila</title><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Manila Standard (May 21, 2007) - Production powerhouse Bigfoot Entertainment and the International Academy of Film and Television, in cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/147.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Entertainment, FDCP Bring Sundance to Manila</title><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Manila Bulletin (May 20, 2007) - Production powerhouse Bigfoot Entertainment and the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT), in cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/146.jpg</link></item><item><title>Sundance in Manila</title><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Manila Standard (May 19, 2007) - Production powerhouse Bigfoot Entertainment and the International Academy of Film and Television, in cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, De La Salle Professional Schools...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/145.jpg</link></item><item><title>Sundance in Manila Set</title><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE PHILIPPINE STAR (May 17, 2007) - Bigfoot Entertainment and the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT), in cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines(FDCP)...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/144.jpg</link></item><item><title>Sundance Director in Indie Film Workshop</title><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>CDN (May 15, 2007) - Production powerhouse Bigfoot Entertainment and the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT), in cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and Philippines Airlines...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/143.jpg</link></item><item><title>CIPC to Sell 28 Hectares of SRP</title><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR CEBU (May 10, 2007) - Immediately after the elections, the 28-hectare lot I area of the South Road Properties ( SRP ) will be bid out and sold to potential investors...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/142.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Breaks Ground at SRP</title><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 03:20:10 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR CEBU (May 09, 2007) - DEVELOPMENTS in Cebu's film and entertainment sectors are seen to sunshine the call center industry, which has been growing fast, a local official said...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/141.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot to Hire 400</title><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 04:20:10 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR CEBU (May 09, 2007) - Four hundred local talents will be hired once the facilities of an international film making company, Bigfoot Entertainment, will start operations at the South Road Properties in the Cebu City this year...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/140.jpg</link></item><item><title>Legal Issues vs. SRP Fail to Stop Investors</title><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 04:20:10 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR CEBU (May 09, 2007) - Despite the legal problems facing the South Road Properties (SRP) Bigfoot is pushing the plans for Bigfoot Entertainment that will have state-of-the-art filmmaking facilities on a two...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/139.jpg</link></item><item><title>As Bigfoot Breaks Ground for Studio Major Developers also Eye the SRP</title><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 04:20:10 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR CEBU (May 09, 2007) - Despite all the issues being raised regarding the ownership of the South Road Properties (SRP), there is no stopping the major land developers of the country from taking interest in the property...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/138.jpg</link></item><item><title>Despite Ownership Row Bigfoot proceeding with Studio at SRP</title><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 04:20:10 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR CEBU (May 08, 2007) - Despite the argument raised by Tinago barangay captain Joel Garganera that the city government still does not own the 295-hectare South Road Properties...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/137.jpg</link></item><item><title>Sundance Exec Comes to Manila for Film Lecture</title><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 03:20:10 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (May 02, 2007) - The Director of the Sundance Film Festival, the largest independent cinema festival in the United States, will be coming to Manila for a one-day workshop...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/136.jpg</link></item><item><title>French Counsellor for Cooperation and Cultural Affairs Visit Bigfoot</title><pubDate>Sun, 15 April 2007 04:11:00 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (April 15, 2007) - Bigfoot Entertainment welcomed Georges-Gaston Feydeau, Counsellor for Cooperation and Cultural Affairs of the Embassy of France to The Philippines...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/133.jpg</link></item><item><title>Learning The Art of Filmmaking at 'Home'</title><pubDate>Week, 4-10 April 2007 09:27:05 GMT</pubDate><description>Philippine News (April 4-10, 2007) - For most people, there's no place like home. And for Filipinos. home is right here in the heart of Asia. It inspires like no other country can with its deft mixture of history and personality...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/134.jpg</link></item><item><title>Hollywood of Asia</title><pubDate>Month, April 2007 02:28:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Mabuhay Magazine (April, 2007) - Big dreams and a grand vision drives Michael Gleissner (pictured here front and center), who has turned a scenic plot of land in Mactan Island into a bustling film complex called Bigfoot...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/135.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Studio at SRP can Generate jobs - Tomas</title><pubDate>Mon, 28 March 2007 09:27:05 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (March 28, 2007) - Mayor Tomas Osmena hass assured Cebuanos that the construction of an international movie studio at the South Road Properties could...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/132.jpg</link></item><item><title>Tom: SRP Master Plan Designed to be Flexible</title><pubDate>Mon, 07 March 2007 07:17:01 GMT</pubDate><description>CDN (March 07, 2007) - The South Road Properties (SRP) does have a master plan, said Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osme&ntilde;a, but it's "flexible" to fit the needs of any investor who is opening a business at the 300 hectare reclamation project...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/131.jpg</link></item><item><title>Tomas Sees Competition Over SRP Lots</title><pubDate>Mon, 06 March 2007 02:21:01 GMT</pubDate><description>SUNSTAR (March 06, 2007) - A SEEMING "HEATED" tug of war over the South Road Properties(SRP)??by at least four prospective investors may escalate its value, but Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osme&ntilde;a has his eyes on...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/130.jpg</link></item><item><title>City Studies 3 Proposals for Investments at SRP</title><pubDate>Mon, 06 March 2007 07:27:01 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (March 06, 2007) - The city government is still stuying who among the three investment proponents should be given the first chance to develop the South Reclamation Properties...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/129.jpg</link></item><item><title>Hollywood Boot Fits Bigfoot</title><pubDate>Mon, 5-11 March 2007 11:27:05 GMT</pubDate><description>VARIETY (March 5-11, 2007) - The Cebu City Council yesterday rushed the approval of a resolution Authorizing Mayor Thomas Osme??a to enter into a lease contract with the first locator if the South Road Properties...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/126.jpg</link></item><item><title>On the Set of Bigfoot's Maiden Film Offering</title><pubDate>Sat, 03 March 2007 09:15:05 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (March 03, 2007) - Bigfoot Entertainment's newest division - New Cebu Films - has tapped filipino actors and crewe for its maiden big screen offering the action thriller Deep Gold...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/128.jpg</link></item><item><title>Tomas Still Undecided on SM Bid in South Road Properties</title><pubDate>Fri, 02 March 2007 09:21:02 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (March 02, 2007) - Mayor Tomas Osme&ntilde;a yesterday clarified that he not decided yet on the proposal of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. to assume the city government's debts in exchange of its full control...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/127.jpg</link></item><item><title>Tomas Signs Contract with 1st SRP locator</title><pubDate>Thu, 22 February 2007 05:53:10 GMT</pubDate><description>SUNSTAR (February 22, 2007) - The Cebu City Council yesterday rushed the approval of a resolution Authorizing Mayor Thomas Osme??a to enter into a lease contract with the first locator if the South Road Properties...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/119.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Entertainment Signs up for City's SRP</title><pubDate>Thu, 22 February 2007 08:15:20 GMT</pubDate><description>CDN (February 22, 2007) - An Entertainment Company is Cebu City's first client at the South Road Properties (SRP). Cebu City Mayor Thomas Osme??a signed a 25-year lease contract with Bigfoot Entertainment Philippines Inc...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/118.jpg</link></item><item><title>Visit</title><pubDate>Tue, 20 February 2007 04:53:20 GMT</pubDate><description>CDN (February 20, 2007) - Bigfoot Entertainment shows its world-class production and post-production facilities in mactan...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/117.jpg</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot's Head is Adopted Son of Lapu-Lapu</title><pubDate>Tue, 30 January 2007 02:38:44 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (January 30, 2007) - Through a resolution, the Chairman of Bigfoot Group of Companies has been declared adopted son of the city of Lapu-Lapu...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/112.jpg</link></item><item><title>Broadband</title><pubDate>Mon, 29 January 2007 01:54:53 GMT</pubDate><description>THE MANILA BULLETIN ONLINE (January 29, 2007) - People interested in studying digital filmmaking can do so at IAFT, or the International Academy of Film and Television that shares the Bigfoot grounds...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/111.jpg</link></item><item><title>The 2007 ZEE Bigfoot Choice Awards</title><pubDate>Sat, 27 January 2007 08:29:01 GMT</pubDate><description>CEBU DAILY NEWS (January 27, 2007) - Zee Publications has teamed up with Bigfoot Entertainment for the first Zee* Bigfoot Awards to recognize individuals who do their best to achieve international standards...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/110.jpg</link></item><item><title>New Cebu Films Gets Underway with Action-Thriller 'Deep Gold'</title><pubDate>Thu, 25 January 2007 06:11:25 GMT</pubDate><description>CEBU DAILY NEWS (January 25, 2007) - Bigfoot Entertainment's   newest division, New Cebu Films has commenced principal photography for its maiden offering, the action-thriller "Deep Gold"...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/109.jpg</link></item><item><title>IAFT Unveils New Workshops for 2007</title><pubDate>Sun, 21 January 2007 08:21:05 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (January 21, 2007) -The International Academy of Film and Television(IAFT) rings in the New Year with fabulous acting, voice and dance workshops running from January thru March of 2007...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/107.jpg</link></item><item><title>Scenes From the Awards Gala After Party</title><pubDate>Sun, 07 January 2007 01:05:09 GMT</pubDate><description>THE DESERT SUN (January 07, 2007) - I'm writing a column on the back of some cardboard coasters in the Parker Palm Sprints -- they're fresh out of cocktail napkins at the bar...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/NewsInside/106.jpg</link></item><item><title>Learning Has Never Been So Much Fun</title><pubDate>Wed, 03 January 2007 07:01:03 GMT</pubDate><description>TAIPEI TIMES (January 03, 2007) - The administrators at the International Academy of Film and Television in Cebu, Philippines describe the next big wave in travel as edu-tourism. They hold that vacationers are no longer satisfied...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/NewsInside/images/105.jpg</link></item><item><title>A Gateway to Hollywood</title><pubDate>Tue, 02 January 2007 02:16:56 GMT</pubDate><description>CHOICES (December - January) - Located in the heart of Asia on Mactan island, Cebu Philippines, is a tropical beachside Film and Television academy that houses a state-of-the-art facility for filming and postproduction...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/NewsInside/104.php</link></item><item><title>The Reel Deal</title><pubDate>Wed, 06 December 2006 03:30:11 GMT</pubDate><description>PEOPLE ASIA (December 06 - January 07, 2007) - On the day of her interview with People Asia, Bigfoot Entertainment   CEO Kacy Andrews was fresh from an engagement abroad...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/NewsInside/images/TheReelDeal.pdf</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Entertainment Beefs-Up For 2007 With New Equipment and A Reality Show</title><pubDate>Sun, 31 December 2006 01:59:01 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (December 31, 2006) - If there's one thing Bigfoot Entertainment is known for it is its vision for the future. The parent company of Bigfoot Productions, Bigfoot Production Services, The International Academy...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/NewsInside/101.php</link></item><item><title>Boot Camp Open to Pinoys</title><pubDate>Mon, 18 December 2006 11:18:27 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR (December 18, 2006) - The Cebu provincial government was so right in choosing at least three Cebuanas as this year's Garbo Sa Sugbo awardees in recognition to their contribution...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/NewsInside/images/BootCampOpen.pdf</link></item><item><title>$1M-Movie Seen To Boost Cebu Filmmaking Industry</title><pubDate>Mon, 18 December 2006 10:25:40 GMT</pubDate><description>CEBU DAILY NEWS (December 18, 2006) - The shooting of a one-million dollar feature film in Cebu would not only boost the local economy, it would also help create the film industry here...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/1MMovie.pdf</link></item><item><title>Filipino Cast and Crew in Bigfoot Productiion</title><pubDate>Wed, 13 December 2006 09:55:18 GMT</pubDate><description>THE PHILIPPINE STAR (December 13, 2006) - Bigfoot Entertainment's   newest division, New Cebu Films, cast Filipino actors and crew for its maiden offering, the action-thriller Deep Gold...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/FilipinoCastCrew.pdf</link></item><item><title>Curiosity of Chance</title><pubDate>Wed, 13 December 2006 09:54:22 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (December 13, 2006) - A Bigfoot Entertainment   film edited in Bigfoot Entertainment's facilities in Cebu, The Cursiosity of Chance won Best New Director trophy on October 22 for director Russell P. Marleau...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/COC.pdf</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Entertainment Invites Participants to A Reality TV Show To Be Shot in LA</title><pubDate>Wed, 13 December 2006 09:53:09 GMT</pubDate><description>FREEMAN (December 13, 2006) - Attention all aspiring filmmakers, TV/film students, production staffers and cinema enthusiasts! You now have a chance to compete opportunity of a lifetime...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/HBC.pdf</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Film Gets Prize</title><pubDate>Fri, 08 December 2006 03:52:12 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (December 08, 2006) - A Bigfoot Entertainment   film edited in Bigfoot Entertainment's facilities in Cebu, The Cursiosity of Chance won Best New Director trophy on October 22 for director Russell P. Marleau...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/BFFilmGetsPrize.pdf</link></item><item><title>Film School of the Week</title><pubDate>Mon, 27 November 2006 08:59:22 GMT</pubDate><description>MOVIE MAKER BLOG (November 27, 2006) - Founded in 2004, the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) is still a fledging institution, but its keeping its footing in the world of filmmaking...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/Nov272006_IAFT_MovieMaker211.27.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>Film School of the Week</title><pubDate>Mon, 27 November 2006 04:19:29 GMT</pubDate><description>MOVIE MAKER MAGAZINE (November 27, 2006) - International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) Based on the island of Cebu in the Philippines, this school's exotic locale is the icing on the cake of a top-notch moviemaking education...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/IAFT_MovieMaker111.27.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>Acting Workshops at International Academy of Film and Television</title><pubDate>Sat, 25 November 2006 05:21:50 GMT</pubDate><description>THE PHILIPPINE STAR (November 25, 2006) - The International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) holds a series of acting workshops which started last Nov. 21 and will wrap up on Dec. 6 by actores Caroline Carver and Kenny Doughty...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/099.php</link></item><item><title>International Acting Workshops</title><pubDate>Sat, 25 November 2006 01:12:44 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD (November 25, 2006) - The International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) is holding a series of acting workshops which started last Nov. 21 until Dec. 6 by actors Caroline Carver and Kenny Doughty...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/098.php</link></item><item><title>Does Love Stink?</title><pubDate>Mon, 20 November 2006 09:54:09 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR CEBU (November 20, 2006) - Does love stink? To me, it doesn't matter whether love stinks or not. What matters to me is that the 1999 cult classic comedy titled Love Stinks by Jeff Franklin will be re-shot here in Cebu...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/097.php</link></item><item><title>Focus: The Philippines Island Life</title><pubDate>Fri, 17 November 2006 04:19:29 GMT</pubDate><description>SCREEN INTERNATIONAL (November 17, 2006) - With its lush tropical backdrops, the Philippines has proved a popular location for large-scale international shoots over the years...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/Island_Life_Screen_Intl11.17.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>The Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2006</title><pubDate>Wed, 15 November 2006 03:16:21 GMT</pubDate><description>THE SLGFF POST PRESS(November 15, 2006) - The 2006 Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival was a resounding success and Three Dollar Bill Cinema (the event producers) would like to extend a huge thank-you to all who supported this event...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/SLGFF_Post_Press11.15.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>Next Gen Talent: Sammi Hanratty</title><pubDate>Wed, 15 November 2006 02:48:10 GMT</pubDate><description>THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (November 15, 2006) - Sammy Hanratty admits that her role as one of Max Martin's daughters on the CBS drama The Unit is pretty much a piece of cake...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/095.php</link></item><item><title>Large Imprint: Bigfoot Putting Stamp on Philippines</title><pubDate>Tue, 14 November 2006 02:48:10 GMT</pubDate><description>THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (November 14, 2006) - Cologne, Germany - You could call Michael Gleissner the Mark Cuban of the Philippines. Like the billionaire entrepreneur and 2929 Entertainment founder...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/094.php</link></item><item><title>Departing AFM Leaves Foamless Wake</title><pubDate>Wed, 08 November 2006 08:01:19 GMT</pubDate><description>VARIETY (November 08, 2006) - The 27th annual American Film Market emptied out Tuesday as buyers exited and sellers began totaling up business from the last few days of the Santa Monica shindig...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/Departing_AFM_leaves_foamless_wake_Variety11.08.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Has Two Versions of Love</title><pubDate>Mon, 06 November 2006 01:11:43 GMT</pubDate><description>THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (November 06, 2006) - Bigfoot Entertainment is putting its mouth where the money is, making two films with separate versions in both Mandarin and English...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/Bigfoot_has_two_versions_of_Love_Hollywood_Reporter11.06.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>Arclight's After Shanghai Boon</title><pubDate>Sun, 05 November 2006 08:23:09 GMT</pubDate><description>VARIETY (November 05, 2006) - Oz-U.S. sales agent Arclight Films has expanded the slate of Asian-themed films to be handled through its Easternlight label...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/Arclights_after_Shanghai_Boon_Variety11.05.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>Market Disconnect</title><pubDate>Sat, 04 November 2006 02:10:29 GMT</pubDate><description>VARIETY (November 04, 2006) - The American Film Market got off to a slow start this week in large part due to technical snafus that kept attendees offline all day Thursday and parts of Friday...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/Market_Disconnect_Variety11.04.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>IAFT Student to Compete in Korean Film Fest</title><pubDate>Thu, 19 October 2006 05:32:54 GMT</pubDate><description>HONG KONG TATLER (October 19, 2006) - International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) student Ian Allen Lim is one of the 33 finalists selected to join South Korea's International College Peace Film Festival (ICPFF)...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/086.php</link></item><item><title>Happy Days for Rotterdam</title><pubDate>Wed, 18 October 2006 02:48:10 GMT</pubDate><description>VARIETY (October 18, 2006) - Party for the International Film Festival was less boisterous than events held in previous years at the O Happy Days club-bar on the Eastern hills above Pusan...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/081.php</link></item><item><title>Hollywood Outfit to Finance Local Films</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 October 2006 07:28:11 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE NEWS (October 16, 2006) - There are no hard and fast rules. We are looking for a story set in the Philippines about the Philippines, declared Timm Doolen, head of the script committee...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/085.php</link></item><item><title>Hollywood Outfit to Finance Local Films</title><pubDate>Mon, 16 October 2006 07:28:11 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE NEWS (October 16, 2006) - There are no hard and fast rules. We are looking for a story set in the Philippines about the Philippines, declared Timm Doolen, head of the script committee...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/HollywoodFilmsINQ710.16.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>Hong Kong Does Hollywood</title><pubDate>Fri, 13 October 2006 02:12:49 GMT</pubDate><description>HONG KONG TATLER (October 13, 2006) - And this could be the pivotal factor. If an international director wants to do something 'Chinese', Hong Kong might not be Chinese enough...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/079.php</link></item><item><title>Polybona Boards Bigfoot's Chinese Language Hui Lu</title><pubDate>Tue, 10 October 2006 07:23:39 GMT</pubDate><description>SCREEN DAILY.COM (October 10, 2006) - China Beijing Polybona has come on board as co-producer on Hui Lu, the Chinese-language version of Hong Kong-based Bigfoot Entertainment's psychological thriller Irreversi...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/078.php</link></item><item><title>Mei Melancoln of Irreversi and X-Men3</title><pubDate>Wed, 13 September 2006 06:24:19 GMT</pubDate><description>T3 (September 13, 2006) - Mei Melancoln of Irreversi and X-Men3 moves to music...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/077.php</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Picks Chair of Script Committee for Financing Pledge</title><pubDate>Tue, 03 October 2006 07:34:48 GMT</pubDate><description>PHIIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (October 03, 2006) - The production head of the Hollywood hit movie Catch Me If You Can leads the script committee tasked to choose the films that would receive incentives from Bigfoot Entertainment...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/077.php</link></item><item><title>Five Fast Film Facts</title><pubDate>Wed, 13 September 2006 05:08:32 GMT</pubDate><description>FHM (September 13, 2006) - Brothers Louis and Auguste Lumiere often called the founding fathers of modern flm, came up with a camera-projector combo. It was dubbed Cinematographe and was later patented...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/076.php</link></item><item><title>RP Entry to International Animation Tilt</title><pubDate>Wed, 30 August 2006 09:19:44 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (August 30, 2006) - Inquirer Comics Strip Contributor Blog Caliguia's short animation film Doodle Doom is the Philippine's representative to the prestigious Nickelodeon's Nicktoons Network Animation Festival...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/075.php</link></item><item><title>Incentives For Foreign Productions Will Earn More Dollars for the Philippines</title><pubDate>Sun, 27 August 2006 09:19:44 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (August 27, 2006) - Bigfoot Entertainment's Chief Operation Officer Kacy Andrews is optimistic that the Philippine government will soon give incentives for foreign production companies coming in to country...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/074.php</link></item><item><title>Putting Cebu on the Industry Map</title><pubDate>Sat, 26 August 2006 01:51:01 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD TODAY (August 26, 2006) - Bigfoot Entertainment aims to make the Philippines, specifically Mactan Island, Cebu, the desired destination for aspiring filmmakers from across the globe...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/073.php</link></item><item><title>A Million Dollar Pledge</title><pubDate>Thu, 24 August 2006 10:93:29 GMT</pubDate><description>THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (August 24, 2006) - Find a good film with a Filipino concept and English script and we will finance it. This was the promise made by Cebu-based Bigfoot Entertainment to the Development Council...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/072.php</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Entertainment's Film School Introduces New Mentors</title><pubDate>Sat, 19 August 2006 10:93:29 GMT</pubDate><description>CEBU DAILY NEWS (August 19, 2006) - The International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) started its One-Year Immersion Program with Class 4 of 2006 last August 14, with more offerings for aspiring filmmakers...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/071.php</link></item><item><title>Making the Cut</title><pubDate>Fri, 18 August 2006 10:93:29 GMT</pubDate><description>THE BUSINESS TIMES (August 18, 2006) - I have a strong gut feel that the time of the SIngapore movie industry is coming after 30 years in the media scene...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/070.php</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Launches Website</title><pubDate>Sat, 09 September 2006 08:29:52 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD (September 09, 2006) - Bigfoot Asia Pacific Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization funded by Bigfoot Group of Campanies, has officially launched it's official website...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/062.php</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Dedicated to Promoting IT Education</title><pubDate>Fri, 08 September 2006 03:09:10 GMT</pubDate><description>THE PHILIPPINE STAR (September 08, 2006) - Bigfoot Asia Pacific Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization funded by Bigfoot Group of Campanies, has officially launched it's official website...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/061.php</link></item><item><title>Coming to the Rescue of Needy, Aspiring Filmmakers</title><pubDate>Wed, 29 August 2006 05:20:06 GMT</pubDate><description>TODAY (August 29, 2006) - Facilities that could rival those found in first-world countries. Equipment for whatever filmmaking demands...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/060.php</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Entertainment Online Store</title><pubDate>Wed, 02 August 2006 06:35:05 GMT</pubDate><description>HONG KONG ECONOMIC TIMES (August 02, 2006)</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/067.php</link></item><item><title>Funding For Film-Makers</title><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:55:35 GMT</pubDate><description>TODAY (July 26 , 2006) - Aspring and established film-makers here can now turn to Bigfoot Entertainment to fund their projects...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/pdf/FundingForFilmmakers.pdf</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Entertainment Investing Millions</title><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:55:35 GMT</pubDate><description>LIANHE ZAOBAO (July 26 , 2006) - Bigfoot Entertainment investing millions to sponsor local film-makers in making movies...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/057.php</link></item><item><title>Hollywood in Cebu</title><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description>THE PHILIPPINE STAR (July 23 , 2006) - Most of us have long believed that movie stars inhabit a fantasy world: we have the idea that Hollywood is located somewhere near Heaven...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/056.php</link></item><item><title>Talent Over Looks in Philippine Idol</title><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (July 23 , 2006) - The judges of the first Philippine Idol know the fact that Pinoys in general see talent searches as kinder to those who have pretty faces or astounding loooks...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/055.php</link></item><item><title>Ryan Cayabyab Satisfied with Cebu Auditions</title><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:33:01 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA STANDARD (July 22 , 2006) - Philippine Idol judge Ryan Cayabyab was pleased with the turnout of talents during the last leg of Philippine Idol main auditions held at Bigfoot Entertainment in Mactan, Cebu...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/054.php</link></item><item><title>'Needles' Opening Toronto Conference</title><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2006 06:12:11 GMT</pubDate><description>MOVIE ASIA WEEK (July 13 , 2006) - Bigfoot Entertainment's award-winning drama 3 Needles The Director's Cut, a portrait of the worldwide AIDS crisis, will open the XVI International AIDS Conference...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/053.php</link></item><item><title>Will A Cebuano Be The Next 'Philippine Idol'?</title><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:33:12 GMT</pubDate><description>THE FREEMAN (July 07 , 2006) - Auditions of the inaugural season of 'Philippine Idol' have been carried out nationwide from Luzon, Visayas to Mindanao. Cebu is the last leg for the auditions in the Visayas after screenings were held...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/052.php</link></item><item><title>Philippine 'Idol' Audition Today at SM, Bigfoot-Mactan</title><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 06:21:44 GMT</pubDate><description>CEBU DAILY NEWS (July 04, 2006) - What does it take to be the first ever 'Philippine Idol?'. The answer to that question and so much more will be revealed today as ABC-5 together with Bigfoot Entertainment co-host the Cebu leg...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/051.php</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Entertainment Launches 'Point, Click and Buy' Online Store</title><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:54:21 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (June 30, 2006) - Bigfoot Entertainment has launched its online store where customers and trade can purchase Bigfoot Entertainment products at store.bigfootentertainment.com...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/048.php</link></item><item><title>No 'Idols' Here</title><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:01:43 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (June 29, 2006) - 'Davao City is not the place to look for an 'Idol'. All the good ones are in Cebu,' declared Pilita Corales, a Cebuana and one of the three judges...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/047.php</link></item><item><title>Dreaming of Hollywood in Asia</title><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:54:09 GMT</pubDate><description>THE PHILIPPINE STAR (June 16, 2006) - All he wanted was to become a priest. But he didn't become one instead, he studied Cinema at the New York University. Eventually, he taught Film at the NYU but was booted out from the school because...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/046.php</link></item><item><title>Hollywood, South Pacfic-Style</title><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:49:12 GMT</pubDate><description>FORTUNE (June 12, 2006) - German entrepreneur Michael Gleissner founded an online book-seller long before consumers knew about the Internet, started a webhosting company ahead of the dot-com crash...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/050.php</link></item><item><title>IAFT On Recruit</title><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:12:30 GMT</pubDate><description>RECRUIT ONLINE (June 09, 2006) - The International Academy of Film and Television on Recruit...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/041.php</link></item><item><title>Mei Melancon on the Philippine Star</title><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:13:30 GMT</pubDate><description>THE PHILIPPINE STAR (June 06, 2006) - Don't blink. You might miss me. Mei Melancon was joking, of course, as she talked about her appearance as the mutant assassin Psylocke in the megahit X-Men 3: The Last Stand...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/042.php</link></item><item><title>Pinay 'X-Men' Actress Emerges from the Shadows</title><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:22:47 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (June 04, 2006) - Melancon played Psylocke in the 'X-Men United' movie. She is trained mutant assasin that hides and moves invicibly inside a shadow...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/044.php</link></item><item><title>Manila Born Actress in X-Men Lands Big Role in HK Film</title><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2006 02:11:54 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (June 02, 2006) - As you know, the media is being kept at bay from Brangelina and their new born in Namibia. So this brief announcement in New York Times made me laugh...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/043.php</link></item><item><title>Asians Flex Mart Muscles</title><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 06:54:32 GMT</pubDate><description>VARIETY (May 15, 2006) - This year's Cannes Market demonstrates the growing strength and sophistication of the Asian film biz, even if Asian films are few in number among the festival selections...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/045.php</link></item><item><title>3 Needles Film Review</title><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 09:03:29 GMT</pubDate><description>G MAGAZINE (May 03, 2006) - Currently being screened on the festival cicuit but soon due for wider release, Three Needles is a personal, nonjudgemental look at the worldwide AIDS epidemic...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/040.php</link></item><item><title>3 Needles Interview with Thom Fitzgerald</title><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 11:43:02 GMT</pubDate><description>G MAGAZINE (May 02, 2006) - Thirty-seven-year old director Thom Fitzgerald recently completed a film called 'Three Needles' starring Lucy Liu, Chloe Sevginy, Stockard Channing and Sandra Oh...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/039.php</link></item><item><title>What's Your Pitch</title><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 04:12:20 GMT</pubDate><description>ASIA IMAGE (April 12, 2006) - Whether you are an amatuer filmmaker trying to get funding for your first film or an experienced one seeking to make more new films, these expert tips given by Kacy Andrews and Timm Doolen of Bigfoot Entertainment can be of great value to you...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/AsiaImage04.12.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>Film School to Make Cebu Known Globally</title><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR CEBU (April 11, 2006) - The exposure factor is one of the biggest benefits Cebu gets from the development and operation of a film school in Mactan...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/SunStar04.11.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Brings Hollywood to Cebu</title><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 05:34:55 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (April 07, 2006) - Known as home to dried mango and boneless danggit, Cebu will soon emerge as a filmmaking hub in Asia with the presence of Bigfoot Entertainment's sound stage facilities...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/BigfootPDI04.07.06.pdf</link></item><item><title>War &amp; Remembrance: A New Documentary on the WWII Ship USS Cooper, which Sank in Ormoc Bay</title><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 06:43:12 GMT</pubDate><description>SUN STAR CEBU (April 06, 2006) - Los Angeles-based filmmaker Daniel Foster, history is not about boring relics it's alive, brimming with color and drama...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/024.php</link></item><item><title>Philippines Takes Directing Action To Regain its Role as Film Capital</title><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2005 06:52:31 GMT</pubDate><description>SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST (December 04, 2005) - It has been a turbulent half-century for Filipino filmmakers. What was once one of the fastest growing movie in the region...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/images/001.pdf</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot &amp; FTV</title><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2005 07:42:19 GMT</pubDate><description>CEBU, PHILIPPINES (December 03, 2005) - Entertainment and production company Bigfoot Entertainment links up with fashion authority Fashion TV for a series of initiatives...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/002.php</link></item><item><title>Manila Taps Consultant to Boost Biz Conduit to the Industry Has Vision for Growth, Opportunities</title><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:57:55 GMT</pubDate><description>HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (November 29, 2005) - As recently appointed presidential consultant on the Philippines' entertainment industry, Vicente del Rosario, Jr., a local movie, TV and music mogul, is facing a seemingly uphill battle...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/003.php</link></item><item><title>Journey to Hollywood in Asia</title><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:01:19 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (November 21, 2005) - The journey of travelling is like this: The experience leaves you with a fine imprint of memories that is sure to last til this writer hits the age of 80...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/004.php</link></item><item><title>A Lift for RP Showbiz</title><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:39:08 GMT</pubDate><description>PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (November 21, 2005) - These were proposed by Vic del Rosario - Viva Entertainment's big boss and presidential adviser on entertainment in his latest report to Malacanang...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/005.php</link></item><item><title>A Slice of Hollywood in Cebu</title><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:17:40 GMT</pubDate><description>HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (November 18, 2005) - Even as local film producers claim the Philippine movie industry is approaching extinction, a Hollywood production company as quickly set up shop in Mactan, Cebu, of all places...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/006.php</link></item><item><title>Bigfoot Brings Hollywood to Cebu</title><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2005 07:11:41 GMT</pubDate><description>HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (November 12, 2005) - Only a visionary can think of something so wild it just might work. No one believed Ted Turned when he said people needed a 24-hour news network...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/007.php</link></item><item><title>Film Sh-booms in Cebu</title><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:51:48 GMT</pubDate><description>FUDGE MAGAZINE (November 10, 2005) - Beach dude makes good by building a film school right by the beach to world-class standards...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/008.php</link></item><item><title>Indie Teen Comedy Gets International Flavor in Belgium</title><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2005 02:03:37 GMT</pubDate><description>MANILA BULLETIN (October 30, 2005) - Newcomers Tad Hilgenbrinck and Brett Charles topline the teen comedy &amp;The Curiosity of Chance&amp; for Bigfoot Entertainment and first time helmer Russel P. Marleau...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/009.php</link></item><item><title>Giving In to Curiosity</title><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2005 04:23:47 GMT</pubDate><description>THE PHILIPPINE STAR (September 10, 2005) - Newcomers Tad Hilgenbrinck and Brett Charles topline the teen comedy &amp;The Curiosity of Chance&amp; for Bigfoot Entertainment and first time helmer Russel P. Marleau...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/010.php</link></item><item><title>Film Diary : 3 Needles</title><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:38:51 GMT</pubDate><description>PLAYBACK (August 29, 2005) - In a strange way, it's a shame that when audiences see Thom Fitzgerald's new feature, 3 Needles, produced by his Halifax prodco Emotion Pictures, most will not fully appreciate the agony experienced by the filmmakers during its production...</description><link>http://bigfootentertainment.com/News/NewsInside/011.php</link></item></channel></rss>