Globe Kmmunity brings your fave K-Films to binge-watch through UPSTREAM, GMovies!

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Which of these K-Films will you stan for at the annual Kmmunity K’tizens’ Choice Awards?

Whether you feel like grabbing a bucket of popcorn or going full mukbang with your favorite K-food, sit back, relax, and get ready to binge-watch these K-Films exclusively brought to you by Globe Kmmunity through UPSTREAM in partnership with GMovies!

Best believe that you should take notes and book these premiere dates on your calendars because these are K-Films that you would not want to miss:

The Battleship Island from April 22 to July 21

Follow oppa Song-Joong Ki in this 2017 period action film set in Hashima, Japan where 400 Korean detainees suffer through slavery and eventually attempt an epic escape from the island.

Bring Me Home from May 9 to August 13

In this drama-thriller film, Lee Young-Ae (Jewel in the Palace and Gangnam Beauty actress) is a mother on a mission. After relentlessly searching for his son that went missing six years ago, Jung-yeon (Lee) follows a tip she received which brings to an eerie fishing village.

Okay Madam from May 22 to August 27

Mi Young (Uhm Jung Hwa), kkwabaegi shop owner, devoted wife, and caring mother, is pretty much content with her simple life when her husband Seok Hwan (Park Sung Woong) comes home with an exciting all-expense paid trip for the family. What’s meant to be a fun family vacation takes a turn for the worst when the plane they ride is hijacked by terrorists in this comedy-action film. Will this family let this setback ruin their family trip?

You Drive Me Crazy from May 29 to August 28

Before he made our hearts melt as Good Boy in last year’s phenomenal hit series Start-up, Kim Seon-ho has already been warming our hearts in 2018’s YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY (Michigetda, Neoddaeme!). Allow us to enrich your vocabulary on all things Kim Seon-ho as he stars in this 2-episode series as Kim Rae-wan, an artist who develops feelings for his best friend of 8 years, Han Eun-sung (played by Lee Yoo-yung). Who knows, you might have been a Good Boy bias all along.

Little Forest June 5 to September 10

Hye Won (Kim Tae-Ri) goes on a much-needed break from the city and goes back to her hometown in the countryside after what seemed like one wrong step after another. On a path to heal emotionally, she gets by with reconnecting to her roots, with old friends, nature, and food.

A Day from June 20 to September 24

Kim Joon-Young (Kim Myung-Min) wakes up one morning to witness the death of his neglected daughter, Eun-Jung (Jo Eun-Hyung). Since that unfortunate day, he finds himself waking up to the same day over and over again with attempts to save Eun-Jung ends in failure all the time. Will the madness end for Joon-Young?

Secret Zoo from July 3 to October 8

This comedy film based on a webtoon called I Bully You follows attorney-at-law Tae Soo played by An Jae-Hong. He tries to outsmart the law firm he works for that challenged him to rebuild and reopen a failing zoo with no animals by having the zookeepers dress up as animals.

Beauty Water from July 17 to October 22

Can Yae-Ji handle the frightening consequences of being beautiful? The only animated film in this list, this horror-thriller exposes the dark side of resorting and depending on “beauty water” -- a magical cosmetic solution that alters one’s overall outside appearance in a quest to be physically perfect.

Omo! So many K-Films to watch and they are all available through UPSTREAM in partnership with GMovies! Check out K-Films out on UPSTREAM today through GMovies: https://www.gmovies.ph/stream-now 

Want to score free UPSTREAM tickets to these K-Films? Globe Kmmunity lets you enjoy your favorite K-Films for FREE on UPSTREAM in partnership with GMovies with the ongoing Ultimate Stan Promo! Open to Globe Mobile and Globe At Home customers, every registration to the following promos earns them raffle entries:

●       For Globe Mobile Subscribers

○       SURF4ALL99 = 1 raffle entry for Globe Prepaid subscribers only

○       SURF4ALL249 = 3 raffle entries for Globe Prepaid, Postpaid, and Platinum

 

●       For Globe At Home Subscribers

○       Upgrade to Plan 1699 and up = 3 raffle entries

○       Register to HOMESURF199 = 2 raffle entries

To validate your entries and for full promo mechanics, visit: glbe.co/kfilms.

There’s also the NEW and exclusive GoEXPERIENCE 190 that’s open to Globe Prepaid and Globe At Home Prepaid customers. The perks of registering to this promo gets customers a GMovies voucher to the K-Film of their choice in UPSTREAM, FREE 3GB access to UPSTREAM valid for 3 days and a P100 off foodpanda voucher valid for foodpanda delivery and shops. Daebak!

Register to these promos through the GlobeOne, GCash, or Globe At Home apps which are available for download through Google Play Store for Android devices, and App Store for iOS devices.

Keeping its promise to reinvent the Korean fandom and at the same time, stan for something meaningful, Kmmunity is taking the next step to keep its K’tizens highly engaged and involved with its annual Kmmunity K’tizens’ Choice Awards to honor the year’s biggest Idols and Trends in K-Drama, K-Pop, K-Food, as voted by the K’tizens. With K-tegories stretching from K-Pop, K-Drama, and K-Film, Kmmunity is letting K’tizens voice out their choice on which film from this selection deserves the UPSTREAM Finger Heart Award.

Follow Globe on Facebook and join Kmmunity PH’s Facebook and Viber group for exciting updates on upcoming events, promos, and the K’tizens’ Choice Awards!

Use GCredit to buy GMovies tickets online: Enjoy your fave shows now and pay later

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GMovies, the country’s leading online ticketing platform, continues to extend convenience to its valued users through GCash’s GCredit. The new payment option enables its customers to purchase tickets to the latest movies and series offerings in a “book now, pay later” system.

The said alternative is now accessible on the website alongside the other payment methods such as Credit/Debit Cards, ECPay, and Charge to Mobile.

“Our mission has always been to give our valued users the best and most convenient online ticketing experience. By introducing GCredit to avid GMovies users, we take one step further to fulfilling this goal,” said Janis Racpan, Director for Business Development at Globe.

GCredit, powered by CIMB Bank, is the first-ever digital micro-lending service in the Philippines. The feature can be unlocked through the accumulation of a GScore. The trust score is determined by how much a customer uses his GCash virtual wallet to Buy Load, Send Money, Pay QR, Pay Bills, Invest, Save, and other GCash services.

To use GCredit on GMovies, follow these steps:

• Download the GMovies app or go to www.gmovies.ph.
• Choose the show you want to watch.
• Click "Pay.” On the payment page, select "GCash.”
• Input your “Mobile Number” and verify it using the one-time pin received and MPIN.
• Select “Pay With GCredit" then proceed with payment.
• Enjoy watching!

The GMovies app is available for download on Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and Huawei App Gallery. Follow GMovies on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and catch up on the latest movies, shows, and series.

Ready to Fall In Love This Season of Love? Book Your Tickets to This Pinoy BL Series!

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If you’ve still got that hangover from Cupid’s holiday and are in the mood for some Boys’ Love entertainment, you’re in for a romantic treat because the sequel of Filipino BL series Ben X Jim, the first installment of which premiered on YouTube, has landed on UPSTREAM, and you can easily buy your tickets for the entire season via GMovies for only P250!

Yes, that’s right, UPSTREAM, in partnership with GMovies, now presents not only movies but now also TV shows, with Season 2 of Regal Entertainment’s Ben X Jim first on the list.

 

Written and directed by Easy Ferrer, Ben X Jim follows the story of two people who go from strangers to lovers then back to strangers with memories. The show stars Teejay Marquez as Ben and Jerome Ponce as Jim. Sarah Edwards, Ron Angeles and Kat Galang reprise their roles from the first season and are joined by new cast members Vance Larena, Royce Cabrera, Ejay Jallorina, Miko Gallardo, Darwin Yu, Anika Dela Cruz, and Jomari Angeles.

 

Check out the trailer here: http://bit.ly/BenxJimS2

 

Get your Ben X Jim tickets via GMovies in just a few clicks and binge-watch that post-Valentine’s Day hangover away.Curl up with your loved one or swoon alongside your pals over Ben and Jim’s story of love. If you’re missing your partner during this year’s month of love, you can always book tickets for two, have a virtual movie date night and stream at the same time, so you can enjoy the show no matter how far apart you are.

 

Here’s how you can get your tickets through the GMovies website:

 

1. Go to www.gmovies.ph
2. Select the Ben X Jim series from the “Home” or “Stream Now” page
3. On the details page, select the specific season you would like to rent. Note that you will get access to all the episodes for the specified season upon successful rental.
4. Proceed to rent the desired season
5. Select your preferred payment method and complete the checkout process
6. Start streaming on UPSTREAM or watch later from the “My Shows” tab

 

For more information, visit the GMovies’ FAQs page. Book your tickets here: https://bit.ly/BOOK-BenxJim2

MMFF 2020 stars invite OFWs to watch this year’s films online

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The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) festival organizers held a “MMFF Zoom Roadshow” with Pinoy celebrities to invite Filipinos from all over the world to watch this year’s line-up of top calibre films. 

Celebrities Zanjoe Marudo, Charlie Dizon, Keann Johnson, Andrew E, Ritz Azul, Senator Jinggoy Estrada, Julia Estrada, Fumiya and Yamyam kicked off the online roadshow together with PCOO (Presidential Communications Operations Office) Director Pebbles Duque who hosted the online event. OFWs from Hawaii, the UK, Australia, UAE, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, USA, Trinidad and Tobago, and Hong Kong showed their support and were pleased to meet and greet the celebrity guests. The participants were also given a short demo on how to watch the MMFF films via UPSTREAM, the newest transactional video-on-demand (VOD) platform, and GMovies.

“A lot of Filipinos, OFWs most especially, will be postponing their homecoming due to the pandemic. While they will miss out on much of the traditional festivities back home, we want to bring them cheer by allowing them to enjoy this year’s MMFF anywhere in the world. Wherever they may be, Filipino Christmas continues to be felt with the MMFF,” said Director Duque.

“We are grateful to MMFF for allowing us to recreate this well-loved Christmas tradition of enjoying the MMFF films, especially for the OFWs who will be missing home this season. These films that deeply reflect Filipino values and culture can now be enjoyed online, anywhere in the world,” said Albert de Larrazabal, Globe’s Chief Commercial Officer. 

The 46th edition of the MMFF via UPSTREAM and in partnership with GMovies opens on Christmas Day, December 25, 2020 until January 7, 2021. 

This year, the MMFF has 10 official entries, a shift from the usual eight entries in the previous years. The titles cover a wider range of audiences especially now that the festival has moved online:

Joel Lamangan’s “Isa Pang Bahaghari” is an LGBTQ-themed family drama about an OFW (Phillip Salvador) returning home to reconnect with his estranged wife (Nora Aunor) and children (Zanjoe Marudo, Joseph Marco and Sanya Lopez). 

Another LGBTQ-themed film in the roster is “The Boy Foretold by The Stars” produced by Clever Minds, Inc. starring Adrian Lindayag and Keann Johnson, who portray high school classmates whose friendship is tested when their feelings towards each other evolve. 

For those who enjoy a good scare, Easy Ferrer’s “The Missing” is set in a haunted house in Japan. Produced by Regal Entertainment, the film features Joseph Marco, Ritz Azul and Miles Ocampo.

“Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandang Itim” is another horror film but with a bit of comedy. Produced by Cineko Productions and directed by Topel Lee, the film stars Vhong Navarro, Ritz Azul, Benjie Paras, Joross Gamboa, Ryan Bang and Ion Perez. 

A staple in the holiday film genre is comedy and Al Tantay’s “Pakboys: Takusa” aims to make Pinoys laugh. Produced by Viva Entertainment, the film focuses on the infidelity of comedians Andrew E., Janno Gibbs, Dennis Padilla and Jerald Napoles. 

If visual effects are what some are looking for, Christian Acuña’s fantasy-adventure, “Magikland”, is expected to appeal to young audiences. Produced by Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes, and Brightlight Leisure Productions, the film features a young cast including Miggs Cuaderno, Elijah Alejo, Joshua Eugenio and Princess Aguilar.

Pinoys can also expect a bit of romance with Mac Alejandre’s “Tagpuan”. This movie features a love triangle starring Iza Calzado, Alfred Vargas and Shaina Magdayao. Written by Ricky Lee and shot in Hong Kong and New York, the film is produced by Alternative Vision Cinema.

Those who enjoy true stories might like “Suarez, The Healing Priest.” Directed by Joven Tan, the film is based on the life of Father Fernando Suarez. Produced by Saranggola Media Productions, the film stars John Arcilla, Dante Rivero, and Jin Macapagal.

Fresh from glowing reviews from its Japan and Estonia premieres, “Fan Girl”, the latest film from Antoinette Jadaone is about every fan girl’s fantasy of spending a night with their biggest celebrity idol. This was produced by ABS-CBN Films' Black Sheep, Globe Studios, Project 8, Epicmedia, and Crossword Productions with performances from newcomer Charlie Dizon and award-winning actor Paulo Avelino, who plays himself.

Lastly, OFWs are well-represented by Adolfo Alix, Jr’s’ “Coming Home.” Produced by Maverick Films, this is a drama about an OFW father(Jinggoy Estrada) who comes home to his unwelcoming family. The film also features Sylvia Sanchez, Edgar Allan Guzman, Martin del Rosario, Shaira Diaz, Vin Abrenica, Julian Estrada, and Jake Ejercito.

Through a partnership with UPSTREAM and Globe’s GMovies, the MMFF is bringing this year’s festival online as the official entries can be streamed by Filipinos via UPSTREAM in partnership with GMovies for only P250 per title, and $10 for Filipinos abroad. 

UPSTREAM is likewise able to deliver a better viewing experience for customers while protecting the content creators’ intellectual property rights with the support of Globe’s #PlayItRight campaign. #PlayItRight is the telco company’s anti-piracy advocacy that helps protect the entertainment industry from illegal streaming and content piracy.

Tickets will be on sale locally on December 7 and internationally on December 18. Visit UPSTREAM.ph to know how to enjoy the MMFF online.

SM Cinema joins GMovies roster of theater partners ePLUS, GCash as exclusive mode of payment

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SM Cinema, the country’s largest chain of movie houses, has joined GMovies roster of theater partners, giving users of the mobile movie booking app a faster and easier way to buy tickets from any of over 300 SM theaters nationwide anytime at their convenience.

For the SM Cinema partnership, Globe Telecom’s mobile money solution GCash will initially be the exclusive payment gateway for GMovies users. GCash will be used in tandem with ePLUS, SM’s integrated e-wallet and loyalty system to give SM Cinema patrons another way to enjoy the movies.

At present, SM Cinema operates over 300 2D and 3D screens, 8 IMAX Theaters and 13 Director’s Club Cinemas for a total market share of over 50 percent.

“We are always looking for ways to provide the best experience for our customers, thus, it is a big win for GMovies to have SM Cinema on board since it gives our users from all over the Philippines more options to choose from. With SM Cinema as a partner, GMovies now covers 77 percent of movie theaters nationwide,” said Glenn Estrella, Vice President of Globe Digital Ventures which offers GMovies.

“This is just the start of a more dynamic partnership with Globe and its services. Both our companies are committed to providing a more convenient and rewarding access to entertainment. ePLUS with SM Cinema and GMovies with GCash will work together towards building a cashless society,” said Sahara Jean Garnica, Assistant Vice President, SM Lifestyle Entertainment Inc. managing ePLUS. 

GMovies is an all-in-one solution for movie tickets on the go. It is the only platform in the Philippines that aggregates movie ticket booking capabilities for multiple cinema chains. The mobile app allows users not only to purchase movie tickets and reserve seats at their favorite cinema whenever they want and wherever they may be but also keeps them updated with the latest and upcoming blockbusters to hit the theaters. It can be downloaded for free from App Store and Google Play. 

To purchase seats from SM Cinema, simply select movie schedule, branch, and preferred seat/s; select GCash as payment option; and log into GCash and confirm transaction. GCash load will automatically be converted to ePLUS movie credits. The user will receive an e-ticket via email which will also be saved in their phone gallery. For ease of access, patrons can just go straight to the cinema and tap their e-ticket at the ePLUS reader. 

SM Cinema will go live in GMovies website and Android app beginning June 22.  The iOS app will follow after two weeks. 

For more information about GMovies, please visit www.gmovies.ph.

Start enjoying blockbusters at SM Cinema via GMovies!