stylefestph Brings the Best of Philippine Fashion and Beauty this September

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stylefestph brings together fashion, beauty, and business in one platform, allowing local designers and design students, local brands, and young content creators to showcase their talents and merchandise to a local and international audience.

Get ready to strut your style as Globe Telecom, in partnership with SAGA Events Inc. present stylefestph, a fashion and beauty festival, from September 7-9, 2018.

This Fashion and Beauty festival will have three major activities, all of which are indispensable for seasoned stylistas and casual followers of fashion alike:

stylespotting

Spot the next big trend in Philippine fashion and beauty at the home of stylefestph, the Grand Hyatt Manila, as the country’s most influential designers and brands take their latest creations to the runway.

stylespace

stylespace brings together both local and international fashion and beauty retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers in a three-day exposition at the Globe Iconic (Bonifacio High Street Amphitheatre). It is designed and curated to seamlessly connect digital and physical retailers.

styletalks

Learn from innovative thinkers from the fashion and beauty brands, digital retailers, and influencers, who will discuss and share their thoughts on the hottest industry topics during exclusive talks at the Grand Hyatt Manila.

Designer Mentorship Program

stylefestph’s Designer Mentorship Program gives the opportunity of a lifetime as 8 winning emerging designers will be mentored by the stylecouncil, an esteemed group of fashion experts and mentors, plus have their very own collections released in both ZALORA.com.ph and 0917 Lifestyle sold at Globe stores and at shop.globe.com.ph.

The stylecouncil comprises head mentor and renowned designer Inno Sotto; celebrity fashion stylist Pam Quiñones; Paulo Campos, co-founder and chief executive officer of online fashion retail portal ZALORA Philippines; Sarah Santiago, Editor in Chief of Wonder.ph; Leah de Guzman, head of Globe Lifestyle; Carmina Sanchez-Jacob, co-founder of Fashion Exchange International; and Jigs Mayuga, professional make-up artist.

stylefestph is made in partnership with ZALORA Philippines and, Grand Hyatt Manila--the official residence of stylefestph. It is co-presented by FrontRow and in cooperation with Globe myBusiness, Globe Postpaid, and Globe Rewards.

Visit stylefest.ph for all the exciting announcements leading up to the festival. Followstylefestph on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for the latest updates. For all your social media posts, please use the hashtag #stylefestph.

Globe LIVE & 9Works Theatricals bring back Menken & Ahrenn’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

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HERO Foundation to benefit from Christmas show

The “spirits” of the season are brought to life once again as Globe LIVE and 9Works Theatricals brings Menken & Ahrenn’s A Christmas Carol back on stage for this holiday season. After its successful 2016 run, the whole family can once again create new traditions by reliving the Charles Dickens classic through impeccable production and classic music.

A Christmas Carol tells the story of a miserly man who finds happiness in sharing the joys of the season after being visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future.

Starting December 1, 2017, A Christmas Carol will premiere with some new cast members and a new production set that shouldn’t be missed! It will premiere on December 1, 2017 at the Globe Iconic Stage, BGC Amphitheater, Taguig, this time with Franco Laurel as the Ghost of Christmas Past. Reprising his role as the curmudgeon Scrooge is the seasoned Miguel Faustman.

Globe LIVE’s strengthened partnership with 9Works Theatrical in staging award winning Filipino productions helps Filipino talent shine even brighter on the family-friendly venue. Efforts such as these allows quality theater productions to reach a wider audience.

According to Joe Caliro, Globe Head for Creative Marketing and Multi-Media Services, and the musical’s executive producer, “A Christmas Carol’s second run is part of our effort to encourage our customers in creating new traditions with the whole family. We chose to stage A Christmas Carol again because it resonates with the colorful holiday celebrations here in the Philippines. It also teaches us the valuable lesson of giving, which is what the season is all about. With the successful it had last year, we wanted to offer it once again to eventually make it a Filipino Christmas tradition that everyone can enjoy.” 

Making this year’s production extra special is Globe LIVE’s support for the HERO Foundation through the “Wall of Miracles”. To be able to support more military orphans and send them to school, all of A Christmas Carol’s show will have the “Wall of Miracles” display that guests will be invited to decorate with Christmas ornaments that will be sold at the venue. All the proceeds from the sale of the ornaments alongside an additional donation from Globe LIVE will be turned over to the HERO Foundation. 

A non-stock, non-profit organization, HERO stands for Help, Educate and Rear Orphans. It has been providing educational stipends to military orphans. The financial support helps keep orphans in school as it covers much needed requirements such as school supplies, transportation, meals and even a portion of their tuition fee. 

Globe LIVE is the original live productions arm of the telco company that aims to offer customers more entertainment experiences that are out-of-the-box, online and offline. Globe LIVE continues to be a purveyor of world-class entertainment, and with its partnership with 9Works Theatrical, is once again providing a venue for local theater to be appreciated by Filipinos. 

To know more about the show schedules and buy tickets, visit http://glbe.co/acc-tix For tickets, contact Ticketworld at 891.9999.

Globe LIVE and 9Works Theatricals brings Menken & Ahrenn’s A Christmas Carol back on stage for this holiday season to create new traditions by reliving the Charles Dickens classic through impeccable production and classic music.

A Christmas Carol will be shown at the Globe Iconic Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater, Bonifacio Global City on December 7-9, 14-16, 21-22 & 26-27 at 8:00pm, December 10 & 17 (Sundays) and December 25 Christmas Show at 7:00pm. 

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One-of-a-kind venue experience at Globe ICONIC entertainment zone

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Wireless audio streaming through Globe Soundplay app and Interactive LED Omega Claw game

The ICONIC store, Globe Telecom’s premiere lifestyle destination, is revolutionizing the Philippine retail and entertainment industry. With the 1st phase of the entertainment facility completed last June, the venue was able to hold successful large scale events such as Green Day’s: American Idiot play, NBA Fit and HOOQ Hangouts. 

Aside from being the ideal entertainment venue for events, the two massive Times Square-like LED walls provide live video feed and on-ground entertainment. Informative and engaging videos such as short clips by Globe Studios and lifestyle ambient visuals are showed daily. Every 7:30 P.M., people are also treated to a lights and sounds show.

From 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., the ICONIC store transforms into a carnival wonderland with the Omega Claw game which uses augmented reality and face detection technology to capture the faces of anyone near the venue through live feed cameras. The pictures are then posted in the country’s largest interactive outdoor LED billboard with the tagline “You’ve been clawed.” People are encouraged to pose for the camera as they are seen by spectators around. This fun, unique and interactive technology will be refreshed regularly to give BGC Central Amphitheatre visitors something to look forward to.

Anyone who is within the area of the Globe ICONIC Store can, likewise, connect to the Globe ICONIC WiFi service to experience ultra-fast Internet connection speeds of up to 100 Mbps. They can also listen to the audio of the videos being played on the outdoor LED screens through Globe Soundplay App, an audio streaming app that lets you listen to the videos playing in the ICONIC store through your own smartphone. When connected to the Globe ICONIC WiFi, just open the app to stream high-quality real-time audio right from your smartphone. This innovation lets you avoid unnecessary noise pollution within the area, allowing you to privately listen to the Globe Iconic outdoor LED screens’ video contents.

“The ICONIC store is set to be a premiere venue that will once again change the retail experience with multi-faceted store built to house the latest trends and live entertainment. Customers can experience our latest products interactively, explore new content with our upcoming chroma studio and museum. And outdoors, we continue interaction with our customers through features and activities like Globe SoundPlay and Omega Claw, truly making the ICONIC store a one-of-a-kind venue in the Philippines.” says Globe Stores and Retail Transformation Head, Joe Caliro.

Phase 2 will feature the complete Globe ICONIC Store with a glass bridge that connects two stores on both ends. Also within the store, is a chroma studio for recording and shooting videos that partners and customers can use, view and enjoy. The ICONIC store is set to open by the end of the year. 

Visit the Globe ICONIC store at BGC Central to experience the Globe Soundplay App and Omega Claw game.

Globe pioneers the first online film festival in the Philippines - Globe Independent Film Festival #GIFF

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Globe launched the first online film festival in the Philippines - Globe Independent Film Festival, or GIFF.

Through its film productions arm Globe Studios, Globe's GIFF sets the bar for film festivals by maximizing the online platform to reach a wider audience.

Veering from traditional film fests, and advocating Filipino talent and championing original content, 

GIFF adds a whole new dimension to digital entertainment by bringing the film entries online. This way, more people will be able to access and watch on demand, right on their device.

Open to all amateur filmmakers, GIFF will be accepting entries for any of these 5 genres: Narrative, Documentary, Animated, Experimental, Music Video, and Webisode. 

Film submissions will be evaluated by an esteemed panel of judges from the entertainment industry namely, Antoinette Jadaone, Bianca Gonzalez,Philbert Dy, and Sid Maderazo. 

Dan Horan, Globe Senior Advisor for Consumer Business

Dan Horan, Globe Senior Advisor for Consumer Business said : 

“The launch of Globe Studios gave us a whole new way of bringing wonderful entertainment to our customers. With GIFF, our vision for Globe Studios is realized – to be able to advocate local talent and eventually collaborate with them for content. GIFF allows us to fuel creativity among filmmakers and we look forward to the entries and bring these amazing films closer to every Filipino.” 

In the course of the film fest, the public will be able to watch the shortlisted films on GlobeStudios.ph, the Globe Studios YouTube channel, at the Globe ICONIC store, or at select cinema screenings.

Winners per category are set to bring home up to P200000.00 and will be announced at GIFF’s culminating event in November. Interested groups can learn more about the complete mechanics by visiting www.GlobeStudios.ph. 

As a special showcase, GIFF kicks off the film fest with 5 laudable short films led by 5 esteemed Filipino directors. 

Available on GlobeStudios.ph and the Globe YouTube channel, everyone can watch the following titles:

• How to Find Love directed by Quark Henares
• An Open Door by Paul Soriano
• Trapik by Dan Villegas
• Ang Painting ni Tatay by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo
• Bestfriend by Bb. Joyce Bernal

In addition to the major film categories, GIFF also launches another program: “The Globe 5-Minute Video Challenge”. 

This joint initiative with the Singtel Group and its telco associates comprised of Singtel, Optus, AIS, Airtel, and Telkomsel, the 5-minute video challenge is part of the group’s efforts to drive content innovation across its markets and it will be conducted at two levels – local and regional. 

 Quark Henares, Paul Soriano and Dan Villegas

Epy Quizon hosting the Globe's GIFF launched held at the Globe Icon Store, Bonifacio Global City, September 1, 2016

Globe invites aspiring or experienced local filmmakers to submit 5-minute entries based on the theme “Connecting Lives”. The entries will be judged on criteria such as originality of content, storytelling and cinematography. The top two video entries from the Philippines will win P350000.00 each and will automatically qualify for the regional level of the competition. 

“We are making a big push in digital content as consumers have radically changed the way they consume entertainment. For many of Singtel’s more than 600 million customers, the mobile phone is also the only way for them to access the Internet. A pan-regional competition makes a lot of sense, as the power of content is its ability to transcend geographical and language barriers. Our customers will be able to enjoy access to a rich variety of original content created by the most talented content-makers from the region,” said Mark Chong, CEO, International, Singtel 

The grand finals will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov. 21, with cash prizes of $30000.00 and $15000.00 to be awarded to the grand winner and runner-up, respectively. The regional winners will also get the opportunity to promote their videos on each associate’s mobile and video platforms to customers in the Group’s markets across Asia, Africa and Australia. 

To find out more about The 5-min Video Challenge, visit www.the5minvideo.com.

HOOQ premieres DC’s latest hit TV series – Legends of Tomorrow; Partners with Globe LIVE for the biggest outdoor cinema event

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HOOQ partners with Globe LIVE to present an outdoor cinema event series called HOOQ Hangouts which launches this July 30, 7:00 p.m. at the Globe Iconic Store Entertainment Zone in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Together with Globe LIVE, the telco’s new original productions arm, the premiere of HOOQ Hangouts will feature Hollywood TV hit, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. 

The show, a spin-off from equally successful TV series Arrow and The Flash, will also be available as a digital exclusive on HOOQ.

Fans of the DC can how catch the latest addition to the DC family with DC’s Legends of Tomorrow together with the latest seasons of The Flash, Arrow and Gotham now on HOOQ. 

HOOQ Hangouts will regularly showcase blockbusters and all-time favorites through the massive LED screens at the Globe Iconic Entertainment Zone, turning the BGC Amphitheater into a free outdoor cinema venue. Viewers can use beanbags, blankets and cushions to enjoy the featured shows, participate in on-ground games and entertainment and munch on snacks from partner food concessionaires. HOOQ Hangouts is also brought to you in cooperation with Samsung.

Last June, Globe Telecom launched the ICONIC Store, a world-class home to the latest in retail, entertainment, music and everything about the Filipino digital lifestyle. It recently concluded the Philippine production of Green Day’s American Idiot, a hit Broadway musical in partnership with 9Works Theatrical.

HOOQ is Asia’s largest video-on-demand service hosting over 10,000 movies and TV shows available for streaming or download. Globe customers can get free access to HOOQ with selected GoSURF mobile data plans and as well as Broadband Plan 1299 and up. 

Visit www.hooq.tv to sign up for a 7-day free trial. 

How to get HOOQ

It’s easy to get HOOQ! Sign up today for a 7-day free trial on www.HOOQ.tv. 

Globe mobile customers can up to 90 days free HOOQ on selected GoSURF plans. Broadband customers also get HOOQ for free on Globe Home Broadband. Once the trial period expires, Globe customers can continue enjoying HOOQ at P149 subscription fee monthly charged to your Globe bill. Simply text HOOQ149 to 8888.