ABS-CBN Biggest PH Winner at the 2013 New York Festivals

ABS-CBN Corporation led all winners from the Philippines at the prestigious New York Festivals (NYF) International Film and TV Awards 2013 by bagging two medals and six finalist certificates, making it the most awarded TV network from the country.

ABS-CBN is the only Philippine media company to win a Gold World Medal for “A Call to Arms” in the Sports Program Promotion category, while the documentary “Johnny: The Juan Ponce Enrile Story,” which details the life story and controversies surrounding the Senate President won a Silver World Medal in the Biography/Profiles category.

Two ABS-CBN current affairs show also made it as finalists in the same category. “Failon Ngayon” anchored by award-winning broadcast journalist Ted Failon and “Krusada” were given finalist certificates in the Current Affairs category.

Rounding up the winners from the ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs is documentary “Ang Simula,” directed by acclaimed director Chito Roño and traces the natural history of the Philippines, which was named finalist in theHistory and Society category.

Meanwhile, the NYF also awarded young actress Jane Oineza with a finalist certificate in the Best Performance by an Actress category for her portrayal in the “Manika” episode of “Maalaala Mo Kaya.”

Top-rating daytime program “Be Careful With My Heart” and advocaserye “Budoy” starring Gerald Anderson also made it as finalists in the Telenovelas and Drama categories, respectively.

ABS-CBN is the country’s biggest winner at this year’s NYF with a total of eight finalists, two of which winning medals, while GMA News TV bagged a medal and a finalist certificate, GMA with one finalist certificate, and TV5 with one finalist certificate.

The New York Festivals® World’s Best Television & Films™ recognize the “World’s Best Work™” in news, sports, documentary, information and entertainment program as well as in music videos, infomercials, promotion spots, openings and IDs.

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Jane Oineza Bags Best Actress Nomination at the 2013 New York Festivals

Kapamilya teen actress Jane Oineza was nominated as Best Actress  in the 2013 New York Festivals awards, the only Philippine acting nomination from the prestigious award-giving body for her performance in the MMK Manika episode.

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The prestigious 2013 New York Festivals (NYF) World’s Best Television and Film named Kapamilya teen actress Jane Oineza as one of the nominees in its 'Best Performance By An Actress' category. Jane was the lead actress in the controversial “Manika” episode last year that shared the tale of a young girl named Nene who was raped by her stepdad in front of her mother.

“It was ‘MMK’ that gave me a big break. It was my first lead role and I really gave my best when I did the episode,” said Jane. “It’s really a huge honor to be part of ‘MMK.’ We all know that each of its episode has a heart and has a lesson to be learned. Each of its tale is really well-crafted.”

Congratulations Jane! Your Kapamilyas were very proud of you.

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Be Careful With My Heart World Tour Set this 2013

The country’s most-loved daytime kilig-serye “Be Careful With My Heart” has once again proven its unique mass appeal as it recently earned a slot in the roster of finalists for the telenovela category of the prestigious 2013 New York Festivals World’s Best Television and Film, which will culminate in Las Vegas Nevada on April 9.

With their show’s first international recognition, “Be Careful With My Heart” lead stars Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap are both happy for the show and for all the TV viewers who watch them everyday to follow the love story of now household names Maya (Jodi) and Sir Chief (Richard).

Since it started last July 2012, “Be Careful With My Heart” has changed the daytime viewing of the whole nation. In almost seven months on-air, the show has been reaping several achievements including its record-breaking national TV ratings, being the only daytime teleserye to launch a best-selling official soundtrack and release its DVDs, jampacked mall shows, and being one of the most viewed programs on TFC or The Filipino Channel.

The show was such a big hit that it quickly invaded the digital world as it managed to become a daily hot topic on social networking sites like Twitter, one of the most liked fanpages on Facebook and the most viewed program on TFC.TV and in the video-on-demand site I Want TV.

With the phenomenal support of Filipinos worldwide to their show, Maya (Jodi), Sir Chief (Richard) and the whole “Be Careful With My Heart” gang are all set to personally thank everyone and to bring them good vibes in a special world tour that will visit Asia, Middle East, USA and Europe this 2013.

Now that Sir Chief has accepted the resignation of Maya, will it be easy for him to find a replacement? Can Maya really go on with her life away from the Lim family and her Sir Chief? Or will Sir Chief make a way to bring Maya back to their family?

Continue to follow the country’s newest noontime habit, “Be Careful With My Heart,” everyday, 11:45am, before “It’s Showtime” on ABS-CBN’s Prime-Tanghali. Also, don’t miss “Be Careful With My Heart Sabado Rewind” every Saturday, 10:30 am, before “It’s Showtime.” For more updates, log on to www.abs-cbn.com, follow @becarefulheart on Twitter; and ‘like’ the show’s official Facebook fanpage at www.facebook.com/becarefulwithmyheartofficial.

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ABS-CBN Most Nominated Phil TV Network at 2013 New York Festivals

ABS-CBN Corporation emerged as the most nominated TV network in the Philippines in this years’ New York Festivals with eight of its entertainment and current affairs programs making it as finalists in different categories.

In the field of news and current affairs, ABS-CBN got the most nominations for four of its programs namely:  “Johnny: The Juan Ponce Enrile Story” (Biography/Profiles category); “Failon Ngayon: Mine Tailings” (Current Affairs category); “Ang Simula” (History and Society category); and “Krusada: Child-Headed Homes” (Social Issues category).

ABS-CBN’s entertainment offerings proved to be world class with three programs making it to the finalist roster, namely: the hit romantic comedy “Be Careful With My Heart” (Telenovelas category) and “Budoy” (Drama category). A still unnamed Kapamilya actress is also nominated for the Best Performance by an actress category for her portrayal in Asia's longest drama anthology “Maalaala Mo Kaya.” The Kapamilya network’s “A Call to Arms” was also named finalist in the Sports Program Promotion category.

Overall, ABS-CBN received eight finalist slots, beating GMA Networks’ three and TV5’s one. To view the complete list of nominees from the Philippines, click here.

New York Festival’s World’s Best Television & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries.

All finalists will be awarded with a finalist certificate and entries, which will be promoted to Gold, Silver or Bronze awardees, will be announced during the awarding ceremony to be held on April 9 at The NAB Show in Las Vegas.

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Be Careful With My Heart, Budoy, Finalists in New York Festivals 2013

ABS-CBN's kilig-serye Be Careful With My Heart is among the finalists in this year's New York Festival Awards which will be held in Las Vegas.

The top-rating daytime series is a finalist in the "Telenovelas" category at the 56th New York Festival's World's Best Television & Films competition. Aside from Be Careful With My Heart, Gerald Anderson's advocacy-serye Budoy is also nominated under the "Drama" category.

According to the official website of New York Festivals, a yet-to-be-named actress is also a finalist in the Best Performance category for her portrayal in the ABS-CBN drama anthology "Maalaala Mo Kaya."

ABS-CBN dominated the list of nominees from the Philippines, garnering 8 out of 14 nominations. Aside from the Philippines, around 50 other countries are participating in the competition.

The 2013 New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards will be held on April 9 and 10 at NAB Show in Las Vegas. Below are the list of nominees from the Philippines:

PHILIPPINES
Category	Title	Entrant
Best Performance by an Actress	Maalaala Mo Kaya (Remembering)	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Biography/Profiles	Johnny: The Juan Ponce Enrile Story	ABS-CBN Corporation
Biography/Profiles	The Youngest (Ang Pinakabata)	GMA News TV
Current Affairs	Failon Today: "Mine Tailings"	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Drama	Budoy	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Environment & Ecology	Oras Na (It's Time)	GMA Network, Inc
History & Society	Ang Simula	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Real Estate/Home Improvement	Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Philippines	ABC Development Corporation (TV5)
Sales	Rogue Cover	Unitel Productions, Inc.
Short Films	A Life in a Day	Unitel Productions, Inc.
Social Issues	Krusada: "Bata ng Tahanan" (Child-Headed Homes)	ABS-CBN Corporation
Social Issues	Reel Time: Bone Dry (Salat)	GMA News TV
Sports Program Promotion	A Call to Arms	ABS-CBN Corporation
Telenovelas	Be Careful With My Heart	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation

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