Opening day ng pelikula tuwing Biyernes na

LIZA DINO

Successful ang pakikipag-dayalogo ni Film Development Council of the Philippines Chairperson Liza Dino sa film producers at theater owners na gawin nang Biyernes ang pagpapalabas ng pelikulang lokal na dating Miyerkules.

Nasulat namin dito sa BANDERA ang tungkol dito at sakto, pumayag ang mga kinatawan sa mungkahi ni Ms. Dino. Narito ang Facebook post ng FDCP chairperson.

“CINEMAS, PRODUCERS AGREE TO MOVE OPENING OF NEW FILMS FROM WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY.

“The first big step! A well represented dialogue meeting happened yesterday among our producers, distributors and theater owners to discuss policy guidelines set by FDCP on the exhibition of films in our local cinemas all over the Philippines. With the support of our government partners –DILG, DTI, MTRCB and the Office of the President, the goal is to reach a unified solution that is amenable to all our stakeholders.

“The important highlights of these policy guidelines are opening day of newly released films in cinemas, admission prices, guaranteed days in every booked film and a holdback period for films released in cinemas before it goes to other platforms like VOD etc.

“FDCP has been holding consultation meetings since last year to understand the concerns of both parties so the agency can come up with the right approach to resolve the issues plaguing our whole industry in general hence affecting the growth of our local film industry.

“Yesterday was a good and progressive start because in this meeting, we were able to identify a lot of the gaps in the current status quo and ways to address them that would be beneficial to the parties concerned.

“Since the goal is to achieve concrete results, one of the achievements is the agreement to switch the opening day of cinemas from Wednesday to FRIDAY. We still have to wait until the rest is finalized for this to take effect, but at least we are moving forward.

“We hope that our stakeholders never tire of sitting down with us as we concretize our policies. It may be tedious and tiresome at times, but we thank you for your patience and understanding of the importance of our collective efforts.

“Let’s all see this through!”

Magsisimula na sa Abril o unang linggo ng Mayo ang bagong araw ng na pagpapalabas ng mga pelikulang local.

Inalam din namin kung ano naman ang sagot ng film producers at theater owners sa isinusulong din niyang student price na P220 sa sinehan.

“May meeting ng March 27 kasi may numbers and data na kailangang gawing basis. And even producers want to check muna before agreeing on a price,” sabi ni Ms. Liza sa amin.