ABS-CBN Film Restoration celebrates Valentine’s season by screening digitally-restored romantic classics in select cinemas and open-air venues across the country for Sine Sinta: Pag-Ibig at Pelikula, organized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines.
Following the successful screenings of classic romantic hits at Rizal Park and TriNoma Cinema 3 last 3 to 5 February, Sine Sinta followed it up by bringing more of Sagip Pelikula’s restored films for today’s audiences to the big screen at FDCP’s Cinematheque Centres nationwide, including the ones in Manila, Iloilo, Negros, Compostela Valley (Nabunturan), and Davao from 8 until 10 February.
The Cinematheque showings kicked off with Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz’s rom-com flick A Very Special Love. Also screened was the 1991 romance-drama film Hihintayin Kita sa Langit, starring Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta, followed by the 2002 box-office hit Got 2 Believe,
top-billed by the tandem of Claudine Barretto and Rico Yan. Capping it off at the Cinematheque Centres was the 1990s love team of Jolina Magdangal and Marvin Agustin in their beloved romance hit Labs Kita… Okey Ka Lang?
After these showings in FDCP’s Cinematheque Centres, Sine Sinta headed over to TriNoma for the free open-air screenings of Got 2 Believe and A Very Special Love.
ABS-CBN Film Restoration continues to restore and remaster films from directors and writers of note for today’s viewers to appreciate through its Sagip Pelikula initiative. These efforts have earned multiple recognitions from award-giving bodies worldwide, including the prestigious Gold Quill Award given by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Gawad Pedro Bucaneg from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas, and most recently the Gawad PASADO sa Pagsisinop ng mga De Kalibreng Pelikula distinction from the 23rd Gawad PASADO organized by Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro.