cinema 2014 present type subsidiary industry film production television production film distribution founded may 1993 ; 23 years ago 1993 05 headquarters abs cbn broadcasting center sgt. esguerra avenue corner mother ignacia street diliman quezon city area served philippines key people malou santos chief operating officer for star creatives 1 products motion pictures tv series home videos music recordings post production services screenplays revenue 1.282 billion fy 2015 2 number of employees 200 parent abs cbn corporation divisions skylight films star creatives star home video star music starflix website starcinema.abs cbn.com abs cbn film productions inc. doing business as star cinema is a filipino film and television production company and film distributor based in quezon city . it is the country s largest motion picture company which regularly garners about 70 % market share of the local film industry . star cinema has produced most of the highest grossing filipino films of all time . contents 1 theatrical feature films 2 television series 3 film distribution 4 references 5 external links theatrical feature films edit main article list of films produced and released by star cinema star cinema s 20th anniversary logo 2013 2014 star cinema was founded in 1993 to transform abs cbn broadcasting corporation into a true entertainment company . although still a new player in the film industry star cinema has poised itself to be a major competitor of big film companies like viva films and regal films . its strategies to reflect the viewer s current taste and trends has proven to be successful starting from the 90 s with a string of films targeted to mainstream viewers with film genres ranging from action comedy horror and fantasy . the films of star cinema in the 90 s has been well received with some earning critical acclaims with films such as may minamahal 1993 maalaala mo kaya 1994 madrasta 1996 magic temple 1996 and bata bata pa no ka ginawa 1998 . the 90 s also saw the pioneering works of the company by hiring third party companies to integrate state of the art computer generated images and special effects and makeup prosthetic into some of its films like patayin sa sindak si barbara 1995 magic temple 1996 kokey 1997 magandang hatinggabi 1998 hiling 1998 and puso ng pasko 1998 among others . other notable works are the adaptations of popular anime s such as sarah ... ang munting prinsesa 1995 and cedie 1996 which incorporates stylish production designs and costumes and was shot abroad . star cinema also made a film adaptation of abs cbn s phenomenon tv series with films like mara clara the movie released in 1996 and mula sa puso the movie and esperanza the movie both released in 1999 . in 1997 and 1998 star cinema produced goodbye america and legacy under the banner of star pacific cinema in an attempt to penetrate the hollywood b movie market . the year 2000 and beyond has been the most successful time for star cinema in terms of box office gross . in this period star cinema s films are topping the box office chart in the philippines which regularly garners an average of 70 % of the local film market excluding foreign films based from the filings of abs cbn corporation in the philippine stock exchange . most of the all time highest grossing films in the history of the philippines are either produced or co produced by star cinema as reported by box office mojo . in 2002 star cinema together with unitel pictures released the filipino american film american adobo to mixed reviews in the united states . in 2010 star cinema co financed and released rpg metanoia the first 3d computer animated filipino film in history . in 2013 star cinema co financed and released erik matti s on the job to mixed to positive reviews abroad . star cinema films that was well received by critics in this period were anak 2000 tanging yaman 2000 bagong buwan 2001 dekada 70 2002 nasaan ka man 2005 kasal kasali kasalo 2006 in my life 2009 and on the job 2013 . television series edit the television unit of abs cbn film productions is star creatives also called star tv . it was established in 2000 to produce television series for the abs cbn television network . it started its television venture in 2000 with pangako sa yo known internationally as the promise a series that had gained huge following in the country and abroad . the series had a very successful run in malaysia indonesia thailand cambodia namibia singapore and china . it was followed by another successful series kay tagal kang hinintay 2002 . in 2008 its most expensive television production lobo known internationally as she wolf received the banff world media festival for best telenovela program and earned angel locsin an international emmy awards nomination for best performance of an actress . sana maulit muli 2008 also gained a following in taiwan when it was dubbed in taiwanese minnan . kahit isang saglit 2008 became a finalist in the 37th international emmy awards . 3 its 2010 production magkaribal became a finalist to the 2011 new york international independent film and video festival for best telenovela . budoy 2011 2012 is also a finalist to the 2013 new york festivals international television & film awards . 4 soap operas produced by star television had been subtitled and dubbed to several languages including english turkish khmer mandarin and french and most notably those that are targeted to asia pacific and south africa . one of the programs dubbed in french is kay tagal kang hinintay which will cater to french speaking audience in africa and europe . 5 6 7 star cinema has also produced tv promos spots and specials for the abs cbn network . in 2011 star cinema spent 12 million pesos for the philippine national anthem video clip of abs cbn network . 8 9 film distribution edit star cinema distributes all of its films as well as films produced by other production companies . in recent years due to the popularity of independent films star cinema created new divisions that would cater these niche markets . these are sine screen and skylight films . star cinema also redistributes classic films restored by abs cbn film archives and central digital lab inc. in 2015 star cinema released the cinema one originals film that thing called tadhana to critical and box office success . the film went on to gross over 134 million pesos against its budget of only 2 million pesos . references edit http abscbnpr.com malou santos named star creatives coo p. valdueza rolando april 15 2016 . abs cbn sec form 17 a report . philippine stock exchange . p. 60 . retrieved august 9 2016 . angel locsin kahit isang saglit bag international emmy nominations . abs cbnnews com . 5 october 2009 . nyf television & film awards finalists for 2013 competition . bizcommunity.com . 1 feb 2013 . retrieved 15 february 2013 . valisno jeffrey 14 june 2012 . pinoy tv goes international . businessworld . retrieved 13 november 2012 . martinez belen crispina 23 march 2010 . abs cbn soap operas now captivating non filipinos worldwide . the manila bulletin . retrieved 15 february 2013 . premiere source of filipino dramas in asia . manila standard today . 30 january 2013 . charo santos concio producer 13 june 2011 . abs cbn lupang hinirang television production . philippines starad prom . abs cbn releases new music video of the national anthem retrieved 13 july 2011 external links edit official website star cinema on facebook star cinema on twitter star cinema s channel on youtube star cinema at the internet movie database star cinema on ir.abs cbn.com v t e star cinema divisions star creatives star home video sine screen skylight films star music roadrunner films list of films produced and released by star cinema related articles star magic list of highest grossing films in the philippines list of filipino films with at least a hundred million peso box office gross v t e abs cbn corporation eugenio lopez jr. chairman emeritus key figures founders james lindenberg antonio quirino eugenio lopez sr. fernando lopez executives eugenio lopez iii chairman carlo katigbak president and ceo cory vidanes charo santos concio freddie m. garcia board member johnny manahan tv and studio broadcast abs cbn abs cbn regional radyo patrol dzmm radyo patrol 630 my only radio mor 101.9 for life s a global abs cbn news channel cinema one lifestyle myx tv san francisco international gateway s a the filipino channel tfc iptv on demand tfc ppv tfc.tv films and music abs cbn film productions skylight films star creatives star cinema star cinema productions 50 % star music niche and sports abs cbn hd abs cbn news channel anc hd abs cbn publishing abs cbn regional channel abs cbn sports s a hd abs cbn cable channels cinema one hero jeepney tv lifestyle myx dyab teleradyo dxab teleradyo dzmm teleradyo knowledge channel pay tv sky 59.4 % destiny cable sky cable sky direct sky on demand sky ppv new business abs cbn convergence 69.3 % abs cbn mobile 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