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39-603: GMA Network Films Inc. , doing business as GMA Pictures (formerly Cinemax Studios and GMA Films ), is a Philippine film , television production and distribution company headquartered in Diliman, Quezon City . It is one of the largest film studios in the Philippines, along with Star Cinema , Viva Films , Regal Entertainment and MQ Studios . Its notable films include Jose Rizal (1998), Muro Ami (1999), Deathrow (2000), and Firefly (2023). GMA Network tested

78-544: A 2-year hiatus, in 2019, GMA revived its film outfit as GMA Pictures . They also signed a co-production deal with Mic Test Entertainment , starting with Family History . It also co-produced the Cinemalaya 2019 entry Children of the River with Spears Films and Luna Studios. GMA Pictures also created a new division called Backyard Productions , with Kiko en Lala as its first release. On April 29, 2022, GMA Pictures signed

117-420: A DBA must be registered with a local or state government, or both, depending on the jurisdiction. For example, California, Texas and Virginia require a DBA to be registered with each county (or independent city in the case of Virginia) where the owner does business. Maryland and Colorado have DBAs registered with a state agency. Virginia also requires corporations and LLCs to file a copy of their registration with

156-467: A DBA statement, though names including the first and last name of the owner may be accepted. This also reduces the possibility of two local businesses operating under the same name, although some jurisdictions do not provide exclusivity for a name, or may allow more than one party to register the same name. Note, though, that this is not a substitute for filing a trademark application. A DBA filing carries no legal weight in establishing trademark rights. In

195-497: A New Jersey showing in 2010 and its recent film to be released at least within US borders was In Your Eyes , starring Claudine Barretto , Richard Gutierrez and Anne Curtis , had an international screening in notable cities such as Los Angeles and San Diego. During the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival, GMA Films' entry Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote became the top grosser. The film starred Vic Sotto and Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. and

234-491: A joint venture agreement with Viva Films . In November 2022, GMA Pictures became active once again, in cooperation with GMA Public Affairs . Among its films released the following year were The Cheating Game and Firefly , which was one of the entries of the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival , in which it won as Best Picture . On July 1, 2023, GMA Network announced the appointment of Nessa Valdellon as Senior Vice President for GMA Pictures. . GMA Network, Inc. announces

273-574: A ride with Benjie to attend a wedding in Palawan . On board, they openly show their dislike for each other but when the aircraft crashes in an unknown island, the two turn to each other for comfort and eventually absolve their differences. The film has received generally positive reviews from critics, obtaining a Grade B from the Cinema Evaluation Board , although to Bong De Leon of Journal Online, "KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez can now heave

312-551: A sigh of relief after their second movie together, "When I Met U" made the grade. It deserves more than B." Mario E. Bautista of the People's Journal wrote, "it's way much better than their debut movie, ' For the First Time ', thanks mainly to the well-written script of Aloy Adlawan ". Bautista continues to rain praises acting, as well, "give winning performances". He concludes, claiming that "Richard has done many Valentine movies and this

351-405: Is also the film's official soundtrack. The movie was produced by GMA Pictures . The film premiered in the Philippines on February 11, 2009. Jenny ( KC Concepcion ) is an unpretentious mall promodizer searching for true love. A hopeless romantic, her quest leads her to Benjie ( Richard Gutierrez ), a cargo pilot who offers her the love she truly yearns. An unlikely romance begins when she hitches

390-452: Is called a razón social . When I Met U When I Met U is a 2009 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Joel Lamangan and starring Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion . The screenplay by Aloy Adlawan was written for Jose Javier Reyes to direct; Reyes later left, citing "creative difference". The title of the film is derived from an OPM song by Filipino musical group Apo Hiking Society called "When I Met You" which

429-536: Is certainly one of the best. It's as entertaining as his Valentine flick with Marian Rivera last year", which was My Bestfriend's Girlfriend . The film opened in SM City North EDSA , the country's biggest theater earning an estimated ₱1.3M on the mall's cinema, second biggest opening day income of all the Filipino movies shown at SM City North EDSA. The film reportedly earned ₱10 million on its opening day in

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468-515: Is the home video distribution arm of GMA Pictures. It is the exclusive home video and DVD distributor of films produced by GMA Pictures, as well as programs from GMA Network and films from select production companies. Trade name In a number of countries, the phrase " trading as " (abbreviated to t/a ) is used to designate a trade name. In the United States , the phrase " doing business as " (abbreviated to DBA , dba , d.b.a. , or d/b/a )

507-424: Is too similar to a name that is already registered. Using one or more fictitious business names does not create additional separate legal entities. The distinction between a registered legal name and a fictitious business name, or trade name, is important because fictitious business names do not always identify the entity that is legally responsible . Legal agreements (such as contracts ) are normally made using

546-481: Is used, among others, such as assumed business name or fictitious business name . In Canada , " operating as " (abbreviated to o/a ) and " trading as " are used, although " doing business as " is also sometimes used. A company typically uses a trade name to conduct business using a simpler name rather than using their formal and often lengthier name. Trade names are also used when a preferred name cannot be registered, often because it may already be registered or

585-566: The 41st Metro Manila Film Festival . The hottest love team was joined by Vic Sotto and Ai-Ai delas Alas , directed by Jose Javier Reyes . The movie figured in a tight race with another MMFF entry, Beauty and the Bestie for the top spot at the box-office. The movie eventually earned P385 million, breaking box-office records. The said movie also earned 3 major awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Maine Mendoza. In 2016, GMA Films partnered with APT Entertainment and M-Zet Productions for

624-459: The United Kingdom , there is no filing requirement for a "business name", defined as "any name under which someone carries on business" that, for a company or limited liability partnership, "is not its registered name", but there are requirements for disclosure of the owner's true name and some restrictions on the use of certain names. A minority of U.S. states, including Washington , still use

663-532: The Southeast Asian market. The same year, GMA received critical and commercial success for TGIS The Movie , Sa Pusod ng Dagat and José Rizal , both produced and directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya . GMA Films also produced Muro-Ami and Deathrow , both which were entries at their respective MMFFs and also critically acclaimed. On June 9, 1999, GMA Films locally distributed the anime film Voltes V: The Liberation , produced by Carlos Agustin. In 2000, after

702-418: The U.S., trademark rights are acquired by use in commerce, but there can be substantial benefits to filing a trademark application. Sole proprietors are the most common users of DBAs. Sole proprietors are individual business owners who run their businesses themselves. Since most people in these circumstances use a business name other than their own name, it is often necessary for them to get DBAs. Generally,

741-401: The appointment of Nessa Valdellon as Executive Vice President of GMA Pictures, effective April 1, 2024 where GMA Pictures began to gain nationwide commercial box office hits such as Firefly reaching up to 100 million sales, and Balota at Cinemalaya 2024. On August 7, 2024, GMA Pictures has successfully completed its digitally restored and remastered version of the 1998 movie 'Jose Rizal' and

780-567: The award-winning film Ouija co-produced with Viva Films was supposed to be its first film to be released internationally. However, the scheduled overseas premieres in four U.S. cities (Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego) were cancelled. Only the one in New Jersey pushed through. The movie is titled Seance internationally. In 2009, GMA Films produced the reboot of the classic komiks novel Ang Panday in partnership with Imus Productions. Starring Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. in

819-407: The business. Numbered companies will very often operate as something other than their legal name, which is unrecognizable to the public. In Chile , a trade name is known as a nombre de fantasía ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called a razón social (social name). In Ireland , businesses are legally required to register business names where these differ from

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858-522: The county or city to be registered with the State Corporation Commission. DBA statements are often used in conjunction with a franchise . The franchisee will have a legal name under which it may sue and be sued, but will conduct business under the franchiser's brand name (which the public would recognize). A typical real-world example can be found in a well-known pricing mistake case, Donovan v. RRL Corp. , 26 Cal. 4th 261 (2001), where

897-580: The departure of Butch Jimenez from GMA Network, GMA Films was placed on hiatus. Deathrow was the last film produced. In late 2004, GMA Films made its comeback, with Let the Love Begin as its first production. It became the highest-grossing Valentine film in the Philippines when it released in February 2005. It later released other films that also became hits in the Philippine Box-office. In 2007,

936-679: The first six hours of opening day and it went on to gross over ₱21.5 million at the end of the day. It was 2016's highest opening gross for a Philippine film until it was surpassed by the Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla starrer Barcelona: A Love Untold , which grossed ₱23 million according to Star Cinema. Overall, Imagine You and Me was a big box office hit and had a successful four-week run in Philippine cinemas nationwide. After Imagine You and Me , GMA Films took another hiatus as parent GMA Network focused on its migration to digital TV. After

975-499: The horror-thriller Basement , the action-thriller Overtime and the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival entry Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 , which won 5 major awards. With the popularity of the AlDub love team ( Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza ) rising to phenomenal heights in 2015, GMA Films partnered with Octo Arts Films, M-Zet Productions, APT Entertainment and MEDA Productions to produce My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore as entry to

1014-402: The law is to protect the public from fraud, by compelling the business owner to first file or register his fictitious business name with the county clerk, and then making a further public record of it by publishing it in a newspaper. Several other states, such as Illinois , require print notices as well. In Uruguay , a trade name is known as a nombre fantasía , and the legal name of business

1053-399: The legal name of business is called a razón social (social name). In Brazil , a trade name is known as a nome fantasia ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called razão social (social name). In some Canadian jurisdictions , such as Ontario , when a businessperson writes a trade name on a contract, invoice, or cheque, they must also add the legal name of

1092-559: The movie Imagine You and Me , which marked the second team-up of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza. Shot mostly in Como and Verona in Italy, the movie was directed by Mike Tuviera. It was also one of the only two films (the other one is the film adaptation of Angels & Demons by Dan Brown) permitted to shoot in Verona. Upon the movie's release on July 13, 2016, the film grossed over ₱12.8 million on

1131-422: The movie waters by co-producing films with Viva Films . Among the movies that were co-produced were Ober Da Bakod: The Movie , Forever and Sana Dalawa ang Puso Ko . Although not credited in the opening and closing credits of the movies, the network's logo appeared in the aforementioned movies' posters in theaters and newspaper ads. In 1995, GMA Network launched its own film outfit Cinemax Studios under

1170-461: The named defendant, RRL Corporation, was a Lexus car dealership doing business as " Lexus of Westminster ", but remaining a separate legal entity from Lexus, a division of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. . In California , filing a DBA statement also requires that a notice of the fictitious name be published in local newspapers for some set period of time to inform the public of the owner's intent to operate under an assumed name . The intention of

1209-403: The registered legal name of the business. If a corporation fails to consistently adhere to such important legal formalities like using its registered legal name in contracts, it may be subject to piercing of the corporate veil . In English , trade names are generally treated as proper nouns . In Argentina , a trade name is known as a nombre de fantasía ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and

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1248-452: The same year, It made their own first venture for television was Cielo de Angelina on the morning slot. In 2013, GMA Films produced only 2 feature film, Dance of the Steelbars and My Lady Boss . Both films performed less than its previous films last year despite a star-studded cast. It distributed the Cinemalaya 2013 entry Sana Dati to theaters. In 2014, the film outfit produced

1287-939: The supervision of Jimmy Duavit and Butch Jimenez, with Run Barbi Run (1995) as its maiden movie. Later that year, Cinemax signed a co-production deal with OctoArts Films in which OctoArts would distribute the movies in theaters nationwide, while Cinemax (through its mother network, GMA) would handle publicity and promotions of the movies for TV and radio. GMA Network holds the airing rights for those movies. Films co-produced with other production companies are distributed by Cinemax. In 1997, Cinemax began producing and distributing its own movies, beginning with Mga Bangka sa Tag-araw (later on known as Sa Pusod ng Dagat ) and Indios (later on known as My Guardian Debil ). At this time, it partnered with sister companies Film Experts and Optima Digital for production and post-production of its movies respectively. In 1998, it changed its name to GMA Films after HBO 's sister channel Cinemax entered

1326-454: The surname(s) of the sole trader or partners, or the legal name of a company. The Companies Registration Office publishes a searchable register of such business names. In Japan , the word yagō ( 屋号 ) is used. In Colonial Nigeria , certain tribes had members that used a variety of trading names to conduct business with the Europeans. Two examples were King Perekule VII of Bonny , who

1365-469: The term trade name to refer to "doing business as" (DBA) names. In most U.S. states now, however, DBAs are officially referred to using other terms. Almost half of the states, including New York and Oregon , use the terms assumed business name or assumed name ; nearly as many, including Pennsylvania , use the term fictitious name . For consumer protection purposes, many U.S. jurisdictions require businesses operating with fictitious names to file

1404-555: The title role, it became the official entry of GMA Films and Imus Productions for the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival . It became the festival's top grosser and won 6 major awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Revilla. From then on, all films were only released nationwide while selected films had selected screenings in key points worldwide such as When I Met U , starring Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion had various international screenings and You to Me Are Everything , starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes had

1443-444: Was a joint production with Imus Productions, M-Zet Production, Octo Arts Films and APT Entertainment. On May 11, 2012, The Road was released to theaters in the U.S. and Canada. 2012 is the year that GMA Films has produced eight films in a year, the most it has ever done since its very start. This was part of GMA Films' resolution to produce one film per month. Even though that did not happen, they managed to produce eight films. On

1482-545: Was known as Captain Pepple in trade matters, and King Jubo Jubogha of Opobo , who bore the pseudonym Captain Jaja . Both Pepple and Jaja would bequeath their trade names to their royal descendants as official surnames upon their deaths. In Singapore , there is no filing requirement for a "trading as" name, but there are requirements for disclosure of the underlying business or company's registered name and unique entity number. In

1521-412: Was shown at Cinemalaya Festival 2024. On May 19, 2024, Deadline Hollywood confirmed GMA Pictures and ABS-CBN 's film outfit, Star Cinema will collaborate in a film together with Bernardo and Richards reprising their respective roles as Joy and Ethan. The film's sequel, and is targeting release for a November 13, 2024 in the Philippines. GMA Home Video (formerly known as GMA Records Home Video )

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