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Janine Gutierrez attends her first Venice Film Festival: ‘So happy to be here’

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>&quot;Fantasy unlocked.&quot;</p><p>This was how Janine Gutierrez described her experience attending the Venice Film Festival for the first time.</p><p>On her Instagram page, Janine can be seen riding a boat to the festival.</p><p>&quot;My first time in Venice and en route to Lido for the @labiennale #VeniceFilmFestival. Pinch me pinch me so happy to be here!&quot; she wrote.</p><p>Celebrities and fans online were quick to react to Janine&#x27;s post.</p><p>&quot;Awww look at you getting all that sunshine,&quot; Jericho Rosales commented.</p><p>&quot;So happy for you @janinegutierrez. All the best!&quot; Charo Santos-Concio posted.</p><p>&quot;Wohoo, we feel your excitement! Enjoy the festival,&quot; one fan wrote.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_QV9M_ssle/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A256896.69999998808%2C%22ls%22%3A14800.100000023842%2C%22le%22%3A15749.900000035763%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Janine is attending the festival as part of Lav Diaz&#x27;s<em> Phantosmia</em> film.</p><p>In a previous interview with ABS-CBN News, the actress remarked that becoming part of an international festival was one of her dreams.</p><p>“I’m so excited! Kasi dream ko talaga na makapunta sa international film festival with Filipino films, so sobrang happy ako. Sobra din pasasalamat ko sa <em>Lavender Fields</em> kasi pinayagan nila ako to leave for a week and be able to attend,&quot; Janine remarked.</p><p>On her reaction when she learned that her movie will be screened in Venice, she relayed: &quot;Actually, may video ako nung nalaman ko na Venice ‘yung pupuntahan, tapos sobrang sumisigaw ako saka umiiyak. Pero kasi they didn’t tell me agad. Parang sinabi lang na may festival &#x27;yung film namin na <em>Phantosmia</em> with Direk Lav, binigay lang yung dates pero hindi pa daw ma-confirm.&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_StbBHMJWQ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A239538.69999998808%2C%22ls%22%3A14800.100000023842%2C%22le%22%3A15749.900000035763%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="858" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>She added: &quot;Pero siyempre, ginoogle ko, tapos lumabas Venice. So sabi ko, oh my god, kung Venice ‘to, grabe, sobrang happy ako! And then, &#x27;yun nga, when they confirmed, sobrang excited ako.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/16/janine-gutierrez-on-dating-jericho-rosales-he-s-really-nice-942" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Janine Gutierrez on dating Jericho Rosales: ‘He’s really nice’</u></strong></a></div><p>According to www.labiennale.org, the film follows the story of Hilarion Zabala, who is experiencing a mysterious olfactory issue anew. &quot;A counselor/psychiatrist suspects it to be a lingering case of phantosmia, a phantom smell, and possibly caused by trauma, a deep psychological fracture,&quot; the website read.</p><p>Aside from Janine, the movie stars Ronnie Lazaro, Paul Jake Paule, and Hazel Orencio. </p>

<p>Janine is attending the Venice Film Festival as part of Lav Diaz's<i> 'Phantosmia'</i> film. 'I’m so excited! Kasi dream ko talaga na makapunta sa international film festival with Filipino films, so sobrang happy ako,' she said. </p>

Janine is attending the Venice Film Festival as part of Lav Diaz's 'Phantosmia' film. 'I’m so excited! Kasi dream ko talaga na makapunta sa international film festival with Filipino films, so sobrang happy ako,' she said.

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Janine Gutierrez attends her first Venice Film Festival: ‘So happy to be here’

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Published Sep 01, 2024 12:01 PM PHT

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