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ABS-CBN Films head says GMA Network collaboration ‘a great beginning’

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<h3>Olivia Lamasan thanks GMA-7 for ‘believing in our films’</h3><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="GMA Network and ABS-CBN executives meet during the virtual signing of the licensing deal allowing Star Cinema movies to air on GMA-7" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/04/06/20220406-abscbn-gma.jpg"/><figcaption>GMA Network and ABS-CBN executives meet during the virtual signing of the licensing deal allowing Star Cinema movies to air on GMA-7.</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Acclaimed filmmaker Olivia Lamasan, managing director of ABS-CBN Films, thanked GMA Network on Wednesday for “believing in our films,” in light of the two companies’ unprecedented licensing deal.</p><p>“We are delighted to have Star Cinema movies be enjoyed by Kapuso viewers through this partnership with GMA,” Lamasan said.</p><p>“We thank the network for believing in our films and we welcome this collaboration as a great beginning that will inspire us to continue creating stories that will resonate with more Filipinos,” she added.</p><p>The partnership, announced Tuesday by executives of both networks, allows Star Cinema movies to be aired on GMA-7 starting April 10, with the 2013 blockbuster “It Takes A Man and a Woman” leading the list.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KYGYZfgQwD4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>At least 19 others are slated to be shown on GMA-7, including the likes of “Alone/Together,” “Fantastica,” and “Must Be…Love.”</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/05/22/mga-pelikula-ng-star-cinema-mapapanood-na-sa-gma-7">Mga pelikula ng Star Cinema, mapapanood na sa GMA 7</a></li></ul><p>Leaders of both ABS-CBN and GMA Network previously described the licensing agreement as mutually beneficial to the companies.</p><p>GMA Network President and Chief Operating Officer Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr. said the deal “ushers in possibility of a far broader set of conversations, potential partnerships and cooperation that will have the benefit not only mutually to GMA and ABS-CBN but as importantly, if not perhaps more importantly, to the benefit of the public we both serve – the Filipino viewer.”</p><p>Like Lamasan, ABS-CBN President and Chief Executive Officer Carlo Katigbak also expressed gratitude for “the kindness of our friends at GMA” on Tuesday.</p><p>“Now, we have the special opportunity to bring our Kapamilya stories to a new audience. We hope the Kapusos find joy and inspiration in viewing our Star Cinema movies and we also look forward to a new era of friendship and cooperation within our small industry,” he said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1989858" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

Acclaimed filmmaker Olivia Lamasan, managing director of ABS-CBN Films, thanked GMA Network on Wednesday for “believing in our films,” in light of the two companies’ unprecedented licensing deal.