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'A Very Good Girl' stars Dolly de Leon, Kathryn Bernardo meet with int'l press

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Steve Angeles | TFC News Los Angeles

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LgkdAdS1iFU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>The whirlwind Hollywood promotion for the latest Star Cinema thriller &quot;A Very Good Girl&quot; continues for its stars Kathryn Bernardo and Dolly de Leon.</p><p>The two Philippine actresses met with the international press for junket interviews a day after their star-studded premiere.</p><div><a data-ved="2ahUKEwiQhIO6gu2BAxWUsFYBHeUcACUQFnoECBUQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/14/23/hollywood-premiere-for-a-very-good-girl-set-on-oct-4" jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md" jscontroller="M9mgyc" jsname="UWckNb" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/14/23/hollywood-premiere-for-a-very-good-girl-set-on-oct-4&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiQhIO6gu2BAxWUsFYBHeUcACUQFnoECBUQAQ">Hollywood premiere for &#x27;A Very Good Girl&#x27; set on Oct. 4</a></div><p>For many of press members, &quot;A Very Good Girl&quot; is their first foray into Philippine cinema.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s so exciting to be able to focus on films that were made in their home countries,&quot; said Emily Chung of Character Media. &quot;So to be able to watch a movie from the Philippines of this caliber that has so many great not just actors and actresses but also to have solid filmmaking is super exciting.&quot;</p><p>Many of the interviews are slated to be released as &quot;A Very Good Girl&quot; hits over a hundred screens in North America this weekend.</p><p>Following their junket interviews, Bernardo and De Leon capped off Thursday night with a lively panel discussion put on by the group, Fil-Am Creative, which also featured a concert by Ruby Ibarra.</p><p>ABS-CBN executives spoke not just about &quot;A Very Good Girl&quot; but also of ABS-CBN’s quest to bring Filipino stories to a worldwide audience.  </p><p>&quot;Our creatives now are very much empowered to tell the stories that they want to tell,&quot; said Kris Gazmen, head of ABS-CBN Film Productions. &quot;It’s now no-holds barred. We always ask them, what’s the dream story that you want to tell? At the end of the day a good story comes from the soul of the creator.&quot;</p><p>Lea Dizon, head of ABS-CBN Production International Content Partnership, said the challenge these days is to look for real stories, those that &quot;make people feel less alone because these are the stories that will resonate with everyone.&quot;</p><p>Fil-Am Creative&#x27;s executive director, Mark Labella, commended ABS-CBN and its executives for helping uplift the work of Filipino filmmakers worldwide.</p><p>As for the two stars and their jam-packed week, they believe it was well worth it.</p><div><a data-ved="2ahUKEwiQhIO6gu2BAxWUsFYBHeUcACUQFnoECBMQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/10/23/a-very-good-girl-earns-more-than-p100-million" jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md" jscontroller="M9mgyc" jsname="UWckNb" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/10/23/a-very-good-girl-earns-more-than-p100-million&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiQhIO6gu2BAxWUsFYBHeUcACUQFnoECBMQAQ">&#x27;A Very Good Girl&#x27; earns more than P100 million</a></div><p>&quot;I wish I had more time to stay here but I feel like it’s been worth a trip,&quot; said De Leon, the first Philippine actress to bag a Golden Globes nomination. &quot;I feel the love of the Filipino community.&quot;</p><p>Bernardo, meanwhile, said in Filipino: &quot;At the end of the day, we’re happy with what has happened and the support given to &quot;A Very Good Girl.&quot;</p>

The two Philippine actresses met with the international press for junket interviews after their star-studded premiere.