Direk Romm Burlat wins his 5th international Best Actor award at the CKF International Film Festival in the United Kingdom

There's no stopping for this maverick director. Just two days after he won Best Director at the Sweden Film Awards, Direk Romm Burlat won another international Best Actor award. He was declared Best Foreign Actor at the CKF International Film Festival in the United Kingdom. Burlat won for his portrayal as the weird killing father in the horror drama suspense thriller movie, Covered Candor (Tutop).

This is Direk Romm's 5th Best Actor award from international film festivals. Locally, he won one Best Actor award for Set Alight (Sindi) in the Gawad Filipino awards. April this year, Burlat won his first international Best Actor award from the Actors Awards Los Angeles in California,USA. It was followed by Kosice International Film Festival in Slovak Republic. He was also declared Best Actor at the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival in California. His 4th Best Actor award came from the Tagore International Film Festival in India.

Some call him Pandemic director by virtue of the influx of international awards despite the Covid crisis. Burlat just laughed the label off.

To-date, Burlat has won 9 international awards: 5 for Best Actor, 2 for Best Director, 1 for Best Supporting Actor and 1 for Best Producer. His films, Homecoming (Mammangi) won Best Short Film at the Eurasia International Film Festival in Moscow, Russia while his Covered Candor (Tutop) won Best Horror Feature Film at the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival, Istanbul Film Awards and Tagore International Film Festival.

"This is more than what I asked for. I was overjoyed by the continuous wins from different film festivals in the world. I am a bit weary that the people will expect more from me after this .But I am ready to accept more challenging roles aside from directing some of them", Burlat said.

Direk Romm is still looking forward to other international film festivals where he also got nominations like the Kalakari International Film Festival, Roshani International Film Festival and the Nawada International Film Festival, all in India. 

All the best, Direk Romm and congratulations!

Philippine Entry to Sweden Film Awards win Best Director for Romm Burlat and Best Actor for Ron Macapagal

The Philippine entry, "Mammangi" with an international title, "Homecoming" won the Best Director award for Romm Burlat and Best Actor award for Ron Macapagal at the Sweden International Film Awards in Stockholm, Sweden. It was a hotly-contested festival with more than 3,000 entries worldwide.The award is the second international Best Director win for Burlat who won Best Director last year in the 16th We Care International Film Festival in India for another film, "Father of Your Son (Ama Ka Ng Anak Mo)". Likewise, it is the third international Best Actor award for Macapagal. Earlier this year, he won Best Actor Honorable Mention  for "Cuckoo" at the Oniros Film Festival in Italy. It was followed by another Best Actor award for "Covered Candor" at the Druk International Film Festival in Bhutan.2020 proves to be the year of the manager-talent tandem. Direk Romm ,as he is fondly called, is the manager of Ron for four years now. The former molded the latter to become a very good actor. In school in Saudi Arabia,  Macapagal already showed signs that he would become an actor someday since he won some accolades while acting in theatre in high school. It was further honed when he flew to the Philippines for his college degree. His first film, "Cuckoo" already gave him local and international awards. It was the Philippine entry last year to the Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueria da Foz in Portugal.Burlat, on the other hand, already won 8 Best Director awards in local festivals, As an actor, Direk Romm ,so far, has won 1 Best Actor award from Gawad Filipino and 4 Best  Actor Awards in international film festivals like Actors Awards in Los Angeles, California; Kosice International Film Festival in Slovak Republic; Hollywood Blood Horror Film Festival in California and the Tagore International Film Festival in India. He also won Best Supporting Actor award at the Oniros Film Awards in Italy.Both Burlat and Macapagal are doing the movie, "Hesus", soon. Ron will play the title role of Hesus, a manic depressive man who fights no one but himself. Burlat will be directing the film with Direk Marvin Gabas and Direk Paola Villena who are both doing the script of the movie. The film, "Homecoming" is also Macapagal 's baptism of fire as Asst Director to Burlat. For this reason, Ron will direct an upcoming movie billed "Bata Pa Si Abel". On the other hand, both of them will be finishing the scenes of "Bakit Nasa Huli Ang Simula" and "And I Loved Her" with Burlat as the director and Macapagal as the actor.Congratulations Direk Romm and Ron!

 

Direk Romm Burlat wins a full PhD scholarship from Einstein Universite de London in the United Kingdom

 

Despite the pandemic, the career of Direk Romm Burlat is going great guns in 2020. After winning 4 international Best Actor awards, 1 international Best Supporting Actor award and an international Best Producer award plus two of his films namely "Homecoming (Mammangi)"and "Covered Candor (Tutop) "got 4 Best Film awards from international film festivals, Burlat was just awarded a full scholarship in Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the prestigious Einstein Universite de London in London, England. The 72,000-pound scholarship will start this week until he finishes his PhD degree. " I am still in Cloud 9 right now. This is another milestone in my career. Long have I planned to go back to school to upgrade my credentials but time won't warrant.  My work experiences plus my travel to several countries paved the way to this scholarship. I also underwent a series of interviews from the university professors. I am so honored upon hearing that out of every 1,000 applicants, the university will only grant one scholarship." Burlat quips.

Burlat finished his bachelor's degree from the first American university in the Philippines, Silliman University through the National State Scholarship program . He was one of the Five (5) Filipinos who was sent to Texas, USA for a Group Study Exchange sponsored by the Rotary International. Prior to that, Direk Romm was one of the 35 Filipinos who were picked by the Philippine government as Ambassador of Goodwill to Southeast Asia and Japan via the SSEAYP program of the Japanese government.  Burlat holds the record as the first Filipino Cruise Director. Due to his vast experiences, Direk Romm was granted a credit transfer of International MBA Degree from Einstein Business School of Management under Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning in compliance with UK Law and that he can proceed to take the Doctorate of Philosophy program. 

At the start of 2020, Direk Romm won Best Director from the Christian Film Festival in February. This was followed by a Best Supporting Actor award from Oniros Film Awards in Italy. After which, awards came one after the other. He was named Best Actor in 4 award-giving bodies namely the Actors Awards in Los Angeles, California, Kosice International Film Festival in Slovak Republic, Hollywood Blood Horror Festival in California and the Tagore International Film Festival in India. He is still a nominee in a few more film festivals this month and September.

Burlat is scheduled to shoot the remaining scenes of his two full-length films, "And I Loved Her" and "Bakit Nasa Huli Ang Simula" and will hopefully start a movie with the Diamond Star Maricel Soriano. On TV, he now has two shows on GlobalTV namely "Direk To The Point" every Thursday and "Lies, Camera Action" every Friday. Burlat is getting ready for his two other shows at the Manila Times TV: the celebrity talk show, "Of Critics & Critiques" and the much-awaited "It's Entertainment".

Iyah Soriano: The Gorgeous Young Lass of Laguna

 

She's all of 13, one of the youngest finalists of "It's Entertainment". At her very young age, you can already sense the blooming beauty of this showbiz wannabe. Mariel Iyah Soriano, is one of the beautiful faces who have emerged in showbizlandia. She can dance and cook. It was her dream since she was a kid to be an actress that is why she is currently taking acting lessons from her manager/mentor Direk Romm Burlat.

Like young girls her age, she still giggles when you mention cute young boys her age. She adores the ROMMBoyz Zone, another talent of Direk Romm not just because of their looks but likewise of the group's dancing skills.

Iyah doesn't only have the makings of a star, she is also a beauty queen material. When she reaches the right age, she can always compete in national pageants when properly trained.

When asked what has she learned from the two months training of It's Entertainment, she quipped, "Marami akong natutunan katulad ng magandang pakikisama at pakikisalamuha sa ibang tao. It has developed my personality". She added, "Simula bata pa lamang ako ay pangarap ko na maging artista kaya gagawin ko lahat ng aking makakaya to make it via It's Entertainment". 

"My dream is really to reach the Top 15 on the Big Night. Kailangan ng hardwork and more prayers to make it"

Here's wishing the best of luck to this natural beauty of Laguna!

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Direk Romm Burlat follows the footsteps of Kris Aquino

Despite the pandemic, Direk Romm Burlat turns the negative situation into positive results by winning awards one after the other in international festivals. Due to his sterling performance in "Covered Candor (Tutop)", he amassed four Best Actor awards in international film festivals. His portrayal of the weird embattled father of a carnivorous son won for him the awards from the Actors Awards in Los Angeles, California, Kosice International Film Festival in Slovak Republic, Hollywood Blood Horror Festival in California and Tagore International Film Festival in India. Apart from this, he also won Best Supporting Actor award from the Oniros Film Festival in Italy for his performance as a mentally-deranged man who raped the woman he loves in "Attention Grabbing (Agaw Pansin)" Locally, Burlat won 8 Best Director awards, 1 Best Actor award, 1 Best Supporting Actor award, 1 Best Talent Manager award and a Best TV Talk Show Host award.

Aside from being a multi-awarded actor and director, Direk Romm is also a talent manager, a TV Host, a film producer and a TV director.

Burlat has four upcoming TV Shows. Today is the maiden telecast of his talk show, "Direk To The Point" to be aired live at 8pm PHT on GlobalTV in New York, London and Asian countries. Tomorrow, he will kick off with another show, "Lies, Camera, Action!" still on GlobalTV. Because of this twin TV shows, international correspondent and CEO of GlobalTV. Mr. Chino Hansel Philyang wrote an article about Burlat describing him as a multi-media artist.  According to Philyang, "Direk Romm is the newest TV Host of Global TV London, New York, Asia with his newest shows dubbed "Direk To The Point" and "Lies, Camera, Action". He is here because of the people who  believes in him and gave an opportunity in proving what he is capable of  as multi-media artist in show business. He will continue to persevere and thrive through new challenges in becoming a future leader in his calling as an artist and internationally acclaimed director."

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With that being said, Direk Romm is treading the same path as the Multi-media star Kris Aquino. Kris acts in the movies, produces showbiz projects and hosts TV shows. Both are also fluent in the English language. When compared to Aquino, Burlat said, "There's no comparison at all. Kris Aquino is Kris Aquino. She has proven herself so much in showbiz already. I am a newbie compared to her and I believe her credentials are very impressive. Kris is already an institution. It's just coincidence that I also want to act and direct in movies at the same time host and direct TV shows. What is common between us probably is the overflowing confidence, in other words, "kapal ng mukha". Like her, I never experienced being nervous in talking in the public or acting and directing movies. Bata pa lang ako, makapal ng pagmumukha ko. In school, I volunteered to dance, sing and delivered speeches and oratorical pieces. Mas husayan ko pa ang ginagawa ko pag maraming taong nakatingin.", Direk Romm turns into a guffaw. Ayoko ng maintriga pa. I was even bashed why I won quite a number of awards in international film festivals. But I never get hurt because I don't care. I believe in my capabilities so I don't worry about anything at all."

Aside from the two shows at GlobalTV, Direk Romm has also two upcoming shows at the Manila Times TV. They are "Of Critics and Critiques"and the much-awaited, "It's Entertainment". On top of these, Burlat has several movies to shoot in the following weeks.

We just wish 'All The Best' to this "Jack of All Trades"!

Carl Vincent Cruz: The Drama Prince of Caloocan

He is one of those teens who has the privilege of getting popular via TikTok. You can not miss his acting and dancing skills when you view his videos in this social media platform. Apart from the  instant popularity he gets from TikTok, Carl Vincent Cruz,  first and foremost, is a theater actor. He's been doing this for quite sometime which is why he is good at acting and reenacting roles and scenes from soaps on TV.

His ticket towards becoming a part of the It's Entertainment Finalists is his excellent acting skills which impressed his manager/mentor Direk Romm Burlat. Carl has been recognized a few times in acting. He won Best Actor in the PSF Theater Festival and Best Cameo role in 2017.

When asked what are his expectations with the upcoming TV show, It's Entertainment, Carl has this to say:  "Actually noong una nagulat ako dahil akala ko sing and dance tasks lang but Direk taught us about acting, hosting, leadership, personality development and proper protocol and behavior in live interviews. Nakaschedule na po kami ng interview sa shows sa Serbisu Channel, GlobalTV and yes, sa Manila Times TV where our show will soon be aired."

"Do you have a chance to land in the Top 15", we asked. " I really have to do my best to be in the Top 15. Sa first leaderboard kasama ako pero hindi na nasundan dahil I am also busy in school but this time, babawi ako to make sure I will be part of the Elite Circle.

Carl Vincent Cruz starred in musicals like Obra ni Juan, Supremo Redux, Sindak 1941, Santo, Troy Avenue among others. He is also set to shoot a movie with Direk Romm as his director.

We are wishing the Drama Prince of Caloocan to be in the Elite Circle of 15 of It's Entertainment!

Camille Villanueva: The Brilliant Damsel of Laguna

At first sight, she is a dead ringer of  Ella Cruz, petite, pretty and talented. This It's Entertainment finalist is a consistent honor student from elementary until senior high school yet she makes it a point to serve the church every Sunday.

Camille Villanueva is a perfect example of  "Good Quality Products coming in small sizes". Only 5'1" but this young lady is brilliant. Aside from being constant achiever in school, she consistently tops in pageants. She's currently Miss Liceo de Pakil and was Miss Intrams 2017 in her school. Nevertheless, apart from her being busy in school and community events, Camille never forgot her commitments to the Lord. She is a lector and commentator of St. Peter of Alacantara Parish and President of Campus Youth Ministry.

Camille is never afraid of not making it in competitions because her motto in life is "Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances when don't even try." She dreams of making it big in showbiz via her route in It's Entertainment. "I will do my very best to excel in the chance given to me by my mentor, Direk Romm Burlat. I will utilize all the chances that It's Entertainment will offer me ", Camille quipped. "I am already honored being a part of the Top 30 but I am hoping to make it in the Top 15 on the Big Night that is why I am working so hard in all the tasks given to me by Direk so I will hear my name being called in the Elite Circle".

"I believe my strength is my strong belief in the Lord. I can accept both success and failures but everybody still loves a winner. I hope I will be a winner at the end of the day", Camille said.