BUKOD sa magagaling na direktor, nag-aalaga na rin ng mga aktor ang IdeaFirst Company.
Pangungunahan ito ni Christian Bables, ang breakout star ng 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival na patuloy na humahakot ng mga parangal kabilang na ang Urian atMMFF Best Supporting Actor awards. Isa rin siya sa busiest young actors in town—apat na pelikula ang halos magkakasabay niyang ginawa kabilang ang lead roles sa mga TV shows na MMK at Magpakailanman.
Kasama rin ni Bables si Cedrick Juan na hindi rin pahuhuli kung talent ang pag-uusapan. Nahasa ang galing ni Juan sa teatro ay unti-unting sumabak sa pelikula at telebisyon. Best actor nominee sa nakaraang MMFF at lumabas na rin sa maraming TV shows at soap opera gaya ng On The Wings Of Love, magbibida sa pelikulang The Ashes and Ghost of Tayug 1931, isa sa competing films sa 2017 QCinema Film Festival.
Isa naman sa mga artistang dapat abangan sa industriya ay ang young actress na si Adrianna So (dating nakilala bilang Malak So). “Adrianna is an exciting and unique performer who has a look, a sens of grace and a certain mystique about her that I haven’t seen in showbiz for a long time,” saad ni Direk Jun.
Ngayong buo na ang creative at performing artists ng IdeaFirst Company, bukod sa pagpo-produce ng innovative content, nagsisilbi na rin silang management company para sa artista nila kapag may projects ang mga ito sa ibang production outfits, film studios, at television networks.
“We believe that the key to growth is collaboration,” sambit ni Direk Perci. “Collaboration happens on multiple levels at The IdeaFirst Company. It happens internally among the content creators. It happens between the storytellers and our performers. It happens externally between our team and the teams of other companies, halimbawa kapag gumagawa kami ng projects sa Regal, Viva, Quantum, at Star Cinema.”
“Napaka-exciting ng panahon na ito para sa lahat ng artists na nagtatrabaho sa industriya natin because there is an audience that’s now pushing us to do more and to do better,” dagdag naman ni Direk Perci. “Bilang producers at managers, we want everyone in our team to constantly challenge themselves. And with the roster we have, talagang excited na ako for what’s coming. It looks like we are indeed entering a new golden age of Philippine entertainment.”
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