Black Sheep Productions Explained

Black Sheep Productions
Trade Name:Black Sheep
Type:Division
Predecessor:Skylight Films
Location:ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Key People:Kriz Gazmen
Olivia Lamasan
Industry:Film
Products:Motion pictures
Owner:ABS-CBN Corporation
Parent:Star Cinema

Black Sheep Productions (or simply Black Sheep) is a Philippine film production studio owned by Star Cinema, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation.[1] Founded in 2018, the studio produces films that are situated in between independent films and mainstream films released by the major Philippine film studios.[2]

Black Sheep is best known for producing the films Exes Baggage (2018), Alone/Together (2019), Fan Girl (2020), and Whether the Weather is Fine (2021).

History

Black Sheep was founded on June 15, 2018, with Exes Baggage as its first film.[3] The brand positions itself in between ABS-CBN Films' two other major brands, Star Cinema, which is more family-oriented, and Cinema One Originals, which is considered more arthouse.[4]

List of Black Sheep films

2018

TitleRelease dateDirectorCastGenre(s)Associated film production
Exes Baggage September 26
Oda sa WalaOctober 23 (QCinema) Epicmedia Productions, Q Cinema
To Love Some Buddy October 31

2019

TitleRelease dateDirectorCastGenre(s)Associated film production
Sakaling Maging TayoJanuary 16 JP Habac Romance, Drama
Alone/TogetherFebruary 13
Between MaybesMay 15
Clarita June 12 Derick Cabrido Horror
Ani The Harvest August 2 (Cinemalaya Film Festival) Kim Zuñiga and Sandro Del Rosario Zyren Dela Cruz Wanderstruck Films
The Panti SistersSeptember 13 ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc.
Quantum Films
The IdeaFirst Company
OpenSeptember 13 T-Rex Entertainment
Isa Pa With FeelingsOctober 16 Prime Cruz APT Entertainment

2020

TitleRelease dateDirectorCastGenre(s)Associated film production
Motel Acacia March 11 Bradley Liew Epicmedia Productions
Fan GirlDecember 25 (Online) Antoinette JadaoneGlobe Studios,
Project 8,
Epicmedia Productions,
Crossword Productions

2021

TitleRelease dateDirectorCastGenre(s)Associated film production
Hello Stranger: The Movie February 12 Dwein Baltazar Tony Labrusca, JC Alcantara, Vivoree Esclito, Patrick Quiroz, Gillian Vicencio, Miguel Almendras
The Death of Nintendo April 23 (online) Raya Martin IndieFlip
Toho (Japan)
Whether the Weather is Fine December 25 Globe Studios,
Dreamscape Entertainment

2023

TitleRelease dateDirectorCastGenre(s)Associated film production
Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan May 18 Regal Entertainment,
Top Story
Third World Romance[5] August 16 Dwein Baltazar

Upcoming films

TitleRelease dateDirectorCastGenre(s)Associated film productionRef.
The Guest 2024 Quantum Films[7]
Elena 1944 TBA [8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Loyola . James . October 30, 2020 . ABS-CBN Films skips theaters, goes direct to homes . . August 24, 2021.
  2. News: Jaucian . Don . How Black Sheep is trying to 'disrupt' Philippine cinema . . August 24, 2021 . December 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204183855/https://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/Film/2019/6/4/black-sheep-films-interview.html . dead .
  3. Book: Lim, Michael . 2019 . Philippine Cinema and the Cultural Economy of Distribution . Palgrave Macmillan . 83 . 978-3-030-03607-2.
  4. News: Zinampan . Tristan . January 13, 2019 . The most anticipated of Philippine cinema this 2019 . . August 24, 2021.
  5. Web site: Charlie Dizon, Carlo Aquino pair up in Black Sheep film 'Love on a Budget'. December 19, 2022. ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Corporation. December 20, 2022.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uim32pKp5Zs
  7. News: New movie alert: Daniel Padilla to star in dark thriller, buddy comedy. ABS-CBN News. 27 April 2023.
  8. News: Kathryn Bernardo to star in 3 films, including one with Dolly de Leon. Rappler. 28 March 2023.