Award-winning director Olivia "Inang Olive" M. Lamasan has been named as the new managing director of ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (Star Cinema), following the retirement of Malou N. Santos as Star Creatives chief operating officer (COO).
Direk Olive is one of the most remarkable veteran filmmakers in the country, her vision to the big screen immortalized in movies such as "Madrasta," "Milan," "Got to Believe," "In The Name of Love," "The Mistress," "Starting Over Again," and "Barcelona: A Love Untold."
Meanwhile, Malou will serve as executive adviser to Star Cinema and will join Charo Santos-Concio and Freddie "FMG" Garcia in the Programming Committee for Television.
Roxy Liquigan and Mars Ocampo will continue to lead Star Music and MOR, respectively.