GMA Network has earned five nominations at the 2025 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards, leading the Philippine entries in this year’s competition.
GMA Integrated News’ coverage of Super Typhoon Carina (Typhoon Gaemi) and the southwest monsoon, Habagat, for 24 Oras was shortlisted in the News Program: Newscast category. The report covered widespread flooding in July 2024, with teams deployed to provide updates as heavy rains swept across the country.
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS) was named a finalist in the Documentary: Environment & Ecology category for its episode Minahan sa Homonhon Island (Nickel and Dime: The Cost of Mining in Homonhon Island), which examined the impact of large-scale mining operations in Eastern Samar.
The Atom Araullo Specials earned a spot in the Documentary: National Affairs category for Pogoland, which tackled issues surrounding a controversial subculture. The program previously won the World Gold Medal last year for Batas Bata (Child’s Game) in the Social Justice category.
GMA Pictures and GMA Public Affairs also secured a nomination in the Documentary: Investigative Journalism category for Lost Sabungeros, a documentary film directed by Bryan Brazil probing the disappearance of over 30 cockfighters abducted in separate incidents since 2022.
Completing GMA’s shortlist entries is the film Firefly, which was named a finalist in the Films: Feature Films category. The project, produced by GMA Pictures and GMA Public Affairs, earlier won Best Picture at the inaugural Manila International Film Festival in California and received multiple awards at the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival.
Winners of the 2025 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards will be announced during the Storytellers Gala virtual event on May 22. The awards honor outstanding work across news, documentaries, sports, entertainment, and streaming media, with entries judged by an international panel of industry experts