Vince and Kath and James

Vince and Kath and James
Theatrical Poster
Directed byTheodore Boborol
Screenplay by
  • Daisy Cayanan
  • Kim Noromor
  • Anjanette Haw[1]
Based onVince and Kath
by Jenny Ruth Almocera
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGary Gardoce
Edited byBeng Bandong
Music byJessie Lasaten
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • December 25, 2016 (2016-12-25)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • English
Box office₱123 million

Vince and Kath and James (stylized as Vince & Kath & James) is a 2016 Filipino teen romantic film directed by Theodore Boborol, starring Julia Barretto, Joshua Garcia and Ronnie Alonte. It is based on the online series Vince and Kath written by Jenny Ruth Almocera, that told the story of two lovestruck teens, Vince and Kath, through text messages.[2]

The film was graded "A" by the Cinema Evaluation Board of the Philippines.[3] It is an official entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival, where it won the Children's Choice Award along fellow entries Saving Sally and Sunday Beauty Queen, and the Male Celebrity of the Night award for Ronnie Alonte.[4]

The film was famous during its run and helps the careers of Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto rise to fame and prominence because of their impressive performance as the lovers, Vince and Kath.

  1. ^ Cruz, Oggs (December 29, 2016), "'Vince & Kath & James' Review: Formula done right", Rappler, retrieved January 2, 2016
  2. ^ Garcia, Vincent (November 18, 2016). "Trailers, photos: Get to know this year's MMFF entries". ABS-CBN News.
  3. ^ Nabus, Ambet (December 26, 2016), "'Vince & Kath & James' still in the running", Manila Standard, retrieved December 26, 2016
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference winner was invoked but never defined (see the help page).