Singapore: HOOQ, the largest Video on Demand service in South-East Asia, has announce that Kita Kita will make its debut exclusively on HOOQ as of today. Kita Kita is the number one performing indie film in the Philippines and has broken all box office records by grossing over USD6.5 million.
This Valentine’s Day, fans will be able to catch the highest grossing Filipino indie film of all time on HOOQ in the Philippines and all other territories where HOOQ is available including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and India.
HOOQ Philippines Content and Programming Head Jeffrey Remigio said, “We are very proud to have the exclusive SVOD rights to Kita Kita. This movie has broken all the Filipino box office records to date! We also find the February 9 date to be perfect since February is the month for love and everyone appreciates a good love story.”
Kita Kita is a romantic comedy produced by Spring Films and Viva Films, starring Alessandra De Rossi and Empoy Marquez. Shot on location in Sapporo, Japan, it was 2017’s surprise hit. Written and directed by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, Kita Kita is the story of a tourist guide (De Rossi) who temporarily loses her vision after her engagement falls apart. She then crosses paths with Tonyo (Marquez), who wins her heart with his charm and humor. It is a story of how two lonely people find love in a foreign land.
“Viva is very happy to be a part of this very successful movie, and it is with great pride that we share this with the loyal subscribers of HOOQ”, said Vincent del Rosario, President and COO, Viva Communications
Jennifer Batty, HOOQ’s Chief Content Officer said, “We are incredibly excited to have such a high caliber Filipino movie on HOOQ. Filipino content is very important to HOOQ and the addition of Kita Kita will further boost HOOQ’S already impressive library of Filipino movies.”
Apart from Kita Kita other great romantic stories like One More Chance, Starting Over Again, A Very Special Love, That Thing Called Tadhana in available on HOOQ
