Calvento Files
| Calvento Files | |
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| Genre | Investigative program Documentary drama |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. |
| Developed by | ABS-CBN |
| Starring | Tony Calvento |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino and English |
| No. of episodes | n/a |
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| Running time | 1 hour and 30 minutes |
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| Original network | ABS-CBN |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original release | December 4, 1995 – October 2, 1998 |
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| Followed by | Katapat Mayor Fred Lim |
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| Calvento Files: The Movie | |
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| Directed by |
Michael de Mesa Laurenti Dyogi |
| Produced by | Trina N. Dayrit Malou N. Santos Charo Santos-Concio |
| Written by |
Ricky Lee Tony Calvento |
| Starring |
Claudine Barretto Rio Locsin Diether Ocampo Lito Pimentel |
| Music by | Nonong Buencamino |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Jacinto Joe Tutanes |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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129 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog/English |
Calvento Files was a crime and investigative show which aired on ABS-CBN from 1995 to 1998. It was hosted by seasoned broadcast journalist Tony Calvento.
This is the foremost question. Why? Because the credibility and confidence of the viewing public and every story's authenticity will depend much on him as the direct source of information.
Our awareness of his name can perhaps be attributed to his then-popular column in People's Journal. Hotline : By Tony Calvento. The wide following of Tony Calvento's column gives us a built-in advantage in terms of media mileage esp. considering that it has a large target audience, C, D, and E.
Tony Calvento has won numerous awards. He is a Presidential awardee for his contribution in crime solution. A Golden Scroll Awardee for Journalism and numerous awards from law-enforcement agencies like the Philippine National Police and the National Bureau of Investigation.
In 1999, Calvento Files won the top award as best docu-drama category in the 1999 New Year Film Festival for the episode "Dying young but not in vain".
There is no definite structure or formula for the show that we can really pinpoint since it really aims to present a not too predictable treatment and predictability is precisely what we want to avoid. Writers are actually encouraged to have a more free-flowing attitude towards every story given to them. However, the fear that it might fail to establish its own look and identity that will set it apart from other shows is not really a problem. Its being a docu-drama is enough to stand as its unique selling point.
Moreover, despite the fact that Tony Calvento will never seen on screen as this will endanger his life, a voice-over treatment will be used instead. This serves as his direct involvement in the story which will definitely be always present in every episode. Reminiscent of the show Charlie's Angels, the identity of the angels' boss was withheld which added mystery, curiosity, and interest for the show.
The show being so popular Tony Calvento then decided to come out on screen and face whatever danger it entails in the performance of his duty.
On the other hand, creation of the storyline by the writer will not depend solely on the articles written by Mr. Calvento but actual interviews with the people involved will also bear weight to ensure well-developed characterization. More importantly, each episode will be meticulously handled by top caliber directors.
For our pilot episode, a very rich story on the Oroquieta massacre was unanimously chosen by the creative group.
All available articles given by Mr. Calvento are read and from there the group chooses the interesting ones. For the pilot episode, for example, the Oroquieta Massacre was deemed as the most controversial one and as such was chosen for the pilot episode.
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