Adolfo Alix’s ‘Unlocked’ among nominees in Content Asia Awards

Angeli Bayani up for top acting prize

MANILA — Adolfo Alix’s queer drama anthology “Unlocked,” and actress Angeli Bayani are among the nominees in the inaugural Content Asia Awards, the filmmaker announced on Wednesday.

“Unlocked,” which has been releasing weekly episodes on the LGBTQ streaming service GagaOOLala, is nominated in the category Best Quarantine-themed Drama/Feature/Programme, Alix said in a statement.

The official list of nominees has yet to be released by Content Asia.

Alix also congratulated fellow Filipino talent, Angeli Bayani, who is nominated for her role in “Folklore” in the category Best Female Lead in a TV Programme.

The winners will be announced on August 28, Friday.

Content Asia Awards is being held for the first time this year, and is organized by Content Asia, described as “a 14-year-old information platform curated to offer insights into Asia’s content environment” on its website.

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Markki Stroem stars in new BL series 'Unlocked'

MANILA – Actor Markki Stroem is starring in a new boys' love (BL) series titled “Unlocked,” he 
announced via Instagram on Tuesday.

“Cats out of the bag! Something a little more risqué than your typical ‘BL.’ Thank you direk (Adolfo Alix Jr.) for the opportunity! Watch out for it on the Asian LGBTQ streaming site GagaOOLala,” he wrote.

According to Stroem, “Unlocked” is a 6-episode anthology series about gay relationships under the lockdown.

Stroem is part of the first episode opposite Mike Liwanag which will premiere on July 9. New episodes will be unveiled every week.

According to his post, “GagaOOLala will also partner up with #ExtendtheLove, a fundraising project to help film workers in the Philippines during the quarantine.”

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