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“BINI Chapter 1: Born to Win,” which features the girl group’s origin story, was shortlisted at this year’s New York Festivals TV & Film Awards under the Documentary: Biography or Profiles category.
The documentary, produced by ABS-CBN and iWant Originals, was among the hundreds of entries from countries across the globe that were unveiled via the festival’s website.
The three-part documentary features the stories of girl group members Jhoanna, Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha and Sheena from auditions and trainings to staging their debut concert.
Its first two installments “Chapter 1: Born to Win” and “Chapter 2: Here with You” were released in 2024.
“It feels surreal and overwhelming na magkakaroon kami ng sariling documentary. But for us, it’s a validation of what we worked hard for,” group leader Jhoanna said.
The BINI documentary was written by award-winning journalist Jeff Canoy and directed by filmmaker Jet Leyco.
Meanwhile, GMA Network also made it to the shortlist with five entries—”The Atom Araullo Special: Pogoland” under the Documentary: National Affairs category; “24 Oras: Typhoon Gaemi + Southwest Monsoon” under the News Program: Newscast category; “Firefly” under the Films: Feature Films category; “Lost Sabungeros” under the Documentary: Investigative Journalism category; and “One at Heart, Jessica Soho: Nickel and Dime” under the Documentary: Environment and Ecology category.
The winning entries will be announced on May 22.