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After 29 years in entertainment, the actress is pursuing projects with greater creative range while keeping a long-term ambition in view
MANILA — After nearly three decades in Philippine entertainment, Anne Curtis says she is approaching her next chapter with greater selectivity—and with one enduring ambition: to attend the Cannes Film Festival because of a film she helped bring to the screen.
Curtis discussed the goal during a recent media gathering marking her 29th year in show business. She said she would be willing to wait for the right project, even if the opportunity came much later in life.
Her remarks were aspirational. Curtis did not announce a Cannes submission, invitation or festival selection, nor did she identify any current project as being considered for the event.
At this stage of her career, Curtis said she has become more deliberate about accepting roles. She prefers to review complete scripts before committing and is seeking material that allows her to explore different genres and characters.
Her most firmly announced film is Remote, a Manila-set paranoia thriller directed by Mikhail Red. Curtis is attached to play a journalist investigating killings that may be linked to an international outsourcing company. Evolve Studios and Viva Films are producing the project; no release date has been announced.
Curtis has also discussed a possible reunion with No Other Woman director Ruel S. Bayani, though the project remains untitled. Another possible collaboration with Irene Villamor is still in the early discussion stage.
She is also set to return as former police officer Nina Manigan in Netflix’s BuyBust: The Undesirables, co-starring Gerald Anderson. Netflix has listed the series for 2026 but has not announced a premiere date.
The developing slate reflects her renewed emphasis on film and carefully chosen work.
Cannes remains a long-term goal, not a confirmed destination. For Curtis, the ambition is less about appearing on the red carpet than earning her way there through a film.
