We present a complete guide to Filipino Film Festivals.
This guide was made taking into account film festivals that have their focus on Filipino movies. There are a handful of festivals focused on Korean, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese films that we didn't include in this list. We also tried to include all type of festivals from those presented nationwide (like the Metro Manila Film Festival and the Pista Ng Pelikulang Pilipino), the well-known festivals (like the Cinemalaya, CinemaOne, CineFilpino, etc) and those focused on Inter-college films organized by Colleges and Universities (like the Sine Abierto, Sinepiyu, etc).
We managed to index 35 festivals around the Philippines. There are 20 events that accepts Filipino films from across the Country, 7 Festivals that focuses on a specific region (in terms of culture and heritage Philippines has big difference between regions make the country unique), 6 events held and organized by Colleges or Universities and 2 Festivals that are nationwide (something atypical).
In terms of Themes there are only a few festivals that have their programme focus on one topic. These are the Animahenasyon Philippine Animation Festival (Animation Films), Active Vista International Human Rights Film Festival (Human Rights), Festival de Cine Paz Mindanao (Peace), Davao Ngilngig Festival (Town Tales and Superstitions), ToFarm Film Festival (Farmer related films), and the Quezon City International Pink Film festival (both focused on LGTBQ Rights).
As for films accepted, the 35 festivals accept Short Films in one way or another. We counted 15 festival dedicated exclusively to Short Films. Only 6 events allow international films to be part of their programme.
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) are the two main governmental organizations supporting local festivals.
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We decided to organize this list in four main categories; Local Festivals that allow any Filipino to apply, Regional Festivals that are focus on regional films, Inter College/Universities that are organized by college or university and that focus their program on Student Films, and finally the Nationwide Festivals.
The Active Vista International Human Rights Film Festival is organized by DAKILA – Philippine Collective for Modern Herosim – a local group of activists who work together to creatively spark social consciousness towards social change or transformation. Active Vista calls on film makers to submit short films that dwell on the issues of human rights. The competition looks for films that stimulate passionate discussions about human rights and capture the intensity of these filmmakers as they view the world in their own perspectives. The last edition feature a short film competition and took place during December in Metro Manila.
Organizer: Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc.
The Animahenasyon Philippine Animation Festival aims to encourage the production of original content in Philippine animation, recognize the Filipino talent in the field of animation, and achieve local and international animation excellence and competitiveness. The festival takes place in Metro Manila on November.
Founded by local filmmakers and established in 2009, the Binisaya Film Festival aims to develop a uniquely Cebuano sensibility by providing a venue to showcase Bisaya films and Global Cinema unfettered by commercial constraints. BINISAYA has also maintained its status over the years as a hotbed for discussion over the direction of Cebuano films and its place in the world by inviting industry luminaries such as RA Rivera, John Torres, Richard Bolisay, Jade Castro, Teddy Co and Ramon Bautista to name a few. BINISAYA has also showcased works from neighboring Asian countries like Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Afghanistan through the Asian shorts competition. The festival itself has travelled through pop-up screenings all over the country—schools, cinematheques, posh coffee shops, barangay basketball courts, under bridge communities, etc.
The Cebu International Film Festival aims to gather filmmakers to celebrate the art and craft of filmmaking, promoting valuable cross-cultural partnerships, and sharing inspirational stories across the globe. CEBU.IFF shall serve as a springboard for local film makers to feature their stories through the art of film making. It also aims revive the Visayan film industry and further support the development of Philippine produced films that have a global reach through trainings and workshops by noted shakers in the industry, both local and global. The festival usually takes place in September at Cebu City, Cebu. The festival screens local and international films.
Organizer: Unitel Productions Inc. and Cignal Inc.
CINEFILIPINO is a film festival that aims to support and develop new cinematic, audience-friendly works of artistic merit by up-and-coming and established filmmakers to help define the human experience through a Filipino perspective. It's a venue for different stakeholders in the industry to showcase and develop their respective talents and make the Filipinos more globally competitive. The event usually takes place in May at Metro Manila and it features a competition for feature-length movies, short feature films (Student Short Feature and Open Short Feature categories), and super shorts.
Cinema One Originals Film Festival is organized by ABS-CBN Film division (CinemaOne Originals), its primary goal is to howcase the diverse talent and voices of Filipino film makers. The film entries are split into two categories, Plus and Currents, based on the films' marketability. From the scripts submitted to the screening committee, five films are granted two million pesos each for the Cinema One Plus category while ten films are granted one million pesos each for the Cinema One Currents category. The selection is based on the quality of scripts and presentation of the film makers.
The Cinema Rehiyon Film Festival is the flagship project of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts of The Philippines (NCCA). It is said that this is the most important events for filmmakers as it gathers directors from all over the country in one place. Each year there is a different hosting city for 2019 the festival will take place in Dumaguete.
The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival is an event organized by the Cinemalaya Foundation Inc. during August at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (Manila) and various Ayala Cinemas. The aim of the festival is to develop and promote independent films. Each year the festival provides funding for ten films presented during the festival. The Gawad Alternatibo also takes place during the festival, this competition celebrates short independent films from across the Philippines.
The Davao Ngilngig is organized by Pasalidahay, a Davao-based collective of filmmakers and film enthusiasts that pushes for cinema development. Quoting the organizers, the festival "celebratse films and other art forms that explore the myriad meanings of "ngilngig" as a way of finding new voices in Philippine cinema. Ngilngig, or its derivative "ngiga" (from ngilngiga) has been more commonly used by the Bisaya-speaking population to refer to something that is "kuyaw" (awesome). But the word originally refers to something that elicits horror or alluding to the macabre." This is why the event presents films that reflect the Philippine legends, superstitions and town tales. The festival takes place every October at Davao City, Davao Del Sur.
The festival is organized by Zamboanga-Basilan Integrated Development Alliance, Inc., Peace Advocate Zamboanga, Hombrella Pictures, and Joint Task Force Zamboanga. Festival de Cine Paz Mindanao aims to support and strengthen the vision of sustaining the journey for peace through cinema, making it more than a conventional film screening event where audiences watch competing films and leave immediately after screening. The festival aims to discuss peace in an interactive way which allows people to converse and share their ideas and thoughts about peace in Mindanao after years of peace dialogues and peace efforts. The even usually takes place on November in Zamboanga City.
The Freedom Film Festival it is organized by the Communication Art and Organizational Communication Students of the De La Salle University-Manila. The festival aims to showcase a wide array of local films belonging to both indie and mainstream categories.
Launched in 2017 by Cinema Centenario, the Maginhawa Film Festival is one of the biggest annual events in Quezon City. This multi-sectoral platform aims to strengthen ties between the industry and local audience by showcasing the best films of all genres and themes. The festival also feature workshops, lectures, Q&A and Seminars. The programme features short films and full feature films.
The Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition – NABIFILMEX is geared towards producing new and fresh cinematic works that will depict the stories of its local folks, will uncover the talents of local filmmakers from Nabunturan and the whole Compostela Valley Province. This event takes place on September in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley.
The QCinema International Film Festival (QCinema) is organized by the Quezon City Film Development Foundation. This annual film festival is designed to serve as the lens through which the general public will get to appreciate the active role of Quezon City in Philippine filmmaking from its pioneering years in the 50's down to the present and on to the future. The organization give grants to local filmmakers who premiere their films during the festival. In just a few years the QCinema managed to be ranked at the very top due to their excellent programming that includes not only local but international films.
The Quezon City International Pink Film Festival is a project of the Quezon City Pride Council in partnership with the Quezon City Government and The Philippine Initiative on LGBT Pride Advocacy Inc. It is a year long project that promotes awareness and education through film. It is the only LGBT Film Festival in the Philippines that envisions at making the country a hub for the biggest LGBT festival in Southeast Asia.
The festival is anchored on its mission to be a mirror (salamin) of peace (salam) in Mindanao, thus the name Salamindanaw. Some of the objectives are: To raise awareness and promote international cinema with emphasis on strengthening the cultural ties between Mindanao and its Southeast Asian neighbors which by tradition are linked by business and economic cooperation. To support the nascent film movement in Mindanao and its neighboring regions. And to To engage the public in both popular and critical discourse on art and cinema and their transformative power to shape ideas about society, thus encouraging cultural diversity and the plurality of creative expressions. The festival takes place on November in General Santos City. The programme features local and Asian films.
In 2015, Solar Entertainment Corporation together with renowned director Brillante Mendoza launched this festival that aims to promote and support local independent cinema. The festival takes place on March in SM Cinemas around Metro Manila.
The Singkuwento International Film Festival Manila Philippines (SIFFMP) is an international film festival that brings a collection of films that explore different genres ranging from youth, personal relationships, demise and destruction, growing up dreams and pains and societal issues. The festival's main objective is to unite various Filipino and foreign filmmakers in our country and around the world. It is an avenue for Filipinos both here and abroad to share their voice, sentiments and thoughts via the films they have created. It also aims to provide a channel for non-Filipinos to share their impressions of the Philippines and its people. The festival takes place on February at the NCCA Theater (Intramuros, Manila).
This festival aims to uplift the farmers as well as his professional development. It is most worthy and significant since this is the only film festival that showcases the lives, journeys, aspirations, trials and tribulations – failures and successes of the farmers and other stewards of agriculture.
Organizer: NCCA, Foundation for Lingap Kapampangan Inc.
The CineKabalen Film Festival aims to encourage Kapampangans to create Kapampangan films and contribute to the diversity of Philippine Cinema. It is organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Foundation for Lingap Kapampangan, Inc., and the Holy Angel University Center for Kapampangan Studies. It takes place in Angeles City, Pampanga on December.
The CineKasimanwa: Western Visayas Film Festival is one of the largest regional festivals in the Philippines. It is organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cine Kasimanwa organization. This festival is organized across six Western Visayas provinces (IloIlo, Capiz, Negros Occidental, Antique, Aklan, and Guimaras). The main program run in December and the screenings for international and experimental films take place in January.
The Cinemagis – Digital Short Film Festival in Northern Mindanao is organized by the Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts, Xavier Foundation in collaboration with the NCCA and the FDCP. The festival serves as a platform for young and professional filmmakers from the Northern Mindanao to screen their films and grow local film audience. The festival usually takes place on January in Cagayan de Oro, Northern Mindanao.
The Lutas Negros Oriental Film Festival is organized by the Foundation University, in cooperation with the NCCA and the FDCP. This festival aims to encourage and develop the culture of storytelling through film. It exposes aspiring filmmakers to a wider network of film industry leaders and storytellers in the Philippines. Aside from film screenings, lectures, workshops, and mentoring sessions, special awards were afforded to the films that possess artistry and creativity in the said art form.
Organizer: Mindanao Film & Television Development Foundation Inc.
The Mindanao Film Festival is organized by the Mindanao Film & Television Development Foundation Inc. This festival is one of the oldest regional festivals in the Philippines. The festival takes place in December and accepts films made by Mindanao filmmakers, films shot or related to Mindanao. The main objectives of the Mindanao Film Festival is to support the filmmakers of Mindanao by promoting and showcasing the wonderful and fascinating stories their films have to tell, and introducing their films to new and greater audiences. It is also supported by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Davao Autism Intervention Center, Inc.
Organizer: North Luzon Cinema Guild Inc.
The North Luzon FF is organized by the North Luzon Cinema Guild Inc. The festival aims to discover, encourage, and support the filmmakers from the region that articulate, interpret and express the Filipino cultural heritage. The festival is open for all students, amateurs and professional filmmakers who were born and/or is currently residing in North Luzon & Central Luzon (Region 1, 2, 3 and CAR). There are two main Categories the Short Film Competition open to Ilocos Region filmmakers and the Exhibition Films Section open to Regional and Asian Filmmakers. The event usually takes place in March at Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
The Pelikultura: The Calabarzon Film Festival is organized by the University of The Philippines and the PelikuLAB organization. The festival continues to provide a venue for Region IV-A's (Calabarzon Region) budding, experienced independent filmmakers. The festival usually takes place during March in Los Baños, Laguna.
The Cine Animo Film Festival is an event organized by the La Salle University that takes place in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. The festival focuses on digital short films created by student filmmakers from Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga Peninsula. Thanks to a partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) the festival host Talks with professional filmmakers. The festival usually take place in Februaty and all the activities takes place at La Salle University (Ozamiz).
Place: Mapúa University, Intramuros, Manila.
The CineMapúa is an annual student film festival organized by School of Media Studies (SMS) from the Mapúa University . The festival is open to College & High School students in all universities, colleges, and high schools in Philippines. The festival usually takes place in January at the Mapúa University.
The Indie Un-film Festival (IUF) is an intercollegiate digital film festival organized by the DLSU Green Media Group. It celebrates film by showcasing the competition's finalists and a plenary talk involving the country's renowned filmmakers. The festival held screenings and talks with different filmmakers.
Organizer: University of the Philippines – Diliman.
Place: Quezon City, Mentro Manila.
Established in 2004, Piling Obrang Vidyo is an inter-collegiate short film competition where students from various universities and colleges nationwide compete and showcase their best short films. An average of 400 people is gathered every year to the U.P Film Institute's Theater, the U.P Cine Adarna.
The Sine Abierto film festival is an event dedicated to senior high school and college students. The festival usually take place in May.
Sinepiyu is an annual film festival in Far Eastern University for the celebration of short films made by students organized by the FEU Film Society. Since its formation in 2007, the event continuously grows yearly catering FEU Communication Students and those with other universities and colleges. SinePiyu doesn't have an specific date since liked to graduating students.
The Pista Ng Pelikulang Pilipino is a nationwide week-long celebration of Filipino cinema. During the first two editions the festival took place in August but for this year (2019) it will take place on September to avoid over saturation with other festivals in August. The festival is organized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in partnership with the theaters, and public and private partners. During the festivals local Cinemas can only screen the films presented by the PPP. The Main Competition features 8 Full Feature films, and the Short Film Competition (Sine Kabataan) 8 films. Last year the Special Feature section presented films like Tu Pug Imatuy by Arnel Barbarona, Balangiga: Howling Wilderness by Khavn, Hide Tide by Tara Barrera Illenberger to name a few.
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is an annual film festival held across the Country. It takes place from December 25th until January 7th of the next year. Like in the PPP cinemas only can screen the films selected by the MMFF. This festival is the oldest even in Philippines, it started in 1975 under the name of Metropolitan Film Festival and organized during September. The Executive Committee usually selects 8 films to be screened during the event and a handful of Short Films. We won't get into much details because we can speak for hours but this festival is known to have lot of controversies (and madramas). What we will say is that the main focus of the MMFF has been box-office over quality films.
So what do you think? Did we miss any? Please let us know in the comment section. Thanks for your time.


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Boston Show blog: Recap on three hectic days here
Three chaotic days and nights with thousands of potential customers, hundreds of booths, and dozens of new product innovations. IntraFish journalists Drew Cherry, John Fiorillo, Avani Nadkarni and Kim Tran are here to help you navigate.
by Drew Cherry , John Fiorillo , Avani Nadkarni and Kim Tran
March 9th, 2016 14:09 GMT Updated September 6th, 2016 09:34 GMT
Wednesday, March 9, 1:05 pm EST
Concerns over low Mekong River water levels
Vietnamese pangasius company Vinh Hoan stressed the importance of aquaculture as "wild fisheries are being depleted around the world."
"All other proteins are farmed," said Sang Phan, president of Vinh Hoan USA, mentioning that in coming years, aquaculture will surpass marine fisheries in terms of where seafood consumption is sourced from.
Vinh Hoan is a powerhouse in pangasius farming and we want to bring that expertise to tilapia and barramundi. There's a learning curve and we need to adjust our farming techniques."
He said barramundi's main market is Australia while "tilapia demand in the US is growing. There's always demand for non-Chinese tilapia in the United States because it's a more sustainable way of farming."
Tilapia is popular in the retail channels while pangasius primarily goes into foodservice, but Vinh Hoan hopes to change this because "there's a lot of room to grow in the retail secor. Packers, retailers, suppliers need to work to promote pangasius in retail."
However, supply and price may be affected in the near future, Phan said, because the Mekong River's water level is at a very low level, which may lead to high mortality rates.
"We hope it will be over soon."
--Kim Tran
Wednesday, March 9, 11:59 am EST
Norwegian snow crab holds high potential
Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Fisher King Seafoods has seen a lot of traffic during the expo.
"It's a great chance to see our regular customers and we made many new contacts," said President Mark Powell.
"One of the new products we are promoting is the Norwegian snow crab. Two years ago, we brought in 10 containers, last year 50 containers and this year we expect to bring in 100."
He said the Norwegian crab is a "young, experimental fishery. There's no quota as they're still researching and learning about the species."
The Norwegian crab is found in the Barents Sea and is the same species as the Alaskan snow crab.
"The resource has exploded. There's a lot coming out of there. The biomass trajectory is strong and increasing each year," said Powell, adding that he estimates populations could rival those of the Alaskan snow crab fishery in ten years.
Currently Fisher King is the largest importer of Norwegian crab in the United States.
Storm Seafood 'gauging interest' for new product
Norwegian salmon importer Storm Seafood is looking for a spot in the US market for its salmon portions and are "gaging interest" at the Boston expo, said Peter Gati, president of the US East Coast division.
"We already supply this product in retail Scandanavia and Germany. We plan to fly in Norwegian salmon and produce it in the US for this market."
The salmon portions are about 100 grams each and come in 250 or 500 gram aluminum trays. The product is processed in a modified atmosphere to prolong shelf life. Storm Seafood also plans to offer cod and halibut fillets in the same oven-safe aluminum tins.
"The feedback has been good but we still have a ways to go," he said, referring to packaging and logistics.
Samuels & Son goes exotic
Pittsburgh-based seafood foodservice distributor Samuels & Son Seafood expanded its offerings recently.
In addition to its varied seafood imports, the company started bringing in new exotic fish for its high-end customers a few months ago, such as fish from Senegal and wild wolf fish from Iceland.
"It's selling very well with our customers and we bring in [these new exotic species] every week," said Bill Bradford, marketing coordinator. "The chefs out there want something new and exciting. These products give us a unique niche in the industry."
From Les Grands Viviers in Senegal, the company offers wild options such as parrot fish, dorade, strawberry sea bass and white grouper.
US squid supply down, Indian steps in as alternative
Rhode Island-based seafood supplier The Town Dock promoted refreshed Indian squid for the first time at a Boston expo.
"We normally promote our US squid, but there's a shortage so this is the first time we are featuring a different country," said Andrew Marchall, national accounts manager.
The refreshed Indian squid comes in 10-pound containers of rings, tenticles or tubes.
"It's a great foodservice item, available all year and it's price stable. It takes the knife out of the chef's hand. It's in production now."
Wednesday, March 9, 9:25 am EST
Shrimp prices start to adjust
Indonesian company PT. Central Proteina Prima hopes 2016 will be a better year for the shrimp industry.
"EMS in countries such as Thailand, China and Vietnam disrupted supply quite a bit and made prices high in 2013, 2014," said Arianto Yohan, CP Prima assistant VP and head of production & sales.
"During those years, people stopped promoting shrimp in foodservice and retail and demand slowed. People changed to other proteins."
He said prices adjusted in Q2 and Q3 last year and came down a bit.
"We hope to see demand pick up and hope 2016 will be better."
He added, that during the last few years, the key players in the industry changed.
Thailand was the No. 1 shrimp exporter to the US in 2011 and has fallen to the No. 4 spot as of last year while India has jumped up and gained US market share.
Trangs readies new shrimp VAP for Costco
Trangs, a Vietnamese shrimp manufacturer, supplier, importer and exporter, has a new value added product about to hit Costco shelves.
"The tempura shrimp will be in Costco in the Northwest. It's in Seattle in a warehouse now ready to go into stores," said Vi Nguyen, CEO of Trangs Group USA Inc.
The company sells breaded, battered and marinated shrimp into the retail primarily, "but we're just starting to get into foodservice."
Trang's main markets are Europe, Australia and the United States. We are verticall integrated and own our own shrimp farms and processing facilities.
Another new value-added product they featured in Boston was a seafood sticky rice.
Bakkafrost seeks retailer for new line
Faroese company Bakkafrost is pushing a new frozen retail product line in the US market to add to the products the company already sells in US retailers.
"It's completely new and we're just starting to push them out. We've gotten good feedback," said Marketing Manager Poul Andrias Jacobsen. The company is talking with possible retailers to carry the line in stores.
This product line features premium Faroese salmon portions, which are skinless and boneless.
The smaller boxed package has two 4.41-ounce portions and the larger bag has ten 5-6 ounce portions.
The line is already in the European retail market and will replace the existing line in stores with the newer packaging next month, he said.
Tuesday, March 8, 2:35 pm EST
Australis to double production
US-based Australis Barramundi plans to double production in 2016, CEO Josh Goldman told IntraFish.
They are also working to produce larger fish at the Massachusetts land-based facility, he said, "for thicker fillets."
Hear the plans in Josh Goldman's own words, plus other big-time execs talking about their companies, here.
--Avani Nadkarni
Earth Island Institute is ready to fight
If and when the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certifies the Mexican yellowfin tuna fishery, Earth Island Institute's Mark Berman said his group is ready to fight.
Berman told IntraFish that the fishery is "killing dolphins" and certifying it "is going to corrupt the MSC logo," he said.
The big American tuna giants, such as Starkist, Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee and TriMarine said "they are not touching that fish," he said.
Tuesday, March 8, 1:15pm EST
Scotland is more than just salmon
When most people think of Scottish seafood, they think of salmon. But Scottish celebrity chef Mark Greenaway, owner of Restaurant Mark Greenaway in Edinburgh, said there's an "abundance" of species there.
At the Scotland booth, he's sampling nine different species of fish and shellfish for tasters.
"We do other things like monkfish, mackerel, trout and even shellfish such as Scottish langoustines," said Clare MacDougall of Seafood Scotland.
To see a video of Chef Greenaway talking about Scottish seafood, and many other videos from the show, click here.
Tuesday, March 8, 1 pm EST
Darik's does barramundi
US-based Darik Enterprises is known for shrimp, but the company is now dipping into Red Sea barramundi, president Jim Flynn told IntraFish.
The fish is farmed by National Aquaculture in the deep waters of the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia, he said, and the farm is the first barramundi operation to be BAP four star certified.
Darik hopes to do 100-200 metric tons for 2016.
"Somebody [barramudi] will be like a tilapia," Flynn said. "But for now, it's new and different."
For a video of Jim Flynn talking about the barramundi, and other videos from the show, click here.
Tuesday, March 8, 11:59 am EST
Wegmans picks up Spence's new salmon
Boston area-based US smoker Spence & Co. debuted a new Norwegian organic certified salmon, which is in retail now and has been "very well received," said Tom Higgins, sales director.
He added there was consumer demand for a product that "was a combination of our quality and that was organic."
The 4-ounce cold-smoked product just launched and is carried in one retailer, Wegmans, who "has embraced the new item." The product features hand-applied kosher salt and is smoked on oak wood.
"Spence & Co. has received good response and inquiries to expand the category. This is going to be a strong year for smoked salmon," Higgins told IntraFish.
Organic mussels find opening in US
Irish organic mussels are finding interest in the United States.
"We just started to export our organic mussels into US retail," said Karen Devereux, the Bord Bia Irish Food Board sector manager for fish and seafood. "We're looking for increased opportunities for shellfish here at the expo."
Fionnuala Dore of Kush Shellfish said they are readying their new organic rope mussels for the US market, which will be sold in 1-pound packages. The mussels are cooked and ready to be heated and served. Kush also offers a bottled organic mussel soup.
Another company, Connemara Seafoods launched a new product in Weiss supermarkets last September.
"Our Irish organic mussels are sold in 1-pound boxes and there's been a lot of interest," said Ann-Marie Mulloy, business development manager for Connemara.
She added just the classic version of that product is in retail stores but after Boston, three new flavored versions of the boxed Irish mussels will join it on shelves: Irish mussels in creamy Irish stout, Irish mussels in Irish cream liqueur and Irish mussels in Irish whiskey & cream.
Tuesday, March 8, 9:46 am EST
Russian pollock finding new consumers at home
The Russian pollock sector is seeing more and more domestic demand, with the supply of blocks jumping up by 53 percent over last year.
"It's a very good signal for us," Alexey Buglak, executive director of the Russian Pollock Catchers Association (PCA) said.
The demand is coming at a good time -- Russian H&G pollock prices are low, and the sector in general is looking for new markets. Buglak said the PCA is noting the work being done on the US pollock side in terms of promotion, and said the next project for PCA is promoting Russian pollock. "It's obvious this should be done," he said, adding that discussions are underway with members about how to best do this.
'A' season fishing has been good, Buglak said, but icy conditions in the Sea of Okhotsk has posed some challenges, and the season may wind up a bit earlier than usual.
On the market side, one Russian supplier said yesterday Chinese buyers are bidding up H&G pollock prices by over 10 percent from the some $1,050 per metric ton price given concerns over the shorter season and firmer demand.
Still, "everybody knows the situation in China is not stable," Buglak said, noting that Pacific Andes still remains a question mark, as does Pickenpack.
--Drew Cherry
Scallop market looking good on the buy-side
Listen up buyers: there are bargains to be had in the scallops sector.
While typically prices stay high following the holiday season before tapering off, this year they've started moving lower earlier.
Globally, Peru and Japan are short, so it would stand to reason prices would be firmer than they are.
"It's the absolute best time of the year, and it's the absolute best possible price," Eastern Fisheries Executive Vice President Joseph Furtado said. "We may realize that pricing today may be cheaper than two months from now."
That's not a bad thing for Eastern. With a network of supply from around the globe, it's able to keep product flowing into major buyers.
"Something has happened in the dynamics in America that's changed," Furtado said. "There's a lot less big active players aggressively buying product."
With a potentially huge supply of scallops from the US in 2017, Eastern and the rest of the industry are prepping for the future.
Eastern has the advantage of vertical integration, Furtado noted, which will help them ride out the whims of the market. He cautioned that buyers expecting cheap scallops need to bear in mind that supplies out of China, Peru and Japan are just as important as what happens in the States, and can balance out the bumper crop.
Still, the industry is looking for ways to increase the value of the products regardless of whether the market is up or down.
"The challenge is our lack of branding," Furtado said. Eastern has launched bagged products it seems promise for, but the fight against private label products is always a tough one. "But there's value to be had there."
Carolina pushes ahead with aquaculture
Carolina seafood producers have the benefit of strong support from their state government, and that's helping its fledgling sector develop demand for its products both locally and across the country.
"It's a good problem to have," said John Aydlett, seafood marketing specialist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. "There's never enough product to meet the need out there."
From catfish to trout to tilapia, the industry has begun to slowly create a base for aquaculture growth that looks primed to develop even further over time.
While Carolina Classics Catfish is the best-known in the sector, other smaller companies are growing rapidly.
"They're especially having luck with big city areas in Carolina," Aydlett said. "The local market is really embracing local producers."
Vietnam's next big venture
We've all heard of VASEP. But get ready to hear about a new acronym out of Vietnam: VSA.
The Vietnamese Seafarming Association is a brand-new group representing the ocean aquaculture sector in the country.
Some 30 companies -- including some Western groups including Marine Farms and Australis -- are banding together to help promote aquaculture production off Vietnam's coast, including species like pompano, and products such as seaweed.
The group has a secret weapon: Nguyen Huu Dzung, the former VP of VASEP, is leading the charge.
"Instead of helping fishermen build vessels, we're trying to convince the government that long-term it makes much more sense to help them establish aquaculture operations," Dzung said.
Monday, March 7, 4:15pm EST
'So you think you know Stavis? Think again'
That's the "unofficial motto" of Stavis Seafoods this year, CEO Rich Stavis told IntraFish at the company's booth.
A lot of people have known about Stavis for years, he said, and haven't realized how the company has grown.
Check out a video of Rich Stavis talking about the new and improved Stavis here.
Monday, March 7, 4pm EST
'It was a tough year'
It's no secret that Honduras is going through a slump -- "tough" was the most-used word from Esteban Laitano of shrimp producer Groupo Literol, when he stopped by the IntraFish booth.
"It was a tough year," he said. "Honduras is going through a tough time, it's going to be a tough year."
He thinks the company, which exports to the EU, Asia and the US, will be ok, even after they lost 30 to 35 percent of their production last year.
Why? Mainly thanks to a hefty investment in a RAS facility, the first in Honduras, set to open in a couple of weeks.
Monday, March 7, 3:45 pm EST
Saucy goes Publix
The Saucy Fish Co is going into 800 Publix -- and it's the largest US deal ever, the company's Irene Moon and Paul Macis told IntraFish.
The brand is still in about 150 Whole Foods locations throughout the US, as well as many supermarkets across the European Union.
Check out a video of Paul Macis talking about the deal here.
Getting in on the trends
Bumble Bee is "getting in on the snacking trend," VP of Sales Dan Gerlach told IntraFish.
The packaging has changed -- the previously named "ready to eat" tuna and crackers combo is now titled "Snack on the Run" and the company is playing with new, exciting flavors, too.
Check out the video here.
Ocean Wise starts small-scale assessments
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch assesses larger fisheries, but for smaller ones are often overlooked.
Canadian-based NGO Ocean Wise recently "started assessing smaller fisheries who are not on Seafood Watch's radar," said Ocean Wise Coordinator Claire Li.
Last year, the organization conducted sustainability assessments of the giant Pacific octopus fishery and gooseneck barnacle fishery, which "are important to local markets and should be assessed as well."
This year, they assessed the Nova Scotia-based Chedabucto Bay northern shrimp fishery and "just released the recommendation (which was green) for that fishery last week," said Li.
French Creek preps for huge launch
Canadian company French Creek Seafood debuted a new product line called Simply West Coast with about 20 items. The value-added product line is produced in British Columbia and was tested in the Canadian market.
"We are ready for a consolidated launch in the United States and are officially launching at the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California, which is this week," said Zac Semeniuk of Simply West Coast.
"We have a few retailers lined up already."
The new featured product in this lineup include wild Pacific pollock and salmon portions in micrawaveable steam pouches that self ventilate. These portions are marinaded in several flavors: lemon caper butter sauce, mango chili lime sauce and Sicilian tomato sauce.
Bantry Bay testing the waters
US-based Bantry Bay is testing the waters for its new line of value-added seafood products.
The company has mock up versions of the lineup, which includes flavor marinated clams, hake, swordfish, tuna, seafood mix skin packs for fajitas or paired with pasta or rice.
"We sell more marinated frozen mussels in US retail than any other company," said Bob Mutchler, western regional sales manager for Bantry Bay. "We have about 65 percent of that market."
The company also featured its newest product, 1-pound box of mussels in a creamy stout sauce and a 9-ounce box of mussel meat in a Thai curry sauce.
The products are currently in the Maryland division of Whole Foods and Albertsons-Safeway.
A good year for Ecuador
Though Ecuador has had a strong run of Asian demand for its products since 2012, its growth in production has meant it's been able to serve its broad base of customers around the globe, according to Jose Camposano, president of the National Chamber of Aquaculture.
Asia now accounts for 50 percent of the total imports, but country is still pushing similar percentages into its traditional markets of the US and Europe.
In 2015, Ecuador exported 720 million pounds of shrimp, a rise of around 15 percent over the year prior. In terms of value, however, the return was around 12 percent less at around $300 million (as an aside -- 10 years ago Ecuador exported 212 million pounds).
This year, the production picture is a little fuzzy, Camposano said.
While 45 days ago he would have predicted an increase of around 9 percent on the year on the conservative side, two weeks ago heavy rains took their toll on farmers and have brought projections down to around 2-3 percent growth for the year.
Alaska coop pushes new incentive plan
The Alaska Seafood Cooperative -- comprised of five fishing companies -- is here to "talk about how we fish, not our product," said Jason Anderson, the coop manager.
"The North Pacific Fishery Management Council made a 25 percent cut inour PSC (prohimited species catch) limit and we had to find a way to incentivize our fishermen."
The council asked the coop to develop an incentive program, which the coop worked on last summer and introduced an annual rate-based system.
"The program gives an additional incentive to captains to keep the rate of halibut to groundfish at an acceptable level," said Anderson.
"Some people are operating under the plan right now and we're currently looking to finalize it, get it into contract form and collect signatures."
Irish marketing group returns to Boston
This is the first time in nine years since Bord Bia Irish Food Board (BIM) hosted a booth at the Boston expo. This year the board hosted 10 of its leading processors among whom include organic salmon farmers.
"More than 80 percent of Irish salmon is organic certified. It helps differentiate ourselves from other countries as we're not a large volume producer. We produce about 15,000 tons of salmon per year," said Karen Devereux, the board's sector manager for fish and seafood.
"One of our largest markets for organic salmon is the United States."
She added it has "definitely seen an increase in demand for Irish salmon in the US market."
The salmon is mostly sold in high end foodservice and retail because it has a higher price point than conventional salmon.
Devereux added it will not become mainstream because of production limits but "we don't compete with conventional salmon companies because organic salmon is a niche product and we've secured a premium in the market."
Sykes gets certified
UK-based Sykes Seafood's shrimp production plant has become the first such plant in Europe to be GAA Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certified.
The warmwater shrimp facility was commissioned toward the end of 2015 and increases the capacity of the whole site to 80 metric tons per day, complementing the existing coldwater shrimp production line.
"Having being feted over the years for our coldwater prawn processing, it was a logical progression to look toward the rapidly growing Asian prawn sector and bring a greater provenance and peace of mind to our retail and foodservice customers," said Sykes Chairman Martin Sykes.
Monday, March 7, 12:15 pm EST
Panama-based open ocean cobia farmers Open Blue has always been cutting edge--but now it is taking reality virtually.
The company has developed a virtual reality video, a 360-degree scan of the farm, where customer and the public alike can see the views that the farmed cobia see.
Now it is available only through special goggles (pictured) but it will launch to the public in a month, Founder Brian O'Hanlon (pictured) told IntraFish.
Monday, March 7, 10:15 am EST
The first ASC-certified farm in US is ...
Washington state-based oyster giant Taylor Shellfish Farms has become the first in the US to receive Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification, ASC CEO Chris Ninnes announced at SENA16.
The company received ASC Bivalve Certification for its operation in the South Puget Sound basin.
"Taylor ... is dedicated to providing our customers with the freshest, highest quality shellfish available and doing so in ways that respect the environment, our communities and the people who work for us," said CEO Bill Taylor.
Ninnes called Taylor Shellfish "an innovator in the seafood market."
ASC by the numbers
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) CEO Chris Ninnes and Senior Commercial Marketing Manager Esther Luiten gave an update of the council's year -- and it's been a big one.
The ASC now has certified 4,903 products in 57 countries, up nearly 150 percent since the Boston show last year. The key markets continue to be in northwester Europe -- Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium -- but a boost in France makes the ASC optimistic that they can get into Southern Europe too, Luiten said.
In addition, the ASC now has 243 farms certified and 100 more are in assessment -- a total of 1 million tons of fish.
Of those certified, 50 percent of the farms reported their farms discharged healthier water, more than one-third reported healthier fish, 88 percent reported better employee conditions and 100 percent reported better community relations.
Monday, March 7, 8:59 am EST
The challenge of breaking into America
A few years ago, German frozen seafood group Paulus saw a unique opportunity on the US market: a lack of innovation in the frozen value-added fish market, and salmon in particular.
"We had confidence our products could compete," said Denis Brunotte, national sales manager with subsidiary Delimar.
Alaska salmon with sauces and wrapped in pastry in particular were missing from the market.
But getting a brand into US supermarkets, they learned, is anything but easy. While in Germany slotting fees are almost non-existent, Delimar found that in the US, retailers demand high costs, regular promotions, and a short window for success.
So the company made a shift -- pitching the private label market.
"That's been a much better success for us," Brunotte said.
Delimar is currently working with one private label client, and will add another in September.
Sunday, March 11:00pm EST
Hannaford leads the charge for Jonah crab fishery improvements
A crowd of supporters were on hand Monday night at Luke's Lobster in Boston to celebrate the success of a three-year effort, initiated by Hannaford Supermarkets and facilitated by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, to create a proactive management plan for the region's Jonah crab fishery.
Jonah crab dealers and commercial fishermen implemented a fishery improvement project (FIP) with the goal of ensuring long-term sustainable harvest of the fishery.
Participants in the FIP advocated for management measures that would prevent over-harvesting of Jonah crab, including size limits, protection of females, and requirements for licensing and trap limits.
In August, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted unanimously to implement a fishery management plan for Jonah crab, which included all measures advocated by the FIP work group.
Those measures have already been implemented in many states and will be in effect along the entire East Coast by June 1.
"This is a terrific example of industry collaboration," said Josanna Busby, Seafood Category manager for Delhaize America, parent company of Hannaford and Food Lion supermarkets.
"We are proud to have been a part of a successful partnership with seafood processors, commercial fishermen, management entities, and scientists."
The FIP work group included: Bristol Seafood, Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen's Association, Delhaize America, Rhode Island Lobstermen's Association, M.F. Foley Company, Cape Seafood LLC, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, commercial fisherman David Spencer, ASMFC member Steve Train, Rick Wahle with the University of Maine, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, and The Atlantic Red Crab Company. The project was facilitated by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
-- John Fiorillo
Mariculture in Alaska
Mariculture in Alaska got a boost a few weeks ago, when the governor signed and order establishing The Alaska Mariculture Task Force, which Julie Decker of the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) said could really help speed up the further development of a sustainable mariculture industry in Alaska that is focused on producing shellfish and aquatic plants.
The state has allowed the farming of shellfish and aquatic plants in its waters since 1988, and the industry was worth an estimated $1 million in 2013.
Decker said she is hoping AFDF can play a role on the task force. Members of the task force will be announced in the coming months.
Gfresh eyes more species, global markets
Online seafood marketplace Gfresh launched about a year and a half ago and saw success in selling North American crab and lobster in the Chinese marketplace.
However, they have ambitious expansion plans going forward.
Gfresh has plans to start "scaling up operations in the US, beef up our team, add other species, add fresh and frozen seafood and target other global markets, such as Europe and Japan," said Co-Founder and VP Anthony Wan.
Currently, about 10 to 15 percent of US and Canadian lobster is sold on Gfresh and 65 percent of Canadian Dungeness crab is sold on the site, said Wan.
"Nearly every commodity is bought online, so it seemed inevitable this [online seafood marketplace concept] would come," he said, adding that this could level the playing field as primarily only larger businesses in the industry had the buying power to purchase product at the minimum quantity required for bulk buys.
Wan added that he hopes Gfresh can help smaller foodservice and retail consumers navigate buying and selling in the seafood industry. "We want to take care of market access for you. Now, instead of having to buy at high minimum order quantities, you can purchase just one box."
Atlantic Cape expands VAP
Rhode Island-based Atlantic Cape Fisheries harvests, processes and imports a variety of seafood for retail and foodservice: US wild scallops, clams, farmed and wild oysters, Jonah crab; farmed and wild Canadian scallops and lobster; farmed Peruvian scallops; farmed Chinese scallops and crawfish; and Japanese scallops.
VP Sales & Marketing Steve Zevitas said they hope to increase in its clams category and were featuring new value added products at the expo, which included stuffed clams, crab cakes and bacon-wrapped scallops.
In the US wild scallop fishery, Atlantic Cape manages 21 scallop vessels and through its vessel and dock relationships, it has fleet support for more than 70 independent boats, or 22 percent of domestic annual scallop landings. It has two scallop production facilities, one in Bristol, Rhode Island and the other in Fall River, Massachussetts.
Sunday, March 6:54pm EST
LM Foods nabs BRC 'AA' stamp
US surimi producer LM Foods debuted a new line of surimi shreds in several flavors: sriracha, sriracha mayo and salmon flavor.
The new shreds are targeted to foodservice and were in R&D for 48 hours said CEO Mark Olivito."We do R&D continually."
He added that the company has internal R&D but, "the best R&D is getting it out to the market."
The company also pushed a natural surimi, which has no tripolyphosphate. The pollock blocks LM Foods orders for this product come with no tripolyphosphate to appeal to natural food retailers.
"Our outlook is very positive and we're up double digits," Olivito said. "However, probably the biggest news is that we are now [BRC British Retail Consortium Global Standards] AA rated as of about two weeks ago."
The AA rating is the new and highest tier for the BRC rating system.
Young firm to break ground on new lobster facility
York, Maine-based lobster distributor Maine Coast announced it will start construction in a week and a half on a new live lobster packing distribution facility on the Boston fish pier to expand operations.
"We're trying to make it a global brand," said Owner Tom Adams, adding that the Boston location will make their company more accessible to global customers. "
The new 5,000 square foot facility will have freezing capabilities and be able to hold 20,000 pounds of lobster.
"We hope to have it open by June," Adams told IntraFish. "It will be the only facility on the Boston pier focused on lobster.
The company hopes to "capture business in the Boston area" but also meet growing demand in Asia, said Annie Tselikis, who recently filled the newly-created position of marketing manager.
She added that the company just "rebranded our POS and marketing collateral to leverage what we're doing in the channel and distinguish ourselves from other lobster companies." The new marketing slogan is 'Lively Lobster:' Location, Innovation, Value, Experience, Lobster, You.
For the young company, timing was on their side.
"We opened in May 2011 just as Asia emerged as market for North American lobster," said Adams. That growth in lobster demand "may have subdued a bit from where it was two years ago, but it's still strong."
About 30 to 40 percent of Maine Coast's lobster goes to Asia.
New flavors, new salmon spread
US importer and processor Inland Seafood has a slew of new products debuting in Boston including a new Woodsmoke Provision smoked salmon spread, which "we're just getting ready to show customers," said Steve Musser, Jr., executive VP. The new product comes in 16-ounce containers and was in R&D for six months.
Also new are several flavored smoked salmon fillet retail packs under the Woodsmoke Provision brand. The honey maple flavor was released six months ago and more recently are tellicherry pepper smoked salmon and champagne herb roasted smoked salmon.
These new portions were in R&D for about nine months and use organic herbs. It comes in club packs and 4-ounce retail vacuum sealed portions.
"Also new is our blue label premium smoked salmon. It's cold smoked and has a 72-hour cure period."
Inland Lobster is ramping up its lobster products with a value added line, which offers consumers lobster tails in a vacuum sealed pan with knolls butter.
Lastly, the Inland Market mahi burger was "tested last year in Boston and the consumer response was tremendous." As a result, it hit shelves right after Boston.
Rebel Fish's new packaging
Value-added salmon brand Rebel Fish has re-engineered its product packaging.
The new packaging, which will be in distribution in a few weeks, allows consumers to see more of the value-added portion and reduces bulk associated with the older packaging.
Sunday, March 6, 4:30pm EST
The 2016 Seafood Excellence Awards were announced Sunday, and Trident Seafoods and French Creek Seafoods nabbed the top honors.
Trident won Best New Foodservice for its SeaFusions Pacific Cod Bites and French Creek got the Best New Retail honor for its Kickin Seafood Chili.
The winners were selected by a panel of judges including representatives from US Foods, Loblaws and The Cheesecake Factory.
PR exec: 'If aquaculture were my client...'
Linhart Public Relations exec Paul Raab spoke at an aquaculture session Sunday, and he had some thoughts on if aquaculture itself was one of his clients.
"If aquaculture was my client, I'd ask 'Are there some realities around the [negative] perceptions?'" he said. "Aquaculture has made tremendous progress. If you are a retailer, you should be happy to stock farmed fish; if you are a chef, you should be delighted to serve it."
The advice he'd give aquaculture, he said, is obtain "more and better data," to create "a strong and unified brand for aquaculture," to invest more in marketing, because "this is an industry that's historically underinvested" in that field and to send a strong, positive message about farmed fish.
Snapper, grouper could be in trouble
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) found there's been a steady increase in grouper and snapper landings since the 1950s, but that the stocks were not always properly tracked, especially in developing countries.
The findings, part of an SFP study that was released on the first day of SENA16, concluded that a full assessment of global grouper and snapper stocks is difficult, if not impossible.
"Snapper and grouper are very important to fishing communities around the world, but little science and management is available to ensure the long-term sustainability of those fisheries," said SFP Fisheries Analyst Megan Westmeyer, who prepared the report along with fellow Fisheries Analyst Patricia Amorim. "The US market is a major consumer of these products and thus can be a catalyst for fishery improvement efforts."
The report advises stakeholders to initiative species-specific harvest data collection, improve reporting of harvest data to the FAO and ensure that a fishery management plan is in place.
Cutting down on the crab work
Dannis Schreiber's new to America. The German-born executive settled down in Seattle with his family just six months ago, but already he's identifying new opportunities for his company's products in the North American market.
One product is standing out. While many of Baaders processing products are showing steady growth, the unromantically named BA-2801 hs been booming.
"It really took off," Schreiber said.
Thirty-five units of the crab splitter sold in just 12 months, including eight to Alaska's shore-based sector, one on a Faroese vessel and four on a Norwegian vessel.
The biggest selling points for the product include the reduction of labor needed for the very difficult process of splitting and a three percent increase in yield.
"I've never seen this kind of enthusiasm, or this kind of feedback," Schreiber said. "They're calling us and saying, 'Thank you, you changed our factory.' When does that happen?"
Sunday, March 6, 2:00 EST
Leading traceability firm Trace Register announced at the show that its customer Quirch Foods is expanding its digital traceability program beyond seafood. It is using Trace Register's cutting-edge Traceability Plus (TR+) analytic software for its frozen beef, poultry, pork and vegetable lines.
"There are a lot of business advantages to having access to real-time information about your supply chain partners. Additionally, we will be able to help our retailers and foodservice customers better manage risk, reduce costs and ensure consistent product quality," said Howard Tenen, quality assurance manger for Quirch Foods.
Trace Register's TR+ represents the next level in food traceability, by making supply chain data usable from many different perspectives, including: food safety, social responsibility, timely product delivery, certifications, FDA alerts and more.
Looking for aquaculture partners
Beaver Street Fisheries is launching a new project under its Nassau Bahamas subsidiary Tropic Seafood and aims to introduce land-based aquaculture into the Bahamas starting with Japanese olive flounder.
"We started last fall and we're looking for companies to partner with in this program," said Mark Frisch, executive vice president and co-owner. Flounder can be shipped fresh or frozen, whole or filleted, to North American markets.
Beaver Street also started experimenting with grouper aquaculture in the Bahamas as well.
-- Kim Tran
More species please
The Asian Aquaculture Feed Formulation Database (AAFFD) launched earlier this year and was primarily focused on Asian species -- until now.
The database, spearheaded by US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) Southeast Asia Technical Director Lukas Manomaitis and University of Guelph aquaculture expert Dominique Bureau, is expanding to three species found primarily in the EU, USSEC's Colby Sutter told IntraFish.
Later this year, the more than 20 different species listed on the database with include seabass, sea bream and meagre.
-- Avani Nadkarni
Una's salmon
Be on the lookout for Una's brand farmed salmon. The folks at Cleanfish expect to be offering this farmed salmon from Iceland in the coming months, as the first harvest is just now coming out of the water.
The product, produced by Arnarlax, is named after owner Matthias Gardarsson's grandmother. After a career in salmon processing, Gardarsson moved back to his childhood village in Iceland to start a salmon farm. Since then, the farm has revitalized the village with jobs and the re-opening of the local schoo, said Dale Sims of Cleanfish.
The fish is free of antibiotics, synthetic pigments and other less desirable additives. Cleanfish is hoping to pair the great social story of this fish and its outstanding taste and environmental credentials to create a niche in the farmed salmon market.
Sunday, March 6, 12:15 EST
Grillers and Toppers
True North Salmon, the processing and sales arm of Cooke Aquaculture, debuted several new products for the Boston seafood expo. The new Toppers product offers roasted salmon flakes in two flavors: lemon dill and cracked pepper. The product comes in 4 and 8 ounce packages. The Artisan Smoked Portions line and Grillers line are both new.
The 4-ounce Artisan Smoked Portions comes in two flavors: cranberry and blueberry. This product uses local salmon and local ingredients as the cranberries and blueberries come from the same region.
The Grillers line offers value-added salmon fillets in a silver tin that is microwavable and oven safe. One is plain and ready for consumers to customize while the second comes in a maple bbq flavor. The Grillers line also offers two skewer options, a plain and one in an herb merinade.
"These fresh healthy products are easy to prepare, convenient and are an easy clean up," said Andrew Lively, director of marketing for True North. "The processing and packaging are ready to go. We're talking to potential customers and there's a lot of opportunity with these new product lines." They are targeting the US market.
The products were in research and development for six to eight months.
Lively added that it's been one year since Cooke Aquaculture acquired Wanchese and "so far it's been very successful." Wanchese specializes in wild and farmed oysters, wild shrimp and scallops from the mid Atlantic as well as Patagonian crab from Argentina.
An Ebay for seafood
Seafood industry trading platform Ocean Executive launched on the first day of SENA16, said founder Mike Budreski, at the company's booth, #2071.
The site, which Budreski compared to an Ebay for seafood, is a private auction and a way for buyers and sellers to come together, he explained.
A supplier can create an auction for their product and invite their network to come bid on it. The bidder can see all the specs and brand for the product, but bidders cannot see each other and who they are bidding against. Buyers, in turn, can also create auctions, advertising that they need, say, 5,000 pounds of halibut, and suppliers can bid against each other. takes a 0.05 percent commission on the sale.
While Budreski stresses that "we're not a posting board," it is a way for buyers and suppliers to connect more easily.
The founder said that they have a few hundred companies registered and ready to use it, from small processors to half-billion dollar giants.
Signs of life in surimi sector?
Kudos to Trans-Ocean for bringing some innovative ideas into the surimi sector this year. The one that has Trans-Ocean's Vice President of Sales & Marketing Lou Shaheen most excited is its new Simply Surimi line -- a gluten-free, non-GMO, limited ingredient product that the company hopes can capitalize on the trend toward natural products.
Everything from the ingredients to the low number of ingredients are all part of positioning the product for higher-end retainers such as Trader Joe's and Costsco.
Another change? Nowhere on the product does it say "imitation crab."
"We just said, forget it," Shaheen said. "We think people know what surimi is by now."
In addition, the company has launched a new surimi-based dips and sauces line.
Its smoked salmon line, meanwhile, will be getting a revamp late this summer, and no longer be produced in Chile -- but on the East Coast of the US.
Americold excited about Portland, Maine
Americold is at the show talking about it plans to build a new facility on 6.3 acres in Portland Maine. The company operates 180 facilities worldwide, of which 145 are in the United States.
Eimskip, a global temperature-controlled shipping line based in Iceland, is expected to become an anchor tenant and is considering relocating its North America headquarters to the new facility once it's completed.
Together, Americold and Eimskip will offer the market full temperature-controlled supply chain capability with multi-model transportation --rail, ocean, over-the-road.
Americold's Daniel Cooke said he is hopeful the facility will be up and running in 2017.
Phillips: From Down Under to America
US seafood supplier and restaurant group Phillips Foods is ready to expand its branded frozen seafood line into the US with the addition of Australian favorite barramundi, which it raises in its own cages in off Bali, Indonesia.
"It's like the fish to eat, so we're been getting a lot of customer requests," Director of Foodservice Sales at Phillips Foods Sarah Palmer said.
Phillips sells its barramundi in Australia, but so far it's only brought in small volumes of fresh fish for high-end customers via FedEx.
Palmer said the project is still in development, so it could be sometime before customers can get their hands on the product.
Enter the 'Cold Zone'
Chris Johnson and the team from Air Products are at the show introducing attendees to the company's "Cold Zone," where they can learn about the power of liquid nitrogen, the world's coldest regrigerant.
The company's systems are used in the seafood, meat and poultry industries primarily.
A leader in cryogenic technology applications, Air Products offers gas production, storage, and handling equipment, and specific application equipment that includes food freezers, oxy-fuel burners, and heat exchangers.
A unifying body
Infofish, a Malaysia-based government organization that brings together the seafood industries of 13 Asian nations, exists to provide marketing information, organize training programs, teach best aquaculture practices and give sound advice to catch fisheries and processing companies, said Sreenath P.G, the senior technical officer for the body.
"We're giving advice, help," he said IntraFish from the body's booth, #291. "In one way, it's uniting the industry."
A delicacy to try
Triad Fisheries is at the show for the first time with a unique product. Known as Bottarga in Italy and Karasumi in Japan, this delicacy is made from fresh, wild Alaska coho salmon eggs that are salted and cured.
The finished product can then be finely grated of thinly sliced as a gourmet topping for pizza, pasta or in sushi, among other preparations.
The product has been entered in the Prix d'Elite competition for the upcoming Brussels seafood show. Target markets are foodservice buyers and gourmet retail outlets.
Zoneco marching into Europe
Chinese scallops giant Zoneco -- formerly known as Dalian Zhangzidao -- has already grown its sales network around the world, but one market has eluded them: the European Union.
That's all about to change, according to Zoneco Chairman Wougang Wu.
In 1997, he union banned bivalves from China, but since that time, the government and private companies have worked on food safety standards and lobbied for a change to the rules.
"This is a big development for all of China, and our company in particular," Wu said. "It shows that we meet the rigorous standards."
Wu said the European Union holds some big promise for Zoneco's products, especially with its Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification -- notoriously sought after in the EU.
Trident has new look
Trident Seafoods is unveiling its new, fresh looking brand campaign at this year's show.
"The Trident booth has broadened its branding beyond rolling fish decks of Alaska and is now angling ts marketing with a more focused consumer message.
"Trident is shining a fresh light at the other end of its value chain. The company motto has always been 'From the Source to the Plate,' and this year the plate has taken center stage as a platform for Trident's high-performance value-added seafood and the ease with which it can generate applause," the company said.
The duality of Trident's mission is summed up by two different, yet complementary phrases: 'Fish. For the Future and Fish, For Compliments."
It's good for your health, and it's responsibly managed to ensure it will remain abundant and available. More people will be able to enjoy wild seafood. And the fish will continue to sustain us as long as we sustain the productivity of our ocean and the stocks we rely upon. We have no reason to shirk this responsibility," said John Salle, senior vice president of Marketing and Innovation at Trident Seafoods,
The other half of Trident's message at Boston reads, Fish, For Compliments. "What we want to highlight here," Salle said, "is that Trident has developed an exciting selection of great tasting, easy to prepare seafood items that will generate applause and win you compliments.
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Indian Mounds Park Trail: the two trails meet at the south end of the Bruce Vento Regional Trail at Kellogg Boulevard and Interstate 94 to the northeast of Downtown St. Paul. The trails of Indian Mounds Park connect to other recreational trails along the Mississippi River and to trails that lead to Battle Creek Regional Park.
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Gal Gadot says her 'Justice League' experience 'wasn't the best' because of the director
"Justice League."
Gal Gadot told Variety that she was interviewed by WarnerMedia as part of its investigation into abusive behavior by "Justice League" director Joss Whedon alleged by her costar on the movie, Ray Fisher.
The investigation has since been concluded with the company saying "remedial action" will be taken.
"I don't know what [remedial action] means either," Gadot told the trade. "I'm curious to know what's going to be the outcome."
However, she did tell the Los Angeles Times that she had an issue with Whedon separate from the Fisher complaint.
"I wasn't there with the guys when they shot with Joss Whedon — I had my own experience with [him], which wasn't the best one, but I took care of it there and when it happened I took it to the higher-ups and they took care of it," she said.
As Gal Gadot prepares to set off on her next superhero adventure with "Wonder Woman 1984" hitting theaters and HBO Max on Christmas Day, she's still having to address what went on during the doomed making of 2017's "Justice League."
The superhero movie that was pegged to be the biggest DC Comics movie for Warner Bros., as it brought together the titans of the IP — Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg —has since been the focus of an investigation by the studio since Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg, alleged abusive behavior by director Joss Whedon, who took over for Zack Snyder at the end of production.
—Ray Fisher (@ray8fisher) July 1, 2020
Gadot told Variety that she was interviewed as part of the investigation by WarnerMedia, which recently wrapped with no details given on what it concluded outside of "remedial action."
"I don't know what [remedial action] means either," Gadot said. "I'm curious to know what's going to be the outcome."
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Gadot revealed that she had an issue with Whedon herself, but unlike her costar Fisher, her issue was taken care of quickly, she said.
Gal Gadot.
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"I'm happy for Ray to go out and speak his truth," Gadot told the paper. "I wasn't there with the guys when they shot with Joss Whedon — I had my own experience with [him], which wasn't the best one, but I took care of it there and when it happened I took it to the higher-ups and they took care of it."
In September, Jason Momoa, who played Aquaman in the movie, took to his Instagram to say the cast was treated "s---ty" during the reshoots of "Justice League."
"Serious stuff went down," Momoa wrote on Instagram. "It needs to be investigated and people need to be held accountable."
A post shared by Jason Momoa (@prideofgypsies)
Following the announcement that WarnerMedia's investigation was closed, Fisher tweeted in response: "There are still conversations that need to be had and resolutions that need to be found."
—Ray Fisher (@ray8fisher) December 12, 2020
"Justice League" was dragged through the mud by critics and fans when it was released and has motivated Snyder to come out with his own cut of the movie, which is coming to HBO Max next year, after feeling his vision was not executed after Whedon took over.
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Il castello di Castellano è la rocca situata nella omonima frazione Castellano del comune di Villa Lagarina in provincia di Trento. È posto a 789 m s.l.m. e dotato di una suggestiva vista sulla val Lagarina e su Rovereto.

Storia

Origine
Il castello di Castellano è documentato dalla fine del XII secolo e sede di gastaldia vescovile, sotto il governo di Gerardo, signore di Castellano. L'origine del castello è molto remota. La torre è datata dell'XI secolo.

Le Signorie che dominarono il castello
 I Da Beseno dal 1162 al 1234.
 I Castelnuovo dal 1234 al 1266.
 I Castelbarco dal 1266, con Guglielmo da Castelbarco, al 1456.
 I Lodron, che lo presero con la forza nel 1456 e lo vendettero nel 1924.

Dalla conquista dei Lodron all'abbandono
Nel febbraio del 1456 i due fratelli Giorgio e Pietro, sobillati da Giorgio Hack, vescovo di Trento, con un colpo di mano si impadroniscono dei 4 castelli di Giovanni Castelbarco: il Castelnuovo di Noarna, di Castellano, di Castel Corno ed il castello di Nomi. Come da accordi con il vescovo di Trento, i due fratelli Lodron, già proprietari di alcuni castelli aviti nelle Giudicarie, si tengono i due feudi di Castelnuovo e di Castellano di cui sono investiti nell'aprile 1456 nel castello del Buonconsiglio e consegnano al vescovo i due feudi di Castelcorno e di Nomi. Successivamente i due feudi lagarini assieme a Castel Romano nelle Giudicarie sono di proprietà del solo Pietro Lodron e poi dei suoi discendenti.

I discendenti di Pietro portarono avanti la linea Lodron di Castel Romano nelle Giudicarie, loro terra d'origine, e fecero nascere la linea lagarina dei Lodron successivamente divisa in Lodron di Castelnuovo e Lodron di Castellano. Nel 1615 morì don Antonio Lodron ultimo dei Lodron detti di Castellano, nel possesso del feudo di Castellano subentrò Nicolò Lodron di Castelnuovo (Noarna), questi e ancor più il suo famoso figlio Paride fecero molti lavori al castello di Castellano a loro è attribuito parte del ciclo di affreschi della "Sala Granda" ed altre pitture, il portale seicentesco verso la piazza del Barc ed il tetto in rame su palazzo e mastio (unico castello in zona) sostituiti poi nel corso dell'800.

Il prof. C. Adami che più volte visitò l'antico maniero scrisse nel 1928: "Perdoniamo Nicolò Lodron (1549+1621) e ancor di più il suo illustre figliolo Paride (1586 +1653) arcivescovo di Salisburgo di aver deturpato il castello di Castellano coprendo con nuovi affreschi altri molto vecchi e di più pregevole fattura perché ci hanno lasciato la bellissima chiesa di villa Lagarina uno dei più bei esempi di Barocco in Trentino".

Tra i visitatori di fine '800 e primi '900 che poterono vedere il castello prima della sua distruzione, vi fu chi attribuì il palazzo al medioevo e precedente al possesso Lodron, cioè al 1456. A questi ultimi attribuirono il caseggiato a tre piani (ora totalmente scomparso) addossato al lato meridionale del palazzo. Sempre i visitatori di cent'anni fa consideravano il vero ingresso al castello un locale al primo piano a cui si accedeva dal broglio del castello dopo aver superate 3 ordini di porte oltre a quella detta "dei Paneti". Con l'attuale accesso dalla piazza del Barc superato il portone si accedeva ad un cortile e da questo si poteva entrare nel palazzo al secondo piano e per mezzo di una scala parte in pietra, parte in legno, al terzo piano. Entrambi i passaggi, tuttora esistenti, sono ricavati nello spessore della muraglia del palazzo e sono di modeste dimensioni, non adatti ad essere un vero ingresso. Il castello fu utilizzato per un periodo dalle truppe dell'Imperiale e regio Esercito austro-ungarico; infatti presso il castello esisteva una funivia militare per il trasporto di armi e munizioni dal fondo valle.

Parzialmente lesionato durante la grande guerra dagli spostamenti d'aria provocato dai cannoni utilizzati nel fondo valle, specie dai grossi obici da 420 mm ed anche colpito da una granata sparata dal Monte Zugna, fu successivamente spogliato di quanto rimaneva all'interno, furono asportati perfino i caminetti e poi, nel 1924, messo all'asta assieme alle altre adiacenti proprietà Lodron: la  casa delle Decime ed il  Camp Grant (su parte di esso ora si trova l'anfiteatro). Il castello con il vasto broglio dentro le mura e bosco sottostante lo acquistò la famiglia Miorandi una famiglia contadina del luogo per 12.300 lire. La  casa delle Decime fu venduta per 24.000 lire ed el Camp Grant per 40.000 lire.

I crolli, la rovina e lo stato attuale

I crolli del '900 distrussero per intero la parte abitativa del maniero e misero in risalto come la torre fosse una delle parti vecchie del castello a cui successivamente venne addossato il palazzo.
Nella notte di Capodanno tra il 1931/32 un disastroso incendio distrusse ciò che restava del maniero.
Nel 1944 dopo un temporale crollò un alto muro del vecchio castello, muro fin allora rimasto in piedi solitario e superstite testimone del castello che fu. Si racconta abbiano contribuito le vibrazioni dei bombardieri alleati che colpivano quasi giornalmente la ferrovia del Brennero.
Nel 1953 il castello venne parzialmente ricostruito utilizzando il perimetro della sola  Sala Granda. Nonostante il castello ora sia assai ridimensionato, conserva ancora le tracce dell'antica grandezza: la lunga cinta muraria che termina alla cosiddetta "torre di guardia" è ancora intatta e visibile.

L'edificio

La struttura

Il mastio è romanico ha i cantonali in pietra bugnata ed è ora, in altezza, circa la metà della vecchia torre. Il mastio fu costruito sulla cima dello sperone di roccia su cui nacque il castello, la base della torre è in corrispondenza del 3º piano del vecchio palazzo. Verso l'esterno è evidente lo sperone di roccia su cui giace, all'opposto, verso l'interno del vecchio palazzo (ora giardino), la torre poggia su un più grande zoccolo in muratura che ingombrava in piccola parte il secondo piano del palazzo. Da qui la leggenda che dentro questo "ingombro" vi fosse una camera del tesoro protetta da congegni pronti a far scoppiare terribili mortaretti nel caso qualcuno vi fosse penetrato. L'esser costruita così in alto consentiva alla torre, allora molto elevata, di sovrastare di parecchio il vecchio palazzo.

Il muro addossato al mastio con il campanile a vela ed alcuni superstiti merli è quanto rimane di uno dei lati dell'antico palazzo che sviluppandosi con 5 lati irregolari andava ancora ad addossarsi al mastio (così inserito nello spigolo nord del palazzo) formando una grande costruzione a sezione pentagonale di quattro piani più cantina ed ampio solaio, il palazzo racchiudeva un piccolo cortile interno e numerava più di 35 stanze tra le quali un mulino mosso a forza animale, un granaio, la sala d'ingresso con nel centro il pozzo da cui si pescava l'acqua dalla sottostante cisterna raccogliente l'acqua piovana del tetto. Per la raccolta delle acque e per motivi difensivi le cinque falde del tetto del palazzo erano rivolte verso l'interno, il perimetro esterno del caseggiato si presentava così con un alto muro di ben più di 20 metri nei 3 lati a meridione. Dall'esterno il castello poteva assomigliare ad un vaso o "mastela" (il palazzo) con sul perimetro un lungo manico (la torre) da qui il nomignolo di  Castel Bazzom dato nel passato al castello di Castellano. "El Bazzom" è un recipiente usato nella lavorazione del vino, è fatto da doghe in legno con una più lunga a fungere da manico.

Il terzo e quarto piano, del palazzo, erano detti i  piani nobili e le loro stanze erano in gran parte affrescate. Al solo terzo piano oltre ad altre stanze vi era la  Sala Granda, la  Stua Granda la Loggia con la trifora che dava sul cortile interno e la cappella di San Giuseppe. Quest'ultima, molto piccola, era separata dalla Loggia da un cancello in noce intagliato con sopra un vetusto affresco rappresentante l'Annunciazione, all'interno pochi banchi, un altare ligneo con sopra una pala di San Giuseppe di antica data.
Per farsi un'idea l'attuale abitazione è ricostruita utilizzando il perimetro della solo Sala Granda ed è molto più bassa del vecchio palazzo.

Palazzo e mastio erano lo spigolo nord di una piccola cortina di mura racchiudente un piccolo dosso di roccia sporgente dal terreno. Da questo nucleo partiva un'altra cerchia di mura che sviluppandosi su due direttrici verso il sottostante dirupo andava a chiudere un più ampio spazio di terreno, poco più di un ettaro, sul quale ora si trova il cimitero del paese. Queste due cerchie di mura sono in gran parte ancora esistenti. Verso nord, o verso il paese, palazzo e mastio sono separate da un'altra cortina di mura a semicerchio con nel mezzo il portale seicentesco. Quest'ultimo congiunto attraverso una rampa di accesso (un tempo con ponte levatoio) alla  piazza del Barc e paese. Sempre in questa cortina v'è una torre di controllo alla rampa d'accesso con nella parte sommitale la vecchia colombaia. Queste mura, probabilmente aggiunte successivamente per proteggere ulteriormente la fortezza, sono a scarpata atte a sopportare i tiri delle prime rudimentali artiglierie e dove iniziano/finiscono sono addossate al castello.

Affreschi, decorazioni e armi
Una serie di affreschi risalenti all'inizio XVII sec. raffiguranti paesaggi lagarini e stemmi araldici sono oggi conservati presso il Museo civico di Rovereto. Furono staccati negli anni trenta del Novecento dopo il rovinoso incendio del 31 dicembre 1931.
Il castello conteneva cannoni, alcune bombarde da fortezza, armi bianche come spade e spadoni e ben 170 archibugi. Alcune di queste armi vennero requisite nel 1796 per la difesa di Rovereto dall'avanzata dei francesi di Napoleone e le restanti furono prese dai francesi vincitori.

Personaggi illustri
 Aldrighetto di Castelbarco
 Guglielmo da Castelbarco
 Pietro Lodron
 Paride IV di Castellano e Castelnuovo
 Agostino Lodron
 Maddalena Bagarotta Lodron
 Agostino II Lodron
 Felice Lodron
 Antonio Lodron
 Nicolò Lodron
 Paride Lodron

Bibliografia
 Castelli e torri in Trentino, Touring Club Italiano, 2004.

Altri progetti

Castellano
Lodron

Villa Lagarina

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By Marj Osborne Food, News 19/03/2015
District 21 Café & Bar
NB: This cafe is no longer open.
1/2243 Gold Coast Highway, Nobby Beach Ph: 07 5572 6646
If there was ever a cat with nine lives in the restaurant industry, it would have to be District 21. Sounding awfully like a post-apocalyptic area in South Africa inhabited by extra-terrestrial beings, District 21 is, in fact, a reincarnation of The Cave.
New owner Nathan Taylor has revamped the venue with a clean and industrial by day, moody and edgy by night mood; perfect for a multi-function venue. Coming in from the street it's cool and brimming with mystique; a perfect shelter from the midday sun to sit sipping a fresh Apple, mint and lime juice in a hideaway corner. Sitting solo, the well-worn leather couch is a welcoming companion.
There are plenty of well-priced options on the breakfast menu: Egg and bacon rolls, $7 or with a coffee for a $10 combo, which roll out the door to tradies and surfers; Eggs bene $13 – 14, Açai and berry bowl, Brioche with cinnamon, honey and ricotta $12, The Big Breaky (one of the cheapest in town at $16) including eggs your way, bacon, chorizo, mushrooms, tomato, avo, hash brown and toast, or you can order the Veggie version at $13.
Lunch, too, has plenty of healthy options: Red quinoa, spinach and roast pumpkin salad $15, Smoked salmon bagel $10, standards such as Chicken parmi or Chicken schnitzel with salad and fries $15 and the healthier option Mushroom Stack with field mushrooms, haloumi, roasted Mediterranean vegies, with feta and spinach on a crisp potato rosti $10.
The venue is full of surprises, with hidden corners and secreted away spaces. Walk through the dimly lit café and you'll find yourself in a quiet sunny courtyard tucked away out the back, a perfect secret spot for a small group to get away from it all.
Upstairs there's a separate event space with its own bar which holds 30 in the bar and 50 or 60 all up. It's available for use on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday nights only.
Quiet by day, the District gets lively by night when the regulars come out to play. This has always been a unique and intimate venue for bands and pop culture, particularly when there's live entertainment on Saturday nights and open mic nights on Sundays, which are legendary!
"The musicians are so close, so the experience becomes interactive. There's no other venue like it in this middle strip of the coast. There's so much musical talent in this area! They just get on their pushbike with a guitar on their back, come here and rock along with their mates," waitress Annaliese tells us.
Then again there's trivia on Wednesday with Tappa. Everyone loves Tappa! These often riotous nights bring a new meaning to group games.
"So, is the name based on 'District 9'? It's so moody!" I pose the question to Nathan.
"There could be so many different answers to that question." He smiles enigmatically, as inscrutable as Shannon Doyle's paintings. Shadows of passersby play along the walls, mixing in with the portraits. 'Who has passed here before?' I wonder, imagining the conversations drifting through this space.
Nathan tells me that he wanted to create a place where locals could feel is home; yet a unique venue, different to others in the area.
While there's a regular customer base who use the venue: yoga ladies on Thursdays, a mixed crowd on Wednesdays, as well as a monthly art event, I get the feeling that locals want to keep this venue a secret from the rest of the coast. You see, it's always been their 'cave', no matter what the name!
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