Month: May 2015

Cinemalaya Institute announces three courses for June and July

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Cinemalaya proudly announces the courses to be held on June and July.

Introduction to Producing
June 1-25, 2015 
9:30am-12:30pm, Mondays/Thursdays
John Paul Su, Instructor
Participants learn fundamental skills and procedures used in managing the making of a film including crew structure and the collaborative responsibilities of crew members, legal issues regarding agreements, rights, copyright and trademark clearances, insurance, location permits, talent agreements, scheduling, budgeting, transportation, crew deals and supplier agreements. Particular attention will be put on professional practice concerning the structure of the workday, shooting hours, turnaround time and safety issues that are the mutual responsibility of the producer, director and assistant director (AD). 
Course Fee: Php25,000

Fundamentals of Screenwriting
June 9-July 3, 2015
9:30am-12:30pm, Tuesdays/Fridays
Sophia Wellington, Instructor
Participants learn the language of dramatic storytelling and visual storytelling. The course examines various styles and methods of scriptwriting with a focus on giving students the opportunity to create and hone their own voices. At the end of the course, students are expected to complete a shooting draft for a 7-12 minute film. 
Course Fee: Php25,000

Basic Filmmaking: The Silent Film
June 22-July 31, 2015
1:30pm-4:30pm, Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays
Carlos Siguion-Reyna
Participants apply the basics of film language in film exercises and achieve a basic mastery of the classic conventions and tools of the film directors. The course is challenges participants to find his/her own cinematic voice within the basic, commonly understood language of narrative film. Each student directs a 7-minute short silent film. Participants work on projects in crews of four to six. Participants learn the aesthetics and expressive use of cinematography, sound and editing to fulfill the director’s vision. The course requires that participants bring in the shooting drafts of their scripts on the first day of class. 
Course fee: Php30,000.

Application forms and further information are available on the Cinemalaya website at www.cinemalaya.org and the Cultural Center of the Philippines website at www.culturalcenter.gov.ph. Inquiries may be addressed to the Media Arts Division, Cultural Center of the Philippines at tel. no. 832-1125 local 1704 and 1705.

15 sa PRS8, napili na

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Mula sa mahigit 120 lumahok, napili na ang 15 magsasanay na manunulat para sa ika-8 Palihang Rogelio Sicat.

Sa ikalawang pagkakataon, isang Pilipinong nakabase sa ibang bansa ang makalalahok sa pambansang palihan sa malikhaing pagsulat. Ito ay si Manuelita Contreras-Cabrera ng Singapore.

Ang iba pa ay, para sa Tula: Darren Bendanillo (Zamboanga City); Christian Buendia (Cabuyao, Laguna); Danilo Diaz (Angono, Rizal); Vanessa Haro (Lucban, Quezon); Ivan Emil Labayne (Baguio City); Rex Nepomoceno (Marinduque)
Sanaysay: Mikka Cabangon (Macalelon, Quezon)

Maikling Kuwento: Norman Tagudinay Darap (Iloilo); Yvonne Charisse B. Gamis (Lucena City); Aris Remollino (Sta. Rosa, Laguna); Eric John Villena (Cagayan de Oro City)

Para sa Kuwentong Pambata: Mark Norman S. Boquiren (Caloocan City); Manuelita Contreras-Cabrera

Dagli: Mikael Rabara Gallego (Ilocos Sur); Mary Angelica Reginaldo (Quezon City)

Gaganapin ang PRS 8 sa University of Makati, 3 – 7 Hunyo 2015. Ang ilan sa magiging bahagi ng kaguruan ay sina Pambansang Alagad ng Sining Bienvenido Lumbera, Efren Abueg, Ricardo Lee, Lilia Quindoza-Santiago, Bonifacio Ilagan, Eros Atalia, Mark Angeles at Ferdinand Jarin.

Si Jack Alvarez, nakabase sa Saudi Arabia, ang unang Pilipinong nakabase sa ibang bansa na nakalahok sa PRS. Kalalabas ng kanyang unang aklat ng mga dagli, Ang Autobiografia ng Ibang Lady Gaga.

Panawagan para sa Gawad Saliksik-Wika (SWF Research Grant)

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Ang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Diliman Sentro ng Wikang Filipino sa pamamagitan ng Gawad Saliksik-Wika ay tumatanggap ng panukalang saliksik sa wikang Filipino. 

Ang Gawad Saliksik-Wika ay programa ng UP-Diliman SWF na naggagawad ng pondo at suporta para sa mga pananaliksik na may kinalaman sa wikang Filipino at kulturang Filipino.  Ang gawad ay isang kompetisyon at ipagkakaloob taon-taon.

Bukas ang  gawad sa mga gurong may ranggong Katuwang na Propesor pataas at REPS na may ranggong Mananaliksik ng Unibersidad I pataas mula sa UP Diliman at ang saliksik ay maaaring isagawa ng indibidwal o ng grupo.  Ang ipagkakaloob na gawad ay mula sa halagang Ph100,000 minimum at Ph150,000 maximum at batay sa rekord ng mga nagawa na pananaliksik  ng proponent. 

Isasapubliko ang resulta ng pananaliksik sa isang forum na itataguyod ng SWF. May karapatan din ang UP-Diliman SWF sa unang paglalathala ng anumang resulta ng pananaliksik.

May kalayaan ang proponent na magpanukala ng anumang proyekto ng pananaliksik na may kaugnayan sa wikang Filipino at kulturang Filipino. Gayunman, binibigyan-diin ang mga sumusunod na paksa ng pananaliksik: 

  • saliksik sa gamit ng wikang Filipino bilang midyum ng pagtuturo at bilang opisyal na wika 
  • saliksik sa  wikang Filipino bilang wika ng karunungan sa iba’t ibang disiplina 
  • gramatika at mga diksiyonaryong Filipino at iba pang wika sa Pilipinas 
  • pagpapayaman ng Filipino batay sa mga wika sa Pilipinas 
  • saliksik sa mga palisi at patakarang pangwika sa Pilipinas 
  • Filipino bilang larangan.

Sa Oktubre 30, 2015 ang huling araw sa pagsumite ng proposal ng pananaliksik at sa Enero 2016 ang pagpapahayag ng gagawaran.

Kinakailangang magsumite ng proposal (pormularyo) at updated curriculum vitae sa Direktor ng UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, 3/Palapag, Gusaling SURP, E. Jacinto Street, UP Diliman, Lungsod Quezon. 

Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, maaaring tumawag sa Sentro ng Wikang Filipino sa telepono blg. (02) 924-4747, (02) 426-5838, (02) 981-8500 lokal 4583.

Maaaring ma-download ang pormularyo at mabasa ang alituntunin sa SWF website:  http://pages.upd.edu.ph/sentrofilipino    

MTRCB sponsors scriptwriting contest about senior citizens

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The Senior Citizen Committee of MTRCB will sponsor a scriptwriting contest dealing with the theme of empowering senior citizens. Since the committee’s main concern is the image of Filipino senior citizens in film and on television, launching the said scriptwriting contest may help improve this image as well as show how senior citizens, being aware of their rights as individuals and as members of family and of society, can empower themselves and others. However, the story, for the purpose of marketability, may revolve around young people as the main characters, whose life is closely intertwined with the elderly, with their significance of the elderly underlined.

The full-length screenplay may later be produced as film or as movie for television.

Qualified contestants:
1. Any Filipino citizen, aged 18 and above, residing in the Philippines, may join the contest.
2. No employee or Board Member of the MTRCB, including their immediate family members or relatives to the second degree may join the contest (spouse, children, parents, first cousins, sister, brother, sister- and brother-in-law).

Submission of entries:
1. A contestant may submit only one entry each of a full-length screenplay on the theme of empowering senior citizens, not to exceed two (2) hours.
2. The entry should be written in spoken Filipino (Taglish allowed), double-spaced, clean and legible, on 8½” x 11” bond paper, and with one-inch margin on all sides.
3. Entries must not bear neither the author’s real name nor a pen name on any page, only the title of the full-length screenplay.
4. Instead of a pen name, the entries will be numbered.
5. Entries must be accompanied by a notarized affidavit that states that the script is original and owned by the contestant, and has never been published or produced in film or on television nor has it been previously awarded in any contest. It should not have been or should not be submitted to another contest of more or less the same period of time.
6. Enclosed in a sealed envelope, accompanying the affidavit, is the title of the screenplay, the author’s real name, address, contact numbers, and a three- to five-sentence biodata.
7. Entries may be submitted in person at the MTRCB office on 18 Timog Ave., Quezon City, and must have one (1) hard copy. Entries may also be snail-mailed or couriered, with the postmark honoring the deadline. They may also be submitted online, with the notarized affidavit scanned and sent as an image attachment, while the information on the author should be in a Word.doc file separate from that of the screenplay, with both also sent as attachments. Online submissions may be emailed to mtrcbcontest@gmail.com. Deadline for submission is at 5 pm, on Thursday, July 30, 2015.
8. Copyright shall be retained by the writer. 
9. Three winners shall be awarded: P30,000 for 1st Prize; P20,000 for 2nd Prize; and P10,000 for 3rd Prize. The winners will be announced sometime in September, with the awarding ceremony taking place in October 2015.

Mapúa Tekno Teatro stages DRAMAFEST 8

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Mapúa Tekno Teatro, the official performing group for theatre of the Mapua Institute of Technology, will be having its DRAMAFEST 8, a play festival consists of three different plays originally written and directed by the members of the group, for the school year 2014-2015, 4th term on June 3, 4, 5, and 6, 2015, to be mounted at Seminar Room, Mapua Campus Intramuros. The shows are a PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN basis.    

These are the synopsis of the play for Dramafest8

Soul Sourching 
Written by: Anggoy Jalla 
Directed by: Haggeo Perez

The “Lost&Found Haven” is a (fictional) place that people go to whenever they feel lost, need answers, or do soul searching. Some went home victorious and some failed for some reasons. 
Ellen went to the Haven to figure out what she really wanted to do in her life. Would she be able to find it or end up as lost as ever?

Ang Simulain ni Deokles 
Written by: Julio Garcia & Kayehl Dedeles
Directed by: Rachelle Gimpes

This play is not a musical but a play with music. It follows the story of Gilas, Ora and Deokles, the Guardians of the afterlife, as they guide the souls to be reincarnated. Deokles reads the verdict given to the souls, whilst Gilas and Ora lead them ‘down’ or ‘up’. Each souls are given another chance to live again, but their existence depends on how they lived their past life; some comes back as wealthy elites, others as low as cockroaches. Every goodwill shared counted, every sin and malice accounted. Let your soul be weighed, and be guided by the Guardians of the afterlife. You now have a hint of what you were and what you will be.

Tamali
Written by: Jessica Namujhe 
Directed by: Orley Abaday

A person who wasn’t given the chance to be heard, considered as world’s enemy no.1 and was always looked down by other people faces a challenge in his life. He finds himself trying to help a person to commit a suicide attempt. Before he even knew it, he was caught in the middle of an argument where they weigh which is wrong and which is right. Who will emerge as the victor of this argument? Will his side finally be heard?

For more information, like their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/teknoteatro

KOMIKET to hold 1st Comic Book Creator’s Workshop

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MAKATI, PHILIPPINES—KOMIKET, the Filipino Komiks Market, will hold its 1st Comic Book Creator’s Workshop at Fully Booked BGC this June 2015. Open to students and professionals alike, the first batch of workshoppers will go through the komiks creation process from concept to finished work in four Sundays (June 7, 21, July 19, 26) from 2-5pm.

The lecturers are Komiket Organizers Tepai Pascual (Maktan 1521, Noodle Boy, Mark 9Verse47) and Paolo Herras (Alamat Ng Matibay, Strange Natives, Sumpa). The workshop includes insider tips on komiks production, publishing, and a survival guide to comics events and beyond. 

“One of the Komiket’s objectives is to grow the komiks community. And to do that, we must discover new creators, who in turn will also bring in new readers,” Paolo says. “Some writers want to learn how to get into komiks, and are looking for an artist to collaborate with. There are also artists looking for writers. We can help connect them through the workshop,” Tepai adds.

After the workshop, the newborn creators can launch their komiks at the October 3-4 Komiket in Centris Elements, and join the Komiket Awards, or the Student Competition. The Workshop fee is P2,500. For more information, like the Komiket page on Facebook or email komiket.student@gmail.com for inquiries.

The Manila Times College is offering thirty full scholarships

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The Manila Times College has thirty (30) full scholarships (covering tuition and miscellaneous fees) available for incoming first-year students and transferees for the First Trimester of AY 2015-2016 for the course A.B Journalism. The term begins on June 1, 2015. Applications must be received by May 27, 2015. Scholars have to pass the entrance exams to be given on May 28, 2015, at the Intramuros campus of the college. 

For particulars, please go to the college website.

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Manila-Times-College/1392650831055410

Sponsor a schoolgoer for one year with only PHP 299

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Every year since 2012, our small group of friends, fulfill this dream by visiting children from the far-flung corners of the Philippines and equipping them with supplies that will aid them in the coming school year. We choose areas and communities with indigenous peoples and are economically marginalized.

We give each student a school bag with notebooks, pad paper, pens and pencils, and a pair of rubber slippers.

Over the years, we have reached almost 2000 children and we owe the success of each trip to our fellow dreamers such as yourself.

If you would like to help out, this is the bank account where you may deposit:
Robert A. Alejandro
BPI savings account no.: 3739 0688 18

or you may drop off monetary donations at any Papemelroti branch.

PLEASE leave your name / contact no. / email address / amount – in order that we may report back to you on how your donation was spent.

Hiraya Kolektib, tumatanggap ng donasyong libro

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Mga librong hindi na ginagamit? Hayaang mabasa ng iba! Donate na! Tumatanggap ang Hiraya Kolektib ng mga librong kuwentong pambata, koleksiyon ng mga tula, sanaysay, dula, maikling kuwento, nobela, at iba pang nasa anyong literatura. 

Para sa dagdag pang katanungan: 
E-mail: hirayaorgmp@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/BuklatanHirayaKolektib
Contact No.: 09367747343

New category added to the 34th National Book Awards

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The National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) are calling upon all NBDB-registered publishers to submit their nominations for the National Book Awards 2015.

This year, Language Studies, a special category, is the latest addition in the National Book Awards (NBA) Guidelines. As the revised rules state, “Language Studies includes dictionaries, grammars, and essays on translation, linguistics, and other language-related areas. This special category is given by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF). The KWF is responsible for the screening process and determination of winner and awarding of the prize for the winner.”

Also, in the Literary Division, the categories are open to books in any language (published in the last calendar year), but there are special categories this year for books in Hiligaynon and Kinaray-a (published within the last three calendar years—2012-2014). As announced earlier, initial changes in the NBA 2015 rules are the addition of the Essays Category in the Literary Division and the splitting of History and Journalism into two separate categories in the Non-Literary Division. Translation, a new category added last year, covers “a book translated from one language into a Philippine language, English, or Spanish; or from one Philippine language to another Philippine language.”

To view/download a copy of the final version of the NBA 2015 rules, visit nbdb.gov.ph or click on this link: http://nbdb.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=59&Itemid=95

Again, deadline of submission of entries is May 30, 2015. Books mailed from outside Manila will be accepted if postmarked May 30, 2015.

For queries/concerns, please send an email to Ms. Debbie Nieto at debbiednieto@nbdb.gov.ph or call (02)929-3887 local 804.