FDCP Awards P100K Film Grants to 10 Sine Kabataan Finalists

 

Ten (10) young filmmakers have been selected as finalists in the 5th edition of the Sine Kabataan Short Film Lab and Festival. Each finalist will receive a PHP 100,000 grant as funds to use in the production of their respective short films. 

Sine Kabataan is a youth film competition organized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) that provides an opportunity for young filmmakers to showcase their talents and develop their creativity and originality in storytelling while touching on important issues as perceived by their generation today.  

The 20 shortlisted story concepts went through an intensive online Story Development Lab. The filmmakers were given training on how to build the messaging and branding of their projects through the Pitching Lab. After the Sine Kabataan Pitching Showcase held last March 27, the Selection Committee composed of Director JP Habac, Producer Armi Cacanindin, and FDCP Executive Director Ria Anne Rubia chose ten finalists from the 20 projects. 

The top ten finalists underwent the Safe Filming Lab together with the CineIskool finalists last April 2. The ten Sine Kabataan finalists will undergo the Editing Lab before their final exhibition at FDCP’s banner project Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) 2022. 

“In order for our young and aspiring filmmakers to flourish in this industry, we need to equip them with the necessary tools and skills to further develop their craft and provide the platform where they can share their projects. This is what Sine Kabataan is keen on providing through its platform and intensive film labs. This year, we are proud that the selected finalists chose to tackle relevant issues to the youth using their fresh perspectives. Congratulations to our young filmmakers, we hope that this experience will jumpstart their filmmaking journeys,” said FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño. 

The 10 selected projects of the young filmmakers from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao  explore coming-of-age themes, social commentary, digital technology, and environmental issues. This year's lineup also includes entries in animation, mixed media, and mixed live formats.

The fifth edition of Sine Kabataan film labs and events will be held in a hybrid format. The past two editions were held online and were screened for free on the FDCP Channel. Sine Kabataan began solely as a film competition for young filmmakers. This is the second time that the Sine Kabataan included intensive lab sessions exclusively for the participants. 

The 10 Official Finalists of Sine Kabataan 5 Short Film Lab and Festival: 

 

Ami ug Migo (Ami and Migo)  by Karina Jabido	A boy reaches out to a classmate who doesn’t speak the same language.
Anak ng Santol by Karen Israel	After swallowing a santol seed, nine-year old Bajingjing starts preparing everything before she eventually ‘dies and turns into a santo tree.’
Back Home  by Anna Katrina G. Velario	A deported family of 2, drive their way home through pain and revelations.
Boy Kilat  by Faith Anne Aragon	In a small shing town in Cebu, a 12-year-old boy becomes a victim of online sex trafficking and tries to protect his younger brother from becoming one.
Friends and Rainy Days by Raiza Masculino	A young girl named Jenna wishes to enjoy the sunny day but her plans get ruined when it suddenly rained.
HM HM MHM by Kim Rivera Timan and Samantha Pauline Villa-Real	A 9-year-old child emulates living in a pandemic society using a makeshift doll house, revealing her unhappy life at home.
Kalumbata (Philippine Eagle) by Ryan C. Cuatrona	The story is about a critically endangered eagle building a nest after a huge storm in spite of the threats that lurk around its habitat and how the flight of an Indigenous community living in the same place is related to its own struggles.
No More Crying 毋通閣吼咯  by John Peter C. Chua	A young third generation Chinese-Filipino photographer is suddenly tasked to create the funeral portrait of his grandmother on the morning of her wake. Faced with the shock of grief and the gargantuan task of memorializing his grandmother's life in a single photo, the young man is further challenged by the question: how will he commemorate the life of someone he barely knew?
Tong Adlaw Nga Nag-Snow Sa Pinas (The Day It Snowed in the Philippines)  by Joshua Caesar Medroso	In a small coastal barrio, a young boy is challenged to help his closest friend who is being physically abused by his father.
Unsolved Equation by Dexter Paul De Jesus	During the annual Division Math Olympiad, a 4th year high school achiever, Andrew, finds a much more difficult problem than finding an equation of a certain line—it’s when he faces his estranged relationship with his father.

#UAAP84 Day 8: Nash Racela avenge first round loss against brother Olsen.

 

It was yet another tight ball game between the Racela brothers as the UAAP opened the second round this Holy Tuesday.

This time it was the Adamson Falcons turn to upset the Tamaraws after a 64-63 tight match. John Erolon's last triple sealed the deal for Adamson's second victory under Coach Nash Racela. 

LJ Gonzales led the Tamaraws with 20 points in losing effort, RJhay Abarrientos added 15 points, and Emman Ojuola had 13 points and 17 rebounds. 

Jerom Lastimosa and Cedrick Manzano scored 17 and 14 points respectively. 

TECNO Mobile Gives the Power of POVA Neo to Local Community Heroes

Staying true to its commitment to bring innovative and high-performing smartphones to emerging markets, and providing support to Filipinos, one community at a time, premium smartphone and AIoT brand, TECNO Mobile, recently concluded its first couple of CSR activities in the Philippines for 2022. These events are part of TECNO’s ongoing CSR program, which kicked off in 2021 with the City of Manila, the Ina ng Lupang Pangako Parish in Payatas, and the scholars of Project Malasakit as its beneficiaries.

The project is in line with the launch campaign of POVA Neo, TECNO Mobile’s latest smartphone offering, which celebrates everyday heroes who power on with their day-to-day tasks in order to serve the community. For this year’s CSR activities, TECNO Mobile partnered with Grab PH, plus a few of the country’s up and coming content creators, to reach out to local communities once again, and inspire people and make a difference. Through this initiative the brand also hoped to motivate more people to participate in community outreach programs, and make them see that it isn’t about the size of the donation, but the sincerity to help others. 

TECNO Mobile Gives Back to Grab PH Riders and Drivers

Grab PH riders and drivers have been lauded as true heroes of the pandemic over the last two years, helping make day-to-day life easier for thousands of Filipinos by making things accessible, even from home. These drivers face various challenges each day they spend on the road, but they never stop moving, and continue to provide their much-needed services to the community. 

Recognizing their efforts, TECNO Mobile celebrates the everyday contributions of Grab PH by giving back to the company’s hardworking drivers and delivery riders. The meaningful collaboration between TECNO Mobile and Grab PH is reflective of the positive message that the POVA Neo campaign aims to impart.

Grab PH’s Papugay Awardees received a brand new TECNO Pova Neo smartphone that will help them navigate the busy streets of Metro Manila and power them all day long.

TECNO Mobile PH executives with Grab PH’s Papugay Awardees

TECNO Mobile PH and Grab PH’s Executives recognize the hard work, dedication, and heroic deeds of Grab PH’s Papugay Awardees

A donation handover took place at the Grab PH Headquarters in Metro Manila on April 9, 2022 during Grab PH’s Papugay event, which the company mounts each quarter to show appreciation to, and recognize their outstanding drivers. As a beneficiary, Grab PH received 65 units of POVA Neo smartphones. This smartphone’s large battery capacity is perfect for the riders and drivers of Grab PH, and will be a big help as they navigate through the city, and provide excellent on-time service. The donation was received by Grab PH’s Papugay awardees, Grabfood rider Richard Aguilar, Grab driver Ricky Dalansay, Grab rider Arc Cabuello, and Grabfood rider Michael Sales.

Influencers for the Greater Good

Earlier in April, TECNO Mobile and online influencers Vishnu Isles, Matt Nicolai, Benette Ballester, Xai Smith, Acy De Castro, Edlyn Mea, Banessa Raya, Carol Reyes, Cedrix Eligio, Aldrich Ching, Von Razo, Sharleen Jonson, Blair Madamba, Karen Aquino , banded together to celebrate and recognize the everyday heroes of Malolos, Bulacan. These are individuals who unfailingly provide their services for the betterment of the community, in spite of adversities faced. 

At the handover event held on April 5, 2022 at the Malolos City Hall Auditorium, 50 POVA Neo units were donated by TECNO Mobile, to be shared with its beneficiaries from City Health Office and the Office of Senior Citizen Affairs, PNP, Bureau of Fire Protection, Force Multiplier, Social Services, Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association, the City Environment and Natural Resources Office, and local students. The donation was received by the Chief of Staff from the Office of Mayor Gilbert “Bebong” Gatchalian of Malolos City, Bulacan, Atty. Belle Castro.

TECNO Mobile PH Marketing Manager, Mitze Abrio (center-right) and Malolos City Chief of Staff, Atty Belle Castro (center-left), together with content creators Matt Nicolai, Xai Smith, Aldrich Ching, Carol Reyes, Sharleen Jonson, Cedrix Eligio, and Blair Madamba.

TECNO Mobile together with #TeamMatt content creators and Malolos City’s everyday heroes!

Content creators #TeamMatt and Malolos City’s everyday heroes taking a selfie with TECNO’s latest smartphone, the Pova Neo.

POVA Neo: The 6000mAh Battery Beast

POVA Neo is loaded with amazing features that give users the power to conquer everyday tasks – An ultimate power supply, large screen, smooth performance, a smart camera, and more. With its 6,000mAh battery and Battery Lab 2.1, POVA Neo has more than enough power to last the entire day. Plus, with 18 watts fast charging, it only takes POVA Neo 35 minutes to store enough power for up to 5 hours of gaming. 

Other awesome features of POVA Neo include:

• Big screen display for an immersive and smooth full-frame visual experience

• HiOS 7.6 with a fresh, easy to use UI interface

• ET Engine enhancements that deliver outstanding performance

• An extremely fast touch-driven response that’s perfect for gaming

• Game Space that provides players with a cool interface and fast play

• A Smart Camera with 13MP HD quality image system; advanced AI lens capable of 120FPS Slow Motion capture, 1080P Time Lapse, and HDR Photography that fully preserves details in both light and dark areas; Beauty, Body, and Bokeh Beauty modes; AR Animojis and Stickers; and front and rear Panorama Shooting

POVA Neo is available in three colors – Obsidian, Geek Blue, and Powehi Black, and is priced at Php 5,999 for the POVA Neo 4GB+64GB, and Php 6,999 for the 6GB+128GB model.

Join the Scan To Win with POVA Neo Promo, and get the chance to take home exciting prizes! Every purchase of participating TECNO Mobile smartphones from April 1 to 30, 2022 at the TECNO Mobile Concept Store in SM North Edsa, TECNO Mobile kiosks, and partner retail stores nationwide, entitles a customer to play the Spin to Win game. Almost 1 Million Pesos worth of fantastic prizes will be given away to more than 300 winners, including Yamaha Mio Gear 125cc Motorcycles, Samsung 50" UHD Smart TVs, the latest smartphones , cash and AIoT devices from TECNO Mobile, and cash rewards! For more details, visit http://bit.ly/POVAScanToWin.

#KeepthePowerandCarryOn with TECNO Mobile’s #POVANeoPowerAllDay! Stay updated on all the latest promos when you like and follow TECNO Mobile Philippines on Facebook. Visit www.tecno-mobile.com/ph to learn more about your favorite TECNO Mobile smartphones and gadgets.

OTB brand BingoPlus partners with the PBA for Season 47

 

Basketball fans are going to have fun when the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) 47^th Season begins.

 

Not only will the oldest professional basketball league in Asia have a guest foreign team to make the games more interesting, it will make fans enjoy the experience better with fun and leisure options on the side.

 

BingoPlus, the country’s first licensed Online Traditional Bingo (OTB) services, has partnered with the PBA for all the three conferences of its 47^th season. The gaming company will have branded segments and content in the PBA coverage and will enable fans to participate in traditional bingo games played on their gadgets and cellphones.

 

“BingoPlus and the PBA share the same passion in bringing entertainment that adds value to their audience. This is why we see this as an ideal partnership. It’s long been in the works, and now that it is a reality, our common goal is to provide high-value entertainment and leisure opportunities for our combined target markets,” said Andy Tsui, Leisure and Resorts World Corporation president, the holding company that manages and operates amusement and recreation enterprises.

 

“This basketball loving country is always looking for what is new and exciting. Nowadays playing games online gives a new kind of thrill. Online Traditional Bingo, like basketball, requires focus, strategy and sportsmanlike conduct for one to stay the course. We want to teach these values to our audience too. We take pride in this partnership with the second oldest professional basketball league in the world because like them, we want to be recognized as the most reputable brand in our field, which is the gaming sector,” said Jasper Vicencio, AB Leisure Exponent, Inc. (ABLE), president. BingoPlus is ABLE’s newest gaming brand under the LRWC umbrella.

 

The PBA and BingoPlus signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly raise the level of entertainment and recreation of Filipinos through their combined undertaking, Wednesday, April 6.

 

BingoPlus plans to extend more support to the sports sector in the coming days, Vicencio said.

#UAAP84 Second Round Schedule.

 

There's no wasting of time as the UAAP begins the second round of Basketball this Holy Tuesday, April 12. The first game day of the second round will feature league #2 UP against NU, The Racela Brothers clashes anew as FEU battles Adamson, UST and UE will face each other, and the Defending Champs Ateneo will go up against their rivals De La Salle. 

#UAAP84 Day 7: UP retain 6 game streak repulses charging Tamaraws

Coming from an empathic win from their last game the FEU Tamaraws failed to end the first round of elimination on a winning note as the UP Fighting Maroons repulses their runs to end the latters winning streak after a 76-83 upset in the last game of elimination. 

The Tamaraws were able to start off strong in the first half, leading by as much as 6 points early in the game, but coming to the second half the Fighting Maroons were able to take the momentum and took over the control of the game as they kept the Tams from a distance.

With 20 points, LJay Gonzales top scores for the FEU Tamaraws, Emman Ojuola added 17 points and 13 rebounds, while Xyrus Torres added another 17 markers in losing efforts. 

 

 

#UAAP84 Day 6: Olsen Racela and the FEU Tamaraws emerged victorious against Soaring Adamson Falcons

 

Coach Olsen Racela and the FEU Tamaraws emerges victorious over Coach Nash Racela and the Adamson Soaring Falcons as Rhonjay Abarrientos fired a cold blooded three to seal FEU's 66-65 sweet victory. 

The Tamaraws opened the game strong with an early 11 point lead in the opening period, but the Falcons kept their hopes alive as they were able to keep the Tamaraws at a striking distance for the rest of the game. 

Going to the final quarter a hot shooting Jerom Lastimosa pushed Adamson with a 9 point advantage going to the final tick of the clock, but here comes Xyrus Torres and LJay Gonzales to chase the lead down and eventually snatching back the lead in the last two minutes of the game. 

Going to the final seconds of the match Lastimosa fired a three that gave the lead back to the Falcons at 65-63, with just a quarter of a minute left in the game Rhonjhay Abarrientos hits an ice cold three to stun Adamson and to notch their 3rd win this season. 

Speaking of Rhonjhay Abarrientos, he top scored for the Tamaraws with 17 points, LJay Gonzales followed with 16 points, and Xyrus Torres completes the trifecta added 13 points for the Tamaraws as they go 3-3. 

On the side of the Falcons, Jerom Lastimosa soared in losing efforts with 16 points, Cedrick Manzano added 12, and Lenda Douanga had 10 markers as they go down 1-5 in the standings.  

#UAAP84 Day 5: Tamaraws took the Red Warriors down to end losing skid

 

The FEU Tamaraws finally was able to get over the hump to notch their second win at the expense of the UE Red Warrior 88-71. 

The Tamaraws went on an early rampage in the game, pushing their lead as high as 23 points in the first half, but the Red Warriors didn't just let the Tamaraws charge their way to victory as they kept on knocking as they were able to close the lead down to a 9 point lead after a huge third quarter storm. 

Xyrus Torres led the way for the FEU Tamaraws with 26 points, 24 of which came from the three point line, Emman Ojuola added 18 points and 19 rebounds, and LJay Gonzales had 13 points. 

Harvey Pagsanjan on the other hand top scored for the UE Red Warriors with 23 points. 

The Tamaraws goes up to a 2-3 record, while the Red Warriors are still winless. 

#UAAP84 Day 4: Bulldogs snaps losing streak, sends FEU down 1-3.

 

The NU Bulldogs completes a huge comeback to spoil FEU's attempt to end their losing streak after a 73-68. 

The Bulldogs trailed behind in the first 30 minutes of the game, but they were able to bite back with a 24-10 run in the final period to snatch the win away from the Morayta based squad. They spoiled RJ Abarrientos' career high performance. 

Abarrientos led FEU with 33 points, while Alforque added 13 point. It was a team effort on the other hand for NU as John Lloyd Clemente, Mike Malonzo, and Shaun Ildefonso combined 45 points.

Juan Carlos Galano: Sexy Summer Coming

We are officially welcoming the summer season this month and Juan Carlos Galano is the perfect guy to usher us in this hot, hot, hot season. We got your summer even hotter with our sexy, feisty, and fiery 11th anniversary guy.  

Juan Carlos is definitely a thalassophile, he super loves the beach, he loves to swim, to surf, and to spend time under the sun to have his skin tanned perfectly, being at the beach makes him feel he is one with the nature and he has freedom far from the hustle and bustle of the city.  

He said that he is the easiest person to drag if any of his friends wants to go to the beach or go out of town, he even shared that he went to Siargao last year unplanned and from his originally 4 day stay in the island it became a month full of adventure in the paradise island, he went on couch surfing for the rest of his stay meeting new people from the places he stayed in and out and that’s what something he wouldn’t forget, actually he even almost bought a property in the island on the spot as he really enjoyed and already fell in love in the island during his month long stay. 

But for Juan Carlos his go to summer destination has always been La Union, it was the place closest to his heart and will never get tired of going back to take on more adventure and of course surfing.  

This summer season, Juan Carlos is all work as he is set to do a series for GMA that will fit in the season and that’s something we will be looking forward to in the coming days or weeks.  

Who wouldn’t look forward seeing him on the beach, seeing his sun kissed and perfectly built body and specially those rock-hard abs definitely this something to look forward to. Anyway, read on to find out more about Juan Carlos as he welcomes you to the summer season.

What are your favorite activities under the sun? 

"Well surfing, pero pag summer hindi kasi walang alon, ano I play football. Right now I wanna try to get in to frisbee, isa yun sa mga naenjoy ko nung nasa Siargao kami.

What's your favorite summer destination?

"Syempre pinaka malapit yung puso ko sa LU, La Union pa din kahit anong gawin ko, pero yung Siargao sobrang ganda talaga maiinlove ka talaga, muntikan na ko bumili ng property out of the blue haha."

 Do you have any Summer 2022 plans? 

"Ah hopefully summer plan would be to work, sana mapuno pa yung schedule natin ng mga trabaho."

Most memorable summer adventure? 

 "Hindi sya summer eh, nung pumunta ko ng Siargao hindi naman summer yun eh pero yun na yung pinaka  memorable ko at this point in time eh. 

Imagine from four days nag extend ako ng isang buwan haha, that time couch surfing ako nun sa Siargao kapag tapos na yung accomodation ko sa ganito yung mga nakikilala kong friends dun pinapastay ako dun sa mga place nila."  

  Wildest summer escapade you ever had?

"Sa dagat, and sa public CR siguro nung dagat na yon."