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Informatics Valenzuela Digital Cartoon Making Contest Gala Film Showing
03/07/08
Informatics Valenzuela has organized the first ever Cartoon Making / Digital Animation contest in Valenzuela City.
The Gala Film Showing was held on March 6, 2008 at the Valenzuela City Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Valenzuela Auditorium).
The event was attended by hundreds of people excited to watch cartoon pieces created by high school students from public and private high schools in Valenzuela.
The actual competition started around 1 1/2 months before when 3 students from each high school went to Informatics
to undergo free Macromedia Flash animation training. They were then given more than one month to prepare their animation
pieces for the gala film showing. The result was a mixture of different styles, with each school
lending a unique flavor to the event.
Judges from the Animation Council of the Philippines as well as Informatics Valenzuela professors were on hand to
carfully critique and rank all the cartoon pieces. Although one winner emerged at the end, all partcipants
considered themselves winners in that they were able to overcome all sorts of difficulties to produce
their work.
Guests from the government and civil society were also on hand in witnessing this historic event. The OIC of the Youth, Sports, and Livelihood Development
Office of Valenzuela, Lorena Natividad Borja, represented the honorable Mayor Sherwin T. Gatchalian in delivering
an inspiring message to all the young people watching. Dr. Leilanie Mendoza, representing the superintendent for
the Division of City Schools (DepEd) Valenzuela Dr. Joel T. San Luis, talked about the support the Department of Education
is giving to activities that would bring out the best in students. Representatives from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela
also attended including the President Dr. Nedeņa Torralba and the Vice President Erlindo Dionisio.
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Judges:
Ricky Orellana - Head of Mowelfund Film Institute, Board Member of Animation Council of the Philippines
Juliet Santiago Chan - Marketing Manager of MISNet Education, home of Arena Multimedia. Member of Animation Council of the Philippines
Sherilene Pamintuan - Academics Head and Lead Multimedia Instructor of Informatics Valenzuela
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Winners:
Grand Winner - Dalandanan National High School
1st Runner Up - Maysan National High School
2nd Runner Up - Sitero Francisco Memorial National High School
People's Choice Award - Dalandanan National High School
Best Artwork - St. Joseph Academy
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The winners went home with cash prizes, scholarships to Informatics Valenzuela, training packages for
the advisers, plaques, and certificates of participation.
The final part of the competition is an Online People's Choice award. From March 7-20 visitors to Informatics
Valenzuela's website can vote for their favorite animation pieces. The school that gets the most
votes will receive an additional prize by March 21, 2008. To vote, click here.
Click to view the Photo Gallery for this event
To view the entries:
Dalandanan National High School
Emmaus Christian School
Maysan National High School
Parada National High School
Sitero Francisco Memorial National High School
St. Joseph Academy
Valenzuela City Science High School
Valenzuela Christian School
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