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By Judith Pagsuyuin-Hakim
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IT WAS a date with history as the 1st Pioneer Animation Recognition Night held December 4, at the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Inter-Continental turned out as a huge success.
Organize by the United Animation Inc. (UAI), the event paid tribute to artists and celebrities who has devoted their talent in the field of animation.
Awardees include the biggest names in Philippine entertainment led by the Comedy King himself, Dophy and the late National Artist Fernando Poe Jr. represented by her daughter Mary Grace Poe. Other recipients were Vilma Santos, Ogie Alcasid, Jolina Magdangal, Marvin Agustin, Regine Velazquez and Martin Nieverra.
Recognized as posthumous awardees include National Artist Levi Celerio and well-known pioneer cartoonist Larry Alcala.
Writer/Director Carlo J. Caparas, the creator of “Panday,” was overwhelmed in receiving his award. According to him, “I considered this (Panday) as my masterpiece and I am honored that it was Fernando Poe Jr., the king of Philippine movies, who portrayed the role.” He invited his equally famous wife, movie producer Miss Donna Villa, to come up on stage and share with him the recognition. “She’s my source of inspiration,” Caparas claims. The “Ang Panday” is the first animated series in Philippine television history aired over RPN 9 way back in November 1986.
On the other hand, Mary Grace Poe expressed their family’s appreciation for the honor bestowed on FPJ. She also hopes the growth of local animation industry as a great tool in promoting good moral values and cultural awareness among the youth.
One highlight of the event was the acceptance speech delivered by Dolphy, who was recognized for his work as the original animated Captain Barbell. He has great belief in the Filipino talent and is proud of the fact that there a lot of Filipino animators involved in big foreign animated film productions.
Miss Boots Anson-Roa, a respected actress, is grateful to the United Animation Inc and to the sponsors United Staffing Registry Inc. and United Home Care of New York for considering Mowelfund, where she works as Executive Director, as the beneficiary of the first ever animation awards.
United Animation CEO Ben H. Santos, promised that this recognition event is just the beginning. He also acknowledged his colleagues who conceptualized and helped realized the momentous affair namely - Miss Linda Amodia (UAI President), Miss and Mr. Gerardo Garcia (Creative Director).
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“RIGODON” will be having two screenings at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.
The independently produced film will be shown on Friday, January 12 at 8 pm and Saturday, January 13 at 4 pm at Theater 2 of the Museum of Modern Art on 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY.
Rigodon follows the spiritual journeys of three Filipino immigrants in New York City whose lives intertwine in the age of racial profiling and government crackdowns.
Rigodon is a collaborrative work of the husband-and-wife team of New York-based Filipino filmmakers Keith Sicat and Sari Dalena.
The rigodon dance, whose roots lie in rural is a group dance which has two concentric circles of dancers moving in opposite directions, resulting in new partnerships as the circles rotate.
The Philippines has been ‘partnered’ with numerous Colonial forces, from the 300-year rule of the Spanish, its purchase by the United States, to the occupation by the Japanese. This complexity is compounded by the fact that Filipinos are one of the fastest growing immigrant populations in the United States.
Rigodon is the metaphor for the various colonial partnerships of the Philippines as well as the current ‘dance’ of political spheres of influence, social groups, and the individuals that immigrate to far away lands in search of better lives who all continue to go around in circles.
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