Animahenasyon 10: 2016 Philippine Animation Festival

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For the last 30 years, the Philippines has been a favorite outsourcing destination for animation. Countless international companies have trusted the handiworks of the Filipino animators, and we have not failed them. But when we begin asking ourselves, “What is our own brand of animation? What is the Filipino identity of animation?” We cannot give an immediate reply. We don’t even have a direct translation or an equivalent for the word “animation.” 

The event, brought to us by the Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI), is an attempt to answer these questions. It is ACPI’s way of saying that the Philippines is not just about being an outsourcing destination for animation, but it can also be an excellent source of original content and high quality animation. 

Animahenasyon festival is the Filipino equivalent of animagination, as a result of combining the words “animation” and “imagination” (imahenasyon). It is also about the image (imahe) that we want to portray as a nation (nasyon) of animators to the world. But Animahenasyon is more than just a showcase of what the Filipino animators can do. It is really a harvest (ani) of the Filipino talent and creativity. It is a celebration of the Philippine animation industry.

This annual Filipino animation festival features the different animation works of both aspiring and professional animators in the country through a competition. To further advocate continued learning and development on the arts and craft of animation, a series of symposium and interaction between international guest animators with local animators and students were conducted. Also part of the festival is the exhibit of the works of this year’s lifetime achievement awardee.

Samsung Hall, SM Aura BGC, Taguig City

November 22, Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
November 23, Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
November 24, Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Animahenasyon showcases Filipino talent in animation. and is composed of plenary sessions on animation, technical workshop sessions, and an exhibition of companies offering animation and other related creative services. The 3-day event also includes a competition for aspiring and professional animators. The event will also be bringing in renowned and high-caliber speakers and personalities from international studios such as Walt Disney and Universal Studios.

The 10th Animahenasyon 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. It serves as a venue for Filipino animators to present their world-class ideas, to open doors of opportunities, and a chance for them to meet and be inspired by the finest names in the industry. A three-day conference will be held with plenary, workshops, breakout sessions on concerns, issues and animation

topics such as new approaches and trends, animation technology, animation education, and copyright issues. Speakers Day 1 Miguel Del Rosario President, Animation Council of the Philippines Atty. Rodolfo Salima Secretary, Dept. of Information and Communications Technology Boboy Yonzon Owner, Yonzon Entertainment Arnold Arre Animator/Author Vincent Ong Managing Director, MAXON Rosvi Gaetos OIC, Executive Director of DCP Manix Abrera Illustrator Harvey Tolibao Co-Founder & Creative Director, HMT STUDIOS Manila Guillermo Escribano First Secretary, Cultural Affairs, Spanish Embassy Carolina Lopez Curator, From Doodles to Pixels Liza Diño Chairman, Film Development Council of the Philippines Day 2 Nora Terrado DTI Undersecretary Iñigo Cerdán Cultural Officer, Spanish Embassy Guillermo Garcia Carsi Creator, Pocoyo Paco Rodriguez Consultant, Media Training and Consultancy Guadalupe Arensburg Head of Acquisitions, Movistar Jose Luiz Farias Director, 3D Wire Reena Cortez BTG Winner Vanessa Ulgado BTG Winner Day 3 Sen. Bam Aquino Senator, 17th Congress of the Philippines Martin Marvin Macalintal Audiovisual Attaché, Embassy of France Adelle Bueno Chief Environment Technical Artist, Square Enix Hong Ly Senior Concept Artist, Riot Games Miguel Warren Country Manager, Payoneer Daniel Cabuco Concept Artist, Sony Entertainment Carlos Pineda Game Designer, ReSpawn Entertainment Jonathan De Luzuriaga Executive Project Lead, Roadmap 2022 IBPAP Animahenasyon festival serves as a venue for Filipino animators to present their world-class ideas, to open doors of opportunities, and a chance for them to meet and be inspired by the finest names in the industry. Specifically, Animahenasyon festival aims to: • Develop the Philippine animation industry and promote its brand in the global animation scene; • Provide access to locally produced animation content in markets here and abroad; • Encourage potential talents to explore the career opportunities available in the industry and hone their skills through competition. • Provide a venue for exchange among animators, producers, industry supporters, investors, stakeholders and other possible business networking, and matching opportunities; • Address issues & concerns, discuss and set the direction for the development of the animation industry through international and business conferences forums; and • Promote awareness on the history of the Philippine animation industry

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