UP Euro Presents After Sunset: An Open Field Film Showing

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UP Euro-Filipino Understanding and Relations Organization is holding its annual Open Field Film Showing entitled 'After Sunset' this April 19 at the College of Science Amphitheater. This is in accordance with the organization’s vision to promote Euro-Filipino cultural appreciation

This year, UP EURO will showcase short films with a feel good theme, tackling stories about romance, comedy, inspiration and music. It features films such as Wes Anderson’s Castello Cavalcanti, Olga Osorio’s Einstein Rosen, William Mager’s Hands Solo and many more! Not only that, the organization will also be featuring performances from Any Name's Okay, Sofasky, Carl Bognot and Granny Lee!

This free event will be held from 6pm-10pm this April 19 at the College of Science Amphitheater. For rsvp For more information, you may visit our page at facebook.com/upeuro

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“It's the chill of a beautiful sunset that promises a lovely night ahead.” - Anthony T. Hincks

Wazzup Pilipinas! UP EURO presents:

AFTER SUNSET: An Open Field Film Showing

Get ready to fill your hearts with feel good European short films such as Castello Cavalcanti, Paris Quintet, La Huida, Rhinos and more!

Not only that, we will also be featuring special performances from Grammy Lee, Sofa Sky, Any Name's Okay and Carl Bognot!

This FREE event will be held on April 19, Thursday, at the College of Science Amphitheater! Grab your friends and see you there!

For RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/AfterSunset-OFFs

This event is co-presented by:

UP Tomo-Kai

UP Palaweños

UP Radio Circle

UP Le Club Français

In partnership with our major org partners:

UP Economics Society

UP SPECA : University of the Philippines Speech Communication Association

UP Círculo Hispánico

Minor org partner:

UP PsychSoc

Our media partners:

DZUP 1602
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See you there!

SAP Announces First Collaboration in eSports and Becomes the Official Innovation Partner of Team Liquid

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SAP SE announced a new sponsorship deal with Team Liquid, one of the most successful teams in eSports. The sponsorship of Team Liquid is the first collaboration of SAP with a professional eSports organization. As official innovation partner, SAP will work with Team Liquid on co-developing software based on in-game data, which will help Team Liquid analyze performance and achieve greater precision in areas like team and player performance and scouting new talent.

SAP will support Team Liquid by implementing a range of innovative technology solutions that deliver cutting-edge analytics to the team to improve overall performance in training and in competition. The SAP HANA business data platform will serve as the core technology for co-development. Additional components such as SAP Cloud Platform, the SAP Leonardo digital innovation system as well as the Internet of Things (IoT) and predictive and machine learning functionalities will be evaluated as part of the co-innovation process. By equipping Team Liquid with the most innovative tools possible to track and improve performance, SAP hopes to participate as an authentic, global and sustainable player in the eSports ecosystem, addressing a young and tech-savvy eSports community.

“After deciding to become a sponsor in the field of esports, SAP took time to observe and analyze the market and its ecosystem before finally deciding to partner with Team Liquid – one of the most successful teams in the business,” said Stefan Ries, chief human resources officer, SAP. “For SAP, esports opens us up to a tech-savvy and highly skilled young audience and potential new talent for SAP. As a global, innovative and forward-looking technology company, SAP provides a high brand fit to the esports ecosystem.”

“There is a strong demand for meaningful data and analytics software in esports,” said Victor Goossens, co-CEO, Team Liquid. “For Team Liquid, competitive performance is key – and smart technology and data give us the best possible tools to analyze and improve. As a technology company at the cutting edge of innovation and with sponsorship experience across sports and entertainment, SAP is the perfect partner to collaborate with Team Liquid to create tools and solutions to fuel our competitive journey.”

“eSports is a highly interesting field for SAP. With a team sponsorship, SAP will be able to activate its full potential by working closely together with Team Liquid to understand their needs and apply innovative technology solutions to address them,” said Lars Lamadé, head of sponsorships, Europe & Asia, SAP. “SAP as an innovation-driven company is interested in eSports as a 100% digital sport with a high speed of development. The partnership with Team Liquid, with a true and authentic co-innovation mind-set at its core, will become a great use case for SAP technology.”

FDCP Announces Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2018

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After the success last year, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will once again be hosting the second year of the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) on August 15-21, 2018.

In partnership with all the theaters in the country, PPP will be selecting eight (8) films to have their Philippine premiere during the event. “PPP was so well-received by our audience last year and we believe that this industry event is worth doing again this year. We are very proud that Filipinos came together to support our own and enjoy our amazing slate of quality genre films,” said FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Dino during a meeting with the producers last April 4, 2018 at Salu Restaurant in Quezon City.

“Everybody is looking forward to PPP 2018 and we are working hard to make it even more successful,” she added. PPP will also be an opportunity for producers to enhance their experience and learn more about the ins and outs of the industry, from marketing, to booking, and distributing their films.”

PPP 2018 is open to all Filipino producers with finished films who may submit more than one (1) entry with the following criteria:

A. The film should have themes reflective of the Filipino sensibilities culture with wide audience appeal.

B. The film should have been produced from 2017-2018.

C. The film must have its Philippine premiere during the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino and must not have been previously shown in any format in the country. Films which premiered internationally are eligible.

D. The film should have a minimum of 75 minutes and a maximum of 180 minutes in length.

E. The film must be submitted with English subtitles.

F. The producer must have a distributor.

G. The producer must have a marketing plan ready in the event of selection.


Applications open on April 20 with the deadline on June 15, 2018. For more information, visit www.fdcp.ph and Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipinio facebook page and other PPP social media accounts.