Benilde film “CITSALP” vies at Animahenasyon after winning in Italy

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A short animation written and directed by a De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde film student will next compete at Animahenasyon 15: The 2021 Philippine Animation Festival from November 12 to 14.

This after the animated film “CITSALP” by Jean A. Evangelista won the Porto Cesareo Film Festival Marine Protected Area Award or “the best audiovisual work dedicated to the sea” in Italy.

“CITSALP,” which tells about the negative effects of plastics in the world and the responsible consumption and production of plastics, is a collaboration among Evangelista and animators Ria Caluya, Shane Sitchon, Adrienne Jade, Aljean Respecia Uyan, Jlo Casa, and Ria Morales, editor Ayen Alvarez, sound designers John Patrick Perez and Dan Verzosa, production manager Arkin Tracy Tendilla, assistant directors Verzosa and Lawrence Soriano, and musical scorer Hannah Felix.

Evangelista, who received a cash prize of 700 euros from Porto Cesareo, is “very thankful for the award” to the organizers and to her team, Project CITSALP, which has been “the heart and soul of the film.”

“I never thought that this film would push through because I didn’t have any illustrators and animators before. In addition, I was highly depressed when this film was in production,” Evangelista revealed.

Porto Cesareo Film Festival artistic director Anna Seviroli shared that the selection committee viewed and evaluated “about 3,000 works from all over the world including shorts, mini shorts, documentaries from Italy, Mexico, India, Philippines, Spain, United Kingdom, Egypt, United States, Iran, and Spain.”

The first edition of the film festival was held as part of the Environmentalist Coordination pro Porto Cesareo’s “A-Mare I Giovani” project and co-financed by the Action and Cohesion Plan-Notice “Youth for the social ed. 2018” of the Department of Youth Policies-Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Municipality of Porto Cesareo.

Evangelista said that the Porto Cesareo award “simply inspires me to do more films about the environment, to help save mother nature.”

“And I want to let other young filmmakers be inspired to never stop dreaming. Even if there are hardships in life, you should never stop making films that touches people’s lives and hearts through filmmaking,” the student filmmaker added.

“CITSALP” was also selected to vie in different international animation and film festivals in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Greece, Indonesia, Poland, Romania, and the US, aside from Italy and the Philippines.

Animahenasyon 15, which is organized by the Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc., aims to cultivate and showcase Filipino talent in animation. The festival is comprised of animated films in competition or Anikompetisyon and a three-day conference. To purchase tickets, visit their website at https://www.animationcouncil.org/animahenasyon.

“CITSALP” and 19 other finalists of Anikompetisyon will be shown online at the Animahenasyon Facebook page on Nov. 12 from 2:45 to 6:15 p.m. The Top 5 winners will each receive a trophy, certificate and 20,000 pesos in cash prize while the other finalists will each receive a certificate.

SM City Santa Rosa's Whimsical Christmas Garden

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What better way to celebrate the holidays than right here at SM City Santa Rosa! Feel like royalty in their Whimsical Christmas Garden located at the Activity Grounds.

At the heart of this year’s Christmas Centerpiece, SM City Santa Rosa brought to life a fairytale like-castle together with a majestic crystal horse that will surely take you to your own Christmas wonderland. Take snaps and capture the glittering lights all around the centerpiece! Dine with friends and family in our carriage-inspired dining pods designed to make you feel like royalty!

 

More holiday activities awaits you!

There’s a lot install for all shoppers at SM City Santa Rosa for this month of December that will surely  knock your Christmas stockings off your feet. Here is this month’s line-up of holiday activities:

Christmas Market. Come and visit this year’s Christmas Market. Buy gifts or go on a food trip  with your family and friends!

Santa’s Here! Christmas is not the same without Santa! But here’s the twist! Starting Nov. 15, you can buy gifts for your kids or special someone, and have Santa personally give it on Dec. 25 right by our curbside! Tune in to our facebook page for more details soon!

3 Day Sale is also something to look forward to on November 19 – 21 with extra 1 Day on November 18. Up to 70% off on great finds! Time to do your early Christmas shopping!

Spread the love and gift giving this Christmas by purchasing a pair of Bears of Joy. Customers get to keep one bear and the other one will be donated to the CSWD of Santa Rosa. Just drop by at the Bears of Joy booth located at the Ground Level near Uniqlo and purchase a pair for only P250 from Nov. 12 until December 25.

The way we celebrate this festive season may change with the times, but many beautiful things is still the same. To catch more fun-filled activities this Christmas season, visit @smcitysantarosa on Facebook and Instagram to stay updated. #GoOutGoSouth

SM Supermalls hits 5 million COVID-19 jabs, opens more vax sites for mino

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SM Supermalls has yet again marked a back-to-back milestone in its pursuit to help end COVID-19 in the Philippines: surpassing the five-millionth mark of COVID-19 jabs and the opening of more SM malls as pediatric vaccination sites outside Metro Manila

“Breaching the five-millionth mark is a testament to our commitment to providing our communities with accessible and convenient vaccination sites. We thank our partner LGUs for this partnership are happy to provide our malls as pediatric vaccination centers for minors belonging to the 12-17 age group.” said Steven Tan, president of SM Supermalls.

During the opening ceremony of Paranaque City LGU’s “Bida Rin ang Bata” vaccination center in SM City Sucat on November 3, a total of 588 youngsters were given their first dose of vaccines. To date, SM Supermalls has vaccinated over 6,000 pedriatric constituents in 15 pediatric mall vaccination sites.

Present during the launch were Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Chief Implementer and Vaccine czar; Assistant Secretary Elmer Punzalan and Assistant Regional Director Aleli Sudiacial, Department of Health; Paranaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez; Paranaque 1st District Rep. Eric Olivarez; IATF Assistant Regional Director Paz Corrales; Dra. Evangeline Labines, CESO V, School Division Superintendent; and, Dra. Olga Virtusio, Head of Paranaque CHO.

Mayor Olivarez shared that they target to inoculate 70% of their pediatric constituents this November. “To win the war against COVID-19, we will be working hand-in-hand with our partners, including SM Supermalls, in getting to a pandemic free Paranaque.” he furthered.

The phased approach to vaccinating the A3 category began last October 15, prioritizing minors with comorbidities. DOH emphasized that the rollout of inoculation among children and minors was needed to help the country achieve herd immunity.

“We heal as one,” said Dr. Aleli Sudiacal, Assistant Regional Director DOH-MMCHD. “With the intensive rollout of the pediatric immunization in the country, we shall continue working together with the private sector and LGUs since we are now in the post-recovery stage.”

SM Supermalls is the only mall venue partner as the DOH rolled out the second phase of the A3 immunization, starting at SM Megamall last October 21 and at SM Sucat on November 3. Several other SM Malls are expected to become safe and convenient Pediatric Vaccination Centers in the next weeks.

With its long-standing commitment to ensuring the health and safety of the public, SM continues to provide not just a #SafeMalling experience to shoppers, but also a convenient and accessible venue where their communities can get vaccinated.

For more information and up-to-date news on vaccination schedules at the SM malls in your LGU, visit www.smsupermalls.com or follow @smsupermalls on all social media accounts.