UE CFAD films make waves
AN the University of the East College of Fine Arts Arts, Architecture and Design (UE CFAD) has been selected for the -
“Yero” (Corrugated Galvanized Iron) by UE CFAD Advertising Arts graduates John Lanbert Rafols, Jay Condeno and John Nico Nunag documents the daily struggle of two workers, Armando Bucog and Rowil Galicia, inside a corrugated-iron recycling factory.
A final project for the video production class under Prof. Richard Legaspi, it reveals the harsh conditions the workers inside the hazardous environment face, as they scavenge through metal scraps without safety tools or protection for themselves from persistent hazards and imminent danger.
“Yero” has won Best Short Documentary at the third 21 Islands International Short Film Festival in New York. The 13-minute documentary also competed recently at the 21st Ismailia International Film Festival for documentary and
The film also vied for honors at the 30th Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pe likula at Video or Gawad Alternatibo at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and at the 6th Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition or Nabifilmex 6 in Compostela Valley.
Meanwhile, other UE CFAD student films are also making their presence felt in the international and local film arena.
“How the Beasts Got Hyped” by UE CFAD students Elvin Jay Macanlalay, Bryan Marticio and Mars Sanchez was part of the
- heb Phalke International Film Festival in India, the Kinolikbez X Documentary Film Festival in
- national Film Festival in Korea, the 17th Hyperfest International
Student Film Festival in Romania, the AFFF Athens Fashion Film Festival in Greece, the Lift- Off Global Network – First time Filmmaker Sessions in the United Kingdom, and the 2019 Music Shorts Film Festival in the USA. Like “Yero,” it also competed at
Alternatibo, among others.
project under Legaspi’s class, focuses on the daily routine of “hypebeasts” or people who are “beasts” ( obsessed) about the “hype” ( in fashion) and their mutual interest in streetstyle fashion, which provides a sense of community among its followers. Originally focused on showing the day- to- day activities of a group of eccentric kids, it has evolved to become a story that recognizes the importance of collective identity, camaraderie and solidarity in the face of animosity, or just simply rediscovering a lost freedom.
Another UE entry, the an
“MalingAkala: AngMisteryongUnamuno” by Macanlalay and Arvileen Yongzon, has been recently nominated in AnakTV’s Sinebata 2019. Produced by Piko Productions as a requirement for Prof. Ronwell Bacani’s class, the
a legendary Philippine mythical creature named Bungisngis and a mischievous child named Ron Ron, as they journey through the woods after a calamity hits their village, Unamuno. Their paths cross and they go on an adventure together.
“MalingAkala” also vied for awards at Nabifilmex, Gawad Alternatibo, the student category of Pagwanawanan Film Festival, second Manila Student Film Festival, Recoletos Film Festival, 11th Philippine Animation Festival or Animahenasyon 11, and CineKasimanwa: The Western Visayas Film Festival. It was also exhibited at the Sinehan sa Summer 2019 in New York and is one
category of the 6th Urduja Film Festival in Pangasinan
this month. “Yero,” “How the Beasts Got Hyped,” “MalingAkala” and “Dumbo,” another animated
- studyante Film Festival at Santolan Town Plaza from September
25 to October 1. “Dumbo” is directed by Jonica “Nica” Aque based on the story and character design by Ariane Semana, produced by Zyon Kierulf, edited by Kim Bautista, production design by Charl Cercado Poyaoan and cinematography by Jessa Victoriano and Matthew Bautista Adolfo. A short traditional animation about a kid who unknowingly nknowingly becomes depressed from f feeling l l left f out, alone l and d from having inattentive parents, which are too much for him to bear, it was also nominated at AnakTV’s Sinebata 2019.
Another UE student work, Rexie Robles Tamayo’s “MgaBangkang
egory of f the h 26th h Annual l Filipino l International Cine Festival or Facine in San Francisco, California
revolves around Tutoy, a naïve child with a penchant for Greek
himself in the middle of a tragedy and feuding siblings.