PeliKULa! Pin@y Film Series: Philippine Animated Shorts

KULARTS presents “Carrots and Koi Fish and Tattoos, Oh My!” Fantastic landscapes, forest spirits, deviants, pintados, koi fish and carrots collide in this screening of Philippine animated shorts.

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KULARTS presents “Carrots and Koi Fish and Tattoos, Oh My!” Fantastic landscapes, forest spirits, deviants, pintados, koi fish and carrots collide in this one-of-a-kind screening of Philippine animated shorts presented by Kularts. Films generously provided by the Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI).

Screening will be followed by a Q&A panel with Filipino American animators and visual artists, including Dino Ignacio, Anthony Ermio of Lucasfilm, and more!

PeliKULa! Pin@y Film Series: Philippine Animated Shorts
Sun April 11 3-5PM
Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission St. SF, CA 94103
Admission: $8 General, $6 Advance
Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/104704
www.kularts.org | 415-239-0249 | info@kularts.org

SHORTS PROGRAM

ANG PAGLIKHA
Animation Director: Teta Tulay
2005 / Silhouette Animation / 06:48 min.

Three powerful beings create the universe in this shadow play animation based on folk stories of Bukidnon.

Awards: Best Animation (Student Division, Category I) – Animahenasyon 2007

KATCHATORE
Animation Director: Ivan Despi
2008 / 3D Computer Animation / 04:38 min.

Dark and light engage in a fast-paced chase through fantasy landscapes until an external element is introduced.

Awards: Best Animation (Professional Division, Category A) – Animahenasyon 2008

WE GIVE IN SOMETIMES
Animation Director: Ivan Despi
2008 / 2D & 3D Computer Animation / 04:52 min. / In English

Follow a koi fish’s search for something fantastic, as it travels through sweeping landscapes, seascapes and skyscapes…and towards its inevitable end. Official music video for Up Dharma Down’s “We Give in Sometimes”

Awards: Best Animation (Professional Division, Category E) – Animahenasyon 2008

PATIK
Animation Director: Wesley Kent Rasines
2007 / Line Drawn Animation / 06:17 min.

Tattoos or ‘pintados’ are used to return to some of the Philippines’ most popular icons and images that have evolved through history to shape the nation and its people.

Awards: Best Regional Entry – Animahenasyon 2007

CLOWNES
Animation Director: Neil Paul B. Molina
2009 / 3D Computer Animation / 05:12 min.

Humans are born into the social norms of their environments. A deviant is born from the mistakes of the factory; his errors become his strength and give freedom to his people.

Awards: Best Animation (Student Division, Category H) – Animahenasyon 2009

LUPANG HINIRANG (CHOSEN LAND)
Animation Director: Rjay B. Morada
2008 / 3D Computer Animation / 05:37 min./ In English

Two decades have passed since World War IV. The smallest states have been destroyed, including the Philippines. Colonizers invaded and destroyed the country, overpowered the military, captured and killed the citizenry leaving the children behind, shattering their innocence. The children have to rise up and defend the country they love.

Awards: Best Animation (Student Division, Category H) Animahenasyon 2008

CARROT SERIES
Animation Director: Kenny Tai
2007 / Flash Animation / 01:20 min.

A short demo reel about a carrot.

Awards: Best Animation (Student Division, Category K) – Animahenasyon 2008

LOVE & MARRIAGE
Animation Director: Kenny Tai
2008 / Flash Animation / 07:05 min. / In English

A narrative music video about Chinese Filipino Interracial Marriage that seeks to minimize racial conflicts and prejudice between the Chinese and Filipino community by providing a means to visualize, learn and share culture, values and traditions.

Awards: Grand Prize Winner – Animahenasyon 2008;
Best Animation (Student Division, Category I) – Animahenasyon 2008

MUTYA (MUSE)
Animation Director: Blog Caliguia
2009 / 2D Computer Animation / 014:20 min.

Forest spirits or “anitos” develop an unlikely friendship with a one-of-a-kind girl who can see the anitos, which are not ordinarily seen by human eyes.

Awards: Grand Prize Winner – Animahenasyon 2009;
Best Animation (Student Division, Category I) – Animahenasyon 2009; Hero’s Choice Award – Animahenasyon 2009

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