Invitation to the Philippine International Cartoons, Comics and Animation Festival (PICCAFEST)

FREE WORKSHOP at Phil. International Cartoons, Comics and Animation Festival (PICCAFEST) this October 15-17, 2009

This two-day event is aimed to provide animators and students a venue to share their knowledge, skills, business opportunities and promote the art of animation in the country. The PICCA FEST also coincides with COMIC CON, slated on the same weekend.

To register and confirm with MarketingWorx at Tel # 812-2363 / 894-3465

See the attached poster and visit their website for the schedule of events and more details at http://www.piccafest.com/

Ondoy the Tsunami from the Sky: How you can help

We take a break from our usual posts because of an unusual time. 

Tropical Storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) has submerged most of northern Philippines with torrential rains creating a disaster equal to that of Katrina in New Orleans and the flash floods in Istanbul Turkey. Several people have already lost their lives and hundreds and thousands are left without food and shelter.

Will be reposting links gathered from several websites on how one can help out.

taken from T. Escaler's facebook album:

EMERGENCY HOTLINES ☆

NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL 
NDCC EMERGENCY NUMBERS 
9125668
9111406
9122665
9115061 

HELP HOTLINES
7342118
7342120

BAGYONG ONDOY PHILIPPINE HOTLINE 
7342118
7342120

COAST GUARD
5276136

MERALCO 
16210

SEN. VILLAR'S RESCUE LINES
09172414864
09276751981
09174226800

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RELIEF * SHELTER * DONATIONS

Red Cross donation through SMS: text REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)

Relief Goods can be sent to Caritas Manila Office at Jesus St., Pandaca Manila near Nagtahan Bridge (tel.no. 5639298/5639308). Relief goods can also be brought Radio Veritas at Veritas Tower West Ave. Corner EDSA (tel no. 9257931-40).

Aquino volunteers: contact Jiggy Cruz who is organizing relief goods collection and distribution. Or call Ms. Clare Amador at mobile no 9285205508 or Jana Vicente at 9285205499 for more details regarding Noy/Mar relief efforts.

Roxas volunteers: donations for flood relief can be brought to Balay, Expo Centro, Edsa cor. Gen, MacArthur, Araneta Center, Cubao.

Victory Fort is opening its doors to those affected by the typhoon. Call 813-FORT

Charo Limaco has posted a list of specific items needed and where to donate them:

Water, blankets, shoes, and clothes etc.. are being accepted at the Hillsborough Village chapel for families whose houses were washed out in the nearby sitios.

Junior Chamber International - Manila will be accepting donations at the Baypark Tent on Roxas Blvd starting tomorrow to help the victims hit by typhoon Ondoy. Volunteers are welcome to join the packing of goods.

Donations of any kind for Payatas communities affected by Ondoy accepted at ARANAZ stores in Rockwell & Greenbelt.

TeamManila stores in Trinoma, Mall of Asia, Jupiter Bel-Air and Rockwell shall be accepting relief goods (Canned Goods, Ready-to-drink Milk, Bottled Water and Clothes) for distribution by Veritas to displaced countrymen due to Typhoon Ondoy.

Caritas Manila Office and Radio Veritas (see above) appealing for the following goods: Canned food, rice, used clothes especially for children, milk

From Kuya Ed Ramirez: SLBTFN is accepting donations already. Please drop it off sa Ateneo Cervini Dorm. Then we will work with groups around the area to assess w/c evacuation center needs help immediately. SLBTFN is Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan Task Force Noah, a disaster response arm.


HOW TO DONATE FROM AMERICA:

Generous souls in the US who wish to help in the rescue and relief operations, you may donate through the American Red Cross. Call 1-800-435-7669.

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INFORMATION OF PEOPLE WHO NEED RESCUING:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/lv?key=tohu9kthNU6anlf21Low08g&f=true&gid=1

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/173248/list-of-addresses-of-flood-stranded-people-needing-rescue-with-interactive-map

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Let's do what we can to help in this calamity.

It's really heart breaking seeing pictures and watching the videos of what happened yesterday. To us who are lucky enough to be safe, let's do our part in helping the affected ones. 


All Petron gas stations now accept relief goods

AREAS OPEN TO DONATION:

ALABANG
Water, blankets, shoes, and clothes etc. are being accepted at the Hillsborough Village chapel for families whose houses were washed out in the nearby sitios.

MAKATI
Donations of any kind for Payatas communities affected by Ondoy accepted at ARANAZ stores in Rockwell & Greenbelt.

LUCA store:
We're preparing relief goods. Send your old clothes & donations (no cash pls) to any LUCA store: Rockwell, Shang-rila or Eastwood

TeamManila stores in Trinoma, Mall of Asia, Jupiter Bel-Air and Rockwell shall be accepting relief goods (Canned Goods, Ready-to-drink Milk, Bottled Water and Clothes) for distribution by Veritas to displaced countrymen due to Typhoon Ondoy.

PANDACA, MANILA

Relief Goods can be sent to Caritas Manila Office at Jesus St., Pandaca Manila near Nagtahan Bridge (tel.no. 5639298/5639308) . Goods required are: Canned food, rice, used clothes especially for children, milk

WEST AVE/EDSA

Relief goods can also be brought Radio Veritas at Veritas Tower West Ave. Corner EDSA (tel no. 9257931-40). Goods required are: Canned food, rice, used clothes especially for children, milk

CUBAO

NoyMar relief Operations: You may get in touch with Clare Amador from our office at 9285205508 re the NoyMar relief efforts. You may also get in touch with Jana Vicente at 9285205499. Drop off for relief donations is at Balay Expo Center across Farmers Market Cubao

KATIPUNAN/LIBIS

From Kuya Ed Ramirez: SLBTFN is accepting donations already. Please drop it off sa Ateneo Cervini Dorm. Then we will work with groups around the area to assess w/c evacuation center needs help immediately. SLBTFN is Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan Task Force Noah, a disaster response arm.

LUCA store in Eastwood.

Ateneo is now accepting donations for the victims of Ondoy. Donations may be dropped at the MVP LOBBY.

CAMP AGUINALDO

For donations of relief goods, please deliver them to CRS Office, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. or call 0915-1162853. Food, Medicine, Clothes and other relief items are much needed.

ORTIGAS

LUCA store in Shangrila.

FORT BONFACIO

Drop your donations at the Philippine Army Gym
Aranaz Stores (for Payatas communities)
Rockwell and Greenbelt will accept donations

Balay Expo Center across Farmers Market Cubao will accept relief donations

Team Manila
Trinoma, Mall of Asia, Jupiter Bel-Air and Rockwell shall be accepting relief goods for distribution by Veritas

TXTPower.org will forward donations to Red Cross Paypal
Smart Money – 5577-5144-1866-7103

Other options:

1. Clare Amador (+63928-5205508) or Jana Vicente at +63928-5205499). Drop off for relief donations is at Balay Expo Center across Farmers Market Cubao.

2. Drop off points: One Orchard Road Building in Eastwood, or messagehttp://www.twitter.com/miriamq for more details.

3. Donations for Ondoy Victims to be distributed at the Philippine Army Gym inside Fort Bonifacio or GHQ Gym in Camp Aguinaldo starting now.

4. Relief Goods: Caritas Manila Office (+632-5639298, +632-5639308) or Radio Veritas @ Veritas Tower West Ave.. Cor EDSA (+632-9257931-40)

http://burymeinthisdress.com/blog/2009/09/where-to-send-donations-for-victims-of-typhoon-ondoy/

CDRC
72-A Times St., West Triangle, QC.
9299820/22
will accept relief goods

Manor Superclub, Eastwood City
will accept goods and other emergency items starting Sunday at 10 am

All Petron brancheswill accept relief goods

Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan Task Force Noah Ateneo Cervini Dorm

Caritas Manila Office, Pandaca, MANILA accepts relief goods esp. milk, dry clothes, food

Philippine Army Gym Fort Bonifacio accepts relief goods

Camp Aguinaldo CRS Office, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City
0915-1162853
will accept food, medicines, and other relief items

taken from http://moongirl.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/donating-to-manila-from-abroad/

Donating to Manila from abroad

September 28, 2009 by moongirl

If you’re outside the Philippines like me, and you want to help, here’s what you can do:

Donate Online

• PhilippineAid.com: http://www.philippineaid.com/
• Ayala Foundation: http://www.myayala.com/ondoy/
• World Food Programme: https://www.wfp.org/donate/ondoy
• TXTPower (Paypal):http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20090927-227196/Help-Ondoy-victims-via-Paypal
• Ateneo Alumni Northeast, Inc: http://www.atenista-usa.org/site/featured-articles/help-for-ondoy-victims/

Donate by Phone

• USA: Call the American Red Cross at 1-800-435-7669. Please choose the 3rd option (International Donation), then tell the operator that your donation is for the Ondoy (Ketsana) typhoon victims in the Philippines.

Donate Through Your Community

There might be people in your community gathering relief goods and donations. Find them and go.

• Australia (Sydney): Deliver donations to 303/5 Stromboli Strait, Homebush Bay 2127. message twitter.com/allorange for questions
• Australia: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1100222/Philippines-floods:-How-you-can-help
• Bangkok:  The Philippine Embassy will be receiving only donations in kind (ie., used clothing, shoes, blankets, and the like, and canned goods) …anytime between 9am-5pm until Fri. For queries, please contact the Philippine Embassy at (02) 259-0139 up to 40 or (08) 992-65954, or at bangkokpe@gmail.com.
• Belgium: For those based in Belgium they can contact Shiera Catalan at +32485328811 if they want to donate goods for typhoon relief
• California (Carson/Hermosa Beach): We are collecting donations to send to flood victims in Manila. Our goal is to fill up a 40ft container in one week with new or used clothing,shoes, blankets,medicines,canned food items, etc. Dropoff Location : 205 West Torrance Blvd, Carson, CA 90745. We will be setting up a booth on Oct 3, 2009 at the Substance event in Hermosa Beach CA. THANK YOU and God Bless Manila. TWITTER (Socal4Ondoy)
• California (Cerritos): Our house is temp drop off point while we find a bigger venue. We’ll facilitate immediate shipment to Manila. Thank you in advance for your help. Pls pass. Dino & Jan Home:16622 Amberwood Way Cerritos, CA 90703; (562)404-0625
• California (Daly City): Please contact Ryan Leano (626)534-4971. Liwanag Cultural Center, Hillside Park Clubhouse, 222 Lausanne Ave., Daly City‎, CA‎ 94014.
• California (LA): Relief goods accepted in LA! ANSWER ofc, 137 Virgil St, Rm 203, Los Angeles, CA
• California (LA): TULONG SA PILIPINAS (STP): Accepting donations cash or check. Send to People’s CORE, 1610 Beverly Blvd. Suite No 2, Los Angeles, Ca 90026. Donations more than $50 is tax deductible. Material donations drop off ( donations; shoes, clothes, canned goods. medicines etc. ) at ANSWER LA office at 137 Virgil St. Room 203 , Los Angeles, CA 900042.
• California (Oakland): Please contact Ryan Leano (626)534-4971. Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy & Leadership. Attn: Armael Malinis, AnakBayan-East Bay. 310 8th Street, Suite 215. Oakland, CA 94710
• California (San Francisco): Stanford’s Pilipino American Student Union (PASU) is also collecting donations to be sent to the Philippines to help victims of Typhoon Ondoy (international name Ketsana). If you would like to make a donation, please contact AV David at avhdavid@stanford.edu or (650) 491-4561.
• California (San Francisco): http://naffaar8.com/typhoon-ondoy-ketsana-disaster-relief-efforts-in-san-francisco-ca/
• Hong Kong: Filipinos in HONG KONG… Here’s how you can help: Ateneo Almuni Association HK is calling for donations to support relief efforts for the victims of Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) in the Philippines. Contact: Mike Reyes at +852.67131869
• Montreal:http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Local+Filipinos+mobilizing+help+flood+victims/2041585/story.html
• New Jersey: Sinugba Cafe – 561 Westside Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07304; or Casa Victoria – 691 Newark Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306-2803 You can send CASH through Metro Bank acct. 3 189 14540 1 For BAYAN’s “BALSA” (Bayanihan Alay sa Sambayanan). For donations in New Jersey please contact: (201)621-3156-Yves Nibungco or (917)476-7855- Nick Cordero
• New York: Ondoy New York Disaster Relief drop off center @ Pandayan Center, 406 W 40th St. Between 9th and 10th Aves. New York, NY 10018 or call 212.564.6057.
• New York: NAFCON (Nat’l Alliance for Filipino Concerns)/SANDIWA Nat’l Alliance of Fil-Am Youth are now receiving relief donations (clothes, blankets, medical supplies, monetary). NY drop-off @ BAYANIHAN Filipino Community Center, 40-21 69th St. Woodside, NY 11377. Call (516)901-1832 or emailsandiwa.national@gmail.com if you would like to help.
• Singapore: Drop-off point for donations is Afreight Cargo, #03-09 Lucky Plaza, Orchard Rd. Contact Maureen Schepers 6235-1011. Get more information here: http://www.pinoysg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=664644#664644
• South Korea: For the Filipinos and concerned citizens in South Korea: Pease support PIKO (Pinoy Iskolars sa Korea) fund-raising campaign for the Ondoy flood victims in the Philippines. Let us all help by donating to KOOKMIN BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER (498101-01-232756). Your help counts!

Digital Animation Talk by Ramon del Prado at Silliman University in Dumaguete

Albert Faurot Lecture Series for Culture and Arts: Getting into Digital Animation by Ramon del Prado at Silliman University last Sept. 19, 2009.

Animation Xpress Asia Pacific Edition: Philippines Govt. encouraging independent content development

You can read the article at the AnimationXpress.com Asia Pacific edition website: http://www.animationxpress.com/asiapacific/asiapac_issue7.html

Pasintabi Trailer at Toycon '09

We were fortunate to have shown the official trailer of Pasintabi in the recently concluded 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies & Collectibles Convention 2009 held last June 13-14, 2009 at the SM Megamall Megatrade Hall 2-3. Many thanks to the organizers of Toycon especially Mr. Vic Yap and Azrael Coladilla!

Please visit www.toyconph.com

Dots Entertainment

CYBERZONE One E-Com Center

Invites students and digital arts enthusiast to

DOTS ENTERTAINMENT

May 22, 2009, Friday, 3 PM
Cyberzone One E-Com Center, Mall of Asia Complex

This is a FREE Event!

Interested attendees may register at www.sharkbaitmedia.com

Launching of the Philippine Animation Magazine

The Philippine Animation Magazine was launched last March 26, 2009 at Central Plaza Eastwood City.

The magazine aims to promote awareness about the local animation industry for the general public. It is unknown to many Filipinos that the cartoons they love to see in movies and TV are done by Filipinos. This magazine will show them their favorite cartoons side by side with their Filipino creators. It would also serve as a vehicle to disseminate valuable information on anything and everything about animation. It will feature news/stories of the latest animation movie to market trends and job opportunities. Children and adults alike will love to read this magazine.

One of the magazine’s highlight is the best practices of Philippine Animation companies. The magazine will showcase success stories of artists who dreamt and made these a reality. How artists improve their craft in the name of excellence. How animation artists survive in this age of global competition. Two thousand (2,000) copies of this magazine will be distributed for FREE to animation studios, schools, national government agencies, and other partners. We also envision bringing this magazine to international trade fairs.

To read the first issue of the magazine online, please visit: www.animadreams-online.com

The Philippine Animation Magazine is produced and published by AnimaDreams Inc. This is a quarterly magazine with stories about Filipino animators, game developers and animation training. Every issue shall feature a local content or a local talent and an animation studio or an animation school. It will tackle both trends in the markets and events/happening in Asia and the world on animation. It will also talk about the latest technology. It will be an avenue for artists/animators to showcase their ideas, character designs and their thoughts on Philippine animation.

Its goal is to inspire, motivate and encourage local artists to create something of their own while showing the world the full potential of Filipino animators. This Philippine Animation Magazine shall be an advertisement of Filipino creativity to be brought in Asia and in Europe.

AnimaDreams, Inc. believes in the creativity of the Filipino artists. The vision is for the Philippine animation industry to be recognized as content providers for local, Asia Pacific and European markets. The company seeks to use its resources to showcase locally produced animated original content to illustrate Philippine animation capability. It shall be a vehicle for opportunities to make public the quality of Philippine animators and demonstrate their full potential. It believes that to maintain and sustain the quality of Philippine animation, there should be a continuous supply of world class artists and animators.

Libingan at the 19th Cairo International Film Festival for Children

http://www.ciffc.org/index_e.htm

http://194.79.103.179/kids/get_data_e.asp?id_film=503

Manila Bulletin Feature Oct. 23, 2008

Please see the following links to read the whole article:

http://tuldokanimation.blogspot.com/2008/12/tuldok-makes-strong-point-manila.html
http://tuldokanimation.blogspot.com/2008/10/mission-animation-manila-bulletin-youth.html

ABS-CBN UK Balitang Europe

December 28, 2008 London, UK Balitang Europe: Pinoy Animation Expert from Tuldok Animation Studios Inc., Finalist sa Kumpetisyon sa UK Screen Entrepreneur, Benedict Carandang by Gene Alcantara

Geirry A. Garccia Inspirational Talk to Tuldok Members

Please visit our multiply website to see the photos of this event:
http://pasintabi.multiply.com/photos/album/11/Geirry_A._Garccia_Inspirational_Talk

Tuldok at SM Cinema CINEXPO

We attended the 1st SM Cinema CINEXPO, the first ever cinema convention in the country last February 17-18, 2009 at the SMX Convention and we met a lot of people in the local film industry that will be helpful in our goal of promoting original Filipino Animated Content commercially. It is good to know that local film studios in the Philippines are open to the idea of the possibility of partnering with us to achieve such goals. 

We know that it is a long way to go for the Philippine Animation Industry to turn up profits in the original content segment commercially, but it is good to know that there are risk takers out there such as Tony Tuviera's APT Entertainment that produced "Urduja" and Jessie Lasaten's Cutting Edge Productions that produced "Dayo" and the upcoming 3D Animated Film "RPG" by Star Cinema, Ambient Media, and Thaumatrope Animation who are willing to spend time and money for this endeavor, even if the risks are high to have a Return-on-Investment (ROI). 

Finding the right formula (the amount of money and labor spent with high quality animation and marketing) is a very expensive trial and error in this medium. But if it weren't for these guys, we wouldn't know how to find that right balance. Again, the original content industry in the country is still in its infancy stage compared to the world. We just have to keep the momentum in creating a "critical mass" that is "commercially viable" to say that indeed we have an original animated content industry that is thriving and economically sustainable.

Kudos to the 21st Century Producers of Original Filipino Animation! We salute you all! 

Tuldok on Kalasag

Special thanks to icqgirl for sending us this. thanks for your support! :)

Kalasag , official publication college magazine of UP Diliman, College of Arts and Letters
November 2008 issue.

A peek behind Tuldok Animation's upcoming film

We posted artworks, audition pieces, storyboards, videos and a lot more in this site! http://pasintabi.multiply.com/

British Council sends screen entrepreneur to the UK

As the Philippine representative to the British Council’s International Young Screen Entrepreneur Awards, Benedict Carandang was sent to the UK for a two-week tour of the London, Bristol, and Cardiff film and television creative industries, to meet with prominent people to forge relationships with, and understand the UK screen sector.

Along with nine other representatives from China, India, Indonesia, Lithuania, Nigeria, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Thailand, Carandang represented the country in the competition as a creative entrepreneur in the field of animation.
His organization, Tuldok Animation Studios Inc., is a Web-based institution that uses an innovative approach to producing animation that is collaborative without the physical studio.

Carandang says, “Tuldok represents what we Filipinos can do when we work together — creating world-class animated content despite our limited resources. I came to the competition as the lone contestant representing animation and the non-profit sector while all of my colleagues were into film production/post-production/documentaries/festivals/film magazine, which were profit-making ventures. My friend from Indonesia won with his hybrid business model, which employs often neglected Indonesian filmmakers from outside of Jakarta to meet the demand of the burgeoning national television and film industries of his country.”

According to Carandang, he learned that the UK’s government, film organizations, and creative companies work side-by-side with each other, which can be called clusters/hubs in a dynamic economic ecosystem that thrives on innovation and collaboration. They have schools and universities that provide creative education, government/private institutions that funds, supports, and incubate creative businesses, cultural associations/guilds that train and share knowledge, theaters/venues that promote the creative output, physical and digital infrastructure that enables productivity and more importantly, a society that patronizes their arts and culture. He hopes that we can emulate this in the Philippines.

He explains, “What I find interesting in the UK is that they have a lot of organizations that are unique and innovative and that cater to their industries’ needs. They are organization-driven unlike the Philippines which more often than not is personality-driven. We need strong institutions that are run by professionals, not personalities that will come and go.”

The representatives visited organizations such as the UK Film Council, Film London, RSA Films, New Producers Alliance, Moving Picture Company, Pinewood Studios, Aardman Animations, Watershed Media Center, Pervasive Media Studio, Calon Studio, Boomerang, It’s My Shout, Dragon DI, Film Agency Wales, BFI Southbank, The Script Factory, DNA Films, Lovefilm International, Passion Pictures and www.shootingpeople.org.

“It is also interesting to note that the whole UK government is pursuing an over-all strategy of Creative Britain by supporting and mapping its creative industries to make the world recognize it as a hub of creative endeavor, innovation and excellence, and to strengthen its creative economy that will put their culture and creativity at the center of their national life. This strategy is intended to help more people discover and develop their talents and to use those talents to build a dynamic and vibrant society, providing entertainment alongside opportunity.”

The policy recommendation of this strategy are as follows: to give all children a creative education, turn talent into jobs, support research and innovation, help creative businesses grow and access finance, foster and protect intellectual property, support creative clusters and promote Britain as a creative hub.

Carandang concludes, “The UK is betting its money on its creative industry for its growth and future and so should we.”

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=427517