Spark! The Making of Libingan and founding of Tuldok Animation Studios Inc.

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From Indie Animation to Animation Studios! TULDOK is organized with the SEC and BIR

We began as a small "Club" of independent people dreaming of making their first animated short film. Eventually we grew bigger and stronger from Four (4) people to Fifty plus (50+) individuals who are writers, character designers, voice actors, PR, etc. (A guerilla type of organization that is a complete package). Majority of the members have their day jobs and do this project part time or on the side and during weekends. We are completely virtual, we don't have a physical office address. We only have our yahoogroups as our central repository and our website as our face to the world, and this blog as a medium to express our ideas. We work at our homes and often meet in fastfood chains or rent a multi-purpose hall for our general assemblies. We are supported by Adobe/WSI that provided us original software. To sum up, this is an ALL FILIPINO ALL ORIGINAL ANIMATED SHORT FILM PRODUCTION.

In June 2006, 8 months after our inception the Core Group decided to convert this association to A Non-Stock Non Profit Organization. We believe that NO ONE should own this group and that the ideas/products it will produce should it make revenues shall be reinvested again to make more quality animated shorts/full length films. It will be an organization for artists to donate their talent and at the same time be compensated with honorarium should we get grants/funding. However it took some time before we achieved this goal . . .

But come February 2007, we began completing the requirements in organizing, signing all the paperworks and paying the necessary fees. We were officially organized under the Laws of the Philippines last March 12, 2007 and now recognized as "Tuldok Animation Studios Inc." A Non-Stock Non Profit Organization dedicated to the production of animated short/full length films that will pay homage to our rich Filipino culture.



Our Certificate of Incorporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

We are duly registered with the BIR with a receipt to support this undertaking should we derive any revenues from our profit-making initiatives to sustain the organization.

Our Non-stock Non Profit Membership Book registered with the SEC.

To ensure the protection of the Intellectual Property Rights of Tuldok Animation Studios Inc., we filed the Copyright of its First Animated Short Film entitled "Libingan" with the National Library.

Brief History of TULDOK in Fudge Magazine's April Issue

Our story began with a very SIMPLE IDEA - what if we combine Ben's strength (management) with Ramon's strength (animation), and Ayeen's strength (voice acting and production house expertise), coupled with Toffer's strength (Information Technology)? The end result was the foundation of the Core Group. Just mix it with hardwork and luck, fate sealed the deal . . . everything just fell into place . . . and the rest was HISTORY! This is OUR STORY. It can be yours too! Why not?

TULDOK is not just the four (4) of us, it is also about all the members involved in the PRODUCTION PROCESS (from management to voice acting to animating to promoting etc.)

TULDOK is about PEOPLE working TOGETHER as ONE and channelling this CREATIVE ENERGY in ONE DIRECTION and PRESTO we have a FORCE to reckon with! Lead it to the right path and it becomes a CATALYST not just in the Animation industry but in other facets of life as well . . .

Our JOURNEY was not an easy ride as you may see it. We are no extraordinary individuals, we DREAM of the same things as you do. The ONLY DIFFERENCE is that we decided to WORK TOGETHER and not COMPETE with EACH OTHER and SHARE THE SAME DREAM OF CREATING AN ALL FILIPINO ANIMATED FILM.

The Filipino is a very talented artist INDIVIDUALLY and there is no doubt about that, but have you seen him as a TEAM PLAYER and think of the WELFARE of ALL and not just himself? This is what Tuldok wants to make a POINT. We believe that by being UNITED AS ONE we can reach GREATER HEIGHTS that we have not seen before . . .

That WE can ACHIEVE and CREATE something that WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF. It is ABOUT TIME that WE BELIEVE IN OURSELVES and do something for this COUNTRY in whatever capacity we can.

This is what TULDOK is about - PEOPLE SHARING DREAMS AND SEEING THE POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT WE REALLY CAN DO BY BEING UNITED AS ONE.

We do not aspire to be the FIRST neither do we aspire to be the BEST instead we would like to INSPIRE other people or groups to band together and start their own thing as well. If WE can DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT TOO! Let us stop talking and whining and start CREATING . . .