Benedict Carandang was named by the British Council Philippines as this year’s Philippine representative to the London Film Festival after recently winning the International Young Screen Entrepreneur Award.
International Young Screen Entrepreneur is supported by the British Council, the UK’s international non-political organization for educational opportunities and cultural relations. They help build relationships and understanding between people in the UK and other countries to increase appreciation to the UK’s creative ideas and achievements overseas.
Carandang together with his team, Tuldok Animations, a non-stock non-profit organization that aims to promote the artistic and creative talent of the Filipino people in the medium of animation to the world, made a 20-minute animated short film entitled "Libingan" (The Burial) with a grant from National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA). "Libingan" went on to win the International Young Screen Entrepreneur Award.
The limitation of not having a physical office or studio didn’t hinder their collaborative approach to the production. Due to this web-based group’s strong advocacy of promoting Independent Original Filipino Animation production in the Philippines, their ingenuity, and effective use of guerilla marketing, it gave birth to numerous print, web, and TV features—proving that anything is possible despite limited resources. Presently, Benedict is working on a new co-production project of Tuldok with the Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) and the NCCA to produce a 40-minute Animated Short Film and an Animation Instructional Video that will distributed for free throughout the country. They plan to do this alongside with their affiliate, The Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI), and they believe this will help spur the interest and involvement of more Filipino in this promising industry, which can provide jobs and help alleviate poverty in the country.
Carandang will be sent on a 12-day all-expenses paid trip to the UK where he will meet industry professionals and get the chance to tour leading organizations in the film ad TV industries in London, Bristol, and Cardiff. The UK trip cultivates with the Philippines representative attending the London Film Festival as an industry delegate.
-Jessie Morqueda
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