Forget Anime...PILIPINOMATION is where its at!!

[empoy kapangpagan]

Hey...judging from the Post from this forums of young pinoy/pinays having a love affair with japanese anime..any of you PROUD pinoy/pinays ever support pilipino animations? i saw on abs-cbnnews TV and they did a story of pilipino cartoonist and they could put up GREAT cartoons and should be in the BIG LEAGUES like Disney..to bad that pilipino animation talent isnt notice in the world and theres no support from fellow kabayans...

[Mister Dean]

I agree that Filipino animation and graphic art is excellent, and it deserves a whole lot more respect and bankrolling that it receives right now.

On the other hand, the animators themselves also owe it to themselves to promote their craft, you know, get involved with "the masses." Since we know that we've got the talent, we've got to use that to our best advantage, and that means promote, promote, promote.

Word of mouth spreads quite fast, especially if you've got a good product, so I don't see any reason why Filipinomation should lag behind.

[Assassin_Mage]

I agree..
We have the talent..
what we now need though is support for them.
If only the studios would give them more support.. if they could band together and create their own series.. I think the world would go for it also..

as long as we keep off the cheesy storylines of course.. :D

[IceAngel]

I wold love to watch Filipino animation, but how can I when I don't see or get to watch it anywhere? The reason why anime is so popular is because everyone can watch it. The same should go with Filipino animation, you can't really blame us anime people for liking anime so much. The way I see it, if its there, watch it. If its not there, how can you expect to appreciate it? They should work more in publicizing it. Sure, publicizing Filipino animation would probably make it "bakya" or "jologs" but it would garner a bigger audience.

[zimdude]

this looks good... I'll catch it soon!

http://www.artfarmasia.com/



KUWENTONG KAYUMANGGI

(Legends of the Malay Race)



ArtFarm Asia Animation and Digital Exchange, a small and new player in the local animation industry, breaks new ground with its first production venture entitled KWENTONG KAYUMANGGI (Stories from the Malay Race), a trilogy of selected Filipino Myths and legends from each of the countries three main island groups -- Luzon, Vizayas, Mindanao.

From Luzon comes the legend of the hundred islands, the epic tale of Datu Mabiskeg, a young prince torn between his love for peace and his duty as a warrior to fight for his people and his land. From Vizayas comes the tale of Dagohoy, a boy destined to inherit a great power and use it to save his land from colonial invaders. And from Mindanao comes the legend from the beginning of time, how the immesurrable love of two immortal beings led to the separation of light and day.

The approximated running time of kuwentong kayumanggi is 45 minutes with a 15-minute provision for a walk-through exhibit intended to provide the audience with an overview of local animation technology and how the trilogy was put together. Said feature will run for 85 days in selected theaters throughout the country from September 7 to November 30, 2002 with pre-booking arrangements.

Kuwentong Kayumanggi is a digital breakthrough as it will be the first time in the Philippines that an original Filipino animated feature will be in DV format -- rather than the traditional 35 mm film reel -- and will be shown in theaters with the use of highest-end DLP projectors.

Kuwentong Kayumanggi was directed by Nelson Caliguia, an animator of 15 years, and features the voices of Senator Ramon Magsaysay Jr., and Michael V., as well as the music of John Lesaca.

ArtFarm actively consulted the Department of Education in this cultural undertaking and involved its own animation workshop graduates in the concept development and the production process.