TAGUIG, PHILIPPINES – Every year since 2007, the Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI) has been organizing a Philippine Animation Festival called “Animahenasyon”. On its 13th year, Animahenasyon is happening on November 8, 2019 at Samsung Hall, SM Aura. The festival is a hotspot for Filipino original content in animation, while the accompanying competition attracts submissions from Filipino artists worldwide.
This year Animahenasyon 13 celebrates that “Our Stories Matter”, Filipino culture is just as complex and multilayered as its people. Their stories and ideas can be developed into unique content that could propel the Philippine animation industry forward towards a future of locally produced films and TV series that connect with both local and global audiences.
The competition presents the opportunity for the animation community to discover new Filipino original content from both students and professionals. Attending the festival means being surrounded by talented and like-minded individuals. Everyone is brought together in a space where they can celebrate their love for animation, make meaningful connections, and gain valuable insights from the guest speakers.
Animahenasyon will be bringing in Kitaro Kosaka, director of animated feature film Okko’s Inn, his portfolio includes work at Studio Ghibli, MADHOUSE Productions, Oh! Productions, and more; Mikki Crisostomo, a staff writer at Disney TV Animation and a graduate from University of the Philippines and Columbia University; Pancho Burgos-Goizueta, a film score composer who has worked on High-School Musical 2 and 3, Wheels, God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness, among several other films; and Carl Papa, an IT professional by day and a filmmaker at heart. His feature films The Unforgetting and Manang Biring, have been recognized locally and internationally, while his most recent film, Paglisan won best film at Cinema One Originals Film Festival.
There will also be free film screenings of Okko’s Inn by Kitaro Kosaka, Ars Electronica presents Young Animations curated by Sirikit Amann, and Animahenasyon 13 Finalists will be available to all festival attendees.
For ticket inquiries and more information, please visit www.animahenasyon.com or email secretariat@animationcouncil.org or dial 8817 2727.
