Filipinos earn citations here, abroad
By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ
July 6, 2011
Manila Bulletin
Manny Pacquiao is nominated at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards, while Jose Javier Reyes is one of the featured directors in a coffee table book launched by Instituto Cervantes (Pacquiao’s photo by AP)
MANILA, Philippines – The proliferation of nasty controversies these days apparently can’t water down the recent feats of local personalities.
Joining the ranks of our countrymen who champion Filipino pride here and abroad, led of course by the unstoppable international boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, are a handful of FIlipinos with their recent victories and accolades earned in their respective fields.
Champion for kids, too
Boxer-congressman Manny Pacquiao will go head-to-head with fellow sports superstars in one of the most popular entertainment events in the US, the 2011 Teen Choice Awards, which will be held on Aug. 7.
The champion pugilist is nominated in the "Choice Athlete: Male" category alongside National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Most Valuable Player Dirk Nowitzki, mixed martial artist Jon Jones, baseball player Albert Pujols and snowboarder-skateboarder-surfer Shaun White.
Taking over Europe
In another part of the world, another Filipino act is making waves for their singing prowess: Ateneo De Manila College Glee Club (ACGC).
In Switzerland this year, the 90-year-old music ensemble bagged first prize at the 47th Montreux Choral Festival. They also took home People’s Choice, Program’s Choice, Compulsory Work’s Prize, and Interpretation Prize.
ACGC has reaped recognition at the Harmonie Festival 2011 in Germany as well, namely first prize in Folk Song rendition and third prize in Mixed Choir category.
Their triumphs didn’t stop there as they placed second at the 11th Mednarodno Zborovsko Tekmovanje Maribor (or the International Choral Competition Maribor) in Slovenia.
To top it all, the same report added that the ACGC qualified for the European Grand Prix in 2012.
In an interview on “Umagang Kay Ganda” on July 6, ACGC choir director Ma. Lourdes Hermo noted, “We do our period music very well. We also rehearse our folk songs and this time, we did it with good choreography.”
For the Filipino filmmakers
In literature, a trilingual coffee table book that pays tribute to some of the finest filmmakers of the country was launched last July 5 by Instituto Cervantes De Manila.
The book titled "44 Cineastas Filipinos, Filipino Filmmakers, Mga Sineastang Pilipino" is a compilation of portraits by Oscar Orengo, a Spanish photographer, who shot the directors in their location of choice in Manila.
The photos were first exhibited in 2009 during the Pelicula film festival.
Among the featured filmmakers in "44" are veterans like Eddie Romero, Jose Javier Reyes, and Celso Ad Castillo, as well as the new breed of internationally-acclaimed directors such as Brillante Mendoza, Raya Martin, Ellen Ramos, Byron Bryant and Paolo Villaluna.
Distinguished alumna
Meanwhile, Luchi Cruz-Valdes, one of the most respected and multi-awarded journalists in the country, has just added another feather in her cap.
Cruz-Valdes was an “iskolar ng bayan” back in the '80s, having earned both her Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Broadcast Communication in the university.
In her decades-spanning career, Cruz-Valdes has merited multiple honors from prestigious award-giving bodies, including a silver medal for Outstanding Social and Current Affairs documentary at the New York Festivals.
In 2001, she was also the bestowed the Broadcaster of the Year award by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkater sa Pilipinas (KBP).
No comments:
Post a Comment