Archive for December, 2009

SineBuano@UP Cebu Otaku Fest 2009

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

“OTAKU” is a Japanese term for “enthusiast” or people who are sincerely interested and passionate for a certain hobby or interest, usually in anime, manga and video games. You could say  that SineBuano are comprised of otakus of films and filmmaking. So it’s no surprise last December 12, the University of the Philippines-Cebu Campus’ OTAKU [...]

EATTOPIA – Taiwan’s Video Art Contest needs Entries!

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

2010 Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition: Call for Submission The second Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition is entitled ‘Eattopia’, and the focus is based on issues pertaining to food, such as distribution, class system, taboos, ecology, culture, body, consumerism, labor, farmland, and any issues and concepts extended from the subject of food. The artist must [...]

Ateneo Video Open 11 – Now accepting Entries!

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

The Ateneo Video Open (AVO) is open to all college-level students. College graduates may apply for the competition if their videos were made within the past year [February 2009 onwards] and while in college. The director of an entry must be an official undergraduate of a college/university during the time of the production. For the [...]

I Love Natalie Portman Because

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

I long admired Natalie Portman as one of, if not THE, finest actress of her generation. She has the makings of becoming one of the all-time greats, like Audrey Hepburn but she shines with a humility and wisdom for life far beyond her years. Suffice to say, I find so many things to adore about [...]