Children storms Media
Fest in Daram
By NINFA B. QUIRANTE, PIA
Samar
January 16, 2012
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar
– Children of various ages and backgrounds, flocked to the Daram
covered court to watch MTVs and Public Service Announcement (PSA)
filmed by members of the Young Hearts Media Correspondents.
On January 13, 2012,
19 fine young children of the media correspondents took their oath as
members the media, this media group collectively known as Young Hearts
Media Correspondents (YHMC), was accredited by Regional Director
Erlinda Olivia Tiu of the PIA-8 in May, 2011.
According to Toch dela
Cruz of the Plan Philippines, the 19 young ‘filmmakers’ were taught
video lessons where they of were assigned to shoot MTV or PSA as a
requisite for graduation.
That night, five MTVs
and three PSAs were viewed by the children, parents, guests from the
DepEd, Plan Philippines and LGU Daram.
The MTVs and PSAs had
issues on child labor, environmental protection, anti-trafficking and
child abuse.
Aitho de Asis from
Barangay Mayabay said that he will always remember how to hold the
camera to make sure it stays intact until the end of the training.
Like a real movie
festival, organizers Plan Philippines also brought live two
outstanding ‘filmmakers’ from Sta. Margarita, Wency Anotado who was
brought to Seoul, Korea and won the Children’s Choice Award for his
short film “I am a Man’ during the 23rd Seoul International Youth Film
Fest in South Korea.
Another personal
appearance of documentary host Richelle Jaropoy from Catarman,
Northern Samar thrilled the audience, after her documentary on
malnutrition, aptly titled “Tinimbang ka ngunit Kulang” got applauded.
Parents of the 19 new
members of media went with their kids on stage to receive the awards
as Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor awards.
Ma. Glecy Joy Contado,
a ‘graduate’ of the of the same media training expressed appreciation
for the young members who have shown talents in shooting and filming
the MTVs and the PSAs.
Contado along with
Annabelle Barcenas, Janice Tapil, Wency Anotado and Erwin Cachuela
considered as this batch’s mentors were the first members of the YHMC
trained by Anak TV's Mag Cruz’ Hatol.
“I find it in my
heart to share the things we have learned from our mentors too, the
task was not easy but with patience, the children were able to produce
short films that reflected the issues in their very own communities,”
Contado said in her message.
