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Animahenasyon 2015 to kickstart preps for Asian Animation Summit 2016

By BIANCA ROSE DABU, GMA News

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The local animation event Animahenasyon 2015: 9th Philippine Animation Festival is set to happen on October 15-16 sa SMX Aura, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, featuring over 100 entries from animators all over the country.
 
Organized by the Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI), Animahensyon aims to encourage the production of original content in Philippine animation and expose these content to the international animation field for the recognition of Filipinos' exceptional talent and competitiveness in the artistic industry.
 
Among the speakers for the said event are Tim Brooke-Hunt, international executive producer and former executive head of children's content of ABC TV. He is also one of the founding members of the board of the Asian Animation Summit, an international animation convention. Hunt will talk about “Developing and Financing Animated Projects for TV and Internet.”
 
Takuya Wada, director of Lupin, will also grace the event to conduct an extensive and interactive workshop on how to draw for anime.
 
Filipino story artist and voice talent for Disney Josie Trinidad will share her experience as a story artist for the upcoming American 3D computer-animated comedy adventure film “Zootopia,” as well as her previous works for Wreck-It Ralph, Tangled, The Princess and the Frog, and Big Hero Six.
 
Lastly, actor and “Marimar” star Tom Rodriguez will also take part in the event to inspire freelance animation artists like himself.
 
Among the key organizers of the event are ACPI, together with the Department of Science and Technology, Board of Investments, Film Development Council of the Philippines, Center for International Trade and Expositions and Missions, Design Center of the Philippines,  National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Tourism Promotions Board. 
 
The French Embassy in the Philippines and the Japan Foundation are partners as well. 
 
 

PHL as preferred destination for outsourced animation services
 
According to ACPI president Juan Miguel del Rosario, “ACPI's aim is to promote the local animation industry globally with the intention of making the Philippines the preferred destination for outsourced animation services by large animation producers in North America and Europe, such as Disney TV, Universal Studios, Warner Bros, Rovio, Bento Box, Teletoon, among others.”
 
Currently, the Philippine animation Industry comprises of 50 SME animation studios employing a total of 10,000 artists and production specialists. 
 
With 90 percent of North American animation services outsourced in Asia, the animation sector of the Philippine information and communications technology (ICT) Industry is set to grow robustly in the next three years. 
 
Last year, the animation sector reported $142 million in total revenues.
 
Animahenasyon 2015 is part of the rigid preparations for the Asian Animation Summit 2016, the first international animation event to be hosted by the Philippines.
 
From the entries in the local animation event, ACPI and other judges will pick entries for the international summit, which will feature the best animation content from Korea, Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and other countries of the world.
 
“The Philippine animation industry is vibrant, and we are ready to take on more business. We will do our share in making ourselves more visible, and hopefully, we could be more patronized by different countries all over the world,” said del Rosario.
 
 
—KG, GMA News
Tags: animahenasyon, animation
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