Wesleyan dominates 2010 Esihas Film Fest

First posted by wesleyanupdates On Saturday, December 04, 2010 0 comments
The Wesleyan cast and crew at the awards night (photo courtesy of Michael Jacinto)

[UPDATED 5 DECEMBER] “Operta” and “Batang Terminal,” Wesleyan University-Philippines' official entries to the 2010 Esihas Digital Film Festival’s independent and documentary film categories collected a total of 22 prizes during the awards night held at the Megacenter the Mall's Cinema 3 last December 4.

WUP’s independent film “Operta” won ten awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Gener Subia, while “Batang Terminal” took home five prizes which include Best Documentary, Best Host and Best Director for Jonathan Constantino.

Von Patrick San Pedro and Famela Marisse Tan, who performed lead roles in “Operta” were the picks for this year's Mr. and Ms. Esihas. San Pedro was also chosen as the Star of the Night and as the Best On-the-Spot Actor, while Tan was announced Best On-the-Spot Actress.

Rein Jeisol Parinas and Cesiah Garcia won Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively.

The indie film also won 3rd place in the Best Float category.

Michael Jacinto's work for both projects won him Best Art Direction for “Operta” and Best Editing for “Operta” and "Batang Terminal," while Anna Aurea Ramos received an award for Best Make-Up Design for her work in the indie film.

Operta also bested other schools' entries to receive the titles of Box Office Hit, Crowd's Favorite, and Best Casting, in addition to the Best Picture award.

Crystal Joy Dauz won the accolade for the Best Feature Story for her work in the documentary.

“Inaalay ko ang award na ito sa lahat ng paslit sa terminal na walang pag-aatubiling tumanggap at nakipagtulungan sa amin. Para sa kanilang lahat ito,” Dauz said in a text message.

"Maraming salamat sa lahat ng sumuporta sa dokumentaryo ng Wesleyan. Ang lahat ng nakamit ng dokyu ay para sa lahat ng mga batang terminal na patuloy na nagpapakabayani sa kanilang sariling paraan," Constantino said.

The awards brought Wesleyan the Best School Award.

“Operta,” which was shot in three days within Cabanatuan City, was produced by WUP-SOWERS while “Batang Terminal” was a production of Wesleyan’s AB-MassCom students.#

Genre reaps 27 group awards; 4 staffers in top 5

First posted by wesleyanupdates On Friday, November 19, 2010 0 comments
Genre, the university's central student publication reaped a total of 27 group awards and several individual awards this morning at the 2010 Association of Tertiary Press Advisers of Region III (ATSPAR III) Regional Press Conference held in Abucay, Bataan.

All competing staffers of Genre managed to clinch a place in the top ten positions of their respective categories, with four of them reaching the top five to qualify for the Luzonwide Tertiary Press Congress slated in Baguio City next year.

The top five staffers were Ren Gemuel R. Ramirez (3rd place in DevCom, English), Ma. Zeycel Roxanne S. Dasig (3rd place in copyreading, Filipino), Marjorie Collado (5th place in literary graphics),and Abegail Junia (1st place in poetry writing, Filipino and 5th place in opinion writing, English).

Operta to be shown on November 19

First posted by wesleyanupdates On Thursday, November 11, 2010 0 comments
Theatrical release poster (click image to enlarge)

OPERTA, WUP's official entry to the 2010 Ecijas Film Festival will be shown on Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Megacenter the Mall Cinemas 3 and 4.

Written and directed by Dr. Gener Subia, Operta is a story about juvenile dreams, struggles and sacrifice. It stars Von Patrick San Pedro and Famela Marisse Tan, along with an entire cast comprising of Lee Justin Mangundayao, Roxanne Mari Tiongson, Sherwin William Vidon, Bryan Angelo Wy, Anna Aurea Ramos, Cesiah Garcia, Aldrin Geronimo, Rein Jesol Parinas, Florencio Dela Cruz, Trizian Gloria Lacson, Alfredo Sarmiento, Jr., Victor Marcos and Sharly Timoteo.

Cinematography was done by ICT's Michael Jacinto, while the theme song was performed by WUP Chorale's Citadel Bitangcol with music composed by Rafael Ramirez.

The film is a production of the WUP Scholars Organization for Worthy Endeavors and Reformative Skills (SOWERS).

Librarians honored in prov’l search

First posted by wesleyanupdates On Friday, October 01, 2010 0 comments
The university garnered a total of six awards in this year’s Search for the Best Libraries and Outstanding Librarians of Nueva Ecija in an awarding ceremony held last July 22 at the Conference Hall of the Department of Education – Division of Nueva Ecija Office in the Old Capitol of Cabanatuan City.

Wesleyan’s Retired Chief Librarian Mrs. Adelina S. Bumanlag, retired High School Librarian Mr. Renato S. Dizon, and retired Graduate School Librarian Mrs. Virginia C. Ramos received awards along with current Chief Librarian Dr. Carmelita A. Tiglao.
Mrs. Clarita A. Capuyon was commemorated with a posthumous award for her outstanding service in the WUP library.

The WUP HS Library received a plaque of recognition and a P5,000 cash as one of the best libraries in the Private Secondary Schools category.

Organized by the Nueva Ecija Librarians Association (NELA), the search was the first in the province where librarians were honored for their exemplary services to their respective schools and communities. ###