Out Fest: Pelikulove for PH Cinema

By Princess Dawn De Guzman

T o recognize the art of Philippine independent films, Pelikulove, in partnership with the Jose Rizal University Senior High Student Council, organized a hybrid of film and theater screening in celebration of its Shout Out Festival on March 13 and 15 at the university auditorium which was also streamed live via Zoom.

Also, audiences from both streaming platforms had a chance to have full access to the aforementioned online lessons through a raffle.

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“ This is the first step of the friendship between Jose Rizal University Senior High School and Yamagata Higashi Senior High School.

I am looking forward to the next program.” - Mr. Sugai Hidehiko, Principal, Yamgata Higashi Senior High School.

Jose Rizal University Senior High School (JRU-SHS) conducted a collaborative learning activity between Arts and Design Rizalians and the Yamagata Higashi Senior High School Students as part of the Student Learning Network (SLN) project to learn and share photography skills and culture last March 9 via Zoom meeting.

This Japan - Philippine collaborative learning class involved Arts and Design students of JRU SHS, D12A, and Yamagata Higashi Senior High School Students with its Project Coordinator, Mrs. Carissa M. Enteria, Chair of Languages and Social Sciences Department, and the two faculty-in-charge, Mrs. Ramona Christine Gonzales-Matibag, a JRU faculty, and Ms. Krezta Rae Palces, a YHSHS faculty.

Mrs. Matibag formally started her discussion and called two students to do the Art Broadcast - students will present artwork from the Philippines and Japan and give its background and significance. After her photography discussion, she tasked students to do their online collaborative work to present their outputs to the class.

To recognize this Husay Rizal experience, Mrs. Enteria called Mr. Romel C. Navarro, Principal of JRU SHS, to award the certificates to the partnered school. Ms. Palces also called Mr. Sugai Hidehiko, the Principal of YHSHS, to do the same. Both principals gave their congratulatory and future collaboration messages and thanked everyone who participated in the successful project.

Due to the pandemic, online learning is a trend and later became the mode of learning in the field of education globally.

It brought up creative learning strategies that help and sustain teacher-student learning. Distance learning, hybrid and hyflex learning, and remote learning hindered not the progressive learning of students even in challenging times.

The BasicEd’s Student Activity Trade-Off commits to helping students enrich their learning experiences by exchanging student concepts and perspectives of global issues with another school to promote global understanding, a necessary 21st-century skill. This project aims to forge a partnership with schools with common interests, promote mutual understanding between or among students from different cultural backgrounds, and enrich student learning experiences through collaboration.

The program began with a sneak peek of filmmaking and writing lessons by two renowned Filipino film artists and mentors, Rody Vera and Ricky Lee. Afterward, the film showing began, presenting eight indie films written and directed by local Filipino filmmakers. The said films were the following: How to Make an Effective Campaign Ad, Hypertext, No Trespassing, Cooking with Love, Libro for Ransom, Ang Ilaw sa Labas ng Tahanan, When A Manananggal Loves a Man, and Quarantine 5.

By the end of the session, a post-show talkback was conducted with several filmmakers and writers answering the questions prepared by the students.

During its early days, Pelikulove was originally a promotional page managed by independent artists for its film Lakbay2Love Eventually, they decided to expand as a company promoting arts education and training students in the Philippines through various courses and videos published online.

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