Animahenasyon 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations now open
The Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI) is calling all animation studios, government and non-government organizations, academic institutions and the like to nominate their choice for the Animahenasyon 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award. The guidelines and nomination form can be downloaded from ACPI’s website at www.animahenasyon.com. Deadline for submission of entries is on June 15, 2011, and can be delivered personally to the ACPI secretariat or sent via courier mail.
Nominees must be a Filipino citizen, has at least 10 years of industry practice, and has produced an outstanding body of work that has contributed to the development of the Filipino identity and cultivated a sense of nationhood. The nominee will undergo strict and heavy deliberations from esteemed board members of ACPI and luminaries in the Philippine animation industry.
The Animahenasyon Lifetime Achievement Award was established during the first Animahenasyon in 2007. The award recognizes Filipino animators and exceptional individuals that have made invaluable contributions to the growth and development of the Philippine animation industry. They are the individuals who have dedicated their lives in pioneering and elevating the country’s creative, technical, and industry standards through their unique works and achievements.
This year’s recipient of the Animahenasyon lifetime achievement award will have his or her name rise up to the ranks of Larry Alcala, Nonoy Marcelo, Jose Zabala Santos, and Roxlee, whom were all given posthumous recognitions respectively since the award was introduced in 2007. The awardee will be honored and recognized during the awarding ceremonies of the 5th Animahenasyon Philippine Animation Festival, which will be held at the Atrium of Eastwood Mall on November 25, 2011.
It has always been one of ACPI’s main goals to promote and recognize individuals who develop and upgrade the standards of the Philippine animation industry. Starting last year, ACPI decided to open the nominations to different recognized and credible institutions in its search for the next Animahenasyon Lifetime Achievementawardee.
ACPI’s vision is to become the center of excellence for animation and content creation services through building a more efficient and effective collaborative business practices that will elevate the country’s economy and culture. Its mission is to make the Philippines as the prime provider of animation and content creation services to the global marketplace.
ACPI is a non-stock and non-profit organization whose member companies specialize mainly in, but not limited to, 2D, Flash or 3D animation. It aims to promote the animation industry globally with the intention of creating an identity for the Philippines to be considered amongst the preferred countries that service the animation industry.
For more information, please contact the ACPI secretariat at telephone numbers (+632) 817-2727 local 108, (+632) 483-9501, or e-mail: animahenasyon@gmail.com.
