By Jovan Cerda Home Updated June 06, 2012 03:54 PM 0 comment to this post
MANILA, Philippines- A Filipino filmmaker clinched the top award at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) annual video contest about development challenges and solutions, the multilateral financial institution said Wednesday.
Twenty-six-year old Adrian Sibal won the MyView Asia-Pacific Video Contest for his video entry, The Rivals, 'a light-hearted take on the merits of clean energy-cooking,' ADB said.
Sibal bested more than 150 entries from ADB member countries, winning $3000 along with the recognition.
“Over 700 million people in the Asia-Pacific region still lack access to electricity, and Mr. Sibal eloquently addressed this issue in his winning film,” said ADB’s Department of External Relations Principal Director Ann Quon.
The winning entry shows a video of two men selling hotdogs. One uses charcoals to cook while the other, clean and renewable solar energy.
“We squeezed in a lot of ideas about the pros and cons of renewable and non-renewable energy to maximize the five-minute time limit and used humor, drawing inspiration from an episode of the cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as the silent movie The Artist,” Sibal said.
The panel of international judges included Academy Award-winning US producer Ashley Jordan; Ashvin Kumar, the youngest Indian writer and director to be nominated for an Oscar; Afghan documentary filmmaker and curator of the Kabul International Film Festival Malek Shafi’i; award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of onedotzero, Shane Walter of the UK; Yong Mun Chee of Singapore, winner of the Asian TV award for Best Documentary Series; Philippines YouTube sensation Moymoypalaboy; ADB Senior Advisor and Practice Leader (Energy), Pil-Bae Song; and Ann Quon, who chaired the judging panel.
“The interest in MyView is growing each year, with entries from aspiring filmmakers across the globe. MyView provides a showcase for filmmakers to creatively promote awareness of climate change, and potential solutions,” Quon said.
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