GMA Public Affairs’ animated anthology series Alamat wins for the country its first-ever Best of Festival Award at the 2016 US International Film & Video Festival (USIFVF).
Considered as the Grand Prix of the USIFVF, the Best of Festival Award is presented to an outstanding entry among the Gold Camera winners in each production type. Alamat earlier earned the Gold Camera Award in the Entertainment: Children category for its “Alamat ng Bayabas (The Legend of the Guava)” episode.
Alamat’s winning episode, produced by a team led by Public Affairs Program Manager (now Asst. Vice President) Jaileen F. Jimeno, is the pride of the Kapuso network now. “We have millions of Philippine culture-based stories waiting to be told, and we want Filipino children to know more about these stories. We want them to believe that one must be good, fair, and kind. At the same time, we want them to believe in magic. We want to encourage them to be imaginative.”
“I am proud that a Filipino product like Alamat is appreciated here and abroad,” Jimeno added.
The series began airing in 2015, featuring Philippine myths and legends that mirror Filipino culture. Voiced by various Kapuso personalities, the groundbreaking show also marked the first time that GMA’s Post Production Team embarked on a full-length animation.