After six months, Young Creatives Challenge (YC2), has named its winners, March 21 at the Samsung Hall, SM Aura Premier, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
More than 400 artists from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao joined the tilt as organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the support of Sen. Imee Marcos and Philippine Creative Industry Development Act (PCIDA).
In a speech, Marcos shared how she started discovering talents years back via the Metro Manila Popular Music Festival, also known as the Metropop.
She also mentioned her involvement in the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines in the early ‘80s, which produced film classics like “Himala,” “Oro, Plata, Mata.”
Marcos believes that the YC2 program is a great opportunity to discover more talented Filipinos and to foster their growth.
The grand prize winners in each category took home 1 million pesos each.
Second runner-up winners earned 300,000 pesos, while the first runner-up winners received 500,000 pesos.
The winners:
SONGWRITING
Grand Winner – “Lambing” by Rocky
Second Place – “Dalawang Guhit” by Burn Piamonte
SCREENWRITING
Short film category grand winner – “Fishing the Moon Out of Water,” John Peter Chua
Second Place – “Angela and her Dying Lola,” Mark Terence Molave
Full-Length Film Category grand winner – “Bugkos: End of Childhood,” Breech Asher Harani
Second Place – “Hail, Winston!” Gio Gonzalves
PLAYWRITING
GRAND WINNER – “Ang Pagbuo ng Baliana,” ESMERALDA ALBIS
Second Place – “Siopao” ANGEL SALVADOR CHIUTEÑA
GRAPHIC NOVEL MAKING
GRAND WINNER – “The Girl and the Tamaraw” by AJRAVII
Second Place – “Wari Wari” by NUNO
ANIMATION
GRAND WINNER – “Ang Kampanilya” by MEEPRODUCTION
Second Place – “Drop of Love” by RANDOLPH GO
GAME DEVELOPMENT
GRAND WINNER – “High Times” by YYM DANNI
Second Place – “Craggenrock” by ARDEIMON
ONLINE CONTENT CREATION
GRAND WINNER – Rose Ann Factolerin Espina
Second Place – Nicole Keith Merilo, Rubenich Abuda Reyes
