SOUTHEAST ASIAN PRIX JEUNESSE : Video Festival and Contest for Southeast Asian Children with ANAK TV, the Republic of Philippines
On 28 April
2017, at Romjai 1 Meeting Room, the
Center for ASEAN Studies and Training,
led by Asst. Prof. Siri-orn Champatong
(Director), along with Asst. Prof. Dr.
Prateep Vajeetongrattana (Dean, Faculty
of Management Science) and Mr. Somsak
Klaisang (Vice-Dean), Mr. Nititorn
Ounpipat (Head, Department of Film and
Digital Media) and lecturers recently
extended a warm welcome Ms. Elvira Yap
Go (President), Ms. Viz Bonalos
(Festival Director), Ms. Edith del
Rosario (Board Director), Ms. Je Paje
(Festival Coordinator), Ms. Jalyn Dumag
(ANAK TV staff) and Mr. Roel Evangelista
(Videographer) from ANAK TV, the
Republic of Philippines.
The
visitation aimed at promoting THE 1 st
SOUTHEAST ASIAN PRIX JEUNESSE : Video
Festival and Contest for Southeast Asian
Children. This project was from the
success of The Prix Jeunesse Festival in
Munich, Federal Republic of Germany in
May 2016. This contest invites VDO
makers who are professionals, amateurs,
youth and students from all over ASEAN
countries to showcase their talents and
create the short VDO in the theme of
PRIDE IN SELF, FAMILY VALUES AND
TRADITIONS. The festival and competition
will be held in November 2017 in Manila,
Republic of Philippines hosted by ANAK
TV Inc. Next, ANAK TV team visited the
new operation rooms of mass
communication and business management
such as Theatre Room, Smart Classrooms
and MAC Pro Operation Room for the
future collaboration in mass
communication.
Towards the end, Mr.
Anantachai Ekka (Director of Office of
Arts and Culture) and Asst. Prof. Dr.
Siriman Wattana (Deputy-Director)
welcomed them to Sai Suddha Nobhadol
Mansion Museum. The visitors were
explored some of the Museum's
fascinating exhibitions by the official
curator and a volunteer student from
Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences. This welcoming provided them a
profound impression on SSRU’s well
conserved Thai culture.