MANILA - After a brief hiatus, ABC-5 News & Public Affairs launches a brand new season of its landmark program "Dokyu" this May.
"Dokyu" has been highly acclaimed for providing start-up incentives as well as an exhibition platform for independent documentary filmmakers, both professionals and amateurs/students.
On their first year on air, "Dokyu" showcased a variety of productions from students, budding artists, cause-oriented groups and independent (indie) filmmakers.
"The show is a morale booster for student and indie filmmakers to show their craft and more importantly, their points of view for the world to see," said Jim Libiran, ABC-5 Public Affairs production head.
On its second year, "Dokyu" staged a campus tour, teaching students in twelve colleges and universities in Metro Manila the rudiments of documentary filmmaking. It also aired a month-long documentary film festival.
For its brand new season, there will be a lot of changes starting with the concept. "Dokyu" will now be a competition program, with different levels or categories. For the first season, the competition will be in the student category, and will be similar to the Gawad CCP, Urian and CMMA awards.
The winning documentary will receive a tax-free cash prize of P50,000.00 and a trophy.
ABC 5 has sent an open invitation to all colleges and universities in the Philippines to send entries to "Dokyu's" search for the Best Student Documentary.
Entry forms can be downloaded from the ABC website and the "Dokyu" web page. Accomplished form together with two copies (dvd, vcd, dv) of the documentary shall be submitted to the "Dokyu" office, ABC News & Public Affairs, ABC Studios, 762 Quirino Highway, Novaliches, Quezon City.
Entries for the first season will be accepted until May 31. A minimum of 20 and a maximum of 22 entries will be chosen to compete for Best Student Documentary Season 1.
A panel of critics composed of respected broadcast journalists and professors from the academe will preview all "Dokyu" finalists and judge them based on the following criteria: 50% of the score for best student "Dokyu" and 50% will come from text votes.
All shortlisted entries will air on TV, two back to back per episode, starting on May 18. The first season winner will be announced by the third week of August. Each year, there will be at least three best student "Dokyu" winners which will also have a chance to be sponsored and entered in international competitions.
The student "Dokyu" season will be hosted by outstanding youth achiever Patricia Evangelista. A documentary filmmaker herself, Patricia is a Philippine Daily Inquirer op-ed columnist and host of the TV program "Y-Speak."
Patricia's annotations each episode will include a critic's review of the featured documentaries to guide viewers in evaluating the work.
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