Gawad Alternatibo Retrospective on Animation
Gawad Alternatibo Retrospective on Animation
by Christ Dustly Go Tan
Animation films push filmmakers to use imagination to explore ideas that reality cannot imitate. They reflect social realities through transformative means of unravelling and creating an imperfect world. These imperfect worlds act as political allegories where the animation filmmakers themselves act as critics.
As Cinemata continues to be a growing archive of Philippine Alternative Cinema, let’s revisit the past winners of the CCP Gawad Alternatibo Animation Category that are now part of Cinemata’s archives and their continued relevance in the contemporary political climate. This curated set of past winners, with a conversation with the filmmakers, reflects how animation unravels the perfect world.
Ang Amomonggo sa Aton directed by Vinjo Entuna
(34th CCP Gawad Alternatibo Animation Category 1st Place Winner)
Watch Ang Amomonggo sa Aton HERE
Ili-Ili directed by Clister Santos
(36th CCP Gawad Alternatibo Animation Category 1st Place Winner)
Daisy directed by Pepot Atienza, Aditi Dixit, & Shecid Aguilera
(36th CCP Gawad Alternatibo Animation Category 2nd Place Winner)
To unravel the perfect world, animation films serve as a memory and space of a silenced history, remind us of the existence of unseen communities, and present difficult subject matter in unconventional but imaginative ways. This shows how animation is a form of liberation through the expansive means of imagination.
For its 4th consecutive year, Cinemata has been the official streaming platform of CCP Gawad Alternatibo, bringing Filipino alternative cinema to the digital regions to continue sparking critical conversations while providing a safe space for these alternative works.