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FDCP and Nat’l Artist Kidlat Tahimik join forces in short film tilt
SMALL acts of kindness and heroism are often overlooked, with some of these stories known only to one person or local community. Those stories can now be told in film through Kidlat Tahimik’s Unsung Sariling Bayani (USB) Short Film Competition.
The USB Short Film Competition was launched by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in partnership with the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC), with the support of The Bureau of Learner Support Services — Youth Formation Division of the Department of Education.
Kidlat Tahimik, a National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, hopes the competition will balance the influence of foreign comic book superheroes on the Filipino youth’s mindset with stories of our Filipino real-life heroes. The film competition’s theme takes its inspiration from the 500