Lakbay
Dagat, a short documentary created by Jay-Ar M. Aringo and his team from the
University of Mindanao, got the second place in the Bureau of Fisheries and
Natural Resources (BFAR)XI MuSEA, SEAnema, Likhang Kabataan Para sa
Yamang-Pangisdaan MTV and Short Documentary Contest.
Two
entries from the region made it to the national finals including Agos by Lanika
Frances B. Villamor of the Holy Cross of Davao College. The top spot went to
Region 6 for its entry “Lapus-Lapus” while third place went to Region 4-A for
its entry “Tikin: Sa Akong Paglingap”.
“This
only shows that the region’s youth sector is very talented; they are a very
strong force when it comes to informing the people about our fish conservation
efforts,’ BFAR XI Regional Director Fatma Idris said yesterday immediately
after being informed of the result.
Three
winners were chosen from the region, two of which made it to the national
finals. The entries of the ten national finalists were uploaded to BFAR’s
Facebook page(www.facebook.com/BFARFishCon)
for Online Voting. The Facebook Likes constituted 20% of the total score while
80% came from the scores given by the panel of judges.