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SWEET: SK Temong’s award-winning duo Tebedu will be rewarded with incentives to recognize their achievement of winning an award at the recent Alvorado Schools International Film Festival in Brazil.
Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong (pix) said that he would meet personally with the two students to congratulate them and announce the incentives.
“I will go meet them, and we will top up the amount they have earned as an incentive. His achievement was no small thing. It is a globally won award and a significant achievement for the Bidayuh community, ”he said.
Manyin, who is also an assemblyman from Tebedu, made the remarks during a meeting with the people in Kampung Tema Saan, Tebedu today.
The two SK Temong students, Macgres Sawet and Nabiatul Dania Zulfiqa Mohd Zulfadhli, were declared winners of the ‘Best Popular Jury Film’ in the elementary category at the film festival also known as ‘Festival de Cinema Escola de Alvorada’ ( FECEA).
They won through their animated short called ‘Batuh Bijanji’ (Promise Stones in Bidayuh) which tells the story of two childhood friends, Bibi and Sarah.
FECEA, a festival that recognizes audiovisual works at the school level, was held online and the vote took place from November 17 to 28 on the YouTube channel FECEA RS.
The award presentation was also held online via ‘Google Meet’ on November 28 and the trophy was mailed out.
Both Macgres and Nabiatul took 10 days to produce the film using the rotoscopy technique that animators use to trace moving images, frame by frame, to produce realistic action.
The project started last year after they attended a digital storytelling animation workshop organized by the State Division of Educational Technology, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Research and the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA).
Later, speaking to reporters, Manyin said that SK Temong had won an award in a state competition held by his ministry two years ago.
He said the school received an additional RM10,000 that year for their achievement to complete the cash prize of RM2,000 won in that competition.
“SK Temong is considered a large school in the N21 Tebedu constituency with almost 200 students. I have been paying close attention to SK Temong, and the school recently received nine computers with a printer.
“We are also thinking of improving SK Temong by building one more block. They have done very well, “he said.
Meanwhile, Manyin, during the event in Tema Saan, also inaugurated the recently renovated building of the village’s Church of St. Paul and also joined them for Sunday mass.
Manyin in his speech also asked parents, especially in the Tebedu constituency, to encourage their children to participate in church services and activities because religion plays an important role in building their character.
Also present at the event were a political secretary to the prime minister, Dr. Simon Sinang Bada, Tebedu district official Joseph Liaw, and community leaders. – The Borneo Post
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