09/11/2022
First Romblomanon and Loocnon to be a Palanca awardee, Director Ryan Machado wins PALANCA AWARD. 🏅🏆
Director Ryan Machado, secures a reputable PALANCA AWARD in the 2022 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Contest by clinching the Third Prize of the ‘Dulang May Isang Yugto’ or One Act Play category for his piece, ‘HULING HARAYA NINA ISCHIA AT EMETERIA'. He will be attending the awards ceremony on November 30, 2022 at BGC, Taguig City.
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Si Ryan Machado ay tubong Punta, Looc, Romblon. Nagtapos siya bilang cm laude sa University of the Philippines Manila sa kursong BA Philippine Arts. Dito rin siya kasalukuyang nagtuturo ng wika, teatro, pelikula, malikhaing pagsulat at iba pa. Bukod sa pagiging g**o, isa rin siyang playwright o mandudula. Ang kanyang mga dula ay naipalabas na sa Cultural Center of the Philippines: “Ang Mga Puyong” (2017), “Isang Gabing ang Buwan ay Hila-hila ng Gulagulanit na Ulap” (2019) at “Huling Haraya nina Ischia at Emeteria” (2022). Nagkamit ng unang gantimpala sa Dungug Kinaray-a ang kanyang dulang may isang yugtong “Ang Nabilin Nga Aswang.” Bukod sa pagsusulat para sa tanghalan, isa rin siyang filmmaker at manunulat para sa pelikula. Ang kanyang short film na “Engkwento” ay nominated sa FAMAS Awards noong 2017. Naging fellow siya sa mga writing workshops katulad ng IYAS National Writers Workshop ng DLSU noong 2020, Cinepanulat Screenwriting Lab ni Jun Robles Lana noong 2019 kung saan ang script niyang “Huling Palabas” ay napili bilang Best Script - Jury Prize, at sa First Nueva Ecija Personal Essay Writing Workshop noong 2017. Kamakailan lang ay naging bahagi siya ng Cinemalaya Film Lab (2021) para sa kanyang film project. Kasalukuyan niyang tinatapos ang kanyang MFA in Creative Writing sa De La Salle University Manila.
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The Palanca Awards is the most prestigious award-giving body in the country for outstanding literary works. It is also dubbed as the Philippines’ PULITZER PRIZE and is founded by the Palanca Foundation in the 1950s making it the longest-running award program.
Ang husay talaga ng mga Loocnon!
This achievement is indeed a great honor for the town of Looc and brings a great sense of pride to the municipality and to the people of Looc.
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