PH Participates in Ottawa Int’l Animation Film Festival Panel

From left: Trade and Industry Undersecretary for Competitiveness and Ease of Doing Business Group (CEODBG) Rowel S. Barba (leftmost) discusses with other panelists the opportunities for investors in the film animation sector in the Philippines. (Ottawa PE photo)

OTTAWA 14 October 2019 — Ambassador to Canada Petronila P. Garcia, Trade and Industry Undersecretary for Competitiveness and Ease of Doing Business Group (CEODBG) Rowel S. Barba, and First Secretary Jeffrey Salik, together with a delegation from the Philippines composed of film animation and electronic games industry representatives, attended a panel discussion entitled, “Global Check in: Canary Island, Jamaica, and the Philippines,” held at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier on 26 September 2019. The panel discussion was part of the Animation Conference and the Ottawa International Animation Film Festival.

Undersecretary Barba led the business delegation, and was one of the panelists during the discussion. He presented key economic developments in the Philippines as well as several opportunities for Canadian film animation companies to collaborate with their counterparts in the Philippines. The panel also included Canary Islands Government Economic Representative Queila Delgado, and Jamaican Consulate General in New York Trade and Investment Vice Consul Chris Benjamin.

After the panel discussions, Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI), represented by its Vice President, Marlyn L. Montano, and Toon Boom Animation, Inc., represented by its Co-President, Francois Lalonde, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the two company’s collaboration for the “Train the Trainer” and “Train the Teacher” programs.

ACPI is an association of animation companies in the Philippines based in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Philippines, while Toon Boom Animation is a duly-registered Canadian corporation headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. END

Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI) Vice President Marlyn L. Montano (seated, right) and Boom Toon Animation, Inc. Co-President Francois Lalonde (seated, left) pose for a photo opportunity with Ambassador to Ottawa Petronila P. Garcia (standing, center) and Undersecretary Barba (standing, second from right) after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between ACPI and Toon Boom Animation. (Ottawa PE photo)

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