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GMA Network
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Two Filipino short films win at 2025 Norwescon Speculative Film Fest in US
Two Filipino short films won at the 2025 Norwescon Speculative Film Festival held in Seattle, Washington, in the United States! "Sulayman" won the Jury Award for Best Short-length Short Film (under 10 minutes), while "Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang: Ang Mahiwagang Bantay ng Bundok Arayat" (The Tales of Grandmother Basyang: The Mysterious Guardian of Mount Arayat) won Best Fantasy Film. The animated adaptation of "Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang: Ang Mahiwagang Bantay ng Bundok Arayat" was directed by Nelson "Blog" Caliguia Jr. in collaboration with Dr. Christine Bellen-Ang, an expert on Lola Basyang tales under the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). It follows the story of a young boy who finds a magical world within Mount Arayat. "Sulayman" is also written and directed by Caliguia. This eight-minute animated short film is based on a Maguindanao folktale, "Indarapatra and Sulayman." It follows Sulayman, a hero who protects his hometown from harm. "Sulayman," which also won Best Animated Film at the 2024 PENSACON Short Film Festival, was made possible through the CCP's Innovation Grant Program. The Norwescon Speculative Film Fest is a film festival that celebrates science fiction, fantasy, and horror films. It also champions new voices in the genre, including women; Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC); and LGBTQ+ filmmakers. —CDC, GMA Integrated News
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Khalil Fong to receive Jury Award posthumously at the GMA
15 May - Khalil Fong is being honoured posthumously, as it was revealed that the singer has been nominated in four major categories at the 36th Golden Melody Awards. In an announcement that was made on 14 May, the late Hong Kong singer was revealed to have been nominated in Song of the Year, Best Composer, Best Lyricist and Best Arranger for the song "Twenty-Three" from his final album, "Dreamer". The album is also nominated for Best Mandarin Album. In addition, the Jury Award is also being presented to Khalil's album "Dreamer". The judging panel stated that the album showcases a departure from Khalil's previous production style, returning to the purity and creativity of music. The content of the album "offers deep insight, they said, representing a touching musical journey of an artiste and serving as a gift to his fans." Despite the nominations, the late singer himself did not make it to the best Chinese Male Singer category, which has Trout Fresh, Terence Lam, Li Ronghao, Hsiao Huang-chi and PoLin Tung competing for the accolade. The 36th Golden Melody Awards ceremony will be held at the Taipei Arena at on 28 June. Khalil's passing was revealed by his agency back on 1 March, following a private funeral and cremation. No cause of death was revealed. He was 41. (Photo Source: Khalil IG)
30-04-2025
- Automotive
Osaka Team wins Special Award at Cybathlon: The Tech and Ideals Inspiring a Compact Wheelchair
Cybathlon is an engineering- and robotics-focused competition held by the Swiss university ETH Zürich every four years since 2016. Its name is a coinage combining the mechanical engineering term cyber with the competitive suffix – athlon . People with disabilities compete as pilots for assistive equipment incorporating robotics technology to earn points by performing specific tasks. The Paralympics, which began as a rehabilitation scheme for people with disabilities, involve competition based on individual skill and ability that can rely on assistance technology. In Cybathlon, though, the focus is placed on promoting cutting edge technological development. Both competitions seek to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, but their approaches differ. A crowd of 7,000 spectators packed the Swiss Arena for Cybathlon 2024. (© Ochi Takao) The third competition ran for three days from October 25 to 27, 2024. A total of 67 teams from 24 countries joined to compete in eight different disciplines, including Arm Prosthesis, Brain Computer Interface, Vision Assistance, and Powered Wheelchair races. It was a lively event, with 7,000 people watching in person and 21,000 watching online. Praise for Usability Japan has sent teams since the first event, and this time the second appearance by a group from the Osaka Electro-Communication University drew attention. The team joined the wheelchair race, which included 10 tasks such as traversing stairs. The team was selected for the Jury Award, a special prize recognizing the innovation, usability, and generalization. The Osaka Electro-Communication University powered wheelchair incorporates height adjustment technology. (© Ochi Takao) The key reason for its award was compactness. The first prize winner, a chair from the British Columbia Institute of Technology, was a massive machine that could easily handle every task, while the OECU team gave consideration to practicality with a chair that could pass through home doorways. Its chair was less than half the size of the BCIT team's, and roughly the same size as, or smaller than, commercially available chairs. The tires included belt-based crawler designs that improved its navigation of stairs. All four tires also had independent drives to increase running power, and the front tires incorporated omniwheel technology to allow better directional control. This advanced functionality helped the chair complete four vital tasks. The chair also stood out for its use of scissor-lift design for height adjustment, which can help users perform daily activities that require different working heights, like desk work or cooking. The seat also has an automatic tilt mechanism which engages on downward slopes, reducing worry for users unable to brace themselves due to leg mobility issues. The British Columbia Institute of Technology powered wheelchair took first place. Its hefty size stood out from the crowd. (© Ochi Takao) Listening to the Pilot Development was guided by Korean-born professor Jeong Seonghee and students in his lab. They listened to and discussed feedback from their pilot in achieving a crystallization of advanced technology. OECU team leader Professor Jeong. (© Ochi Takao) The concept was proposed by paraplegic Ogura Toshinori, who also piloted the chair. 'Large wheelchairs are unusable in Japan's narrow living environments. We prioritized a compact, easy to use wheelchair with an eye on future commercialization. I was so happy about getting the Jury Award,' he commented. Ogura has been a wheelchair user ever since a workplace accident 17 years ago. A longtime vehicle lover, he was left unable to enjoy his former motorcycle hobby. However, after struggling with that disappointment, he was able to comfort himself and be more positive about his new life in a wheelchair with a single idea: 'Hey, you're in a vehicle all the time now!' His new role model was Aaron Fotheringham, an American wheelchair athlete who has achieved skateboard-inspired backflips and 20-meter jumps in his own chair. He showed off an acrobatic aerial performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The sight of that unimaginable skill encouraged Ogura to go higher himself. Ogura says, 'I thought about how great traversing stairs would be for daily life. I also wanted to be involved in vehicle development. I wanted to offer whatever help I could to the students making this powered wheelchair.' The OECU team members at the award ceremony. (© Ochi Takao) Addressing Concerns in a Growth Industry Professor Jeong explained that the value of Cybathlon extended far beyond the competition results. Students get an opportunity to talk with people with disabilities to better refine functionality and create a tool to help solve their daily concerns. It helps nurture their skills as engineers. Team member Yumisashi Sae, a senior at OECU, says of the development process, 'I learned the importance of listening to Ogura as someone with a disability and implementing his knowledge in our planning.' The technology used in Cybathlon is commonly known as 'human augmentation technology,' which expands the abilities of humans. The American research firm Fortune Business Insights says that the global HAT market reached a scale of $169 billion in 2023. It projects growth to nearly $886 billion by 2032, making it a market worth watching. The Japanese government, concerned about the trend of an aging society, in 2012 proposed the use of robotics technology in nursing care as an essential field. Technological development has been proceeding ever since. As of 2022, the domestic market for nursing care robots planned by private companies, including tools for transfer, transport, cleaning and bathing, and observation, was ¥2.2 billion, and is expected to reach ¥3.6 billion in 2025. Wakayama University Professor Nakajima Shūrō, who led a team in the vision assistance discipline, says, 'Lots of people in Japan think of robots as some kind of high-tech objects, but they're going to become parts of basic infrastructure, just like railroads and expressways. The Cybathlon is a venue for spectators to experience how technology development is going to look in the future.' He goes on to explain that while Japan's technical capabilities are on par with other strong participant nations like Switzerland or China, it faces obstacles of inadequate staff at university labs, scarcity of funding, and the requirements around disabled pilot safety. Cybathlon cofounder Robert Riener watching the competition. (© Ochi Takao) Brain Implants Make an Appearance One discipline drawing attention at this latest competition was the BCI race. The competition uses special headgear to read competitor brainwaves to control a digital avatar in a wheelchair to navigate obstacles. The winning team was PittCrew, from the Rehab Neural Engineering Labs of the University of Pittsburgh. Their entry used chips implanted directly in the brain of their pilot, a man paralyzed from the neck down. This brain implant technology is still in development, but it offers a huge boost in information transfer over the headgear systems. Their victory was overwhelming, with twice the points of the second place entry. The BCI competition uses headgear to read brainwave signals. This, the third competition, was won by an American team using chips directly implanted in the pilot's brain. (© Ochi Takao) This technology has progressed to the point where it can read what a person is thinking and display it as text on a monitor. There is still no evidence as to what impact this science-fictional technology will have on the human body, but some are already pointing out ethical issues. However, there is also expectation that it will grow into big business in the near future. In the United States, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent company Meta, are major investors in the tech. ETH Zürich Professor Robert Riener, who planned and proposed the Cybathlon, has this to say: 'The Paralympics seeks out athletes with outstanding athletic ability, which excludes people with severe disabilities. In the Cybathlon, we are showcasing people with severe disabilities, competing using powered equipment. People with disabilities struggle with a number of issues in their daily lives, and we have about twenty ideas for new competition disciplines.' It seems that the Cybathlon's scope is set to keep growing. (Originally published in Japanese. Banner photo: The powered wheelchair entered into Cybathlon by the OECU and R-Techs team. Ogura Toshinori is piloting the chair. © Ochi Takao.)
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Award-winning Telugu movie Muthayya's OTT release date announced. When and where to watch Sudhakar Reddy's film
Telugu comedy drama Muthayya is all set to stream on ETV Win starting May 1, 2025. Directed and written by Bhaskhar Maurya, this heartfelt drama has already made waves across several film festivals, earning critical acclaim and prestigious awards, including Best Film at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival and the Jury Award at Indic Film Utsav 2022. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack India stares at a 'water bomb' threat as it freezes Indus Treaty India readies short, mid & long-term Indus River plans Shehbaz Sharif calls India's stand "worn-out narrative" The film stars K. Sudhakar Reddy in the lead role, supported by Mounika Bomma Purna and Chandra Arun Raj. Produced by Vamsi Karumanchi and Vrinda Prasad under the banners of HY Life Entertainments Private Limited and Fictionary Entertainment LLP, Muthayya promises an emotional, inspiring journey that strikes a chord with dreamers everywhere. — etvwin (@etvwin) by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Pungmu-dong Modular Homes: See Prices Mobile Homes | Search ads Undo Set in a small village, the story revolves around Muthayya, a 70-year-old man with a simple but powerful dream — to become an actor before he dies. Owning a modest land and taking up odd jobs to survive, Muthayya finds joy in movies, often spending hours either at the local theatre or chatting with his young friend Malli, a mechanic shop owner. Despite the hurdles that life throws at him, Muthayya never lets go of his dream, showcasing his acting talents in any small way he can. The film beautifully captures Muthayya's unwavering spirit, his emotional struggles, and the bittersweet challenges he faces in pursuit of a dream that many might find unrealistic for his age. As obstacles mount and heartbreaks unfold, the story asks a poignant question — will destiny finally favour Muthayya?
Shafaq News
27-04-2025
- Science
- Shafaq News
+1,000 students compete: Iraq wins Jury Award at Arab Robotics Championship
Shafaq News/ Iraq won the Jury Award at the Arab Robotics Championship held in Tunisia, the Ministry of Education announced on Sunday. The Iraqi team, comprising students of various age groups from the Directorate General of Education in Basra, secured the award at the 16th edition of the Arab Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Championship. The competition brought together over 1,000 participants from 18 Arab countries. The Ministry's media office relayed the Minister of Education's congratulations to Yaseen Nabil Kazem from Al-Awhad Model School and Tabarak Nabil Kazem from Al-Fajr Al-Jadeed School for their exceptional academic and creative performances, which led to their victory. The Minister also acknowledged the contributions of parents, teaching staff, and the Ajeal Al-Tiqnia Organization, which played a key role in nurturing the students' scientific talents.
