Besting over 100 entries nationwide, Bachelor of Arts in Animation alumna Edwig Paguia took home the grand prize and title of the Heneral Luna fan art contest, with her pen and ink illustration depicting Heneral Luna’s “bravery and determination” as well as the treachery that led to his fall.

“May mas malaki tayong kalaban sa Amerikano-ang ating sarili,” she captioned in her Instagram post of the illustration. She then interpreted the illustration writing that the color red on Heneral Luna symbolizes bravery and the blue on his head symbolizing his putting of the country’s sovereignty first before himself. The torn flag symbolized “the traitors who choose their own interests over our country,” whereas the blue soldiers symbolized the people who are willing to die for freedom; the blindfolded soldiers were the traitors blinded by their personal interests and the silhouettes of men were traitors fighting “for something that contradicts what Luna’s fighting for”.

 

"May mas malaki tayong kalaban sa Amerikano – ang ating sarili." – Heneral Luna (Symbolisms:) Hen. Luna – determination, bravery. red on chest signifies his bravery and blue on his head – puts country's sovereignty first before himself. Flag- country (torn) because of the traitors who choose their own interests over our country. (Blue) soldiers – people who are willing to die for freedom. Blind folded soldier- traitor/s blinded by their personal interests (politically,financially or personal issues) Silhouettes (men) facing the opposite way- traitors . Fights for something that contradicts what Luna's fighting for. #HeneralLuna #ArtikuloUno #Filipino #portrait #Luna #art #artph #pinoy #illustration #sketch #pen #ink #promarker #crosshatching #artistworkout #pinoyart #jerroldtarog #HeneralLunamovie #fanart #artwork #heyedwig

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With the outpour of fan art for the box-office historical biopic which graced theaters last September 9, the producers of the film decided to turn it into a contest in their Facebook page. Alongside Paguia, they also chose 12 runners up including Bree Delfin, Vince Serrano, PJ Palita, AJ Franquez, JB Canay, Jean Ligan, Dodong de la Cruz, Aaron P. Felizmenio, Femi Cachola, Leslie Araujo, Karma Alessandra Dittadaveya, and Pedro.psd.

Paguia received Php 5000 worth of National Bookstore gift certificates along with a copy of the book “Heneral Luna: The History Behind the Movie”.

Aside from the fan art contest, the Heneral Luna team also opened the Active Vista Cineminuto, a contest of short videos “showing the faces of everyday modern heroes”.

Heneral Luna is a biopic about the life and eventual assassination of one of Philippine’s most brilliant military minds, General Antonio Luna. The film, now on its fourth week, has been declared the highest grossing Filipino film of all time, reaching its 200 million peso mark.

Students were entitled to a 50% discount in cinema tickets from its first day screening until September 30.