I WAS having a chat several days ago with Minic Rivera over iChat video. We were “showing off” local junk food (Minic resides in the US) — Chippy for him and Oishi Potato Chips for me. I won when I showed him my Burger Machine Sans Rival. We were basically reminiscing about the good things that we Pinoys love — and take for granted here in the motherland. In between snacks, Minic opened my eyes to a new project he was developing called The Pinoy.TV, which launched today.
The Pinoy.TV is a monthly online video festival based on themes that pertains to Filipinos and the Philippines, in general.
You do not have to be a filmmaker to join. As long as you have a story to tell and share with us about the theme, then we want you. No acting is necessary. We want real videos from real stories.
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