SF Filipino film fest founder wins Jefferson Award for Public Service
Mauro Feria Tumbocon, Jr. is among this year’s recipients of the Jefferson Award for Public Service for his dedication and commitment to promote Filipino cinema in the United States. MFT/Ihman Esturco
SAN FRANCISCO – CBS affiliate KPIX Channel 5 named Filipino Arts & Cinema, International (FACINE) founder and artistic director Mauro Feria Tumbocon, Jr. among this year’s recipients of the Jefferson Award for Public Service for his dedication and commitment to promote Filipino cinema in the United States.
FACINE is a community-based media arts organization which has held the annual Filipino international cine festival and competition in San Francisco for the past 30 years.
The Jefferson Award for Public Service is given by a national organization, Multiplying Good, to an individual who is making a positive impact in the community. KPIX Channel 5, a CBS affiliate, has been its media partner since 2005.
The Jefferson Awards medal.
Five winners will be chosen as Silver medalists to be considered for the national award by Multiplying Good – the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for Outstanding Service Benefitting Local Communities.
“This is totally unexpected, this honor belongs to many volunteers, as we are all volunteers, who form the core of FACINE to make the annual festival of Filipino films, both from the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora, possible in the US in all these thirty years, as well as the numerous filmmakers, producers, distributors who are generous enough to share with us their films, “ Tumbocon said.
The interview segment of the awardees will be aired over KPIX 5 News on Wednesdays at 5 and on Thursdays at noon, as well as on KCBS 740AM radio. Same segments will then be logged on the KPIX 5 website.
The 30th FACINE annual Filipino international cine festival and competition for feature-length films runs October 18-22 in multiple venues in San Francisco. The short films competition will be streamed on FACINE YouTube channel within the same period. For information on schedule and tickets, check: www.facine.org
