Student in Communication Arts, Faculty of Arts, Ubon Ratchathani University. The production playground team won the 7th year of the Media Arts Documentary Film Competition “Disaster”. The work “Yi Pa” received a plaque and a prize of 30,000 baht.
It is based on the true story of a natural disaster that occurred in Ubon Ratchathani province through a 20-minute story presentation by receiving the award at Mon Phu Pha Daeng, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai Province on December 14, 2019.
Ms. Jirawan Sriphon, a 4th year student in Communication Arts who represents the production playground team, said that she was glad that the work of Ubon Ratchathani University students had won this award. The production playground team was a gathering of communication arts students, producing submissions that were produced and filmed from a true story.
The production problems and obstacles are quite large. At that time, Ubon Ratchathani province experienced floods and heavy floods in many areas. But we turned the crisis into an interesting opportunity to present the story. But what we got in addition to the award was the experience of working from the director of the nationally renowned film production team that was conveyed through the work shop activity. The network of media production groups from fellow students at the institute.
Year 7 Media Art Project “Disaster” is a good project to open up opportunities in youth. It has created media productions, presented social communication on disaster issues in a variety of aspects through the documentary film format to reflect both positive and negative perspectives to contribute to the learning of the public sector as well as to develop more effective disaster management and response of the country.
It is another pride of Ubon Ratchathani University students to produce work effectively, present to the public through the judging of the Board of Trustees, receive national awards for their work, youth, students, leading institutions and the public who have submitted many entries to this competition.
Ploen Wichai Wong, publicist, Ubon University/News
