Gantimpala Theater Foundation will always be Gantimpala Theater Foundation. No matter what. Isa na itong institusyon na masasabi. At sa lahat halos ng mga theater groups, itong GTF (Gantimpala Theater Foundation) ang nakapag-produce ng pnakamaraming mga aktor at aktres, mga artista, komedyante, TV and event hosts- na pawang nagsipag-ningning sa kani-kanilang mga respective fields of endeavors. Utang nilang lahat ito sa napakagandang acting training & background na ibinigay sa kanila ng Gantimpala. Na dahil sa paglabas nila sa mga stage plays ng Gantimpala, naging susi iyon para tuluyan silang makapasok sa mundo ng pelikula, telebisyon, teatro, at iba pa. May lucky charm kasi ang Gantimpala pagdating sa paglikha ng mga ganap na aktor, o, sabihin man din nating- mga ARTISTA.
Kaya naman napakaganda ng naisip ni direk Frannie Zamora na mag-organize ng isang major event na mag-u-unite muli sa mga past & present Gantimpala artists. Io ay kanyang konsepto o "brainchild", sa pakikipagtulungan ng GTF at ng The Library music bar ni Andrew de Real. Pinamagatan nila ang event na iyon na "FULL FORCE (UNITE, IGNITE, FOR 40)".
Dahil 40 years na ang Gantimpala Theater Foundation this year, hindi ba't kay sarap makita na magsasama-sama muling lahat ang mga artistang naging kaparte ng mga stage plays ng Gantimpala? Kundi man, yaong mga nakasali sa kanilang mga acting workshops, special performances, and the likes.
So there. Sa isang special coffee tete-a-tete with direk Frannie kamakailan lang, nagtanong kami ng three questions sa kanya ukol sa event na nabanggit. And below is the Q & A with direk Frannie:
(photos by jhay-r lagrimas/ text by robert manuguid silverio)
ROBERT: as you promote and did all the great tasks to fulfill this worthwhile project- the unite & ignite at 40- i saw your great sincerity and honest intentions. what can you say about this great task you did?
DIREK FRANNIE: *You know what, i don’t wanna call it a great task. Basta you have to do what you have to do. Kung maging malaki ang impact ng pagtutulungang ito sa kumpanya, well and good. This my way of giving back to this company that became my home for so many years. Supporting Gantimpala is like supporting your own family.
ROBERT: gantimapala will always be gantimpala. do you think an institution like this must be greatly supported by fellow gtf artists? and so far, what can you say about the feedbacks and support they gave to you on this project- i mean, by your fellow gtf artists?
DIREK FRANNIE: *Oo naman, fellow artists should support GTF. When it comes to the support of GTf members, nakikita ko naman yung pagtutulong tulong. But what surprised me the most is the enthusiasm of my non-GTF friends and other outsiders. Nakakataba ng puso ang natatanggap kong suporta galing sa kanila. *I hope that Sponsors and Advertisers will support GTF. I have never seen people work so hard, putting so much of their passion to their craft, even when the monetary return doesn’t compensate for the efforts that they give out. And GTF has been true to the advocacy of promulgating the arts and the Filipino culture, making sure that people do not forget about all these literature that makes us Filipino.
ROBERT: DIREK FRANNIE, YOU ARE THE BRAINCHILD OF "FULL FORCE: UNITE, IGNITE, FOR 40", DO YOU REALLY THINK IT'S HIGH TIME FOR ALL GTF ARTISTS TO FINALLY UNITE NOW AND SAVE GANTIMPALA?
DIREK FRANNIE:*The fundraising shows—“Unite, Ignite for Forty”, slated on Oct 5, 12 and 19 at The Library—came about when I was assigned to head the Special Events Committee of Gantimpala theater Foundation for the year 2016.
*OO! Dapat nga noon pa nagtulong-tulong. You see, GTF is home to so many established artists in the industry. Most of the time, people doesn’t know that. Pero when you start looking through how they started their respective careers, you’ll find out, sa GTF sila nag-umpisa at nahasa.
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