Activities for local caring, SinoPac invites children to explore stories of their hometowns
[March 19, 2021, Taipei] Bank SinoPac has long taken action to care for the local community and has launched the "Home from Above ． Sustainable Harvest" program from now on to support children in the production of documentaries of their hometowns from their own perspective. The President of Bank SinoPac, Mr. Eric Chuang noted that SinoPac collaborated with Program the World Association (PTWA), hoping to know our hometowns through the lens of our children while catching a glimpse of our homeland, Taiwan. This would enable us to fulfill our corporate social responsibility with more forward-looking actions and goals. We hope to call on people from all walks of life to love and protect this land of Taiwan, turning rural areas into attractive places, ignite the spark of hope, light up the future of these children and allow the local characteristics to pass through generations.
Nurture the youth with Po-lin Chi's spirit, explore and document stories for their hometowns
Bank SinoPac along with PTWA, which is dedicated to narrowing the urban-rural education gap, embraced the spirit of Po-lin Chi, the director of the documentary, Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above, and joined forces to nurture more youths with Po-lin Chi's spirit. PTWA Chairman and Professor at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Wen Yu Su commented that PTWA had initiated the "Home from Above" program since 2017 and partnered with 23 schools in the past four years to guide children in the exploration and recording of stories in their hometowns. Step by step at a time, PTWA has planted the seeds for connecting the children with this land in the hope that they would spontaneously have more contributions towards their hometowns in the future.
Aerial photography, photography, story-telling for emotional connection with the land
Bank SinoPac's support for the 2021 "Home from Above ． Sustainable Harvest" program. Wen Yu Su noted that PTWA will bring photography drones and photography equipment to various schools in Taiwan and help the children to film their hometown stories from various perspectives. To boost the competitiveness and self-confidence of these children, expand their horizons, and deepen their emotional connections with their hometowns, the program will commence building ability in storytelling, blending aerial photography and video production courses with field trips to shoot and edit films of their own hometowns.
Any schools which are interested in participating in the " Home from Above ． Sustainable Harvest" program and become base schools can prepare their proposals and sign up online from now until April 6. Upon selection, the filming proposal shall be completed with the assistance of the professional team. A call for submissions for the "Home from Above ． Sustainable Harvest" film festival is held concurrently. PTWA Secretary-General Hung Hsu-Liang said that in addition to participating in the aforementioned base school program, schools can also produce their own films on stories of their hometowns and submit their works before June 4. The best works will be featured in group exhibitions at the partnered universities (Southern Taiwan - NCKU/ Chang Jung Christian University, Northern Taiwan - Ming Chi University of Technology/ Chang Gung University/ Shih Hsin University). In the future, PTWA will also work with Bank SinoPac to organize film festival exchanges and public screenings. Outstanding works may receive filming grants of NT$20,000 and a maximum award of NT$60,000. For the details on the base school selection process for " Home from Above ． Sustainable Harvest" and the call for submissions for the film festival, please visit the official website of PTWA or search for "homefromabove" on Facebook.