Alumni Serve as Inspiration: Dani Bautista
Alumni Serve as Inspiration: Dani Bautista
Over the years, our graduates have been able to achieve much success. It is hoped that this success can inspire present students to strive for advancement. Dani Bautista, graduate of class 2009, deserve notable mention.
Mr. Dani Bautista is a freelance photographer and filmmaker based in Hong Kong and clients such as National Geographic, Nike, Vans, Facebook and many more. It is noted from his determined hard work and passion, he was awarded numerous prestigious awards in the field such as (to name a few):
- 38th Metro Manila Film Festival (New Wave Student Short Film Special Jury Prize) Tagad : A skateboarding documentary film.
- UPelikula Film Festival 2014 (Achievement in Direction.) Tagad : A skateboarding documentary film.
- UPelikula Film Festival 2014 (Best Cinematography.) Tagad: A skateboarding documentary film.
- Upelikula Film Festival 2014 - (Documentary of the Year.) Tagad : A skateboarding documentary film.
Most recently, his mesmerizing short film entitled “Diver Explores an Underwater World” gives you are real and first-hand experience when you submerge yourself in the underwater in Palawan in the Philippines. You may follow the link to watch the video:
Or, you may visit Dani’s page http://danibautista.tumblr.com/ to know more about his work!
It is through inspiring role models like Dani that proves Hip Wo’s motto correct: all students can “Strive for advancement, despite adversity.” For further stories of Hip Wo alumni, the school will launch HW Human Library – a video-based web page for alumni who have a story to tell about their contributions to society.
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