PIONEER LAUNCHES STORIES OF HOPE PLAYWRITING COMPETITION

Almost everyday we hear stories of resiliency and hopefulness. How Filipinos are recovering from the devastating typhoons like Yolanda, Pablo, and Sendong and how we rebuild our own selves. It’s about time that we share our own stories of hope through a one-act play that can be written in English, Filipino, or Taglish. Join Pioneer Insurance Stories of Hope Playwriting Competition and get a chance to win P25,000 in cash plus insurance coverage from Pioneer.

The campaign welcomes fresh ideas from young, aspiring playwrights who have ‘hope-full’ stories to tell. This is open to 15 to 24 year-old Filipino college students. Submission of scripts is from September 01 to November 06, 2015 and the winner will be announced on December 14, 2015. Visit www.storieslab.ph for the complete details of the competition.

This project is a way of Pioneer Insurance of giving back to the community by supporting Filipino talents. Pioneer, an established life and non-life insurance company in the country, has always been inclined to the arts through sponsorships, coverage, and promotions of cultural events. In fact, the group has covered theater plays such as Miss Saigon, The Little Mermaid, and Trumpet’s N.O.A.H.

Last year, Pioneer rolled out the Stories of Friendship Video Competition that encouraged participants to share their take on friendship through a three-minute video. Ateneo de Davao’s My Friends Who Ran took home the first prize.

Pioneer Insurance also sponor Virgin Labfest 11, an annual playwriting competition organized by Tanghalang Pilipino, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), and Writer’s Bloc, Inc.

And to further give recognition to these exceptional stage plays and playwrights, Pioneer has organized also the Virgin Labfest Campus Tour.  The Virgin Labfest Campus Tour is set to visit the following:

September 01 – Miriam College

September 23 – Lyceum of the Philippines University

September 30 – University of Santo Tomas

October 05 – University of Makati

October 13 – De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde

Truly, Pioneer Insurance is consistent with its passion for the arts and belief that it stirs creativity and innovation for Filipino talents. Here are guide themes for your stories:

“A lesson for all of us is that for every loss, there is victory, for every sadness, there is joy, and when you think you’ve lost everything, there is hope.”―Geraldine Solon

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

“From devastation to restoration, we will stand by you through life’s ups and downs” – tagline of Pioneer Your Insurance