The nine students  were presented by the school’s head teacher Vivian Grace Dudas, Senior High School Coordinator Trissa Villarma and Focal Person Maricel Solitario tWhat is the Magikland movie all about?

“Magikland is place of fantasy existing in a video game for iPhones — the inspiration is from Pokémon the game. The attraction to the game is for the gamers to get the highest points in order to save Magikland from an evil dictator. When the four winners meet, they are transported to Magikland which is, indeed, in mortal danger.”

How did you choose the actor in it (the young actors from Bacolod and the guest name actors)?

“This time we kept the casting in Manila for many reasons, some of them budgetary. The lead, Boy Bakunawa, is played by Miggs Cuaderno but it is ensemble acting because all of them carry the weight of the movie equally. The other leads are played by Princess Aguilar, Elijah Alejo, Josh Eugenio, Hailey Mendes and, in a special role, KenKen Nguyad.”

Which inspired which, the theme park or the movie?

“When the originators got together, I don’t know why I was called to attend the meeting. Everybody knows I’m rotten in business. Pala, after studying the business models, we found out that they ­— from Disneyland to Enchanted Kingdom — started after they had decided on a theme. A Theme Park runs on a theme. The head at the time, two years ago, was Rey Bantug and he was very clear he wanted Magikland to be a total-Pinoy fantasy. So I worked on that angle which involved Negros myths. The rest, we created by making up characters, gods, and fantasy creatures that inhabit this world. So as you can see, the theme dictates the nature of the experience. The theme park inspired the movie and the movie, in turn, inspired the park.”o the Aton Land Management  led by its president Rey Bantug, Managing Director Bea Lo yao, and Human Resource Head Chari Tinsay.

Third District Congressman Francisco Benitez who was witness to the MOA signing cited the program as an opportunity for both schools and the tourism industry to learn more of skills required so that service level can be further improved.