Communication Arts students make a second place from EGAT Animation Awards

Congratulations to two senior communication arts students majoring in Broadcasting, Miss Thitiporn Nakponthong and Mr. Chaiwut Boonpradit, under the team name as 'Charming Girl of Krabi', for winning the second place from animation design of EGAT Animation Awards 2019.

The team has submitted the animation work under the theme "50 years of EGAT, the innovation of electricity for better life", and able to reap a winning prize of 20,000 baht worth, a trophy, and a certificate of honor. The result announcement and award presenting ceremony was on September 25, 2019 at Rajawadee hotel, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.

This competition hosted by Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and four leading universities in Thailand, namely, Chiang Mai University, Silpakorn University, Mahasarakam University, and Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, which divided into two rounds with basic screening in the preliminary round to be selected to attend the animation production training, receiving 2,000 baht scholarship for preparing the team in the final round.

In the final round, the Charming Girl of Krabi Team won the second place from EGAT Animation Awards 2019 in southern region, as the winner and the third place went to the Roaming team and the Flashlight team from Phuket University successively.

Miss Thitaporn explained her feeling that, "Being so proud on winning the prize and this project would be another way that allows many universities to participate to transfer of one's own skills and abilities". Mr. Chaiwut also added, "He has learned about working as a team from attending the competition so that he and his colleagues had to work against the clock due to limited time. Most of all, it maybe their effort that has been put in place to finally receive this award".

Written by: Arnont Chamchan