UNS — An amazing achievement was again made by students of Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta. This time, the wonderful achievement was accomplished by Mutiara Hana Huwaida, a student of the Primary School Teacher Education (PGSD) Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) UNS, along with Alwannuha Fatah N., a student of Structural Engineering Education Study Program, FKIP UNS, who successfully won 1st place in the International Creative Media Challenge competition.

The International Creative Media Challenge itself is a competition organized by the Vocational School, Universitas Sebelas Maret (SV UNS). Through two competition categories, which are animation and creative video, the competition was attended by student participants from all over the world. “To join the competition, participants must create an animation work in the form of 3D, CGI, 2D, or Stop Motion. The work was then uploaded and broadcasted through YouTube and other social media channels. Submitted works are judged purely by the jury without considering the number of likes or post interactions. The winner announcement was conducted through the organizer’s Instagram account,” explained Hana when interviewed by uns.ac.id on Monday (19/9/2022).

Furthermore, Hana explained that their work was inspired by Indonesia’s diverse natural and cultural landscape, as well as the Indonesian philosophy of life, which is focused on the harmony and wealth of Indonesia’s nature. “In this work, we try to present Indonesia’s natural beauty in the form of realistic 3D animation, thus, the audience can feel and be impressed by Indonesia’s diversity,” she explained.

After winning 1st place, Hana admitted that, at first, there were no expectations about winning the competition, especially since this competition was not in line with their area of expertise. Hana also hopes that in the future, she can keep growing better in a more positive direction and never give up easily. 

“Here, we learn that we can achieve anything, but we must keep in mind that learning is the foundation for everything, and, hopefully, all of us can keep on developing toward a more positive direction and not just give up. Stay enthusiastic in facing future problems. Especially for this team, hopefully, we may win any other events,” she concluded. Humas UNS

Reporter: Erliska Yuniar Purbayani
Editor: Dwi Hastuti