Benilde Multimedia Arts

The School of New Media Arts is heading to Toronto, Canada!🇨🇦

Step into the global production loop with the SNMA Educational Tour with Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada—your front-row access to see how animation, film, photo, and multimedia collide on a global scale.✈️

Open to all CURRENT SNMA students from the Animation, Film, MDM, MMA, and Photography programs!
🗓️Travel dates: July 6 -16, 2026

🍁Valid US / Canada Visa holders preferred

🧳 10-day program estimated cost: Php 250,000 (inclusive of round-trip airfare, campus residence, meals, health insurance, and transportation)

✔️ Fill out the Google form for an interest check, and receive an invite to the online infosession on January 31, 2026 (10am)!

https://forms.gle/TU7upvzcV5Tr8g5Z7

With every turn, we move forward—together. Welcome to 2026. ✨

Happy New Year from MMA! 🎇

Illustration by Jupiter Michael G. Morta, ID123

This Christmas, let us not forget those who are celebrating with less-but still choosing hope, kindness, and community.

May this season remind us that even the smallest acts of care can mean everything. 🎁

From all of us at Benilde MMA, Merry Christmas. 🎄

Illustration by Guia Rose Buquiron, ID123

Let’s rewind to the heat, energy, and ideas that lit up Incandescent: HEATWAVE. 🔥

celebrates the creativity and talent of the MMA community—students, faculty, alumni, and their works.

This week, we feature Hanna, First Runner-Up at .

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"Hi! I’m Yohanna Elyse Mendoza, ID123, and my bylines are Hanna Mendoza and Yohanna Mendoza on web and print, respectively. Outside of academics, I’m serving my second year as the Creative Director of Benilde’s official student-journalists’ organization, the Benildean Press Corps (BPC).

In early September 2025, I received an invitation from adobo Magazine to participate in Portfolio Night Manila, the Philippine leg of the world’s largest advertising portfolio review program. Presented by adobo Magazine and The One Club for Creativity, it was a valuable opportunity to have my work reviewed by some of the biggest names in the industry.

Placing first runner-up among so many talented individuals from the country’s most renowned art schools and creative agencies felt surreal. Discussing my work in a room of industry leaders and receiving internship offers from such esteemed companies—it was all just really, really surreal. It was also very reassuring. I’m incredibly grateful for the experience, and I owe it to my time here in Benilde for shaping me into the creative I am now.

I honestly think I went into Portfolio Night a lot less prepared than most people. I didn’t prepare a script for my presentation, didn’t polish my portfolio prior to the event, and hadn’t even taken MMPPEXD. I just had a lot of faith in the work I’ve done so far and enough confidence to speak about my creative process, and that was able to carry me through. The technical skill and intuition I needed to pull that off, though, I’ve been building for years.
My brand identity is “at iba pa,” literally meaning “and so on.” It’s purposefully open-ended and implies that there’s more beyond what’s listed, because that’s who I am as a creative—open to experimentation, adaptable across different mediums, and continuously evolving.

Because I’m more of an all-rounder, I don’t really see myself mastering just one specific medium, though illustration and graphic design hold a special place in my heart. Regardless of the medium, my creative process always revolves around intention. I always create with meaning in mind; it’s very important to me that there’s a reason behind every creative decision.

For anyone interested in Portfolio Night or building their portfolio in general, my advice is to put yourself out there. Grab the opportunities that come your way—you never know where they’ll take you. When I applied to Benilde and joined BPC in my freshman year, I never imagined it would lead me to Portfolio Night Manila and, earlier this year, Young Stars in South Korea. Benilde offers plenty of opportunities if you’re willing to take that leap."

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𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 🤝✨

We hope our installation gave everyone the boost they needed to finish strong. 💪

May everyone have a well-deserved and relaxing vacation ahead! 🌴☀️

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁! ☝️⛅

Whatever you’re carrying right now — stress, exhaustion, hope, fear — it’s all valid.

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵.

Soon, you can go home! 🤍

𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻! ⏳♋️

Finals, plates, exams — you’ve carried so much these past weeks.

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻. 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁.

You’re almost done! 🙌

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟯-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻! 🗓️🫡

To everyone pushing through requirements, exams, and all-nighters, this is your sign that ONLY 3 DAYS are left until we all get a break. 💪🏖

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲...

We are almost there! 🌀️

❓ 𝑭𝑨𝑸’𝒔: 𝑳𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑳 𝑪𝑯𝑬𝑪𝑲!

Got questions before you jump in? Here’s everything you need to know about SKILL JAMS—mechanics, workshops, schedules, and more.

Gear up and get ready to level up! 🎮✨