We are now accepting entries for the CineIskool Film Lab and Festival, led by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Unified Student Financial System for Tertiary Education (UNIFAST) in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).

This program is a visual showcase of diverse stories which gives different voices in the community the opportunity to highlight and showcase the importance of tertiary education.

All films that will be featured in the festival will spotlight the real stories of the recipients of the beneficiaries of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act program granted to students of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and the like.

The call is exclusive to students who are enrolled and are beneficiaries of the Universal Access Act.

Send your entries to [email protected] with the subject "Application for CineIskool 2021" on or before November 30, 2021.

 

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is open to all students who are currently enrolled and are beneficiaries of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or RA 10931 programs. 

Submissions from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao are encouraged. 

 

GUIDELINES:

1. The competition is open to all students who are currently enrolled and are beneficiaries of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

2. The competition is open to scriptwriter-director pairs with real stories to share with currently enrolled beneficiaries of quality tertiary education.

   (Applicants must present a School ID or Certification of Enrollment and Registration Card)

3. The proponent and owner of the story must either be the scriptwriter or director of the team.

4. The entries must be in documentary or narrative form. Animation and experimental films will not be accepted.

5. The total running time (TRT) of the completed film output must not exceed five minutes, including the opening and closing credits of the film.

6. The completed film output must have its premiere during the CineIskool Short Film Festival, to be held in 2022.

7. The rights of the completed film output will belong to the proponent. However, FDCP and CHED-UNIFAST will reserve non-commercial rights to screen entries in various events and platforms.

8. The team must send two of their members to all the required online film labs.

9. The use of original literary sources, music materials and film footage must have proper clearance from their respective copyright owners before they can be used in the final output. The Festival organizers shall not be liable for any costs related to claims of performing rights organizations.

10. By entering the Festival, the participants agree to abide by the Festival guidelines and rules.

11. In case of any violation of the guidelines and rules, the organizers and the judging committee reserves the right to disqualify the participant and their film or remove them from the program. 

12. The organizers and the judging committee reserves the right to disqualify any participant and/or to forfeit any prize from a participant who is found to have committed plagiarism or has undertaken fraudulent practice and/or activities harmful to the Festival or the Festival submission process.

13. FDCP reserves the right to create, revoke and modify at any time, in any way its entry requirements, rules and regulations at its absolute discretion without prior notice. Finalists and submitted entries shall be bound by any amendments or addition to the entry requirements, rules and regulations herewith.

14. The decision of the selection committee is final and irrevocable. The organizers and the judging committee are not obliged to give explanations for the results.

 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

The following requirements must be submitted online in an organized google drive folder with shared viewing settings.

• DULY ACCOMPLISHED APPLICATION FORM with complete details (Complete name and contact details, Working Title, Synopsis, Director/Scriptwriter Intention’s Note, Concept and Financial Plan)

  Application form can be downloaded via this link: (Click here)

• School ID or Certification of Enrollment and Registration Card as proof of being a beneficiary of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

• Online link to one (1) previously produced short film (if applicable). (Note: the online link must be set to private and the link and password must be uploaded via Vimeo or Google Drive).

• Brief resume, HD profile photo, and a copy of a government-issued ID of the filmmaker. 

• Story concept (in PDF) and/or script if available. 

 

SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES

Entries may be emailed to [email protected] with subject heading: Application for CineIskool 2021

 

GRANTS:

Ten (10) projects will be chosen through a blind selection. These projects will be given a grant worth ₱100,000.00 for their production plus ₱25,000.00 for their safe filming requirements. The grant will be given in three (3) tranches.