Sunday, December 27, 2009

Short Film Festival 2010

The Sinulog 2010 Short Film Festival


As we celebrate 30 years of continuous fervent praises to the Sr. Sto. Niño, we are also heralding our film festival’s 6th year of existence! Whether documenting the Annual Sinulog Celebration or presenting a story of the power of the Holy Child Jesus, thru film or video, you can tell us your point of view! Better yet, share your actual personal experience of the miraculous power of the Señor Sto. Niño and how it has affected and changed your life! You, too, can be an instrument in changing this nation and the world!

Touch other people’s lives! Just do it now! Join us as we sway, bounce and align as a people with… ONE BEAT, ONE DANCE, ONE VISION!


Best Sinulog Short Story or Best Sinulog Video Documentary


  • Two (2) Grand Prize Winners: Pph 30,000.00 (One Video Documentary and One Short Film)
  • Two (2) Second Prize Winners: Pph 20,000.00 (One Video Documentary and One Short Film)
  • Two (2) Third Prize Winners: Pph 10,000.00 (One Video Documentary and One Short Film)
  • Five (5) Consolation Winners: Pph 1,000.00 for Each Category

Special Awards


  • Best Story
  • Best Director
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Sound Engineering & Musical Scoring
  • Best Editing
  • Best Screenplay

DEADLINE OF REGISTRATION

All Entries should be registered on or before January 16, 2010, Saturday, 5:00PM
Entries should be in DVD Format.


Criteria


  • Technicality -30%
  • Cinematography -10%
  • Audio -10%
  • Editing -10%
  • Creativity -30%
  • Originality -10%
  • Style -10%
  • Direction -10%
  • Overall Content -40%

TOTAL -100%


GUIDELINES


1. All filmmakers are eligible to join the Sinulog 2010 Short Film Festival – the commercial or non-commercial, both amateurs and professionals.

2. Interested parties must be able to accomplish and / or submit the following, on or before January 16, 2010, Saturday, 12 Noon, to:

MR. RON HERI “RONNIE” S. TAN – Chairman
Sinulog 2010 Short Film Festival Committee
Sinulog Foundation Office
Ground Floor, Cebu City Sports Center
R. R. Landon St., Sambag II, Cebu City
6000 Cebu, Philippines

a. a duly accomplished application form

b. a brief resume

c. two (2) recent 2×2 photos of the filmmaker/s
3. Registration of Five Hundred Pesos (Php 650.00) should be paid upon submission of the above-mentioned requirements.

4. Official Identification Cards (IDs) and Sinulog T-shirts will be provided by the Sinulog Foundation Office and should be worn at all times by the participants while doing the actual shoot for the group’s convenience and proper identification.

5. The final produced-entry for the Sinulog 2010 Short Film Festival, be it a video documentary or short film, must be submitted in DVD format on or before January 26, 2010, 5PM, to the Sinulog 2010 Short Film Festival Secretariat. The entries should be titled.

Before its submission, it should be properly labeled with the following information:
a. title of the Video Documentary or Short Film;
b. production company or name of group / association;
c. full name / s of director /s;
d. full name / s of the producer / s;
e. contact number / s of the filmmaker / s; and
f. running time.

6. The preferred running time of the video documentary is minimum of five (5) minutes and a maximum of ten (10) minutes while for the short films, minimum is also five (5) minutes and maximum of fifteen (15) minutes.

7. All qualified participants will be required to attend the briefing with the Sinulog 2010 Short Film Festival Committee at the Sinulog Foundation Office on January 16, 2010, Saturday, 1PM.

8. Eight (8) Finalists will be chosen among the qualified entries per category.

9. Those who have submitted their finished product will be required to attend the Announcement of Winners and Grand Awarding on January 31, 2009 at the SM Cinema 1.

10. The decision of the Board of Judges is deemed to be final and should be regarded with respect and cordiality.


RULES and REGULATIONS


1. All entries by any citizen / s of Mother Earth shall be accepted.

2. All requirements in the Guidelines must be duly accomplished.

3. A registration fee of Five Hundred Pesos (Php 500.00), in cash, or in check, payable to the Sinulog Foundation, Inc. will be required upon registration. An official receipt from the Sinulog Foundation Office will be issued accordingly.

4. Short stories should be about an experience related to the Señor Sto. Niño de Cebu while documentaries must be taken during the actual one-month Sinulog 2010 celebration. Footages of previous years’ Sinulog Festivals can also be used as excerpts or as part of the whole work for both.

5. All entries must be completely original and independently produced.

6. Entries that have been previously exhibited in any public screening will be considered NOT qualified.

7. All entries must be in digital video format (i.e. digital editing and post-production).

8. Two (2) DVD copies must be submitted for screening and archival purposes.

9. Due to copyright laws, the music used in the documentary or short film must be original, licensed, or in the public domain.

10. For joint-directorial efforts, the filmmakers must assign a single representative. The organizing committee shall not be held responsible for any controversy that might ensue amongst the partners with regards to this competition.

11. The Sinulog 2010 Short Film Festival Secretariat will ensure the safety of the films throughout the period in which cinematographic materials are in its custody. In case of print loss or damage, Sinulog Foundation, Inc. is obligated only for the cost of replacing the damaged DVD, that is why we advise the participants to keep extra copy / copies for replacement in case this thing happens.

12. DVD shipments to the Sinulog 2010 Short Film Festival Secretariat must be prepaid. The organizing office shall not accept any collect shipments of the entry.

13. Sinulog Foundation, Inc., which is the organizer of this event, reserves all intellectual rights to show and distribute all entries in their perpetuity.


Source: http://www.sinulog.ph/index.php/general-guidelines/short-film-festival/


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