Call for Entries: Cinemanila 3rd Digital Lokal Competition

Call for Entries to the 3rd Digital Lokal Competition of the Cinemanila International Film Festival; Deadline Extended to 11 July 2007

Entries to the Digital Lokal Competition of the 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival are now being accepted. The deadline for submission has been extended to 11 July 2007.

The competition, 3rd Digital Lokal Competition of the Cinemanila International Film Festival, is open to all Filipino filmmakers with digital full-feature films (DV / HD / 24P / HDV) in Filipino, or any regional language/dialect with English subtitles. To be eligible for participation, films must have been produced after January 2006 and should not have been exhibited commercially, locally or internationally, or in prior local festivals (it should make its premiere showing in Cinemanila). Entries must be 80 minutes (minimum) to 130 minutes (maximum) in length including credits.

The Entry Selection Committee of the 3rd Digital Lokal Competition of the Cinemanila International Film Festival will choose ten (10) local digital films from among the qualified entries, to participate in the Digital Festival Competition.

The 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival is organized jointly by the Independent Cinema Association of the Philippines (ICAP), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and SM Cinemas, and a specially commissioned inter-agency committee. It will be held from 8 to 19 August in SM Mall of Asia and selected SM theatres in Metro Manila.

Aside from parallel competitions for full-length, short and documentary films, there will also be distinct exhibitions, tributes, marathon showings, conferences and other special events. Seminars and workshops will also be held during the festival and will cover subjects and issues on independent filmmaking. Directors, producers, critics and actors throughout Asia, Europe, and North America will be invited to attend the film event.

For entry forms and further details on 3rd Digital Lokal Competition of the Cinemanila International Film Festival, please visit the Cinemanila e-group at http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/cinemanila/. Please click the File link on the left navigation column of the e-group. The entry forms to the 3rd Digital Lokal Competition of the Cinemanila International Film Festival will be available on the website (http://www.cinemanila.com.ph ) starting 12 March 2007. You can email us at cinemanila@gmail.com.

You can also contact:
The Secretariat
9TH CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
Rm. 5C-2 NCCA Bldg.
633 General Luna St., Intramuros
1002 Manila
Philippines
(632)5272192