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Love Conquers All highlights UP Film Institute’s 18th International Women’s Film Festival One of the most celebrated films in recent memory from a woman director highlights UP Film Institute’s 18th International Women’s Film Festival. Winner of top prizes in Pusan, Rotterdam, Hong Kong, Lisbon among other international distinctions, Tan Chui Mui’s Love Conquers All screens on Wednesday, 12 March 2008, at 7 p.m. as one of the main features of this year’s edition of the longest-running, one-of-its-kind festival of women’s films in the country. Festival theme for the current year is “Wandering, Wondering, Wonderful Women.” “Love Conquers All” from Da Huang Pictures of Malaysia is Tan Chui Mui’s directorial debut rendering the aggregate of all the accolades the film has garnered thus far all the more amazing.The film has reached over 30 international destinations from the time of its world premiere in late 2006 at Pusan in South Korea where it instantly affirmed its status as a certified world cinema gem with the sweep of the Grand Festival Prize (New Currents) and the Fipresci International Critics Prize. It duplicated its triumph in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the VPRO Tiger Award. In Hong Kong, the poignant drama topped the Asian Digital Competition to bag the Golden Digital Award. More honors came its way with the Swiss Oikocredit Award at Fribourg in Switzerland and the Feature Film Grand Prize at Portugal’s IndieLisboa (International Independent Film Festival of the City of Lisbon). It recently played to great acclaim in several more festivals this year including Tromso in Norway; the Museum of Modern Art’s Asian Cinevisions in the United States and Black Movie in Switzerland. The film tells the story of a village girl who moves to Kuala Lumpur to work at an aunt’s restaurant. She struggles to overcome her loneliness as she misses her hometown and finds strange the overwhelming big city where she is compelled to make a living. The film produced with a grant from the Hubert Bals Fund of Rotterdam stars Coral Ong, Stephen Chua, Leong Juin Juin and Ho Chi Lai. It runs for 90 minutes in Chinese with English subtitles. Mature viewership is advised with some scenes of intimacy. At 28 years old at the time she finished the film, Tan Chui Mui is the youngest female director in Malaysia. The UP Film Institute’s 18th International Women’s Film Festival runs for four days from March 10 Monday to March 13 Thursday. Finest films, concerts, forums comprise the significant event in keeping with the season’s worldwide women’s celebration. Line-up of Events Main Cinema Mar 10 Mon 3 p.m. Don’t Give Up on Us (Joyce Bernal, 2006) A Star Cinema Production A control freak braves the mountain region to confront the man who may have snatched her brother’s fiancée. Starring Judy Ann Santos and Piolo Pascual. 5 p.m. Be Fruitful and Multiply (Shosh Shlam, Israel, 2006) Presented by the Embassy of the State of Israel and the University Center for Women’s Studies with forum to follow and filmmaker in attendance Ultra-orthodox Jewish women in the United States and Israel contend with life as a continuing cycle of pregnancy, giving birth, nursing and nurturing. 6:30 p.m. onwards Opening Gala and Screening of Short Film Competition Winners Grand Prize (tie): ENGLISH AND I (3 minutes, docu) by Himali Kapil of India and 'PLANO (3 minutes, narrative) by Antoinette Jadaone of Philippines
Special Mention: SO CLOSE (26 minutes, docu) by Vannaphone Sitthirath of Lao PDR/Laos Mar 11 Tue 10 a.m. Forum with Screenings by the Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines 3 p.m. One More Chance (Cathy Garcia-Molina, 2007) A Star Cinema Production The year’s highest-grossing homegrown romance in all of the Philippines tackles the tale of an engineer and a lady architect who’ve been sweethearts since college. Their affair heads for the crossroad when she resolves to try her independence. Starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo 5 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Quezon City Gender and Development Resource and Coordinating Office Program with Winners of Metro Manila Film Festival’s Most Gender-Sensitive Film Award of the last two years—Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo (Star Cinema, 2006); Desperadas (Regal Entertainment, 2008) Mar 12 Wed 1 p.m. Annual Women in Film Roundtable Talk No-holds-barred conversations with the 18th IWFF Featured Women Filmmakers 3 p.m. Milan (Olivia M. Lamasan, 2004) A Star Cinema Production Love truly works in mysterious ways as a Pinay overseas worker in Italy is drawn to a man searching for his missing wife. Starring Claudine Barretto and Piolo Pascual. 5 p.m. Spotlight on Bella Flores Philippine cinema’s perennial contravida takes the lead for once as this year’s sole Diwata Awardee for Lifetime Achievement with screening of Ilusyon (Digital Viva, 2005) 7 p.m. Love Conquers All (Tan Chui Mui, Malaysia, 2006) A rural girl in the big city is cheated into prostitution by the very man she falls for. Hailed as world cinema’s most celebrated film of late from a woman director garnering top prizes in Pusan, Rotterdam, Hong Kong! Mar 13 Thu 2 p.m. Dubai (Rory B. Quintos, 2005) A Star Cinema Production Pinoy brothers in Dubai fall for the same adorable woman. Starring Aga Muhlach, Claudine Barretto and John Lloyd Cruz. Best Picture Winner–2006 Maria Clara Awards 5 p.m. Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella (Myrna J. de la Paz, RP-USA, 2007) Cinderella gets to be Pinay set to neo-ethnic rock. Winner of Best Feature Film Debut—2007 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival 7 p.m. Care Home (Suzette Ranillo, 2006) Superstar Nora Aunor in another dramatic turn as a lonely caregiver in the United States with her own battle against malignant cancer. Starring Nora Aunor, Gloria Sevilla and Divina Valencia. Videotheque Mar 11 Tue 1 p.m. Film as a Diasporic Experience Forum Mar 12 Wed 3 p.m. Spotlight on Bella Flores Philippine cinema’s perennial contravida takes the lead for once as this year’s sole Diwata Awardee for Lifetime Achievement with screening of Young Love (Sampaguita Pictures, 1969) Mar 13 Thu 1 p.m. Being ‘here’ and becoming ‘there’: The Diasporic Nomadic Woman Forum Ishmael Bernal Gallery Mar 10 Mon onwards REKORIDA Multimedia Art Exhibit by women artists
Mar 13 Thu 3 p.m. Forum with screenings by Gabriela National/Gabriela Women’s Party Concerts Mar 11 Tue 8:30 p.m. Concert: Republika de Lata Mar 12 Wed 8:30 p.m. Concert: Bayang Barrios CLOSING CONCERT Engkantada and Tao Nono Aves Mar 13 Fri 9 p.m. Cinema Lobby and Courtyard To always get screening alerts, join UP Film Institute e-group: upfilminstitute@yahoogroups.com Always watch UP Film Institute screenings and be kept informed of all UP Film Institute’s forthcoming attractions. Be especially alert of added screenings day by day. Unless indicated otherwise, screenings are held at the Cine Adarna’s 800-seat main cinema. Program is subject to change without prior notice. University of the Philippines Film Institute (Member, CILECT/International Association of Film and Television Schools) Academic Programs and Research Plaridel Hall, Ylanan Road, UP Diliman, Quezon City Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 2669, 2670; 9206863 (Telefax) Extension and Theater Services Cine Adarna, Magsaysay and Osmeña Avenues, UP Diliman, Quezon City Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 4286, 4289; 9262722 (Telefax); 9263640 (Cinema Hotline); 9250286 http://www.upd.edu.ph/~film_institute upfilminstitute.multiply.com filminstitute@up.edu.ph upfi.academic@gmail.com upfi.adarna@gmail.com upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph
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| Start: | Mar 11, '08 | | End: | Mar 13, '08 | | Location: | UPFI bernal gallery |
18th International Women’s Film Festival “Wandering WONDERING WONDERFUL WOMEN” CONCERT SPECIALS presented by the Embassy of Spain World Music Fusion with Cynthia Alexander with short film screening 11 March/ 8:30 P.M. Ishmael Bernal Gallery (P80/get free drink) Folk- World Music Beat of Bayang Barrios with short film screening: KUNYANG (Filipina Domestic Workers in Hongkong) by Vivian N. Limpin 12 March/ 8:30 P.M. Ishmael Bernal Gallery (P80/get free drink) Engkantada and Tao Nono Aves with UP music bands 13 March/ 9:00 P.M. Cinema Lobby & Courtyard
| Start: | Mar 10, '08 6:45p | | End: | Mar 25, '08 08:45a | | Location: | UPFI bernal gallery |
REKORIDA (pangngalan) : distansiyang nilalakbay o dinadaanan kapag palagiang naglalakbay (UP Diksyonaryong Filipino, 2001) Elipsis. Kinalimutan na nga ba sila ng panahon? Ang penomena ng migrasyon at diaspora ay di na lingid sa atin, ang sapilitang paglisan sa kinalakihang bayan dahil sa kakulangan ng oportunidad at kakayahang mamuhay nang matiwasay. Patuloy ang paglaki ng bilang ng mga kababaihang migrante bilang sektor ng manggagawa, mapa-lalawigan-lungsod o Pilipinas-ibang bansa man. At isa sa mga isyung kinakaharap ng isang diasporic na kababaihang manggagawa ay ang kakulangan ng mga batas ng bayang pinagmulan/bayang pinatunguhan, upang siya ay mabigyan ng proteksyon—proteksyon para sa kanyang sarili, identidad, kasarian, kanasayan. Bilang isang pagpupugay sa mga sakripisyo, tungggalian at karahasang dinaanan, karanasan at tagumpay ng mga kababaihang migrante at manlilikha, inihahandog ng UP Film Institute ang REKORIDA: Isang Eksibit, mula ika-10 hanggang ika-25 ng Marso 2008, sa Ishmael Bernal Gallery, UP Diliman, sa pamumuno ni Bb. Vivian N. Limpin, isang multdisiplinaryang manlilikha. Halina’t tunghayan at makibahagi sa paghabi ng [ka]saysay[an] ng ating mga kababaihang manlilikha, patunay na hindi sila kailanman, kayang kalimutan ng espasyo at panahon. Ang mga mag-eeksibit ay sina: Grace Javier Alfonso Tina Basco Carol Bello Laya Boquiren Anne Marie De Guzman Rovie dela Cruz Aileen Familara Avie Felix Vivian N. Limpin Marie Frances Madrid Roselle Pineda Teta Tulay Magbubukas ang eksibit sa ika-10 ng Marso, ala-6 ng gabi, sa Ishmael Bernal Gallery, UP Diliman. Bukas para sa publiko. Para sa mga katanungan, mangyaring tumawag sa UP Film Institute at: 926.36.40, 926.27.22 (telefax), 981.85.00 loc. 4286. O mag-email sa: upfi.adarna@gmail.com.
FREE ADMISSION! On March 10, 2008, 630 p.m. at the Cine Adarna, UP Film Institute, University of the Philippines Campus, Diliman, Quezon City..... Everyone is invited to attend the Opening Night of the 18th International Women's Film Festival featuring: *Tribute and Diwata Award given to Bella Flores * Inspirational Remarks by actress Judy Ann Santos and UP Student Regent Shahana Abdulwahid *Festival Remarks by UP Open University Chancellor Grace Javier Alfonso and UP Film Institute Director Anne Marie G. de Guzman *Performance by thespian Angeli Bayani *Screening of winning entries to the International Short Film Competition *Free tickets to the first100 visitors The International Women's Film Festival is from March 10 to13, 2008. Celebrate women's month with the UP Film Institute! Official PR follows: UP Film Institute in cooperation with Microdata, BusinessWorld, HerWord and GMA Network pay homage to varied wandering, wondering, wonderful women as the institute celebrates the 18th International Women’s Film Festival at the Cine Adarna at the University of the Philippines-Diliman from the 10th – 13th of March 2008.
UP Film Institute recognizes and sympathizes with the pains, sacrifices, negotiations and the victories that the diasporic woman encounters as the growing trend of feminization of the labor force all over the world, with the Philippines as the widest exporter of human labor, continue to affect womanity. The film festival will showcase the best feature and short films by/for women from different parts of the globe. A festival highlight is Malaysian full-length film, handpicked by the 18th IWFF committee, Tan Chui Mui’s Love Conquers All, which bagged first prizes from Pusan, Rotterdam and Hong Kong film festivals.
Fora on women and migration, with lectures by women and gender-sensitive directors such as Joyce Bernal, Khryss Adalia and Cathy Garcia-Molina as a highlight, explore discourses on film as a diasporic experience, filming the diasporic experience and the diasporic nomadic woman. For the festival launch night, in recognition of her legacy as THE CONTRAVIDA of Philippine movies, the sole Diwata awardee is the irreplaceable Ms. Bella Flores. Ms. Flores has appeared in more than 100 movies since her career began as a 16-year-old lass in the early 1950s. Even today, no one parallels her iconic looks and acting wit.
Crafting the Diwata trophy is well-known sculptor, Ms. Lia Torralba, who blends together the images of leaf, woman, moon and vessel into her work.
Also for the launch night, to celebrate the role of young women artists and activists in promoting equity and equality for women UP Diliman University Student Council Chair (incoming Student Regent) Ms. Shahana Abdulwahid gives more significance to the festival with inspirational remarks. UP Open University Chancellor Grace Javier Alfonso and UPFI Director Anne Marie de Guzman provide the festival overview.
To complete the line up of events for the festival, women artists mount a multi-media exhibit entitled Rekorida at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery from March 10 to 25, to be curated by woman multidisciplinary artist Vivian N. Limpin.
The Festival is also presented by the University Student Council (UP Diliman), Quezon City Gender and Development Office, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines, Center for Community Journalism and Development, Rep. Liza Masa (Gabriela Women’s Party), F177 Women in Cinema class of the UPFI, University Center for Women’s Studies, Embassy of Spain, Embassy of Israel, and the Environmental Broadcast Circle.
For inquiries and complete list of film screenings, fora, seminar, festival music concert, please call the UP Film Institute at: 926.36.40, 926.27.22 (telefax), 981.85.00 loc. 4286. Or email: upfi.adarna@gmail.com.
The 18th International Women Film Festival: Wandering, Wondering, Wonderful Women opens on the 10th of March 2008, 6:00pm, Cine Adarna, UP Film Institute, UP Diliman. Free admission.
| Start: | Mar 10, '08 08:30a | | Location: | UP Cine Adarna theater |
Join! ADVOCACY VIDEO SEMINAR: EXPLORATIONS ON THE DYNAMIC USES OF VIDEO FOR ADVOCACY with SURF REYES 10 March 9:00a.m.Cine Adarna, UP Diliman FOUNDING DIRECTOR of the Mowel Fund Film Institute, Surf Reyes, joins the UP Film Institute’s 18th International Women’s Film Festival with a creative seminar on the uses of video for advocacy. With over 30 years experience in filmmaking, SURF REYES gives an overview of the potentials of and path to filmmaking with a heart. (P200.00 registration fee, inclusive of training materials and snacks) Cine Adarna, UP Film Institute, UP Diliman Quezon City; 10 March 2008; 8:30 a.m. For details, email: upfi.adarna@gmail.com
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UP Film Institute in cooperation with Microdata, BusinessWorld, HerWord and GMA Network pay homage to varied wandering, wondering, wonderful women as the institute celebrates the 18th International Women’s Film Festival at the Cine Adarna at the University of the Philippines-Diliman from the 10th – 13th of March 2008. UP Film Institute recognizes and sympathizes with the pains, sacrifices, negotiations and the victories that the diasporic woman encounters as the growing trend of feminization of the labor force all over the world, with the Philippines as the widest exporter of human labor, continue to affect womanity. The film festival will showcase the best feature and short films by/for women from different parts of the globe. A festival highlight is Malaysian full-length film, handpicked by the 18th IWFF committee, Tan Chui Mui’s Love Conquers All, which bagged first prizes from Pusan, Rotterdam and Hong Kong film festivals. Fora on women and migration, with lectures by women and gender-sensitive directors such as Joyce Bernal, Khryss Adalia and Cathy Garcia-Molina as a highlight, explore discourses on film as a diasporic experience, filming the diasporic experience and the diasporic nomadic woman. For the festival launch night, in recognition of her legacy as THE CONTRAVIDA of Philippine movies, the sole Diwata awardee is the irreplaceable Ms. Bella Flores. Ms. Flores has appeared in more than 100 movies since her career began as a 16-year-old lass in the early 1950s. Even today, no one parallels her iconic looks and acting wit. Crafting the Diwata trophy is well-known sculptor, Ms. Lia Torralba, who blends together the images of leaf, woman, moon and vessel into her work. Also for the launch night, to celebrate the role of young women artists and activists in promoting equity and equality for women UP Diliman University Student Council Chair (incoming Student Regent) Ms. Shahana Abdulwahid gives more significance to the festival with inspirational remarks. UP Open University Chancellor Grace Javier Alfonso and UPFI Director Anne Marie de Guzman provide the festival overview. To complete the line up of events for the festival, women artists mount a multi-media exhibit entitled Rekorida at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery from March 10 to 25, to be curated by woman multidisciplinary artist Vivian N. Limpin. The Festival is also presented by the University Student Council (UP Diliman), Quezon City Gender and Development Office, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines, Center for Community Journalism and Development, Rep. Liza Masa (Gabriela Women’s Party), F177 Women in Cinema class of the UPFI, University Center for Women’s Studies, Embassy of Spain, Embassy of Israel, and the Environmental Broadcast Circle. For inquiries and complete list of film screenings, fora, seminar, festival music concert, please call the UP Film Institute at: 926.36.40, 926.27.22 (telefax), 981.85.00 loc. 4286. Or email: upfi.adarna@gmail.com. The 18th International Women Film Festival: Wandering, Wondering, Wonderful Women opens on the 10th of March 2008, 6:00pm, Cine Adarna, UP Film Institute, UP Diliman. Free admission.
The forthcoming International Women's Film Festival of UPFI will be featuring cinematic tales of wandering, wondering, wonderful women. Enjoy the teaser made by Prof. Carol Bello. AVSEQ01.DAT (3.7 MB)
Please see the revised guidelines for the IWFF Short Film Competition. The completion date has been changed, and entries are now accepted based on its thematic thrust (the interpretation of "women and migration"). The date of submission is also extended. Please feel free to circulate. Thanks. ------- CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: UPFI'S 18th INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL
3rd SHORT FILM COMPETITION The International Women's Film Festival (IWFF) hosted by the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI) is an annual exhibition of films by and about women -- the one and only running women's film festival of is kind in the Philippines held during Women's Month. It aims to highlight the importance of raising women's consciousness, promoting women's rights and empowerment primarily through cinema.
To give an added venue for women filmmakers to exhibit their works, UPFI is launching the Third IWFF Short Film competition. The competition is open to local and international women filmmakers. However, in the spirit of inclusiveness and openness, this year's competition will accept entries from individuals who may not be female at birth (such as transgenders and intersexed people) but who identify as women. The IWFF Festival Committee would like to invite women filmmakers from all over the world to be part of this event by submitting their works. All genres are accepted. There is no entry fee to join this competition. Successful entries will be exhibited at the festival. Trophies and prizes will be given away to the best works.
The following are the complete guidelines for the competition:
1. The International Women's Film Festival Short Film and Video Competition is open to all women filmmakers, video makers and multimedia artists from all over the world. Submissions from individuals, groups or organizations are welcome as long as the primary filmmakers are women. Students and young filmmakers are highly encouraged to participate. 2. Entries must have been completed no earlier than January 1, 2000. Previous shortlisted entries to the earlier IWFF competitions are no longer qualified to join this year. 3. Works could be in any language, but they should have English subtitles. Entries without subtitles will not be accepted. 4. Entries can belong to any genre/categories such as narrative, documentary, animation, experimental or multi-media. Works can also be of mixed genres. Submissions should reflect this year's theme of "Wondering Wandering Wonderful Women" (tales of women and migration plus its accompanying issues and aspects).
5. The running time of entries must not exceed 30 minutes.
6. We will accept preview DVD and Mini-DV copies in NTSC format only. However, works could have originated in any of the following formats:
-- Any Film format (35mm, 16mm, 8mm)
-- Any Video NTSC/PAL-SECAM format (HD, DVD, S-VHS, Mini-DV etc.)
-- Any multi-media/new media device/s or using various information and communication technology (ICT) tools or software/hardware (e.g. computer-generated vector/fractal images, flash animation, etc.)
7. When selected for the competition, the preview copies will already serve as the exhibition copies. Filmmakers will be contacted to submit clearer (possibly NTSC DVD) versions only if their preview copies are found to be defective and hence unsuitable for large-screen projection.
8. Submitted works will not be returned to applicants and they will automatically become part of the UPFI IWFF archives. In this regard, please do not send your original works or master tapes/copies.
9. The cost of shipping and handling the submissions should be shouldered by the sender. When sending the package, please declare in the mail that contents have "No Commercial Value" or "For non-commercial/festival purposes only." The IWFF organizers will not shoulder any taxes, custom dues/duties/fees, delivery fees or any in-transit insurance in receiving the entries nor will they be held responsible for damage inflicted upon the packages resulting from the process of mailing.
10. All works must strictly be independent works and not produced for commercial purposes. Commissioned works are not allowed.
11. For submissions of several entries in one package, each entry must be properly labeled with the following: -- Title of Entry (original title/English translation of title)
-- Category
-- Name of Participant/Place and Country of origin
-- Running Time
12. All entries must be submitted with the following materials:
- Duly accomplished application form
- Two (2) production stills for each entry (as printed out in 3x5 or 5x7 inches or scanned JPEG files with at least 300dpi resolution or higher stored in a CD)
- One-page synopsis of the entry in English
- Short profile of the filmmaker/s in English (brief biography, sample filmography)
- promotional write-ups or published reviews in English (or if translated in English, please indicate publication source), if any ------------------------ IWFF SHORT FILM COMPETITION APPLICATION FORM The following information can be copied, printed and filled out by the entrants to serve as the Application Form (please have one separate copy for each entry):
IWFF 2008
SHORT FILM AND VIDEO COMPETITION
APPLICATION FORM
Entry Details
Title of entry (original and English):
Language(s):
Country of origin:
Running time (Length in minutes):
Year of completion:
Genre:
Originating format:
Submission format:
Color/Black and White:
Representation
Representative of the production/contact person:
Mailing address:
Telephone number:
Fax number:
Mobile number:
Email/s:
Website:
Production credits
Producer:
Director:
Writer:
Cinematographer/videographer:
Editor:
Production designer:
Sound/score:
Other notable credits:
Has the work been shown theatrically?
If yes, where?
Has it aired on television?
If yes, where and in what context (as part of a program, as special feature, etc.)?
Has it been broadcast on the internet or publicly exhibited somewhere?
If yes, where and in what context?
Festival/s where the work was previously entered:
Previous award/s received by the work: ------------------------------------------ 13. The entries should reach the IWFF organizers by Monday, February 25, 2008. Please address entries to:
IWFF 2008
Ms. Libay Linsangan Cantor
Competition curator
c/o UP Film Institute (Academic Division)
College of Mass Communication
Plaridel Hall Annex Building
Ylanan Road
University of the Philippines
Diliman Campus
Diliman, Quezon City
PHILIPPINES 1104
Telefax: (632) 920-6863
Email: upfi.academic@gmail.com
14. The submissions will be pre-screened by a panel composed of the members of the IWFF organizing committee. Shortlisted works will then be screened by an official Board of Judges composed of notable women media practitioners and women's rights advocates in the Philippines. The composition of the Board of Judges will be revealed during the festival ceremonies. The best works from all the entries will be selected by them.
15. All shortlisted entries will be screened during the duration of the festival (March 2008) at the UP Film Institute Cine Adarna theater. The winners will be announced during the awarding ceremony scheduled during the last day of the festival. Winners will be notified by telephone or email. The process of picking up/delivery of the prizes will be discussed individually with each winner to assess the most feasible mode of transaction.
16. Awards for the winning entries shall be given to the filmmaker or video director indicated in the entry form. For joint directorial works, the group must assign a single representative to act on its behalf. All official communications shall be addressed to this representative. The
organizers shall not be held liable for any controversy regarding the sharing of awards among the members of the group.
17. The organizers of the International Women's Film Festival reserve the right to dub/copy to any format the winning works for archival and promotional purposes. * * * UPFI is the only Philippine filmmaking institution that is an accredited member of the CILECT international network of film schools. Free of any censorship, films are exhibited at a lesser price than normal commercial cinemas. UPFI is also the only institution in the country that offers a bachelor's degree course in filmmaking, honing both the theoretical capability and practical technological skills and talents of a responsible and people-oriented future filmmaker.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: UPFI'S 18th INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL
3rd SHORT FILM COMPETITION The International Women's Film Festival (IWFF) hosted by the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI) is an annual exhibition of films by and about women -- the one and only running women's film festival of is kind in the Philippines held during Women's Month. It aims to highlight the importance of raising women's consciousness, promoting women's rights and empowerment primarily through cinema.
To give an added venue for women filmmakers to exhibit their works, UPFI is launching the Third IWFF Short Film competition. The competition is open to local and international women filmmakers. However, in the spirit of inclusiveness and openness, this year's competition will accept entries from individuals who may not be female at birth (such as transgenders and intersexed people) but who identify as women. The IWFF Festival Committee would like to invite women filmmakers from all over the world to be part of this event by submitting their works. All genres are accepted. There is no entry fee to join this competition. Successful entries will be exhibited at the festival. Trophies and prizes will be given away to the best works.
The following are the complete guidelines for the competition:
1. The International Women's Film Festival Short Film and Video Competition is open to all women filmmakers, video makers and multimedia artists from all over the world. Submissions from individuals, groups or organizations are welcome as long as the primary filmmakers are women. Students and young filmmakers are highly encouraged to participate. 2. Entries must have been completed no earlier than January 1, 2007. 3. Works could be in any language, but they should have English subtitles. Entries without subtitles will not be accepted. 4. Entries can belong to any genre/categories such as narrative, documentary, animation, experimental or multi-media. Works can also be of mixed genres.
5. The running time of entries must not exceed 30 minutes.
6. We will accept preview DVD and Mini-DV copies in NTSC format only. However, works could have originated in any of the following formats:
-- Any Film format (35mm, 16mm, 8mm)
-- Any Video NTSC/PAL-SECAM format (HD, DVD, S-VHS, Mini-DV etc.)
-- Any multi-media/new media device/s or using various information and communication technology (ICT) tools or software/hardware (e.g. computer-generated vector/fractal images, flash animation, etc.)
7. When selected for the competition, the preview copies will already serve as the exhibition copies. Filmmakers will be contacted to submit clearer (possibly NTSC DVD) versions only if their preview copies are found to be defective and hence unsuitable for large-screen projection.
8. Submitted works will not be returned to applicants and they will automatically become part of the UPFI IWFF archives. In this regard, please do not send your original works or master tapes/copies.
9. The cost of shipping and handling the submissions should be shouldered by the sender. When sending the package, please declare in the mail that contents have "No Commercial Value" or "For non-commercial/festival purposes only." The IWFF organizers will not shoulder any taxes, custom dues/duties/fees, delivery fees or any in-transit insurance in receiving the entries nor will they be held responsible for damage inflicted upon the packages resulting from the process of mailing.
10. All works must strictly be independent works and not produced for commercial purposes. Commissioned works are not allowed.
11. For submissions of several entries in one package, each entry must be properly labeled with the following: -- Title of Entry (original title/English translation of title)
-- Category
-- Name of Participant/Place and Country of origin
-- Running Time
12. All entries must be submitted with the following materials:
- Duly accomplished application form
- Two (2) production stills for each entry (as printed out in 3x5 or 5x7 inches or scanned JPEG files with at least 300dpi resolution or higher stored in a CD)
- One-page synopsis of the entry in English
- Short profile of the filmmaker/s in English (brief biography, sample filmography)
- promotional write-ups or published reviews in English (or if translated in English, please indicate publication source), if any ------------------------ IWFF SHORT FILM COMPETITION APPLICATION FORM The following information can be copied, printed and filled out by the entrants to serve as the Application Form (please have one separate copy for each entry):
IWFF 2008
SHORT FILM AND VIDEO COMPETITION
APPLICATION FORM
Entry Details
Title of entry (original and English):
Language(s):
Country of origin:
Running time (Length in minutes):
Year of completion:
Genre:
Originating format:
Submission format:
Color/Black and White:
Representation
Representative of the production/contact person:
Mailing address:
Telephone number:
Fax number:
Mobile number:
Email/s:
Website:
Production credits
Producer:
Director:
Writer:
Cinematographer/videographer:
Editor:
Production designer:
Sound/score:
Other notable credits:
Has the work been shown theatrically?
If yes, where?
Has it aired on television?
If yes, where and in what context (as part of a program, as special feature, etc.)?
Has it been broadcast on the internet or publicly exhibited somewhere?
If yes, where and in what context?
Festival/s where the work was previously entered:
Previous award/s received by the work: ------------------------------------------ 13. The entries should reach the IWFF organizers by February 18, 2008. Please address entries to:
IWFF 2008
Ms. Libay Linsangan Cantor
Competition curator
c/o UP Film Institute (Academic Division)
College of Mass Communication
Plaridel Hall Annex Building
Ylanan Road
University of the Philippines
Diliman Campus
Diliman, Quezon City
PHILIPPINES 1104
Telefax: (632) 920-6863
Email: upfi.academic@gmail.com
14. The submissions will be pre-screened by a panel composed of the members of the IWFF organizing committee. Shortlisted works will then be screened by an official Board of Judges composed of notable women media practitioners and women's rights advocates in the Philippines. The composition of the Board of Judges will be revealed during the festival ceremonies. The best works from all the entries will be selected by them.
15. All shortlisted entries will be screened during the duration of the festival (March 2008) at the UP Film Institute Cine Adarna theater. The winners will be announced during the awarding ceremony scheduled during the last day of the festival. Winners will be notified by telephone or email. The process of picking up/delivery of the prizes will be discussed individually with each winner to assess the most feasible mode of transaction.
16. Awards for the winning entries shall be given to the filmmaker or video director indicated in the entry form. For joint directorial works, the group must assign a single representative to act on its behalf. All official communications shall be addressed to this representative. The
organizers shall not be held liable for any controversy regarding the sharing of awards among the members of the group.
17. The organizers of the International Women's Film Festival reserve the right to dub/copy to any format the winning works for archival and promotional purposes. * * * UPFI is the only Philippine filmmaking institution that is an accredited member of the CILECT international network of film schools. Free of any censorship, films are exhibited at a lesser price than normal commercial cinemas. UPFI is also the only institution in the country that offers a bachelor's degree course in filmmaking, honing both the theoretical capability and practical technological skills and talents of a responsible and people-oriented future filmmaker.
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