MANILA – CineFilipino 2015, organized and led by Unitel Productions and in partnership with the MVP group of companies, announces a deadline extension for the submission of entries. The new deadline is set on June 15, 2015.
Since its 2012 debut, CineFilipino still stands by its mission to seek out and define the human experience through an audience-friendly, distinctly-Filipino perspective. The competition includes feature-length movies, TV series and documentaries. It also includes feature shorts, a category that has been expanded to include mobile (for students only) and online entries.
“The CineFilipino Film Festival is back this year to celebrate and support local filmcraft and storytelling under the theme, ‘Stories worth watching. Movies worth celebrating.’ With a theme as big as this, we know that a lot of filmmakers need more time to polish and send in their entries. And with the new developments in filmcraft available, we are excited for this year’s batch,” said Madonna Tarrayo, Unitel Productions president and COO.
Past CineFilipino Best Picture winners were Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s “Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita” and Mes De Guzman’s Nora Aunor-starrer, “Ang Kwento ni Mabuti”. These two, as well as other films from past CineFilipino Film Festivals, are currently being shown on TV5.
Maximum media exposure is guaranteed for the festival and its participants via a multi-platform approach through event and media sponsors. This includes theatrical screenings, television, print and online coverage.
A total of P26M will be given in terms of grants and prizes to the finalist. On top of this filmmakers will have the chance to break into the business through interactions with industry veterans at CineFilipino training and workshops.
CineFilipino 2015 media partners are The Philippine Star and adobo Magazine.
Application forms can be downloaded at www.cinefilipino.com . For further information, visit the official CineFilipino Facebook page or write to cinefilipinosecretariat@unitel.ph .
