The Boracay International Co-Production Meeting is now in its 5th
year and is currently accepting entries. The deadline for
submission is on July 5, 2008. This Meeting is to be held from 15
to 17 August 2008, in cooperation with the Hubert Bals Fund, the
Film Development Council of the Philippines, and the 10th Cinemanila
International Film Festival. It will be complemented by a mini film
festival with outdoor and indoor screenings. Project pitches will be
observed by representatives from the Rome Film Festival and Trigon
Films of Switzerland.

SELECTION

The 5th Boracay International Co-Production Meeting is open to all
filmmakers from Southeast Asia. The main criteria for selection are
the quality and feasibility of the film project and the demonstrable
talent and ability of the filmmakers.

RULES & REGULATIONS

The 5th Boracay International Co-Production Meeting is open to film
projects that are:

a. Being produced by filmmakers from South and East Asia;
b. Feature length only (all genres including animation are accepted);
c. At any stage of production. This meeting will award the two (2)
winning film project the sum of approximately $10,000 each but it
will not finance a whole film production;
d. Potentially viable for international and regional market
distribution; and
e. Fully planned with the director, producer and writer attached;

Projects can be in the pre-production, production, or post-
production stage. However, we shall only consider projects that are
recent and that have not been in the film market for more than two
years.

AWARD

A cash prize of approximately $10,000 will be awarded by the Hubert
Bals Fund to one project.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Entries to the 5th Boracay Co-Production Meeting must provide the
following:

a. synopsis in English;
b. script in English;
c. director's statement;
d. production and shooting schedule;
e. budget and financial plan;
f. director's biography/filmography;
g. producer's biography/filmography; and
h. CD containing the electronic version of the files.

For entry forms and further details, please visit the Cinemanila e-
group at
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/CINEMANILAINTERNATIONALFILMFESTI
VAL/ .
Please click the File link on the left navigation column of the e-
group. The entry forms will be available on the website
(http://www.cinemanila.org.ph ) starting February 2008. You can
email us at cinemanila@...



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