Urduja Film Festival: June 2017

CALL FOR ENTRIES

The 4^th Edition URDUJA FILM FESTIVAL 2017

“A LUZON FILM FESTIVAL”

Sponsored by:

National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)

Supported by:

Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)

Movie Television Review & Classification Board (MTRCB)

The Festival Mechanics:

Urduja Film Festival is an annual undertaking to promote independent Films in Norther Luzon: Region 1, 2, 3 and CAR. It envisioned to hone the artistic and creative minds of the populace in the make-believe artistry of the celluloid world.

The 4^th Edition URDUJA FILM FESTIVAL will be a 3 week event including the Film Showing and Awarding: Festival Date is set on the 3rdto 4th Week of September at Cinemas in respective locations (SM Cinemas and Robinsons Movie World, etc). Awarding ceremonies will be on October 3, 2017.

Festival Competition Categories:

College Category-

Open to all bonafide students of any Colleges and Universities in Pangasinan,
La Union, Ilocos Norte, IlocosSur, Isabela, Cabanatuan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan and Benguet.

Theme: open

Film Time Duration: 10 to 40 minutes

HS Category-

Open to all bonafide Senior and Junior HS students in Region 1, 2 Region 3 and CAR
Theme: Open

Film Time Duration: 10 to 30 minutes

Independent Open Films-

Invitational - Award winning Short films from other Regions

Call for Short Film Entries:

Inviting all student film enthusiasts in Region 1, 2, Region 3, and CAR. Final date of submission of entries is until SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 the earlier the better. Entry Forms with rules and criteria are available upon request to urdujafilmfestival@gmail.com, website: www.urdujafilmfestival.blogspot.com, or www.facebook.com/urdujafilmfestival

There is no entry Fee.

ENTRY FORMS

Please email urdujafilmfestival@gmail.com and request a copy of Official Entry Form -

Who can Join?

College Students. Students, org or class, or teachers can submit entries, endorsed by Instructor, Adviser, or the Dean.

High School Students: Students and teachers, duly endorsed by the Principal.

Theme of the Film:

Theme or the Story Line is OPEN for the 4^rd Edition, but we strongly suggest promotion of your culture and heritage around your story. Socially relevant film is strongly encouraged. Films with Good moral, Christian values is strongly likewise encouraged. Use of extreme violence, blood, nudity and love scenes in your film is allowed in the College category Only as this may affect classification rating of MTRCB thus limiting your audience. hence R16 or R17 is the maximum rating allowed for the College category; and for the HS Category - preferably General Admission or PG or R13.
MTRCB Ratings parameters: http://www.movielabs.com/md/ratings/v2.1/html/PH_MTRCB_Ratings.html

Language Use:

Tagalog, English or Tag-lish. Full pangasinense or full ilokano or full Igorot or other vercular language film is acceptable. Silent film is also acceptable. For full Vernacular language movie, a Tagalog or English SUBTITLE is Required.

Camera requirements:

Student Film entries can be shoot using smart phones or tablets or videocam or DLSR cameras as long as it has to be converted in DCP (Digital Cinema Package) format for wide Cinema viewing. Black and White film is accepted.

How many films can a School submit.

For Junior & Senior High School: Max of 2 Films.

For College: Maximum of 2 Films.

Who are qualified for the Awards.

Students and Teachers are qualified in the film awards. Students are qualified to all nominations. Instructors or teachers or academic staff can act in the film and can qualify as senior actor nominee. Instructors and teachers can participate in the film as actors, directors and can also assist/help/advise in all aspect of film making. Different awards will be given at the Awards night, eg. Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Child Actors and Actresses, etc.

Prizes and Awards:

Cash Price of P10,000.00 will be given to winner of the URDUJA CUP or the Overall Best Festival Film (URDUJA CUP). NORA AUNOR EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR FILM for The Best Socially Relevant Short Film will receive P2,000.00, YMASA AWARD for Gender Sensitive Film – P1,000.00, DOVE EXCELLENCE AWARD for promoting Christian Values – P1,000.00, HERITAGE FILM AWARD for promoting Filipino Heritage Advocacy Cinemas – P1,000.00, Best Short Movie College Category – P3,500.00, 2^nd Place Best Short Movie College – P2,000 and 3^rd Place Best Movie College – P1500; and Best Short Movie High School Category – P3,500.00, 2^nd Place Best Short Movie HS – P2,000 and 3^rd Place Best Movie HS – P1500 . Trophies and Plaques Recognition are given to Acting honours and Technical honours.

Deadline of Submission of Entries:

Please submit entry form duly endorsed, and 2 USB copies of the film: 1 usb copy in MP3 or MP4 for MTRCB copy; And 1 usb copy converted into DCP (Digital Cinema Package) format for Cinema copy, on or before September 09, 2017.

Mr Reynan Mejia, Elvin Rosales, Neil Corpuz or Mark Bunyag

Urduja Film Festival Cultural Project, 2^ND Floor AIE Bldg. A.B Fernandez East, Dagupan City

Contact numbers#: 09253258186/09565141545 (Reynan), 09327856405 (Mark),

09307691934 (Neil), 09231801384 (Alex), 09222860118

Email: urdujafilmfestival@gmail.com Pm: www.facebook.com/urdujafilmfestival

Requirement- Actual CINEMA Screening :

CINEMA SCREENING will be on the 3rd Week of September at Cinemas in Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos, Cabanatuan, Tarlac and Baguio.

Students are advised to support their film entries by watching the film in respective Cinema schedules. Each School/Entry must be able to a guarantee a minimum of one (1) block theatre screening.

Robinsons Cinema Pangasinan, Pampanga and Laoag – 250 Seats (1) guaranteed Screening
CSI Cinema – 300 Seats (1) guaranteed Screening

SM Cinema Pangasinan - 400 seats is (1) guaranteed Screening

SM Cinema NE, Tarlac, Pampanga, Isabela, Bulacan, Olo & Baguio - 400 to 500 seats is (1) guaranteed screening.

Tickets at P200.00/seat and will be based on the following sharing: 50-50 Sharing (50% goes to the School or Student Group who made the film; and 50% to organizers to cover Cinema, MTRCB and admin expenses.) Choice of Screening day and time will be based on first come- first served basis. A film double can be assigned by organizers as a bonus as long as the total time allotted doesn't exceed 1 hour.

Open Indie Films in the amateur competition can also be viewed as a double.

UFF Seal:

Official Film Selection or Entry must have the UFF seal in its opening Film Credits and
Official Posters and other promotional activities.