CALL FOR
ENTRIES
The 5th
URDUJA FILM FESTIVAL 2018
“INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL”
Mainly 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, CAR. and
NE. It envisioned to hone the artistic and creative minds of the people and the
populace in the make-believe artistry of the celluloid world.
The 5th Edition URDUJA FILM
FESTIVAL will be a 3 week event including the Film Showing and Awarding:
Festival Date is set on the 4th Week of September in Cinemas at respective locations (SM Cinemas and Robinsons Movie World). Awarding will be on the 1st week
of October, 2018.
Festival Competition Categories:
College Category - Open
to all College Students in Region 1, 2, 3 and CAR
Theme: open Film Time Duration: 10 to 30 minutes
HS Category - Open to all HS students in Region 1,2,3 &CAR
Theme: Open Film Time Duration: 10 to 25 minutes
Open Film Category - Short films from amateur and professional filmmakers. Film length:5-20mins
Mainstream Films - All Philippine Full length Feature Films shown in 2017 are automatically qualified for consideration for the 5th Urduja Heritage Film Awards.
Call for Short Film Entries:
Inviting all student film enthusiasts in
Region 1, 2, 3 and CAR. Final date of submission of entries is until SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 the earlier the better in order to get film
ratings from MTRCB and FDCP. 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.
Who can Join?
College
Students. Students or
student org, or teachers can submit entries, endorsed by Instructor, Adviser,
or the Dean.
High School Students: Students and teachers, duly endorsed by
the Principal.
Professional and Amateur Filmmakers for the Open Film Category.
Theme of the Film:
Theme or the Story Line is open and universal for the 5th
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; PG or R13 or R15 for the HS Category.
Language Use:
This year, Priority will be the use of North
Luzon Vernacular Language (Pangasinan, Ilocano, Kapampangan, Ibanag, Ifugao,
etc.) or mix with Tagalog or English.
English or Filipino SUBTITLE is required
for use of vernacular language.
Silent film is also acceptable.
Camera requirements:
Student Film entries can be shoot using
smart phones or tablets or videocam or DLSR cameras. Black
and White film is accepted. Submission of media must be in usb: MP4 Format or DCP format.
How many films can a School submit.
For Junior
& Senior High School: Maximum of 2 Films.
For College:
Maximum of 2 Films.
For Open Films: no limit
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 actors 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, 2nd Place Best Short Movie
College – P2,000 and 3rd Place Best Movie College – P1500; and Best Short Movie High School Category –
P3,500.00, 2nd Place Best Short Movie HS – P2,000 and 3rd
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 MP4 for MTRCB copy; And 1 usb copy converted into
DCP (Digital Cinema Package) format for Cinema copy, on or before September 10, 2018.
Mr Reynan Mejia, Neil Corpuz or Alex Balderamos
Urduja Film Festival Cultural Project, 2ND
Floor AIE Bldg. A.B Fernandez East, Dagupan City
Contact numbers#:
09235418976/09568801589 (Reynan),
09307691934 (Neil),
09508154336 (Alex), 09222860118 (Larry)
Festival Film Showing Requirements (For Student Films):
Film Showing will be on the 3rd-4th Week of
September at Cinemas in Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos, Cabanatuan, Pampanga 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 – 250 Seats (1)
guaranteed Screening
SM
Cinema, 450 seats is (1)
guaranteed Screening
(Note: Guaranteed screening means tickets
for a particular block is considered sold.)
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. Guaranteed screening means tickets for a particular block is
considered sold, no ticket return is allowed.
After viewing their respective films,
students can view one more film from Cinema Rehiyon Reload, as double, courtesy of National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
For Open Film Category: Entry Films in the Open Category will be shown as a double to Student Films in competition.
The Proponents:
The lead organizer of the festival is the Urduja Film
Festival Social Advocacy.
Dr Leo Fuentes – Chairman,
Dr. Ellen Santos – Vice Chairman
Members: Dr. Beryl Baltazar, Dr Barmie Caluza, Dr.
Julius Mamaril, Dr Maribel Rosales,
Engr Hilarion Veleasco, Jerry Narvasa MaEd
Secretariat: Prof Reynan Mejia, Neil Corpuz, and Alex
Balderamos.
Festival Jury:
Festival Head of Jury will be critic both
from the Indie film and Amateur Artists. Most Festival members of the Jury
will come from the academe.
Award Nights:
Awards night ceremonies
will be on October 09, 2018 at the Sison Auditorium,
Lingayen Pangasinan (date and time to be announced).
