CALL FOR
ENTRIES
The 4th
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 4th Edition URDUJA FILM
FESTIVAL will be a 3 week event including the Film Showing and Awarding:
Festival Date is set on the 3rd to 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.
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
Theme: Open
Film Time Duration: 10 to 30 minutes
Independent Open
Films-
Invitational - Award winning Short films from other Regions
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
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 4rd
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
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, 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 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, 2ND
Floor AIE Bldg. A.B Fernandez East, Dagupan City
Contact numbers#: 09253258186/09565141545 (Reynan), 09327856405 (Mark),
09307691934 (Neil), 09231801384
(Alex), 09222860118
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
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.
Official Posters and other promotional activities.
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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 Mark
Bunyag.
Festival Jury:
Festival Head of Jury will be critic
from Indie Film and members of the Jury
will come from the Academe.
Award Nights:
Awarding Ceremonies
will be held on October 3, 2017 at the Sison Auditorium,
Lingayen Pangasinan.
URDUJA FILM FESTIVAL 2017
is sponsored and supported by:
