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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
UPFI'S 18th INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL
3rd SHORT FILM COMPETITION
The International Women's Film Festival (IWFF) hosted
by the University of the Philippines Film Institute
(UPFI) is an annual exhibition of films by and about
women -- the one and only running women's film
festival of is kind in the Philippines held during
Women's Month. It aims to highlight the importance of
raising women's consciousness, promoting women's
rights and empowerment primarily through cinema.
To give an added venue for women filmmakers to exhibit
their works, UPFI is launching the Third IWFF Short
Film competition. The competition is open to local
and international women filmmakers. However, in the
spirit of inclusiveness and openness, this year's
competition will accept entries from individuals who
may not be female at birth (such as transgenders and
intersexed people) but who identify as women.
The IWFF Festival Committee would like to invite women
filmmakers from all over the world to be part of this
event by submitting their works. All genres are
accepted. There is no entry fee to join this
competition. Successful entries will be exhibited at
the festival. Trophies and prizes will be given away
to the best works.
The following are the complete guidelines for the
competition:
1. The International Women's Film Festival Short Film
and Video Competition is open to all women and
women-identified filmmakers, video makers and
multimedia artists from all over the world.
Submissions from individuals, groups or organizations
are welcome as long as the primary filmmakers are
women. Students and young filmmakers are highly
encouraged to participate.
2. Entries must have been completed no earlier than
January 1, 2007. Works should reflect this year's
festival theme of "Wandering Wondering Wonderful
Women."
3. Works could be in any language, but they should
have English subtitles. Entries without subtitles will
not be accepted.
4. Entries can belong to any genre/categories such as
narrative, documentary, animation, experimental or
multi-media. Works can also be of mixed genres.
5. The running time of entries must not exceed 30
minutes.
6. We will accept preview DVD and Mini-DV copies in
NTSC format only. However, works could have
originated in any of the following formats:
-- Any Film format (35mm, 16mm, 8mm)
-- Any Video NTSC/PAL-SECAM format (HD, DVD, S-VHS,
Mini-DV etc.)
-- Any multi-media/new media device/s or using various
information and communication technology (ICT) tools
or software/hardware (e.g. computer-generated
vector/fractal images, flash animation, etc.)
7. When selected for the competition, the preview
copies will already serve as the exhibition copies.
Filmmakers will be contacted to submit clearer
(possibly NTSC DVD) versions only if their preview
copies are found to be defective and hence unsuitable
for large-screen projection.
8. Submitted works will not be returned to applicants
and they will automatically become part of the UPFI
IWFF archives. In this regard, please do not send
your original works or master tapes/copies.
9. The cost of shipping and handling the submissions
should be shouldered by the sender. When sending the
package, please declare in the mail that contents have
"No Commercial Value" or "For non-commercial/festival
purposes only." The IWFF organizers will not shoulder
any taxes, custom dues/duties/fees, delivery fees or
any in-transit insurance in receiving the entries nor
will they be held responsible for damage inflicted
upon the packages resulting from the process of
mailing.
10. All works must strictly be independent works and
not produced for commercial purposes. Commissioned
works are not allowed.
11. For submissions of several entries in one
package, each entry must be properly labeled with the
following:
-- Title of Entry (original title/English
translation of title)
-- Category
-- Name of Participant/Place and Country of
origin
-- Running Time
12. All entries must be submitted with the following
materials:
- Duly accomplished application form
- Two (2) production stills for each entry (as printed
out in 3x5 or 5x7 inches or scanned JPEG files with at
least 300dpi resolution or higher stored in a CD)
- One-page synopsis of the entry in English
- Short profile of the filmmaker/s in English (brief
biography, sample filmography)
- promotional write-ups or published reviews in
English (or if translated in English, please indicate
publication source), if any
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IWFF SHORT FILM COMPETITION APPLICATION FORM
The following information can be copied, printed and
filled out by the entrants to serve as the Application
Form (please have one separate copy for each entry):
IWFF 2008
SHORT FILM AND VIDEO COMPETITION
APPLICATION FORM
Entry Details
Title of entry (original and English):
Language(s):
Country of origin:
Running time (Length in minutes):
Year of completion:
Genre:
Originating format:
Submission format:
Color/Black and White:
Representation
Representative of the production/contact person:
Mailing address:
Telephone number:
Fax number:
Mobile number:
Email/s:
Website:
Production credits
Producer:
Director:
Writer:
Cinematographer/videographer:
Editor:
Production designer:
Sound/score:
Other notable credits:
Has the work been shown theatrically?
If yes, where?
Has it aired on television?
If yes, where and in what context (as part of a
program, as special feature, etc.)?
Has it been broadcast on the internet or publicly
exhibited somewhere?
If yes, where and in what context?
Festival/s where the work was previously entered:
Previous award/s received by the work:
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13. The entries should reach the IWFF organizers by
February 18, 2008. Please address entries to:
IWFF 2008
Ms. Libay Linsangan Cantor
Competition curator
c/o UP Film Institute (Academic Division)
College of Mass Communication
Plaridel Hall Annex Building
Ylanan Road
University of the Philippines
Diliman Campus
Diliman, Quezon City
PHILIPPINES 1104
Telefax: (632) 920-6863
Email: upfi.academic@???
14. The submissions will be pre-screened by a panel
composed of the members of the IWFF organizing
committee. Shortlisted works will then be screened by
an official Board of Judges composed of notable women
media practitioners and women's rights advocates in
the Philippines. The composition of the Board of
Judges will be revealed during the festival
ceremonies. The best works from all the entries will
be selected by them.
15. All shortlisted entries will be screened during
the duration of the festival (March 2008) at the UP
Film Institute Cine Adarna theater. The winners will
be announced during the awarding ceremony scheduled
during the last day of the festival. Winners will be
notified by telephone or email. The process of picking
up/delivery of the prizes will be discussed
individually with each winner to assess the most
feasible mode of transaction.
16. Awards for the winning entries shall be given
to the filmmaker or video director indicated in the
entry form. For joint directorial works, the group
must assign a single representative to act on its
behalf. All official communications shall be addressed
to this representative. The
organizers shall not be held liable for any
controversy regarding the sharing of awards among the
members of the group.
17. The organizers of the International Women's
Film Festival reserve the right to dub/copy to any
format the winning works for archival and promotional
purposes.
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UPFI is the only Philippine filmmaking institution
that is an accredited member of the CILECT
international network of film schools. Free of any
censorship, films are exhibited at a lesser price than
normal commercial cinemas. UPFI is also the only
institution in the country that offers a bachelor's
degree course in filmmaking, honing both the
theoretical capability and practical technological
skills and talents of a responsible and
people-oriented future filmmaker.
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Olivia (Libay) Linsangan Cantor
Faculty Coordinator for
Academic Programs and Research
University of the Philippines Film Institute
College of Mass Communication
Ylanan Road, UP Diliman Campus
Quezon City, Philippines
Telefax: (632) 920-6863
alt.email :olivia.cantor@???
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