QCinema Project Market (QPM), the official industry programme of the QCinema Film Festival, has announced a selection of 20 feature film projects for it inaugural edition, which will hand out $400,000 in grants and prizes.
Ed Lejano, QCinema festival director, explained: “Our local grants were temporarily affected by the pandemic and it’s definitely back – with PHP3m ($54,000) for Filipino features and $35,000 for Southeast Asian features.”
QPM is managed by Quezon City Film Development Commission (QCFDC), which is headed by QCFDC Executive Director and QPM managing director Liza Dino and QCinema Film Foundation president Manet Dayrit.
The 20 projects, 12 from the Philippines and eight from Southeast Asia, were selected by a committee composed of Dayrit, Tatino Films’ Matthieu Darras, Thomas Jongsuk Nam, head of Bifan’s NAFF Project Market, and Filipino director Paolo Villaluna.
“Selecting only 20 projects from the 65 that we received was a challenging yet inspiring process for the Committee. We were impressed by the immense talent and creative potential of the filmmakers in this region, and we hope that the QPM can help elevate these projects to fully realized films that we can soon enjoy on the big screen,” said Dayrit.
QPM is being held November 18-20, during the QCinema International Film Festival, which is taking place November 17-26.
QPM SOUTHEAST ASIAN PROJECTS:
The Beer Girl In Yangon (Myanmar)
Director: Sein Lyan Tun
Producer: John Badalu Matulatan
The Burning Giants (Thailand)
Director: Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Producer: Mai Meksawan
Don’t Cry Butterfly (Vietnam)
Director: Duong Dieu Linh
Producer: Tan Si En
The Drought (Singapore)
Director: Nelson Yeo
Producer: Tan Si En and Sophia Sim
The Fox King (Malaysia)
Director: Woo Ming Jin
Producer: Edmund Yeo
The Sea Is Calm Tonight (Vietnam)
Director: Lê Bảo
Producer: Weijei Lai
Tale Of The Land (Indonesia)
Director: Loeloe Hendra
Producer: Yulia Evina Bhara
Trinity (Singapore)
Director: Boo Junfeng
Producer: Raymond Phathanavirangoon
QPM FILIPINO PROJECTS:
“A” Chasing “B” (Philippines)
Director: Dan Villegas
Producer: Antoinette Jadaone
The Boy And The Fight Of Spiders (Philippines)
Director: Jarell Serencio
Producer: Alex Poblete
Cangrejos (Philippines)
Director: Zurich Chan
Producer: Gale Osorio
Ella Arcangel: Ballad Of Tooth And Claw (Philippines)
Director: Mervin Malonzo
Producer: Emmanuel Angeles
Filipiñana (Philippines)
Director: Rafael Manuel
Producer: Jeremy Chua & Bradley Liew
Girl On The Turtle’s Back (Philippines)
Director: Paul Sta. Ana
Producer: Alemberg Ang, Monica Montejo & Iana Celest Bernardez
Hold My Gaze (Philippines)
Director: Carlo Catu
Producer: Bradley Liew & April Batican
Lost Memories In Transit (Philippines)
Director: Austin Tan
Producer: Stelle Laguda
RIA (Philippines)
Director: Arvin Belarmino
Producer: Kristine De Leon
The Remotes (Philippines)
Director: John Torres
Producer: John Torres
Underworld (Philippines)
Director: Isabel Sandoval
Producer: Alemberg Ang
Violet Flower (Philippines)
Director: Jerome Zamora
Producer: Wilfedo Manalang