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CineFilipino Film Festival 2015, organized and led by Unitel Productions, and in partnership with the MVP Group of Companies, has announced that it is extending the deadline for the submission of entries to the festival to June 15.
Since its 2012 debut, CineFilipino has stand by its mission to seek out and define the human experience through an audience-friendly and distinctly Filipino perspective. The competition includes feature-length movies, television series and documentaries. It also includes feature shorts, a category that has been expanded to include mobile (for students only) and online entries.
“The CineFilipino Film Festival is back this year to celebrate and support local filmcraft and storytelling under the theme, ‘Stories worth watching. Movies worth celebrating.’ With a theme as big as this, we know that a lot of filmmakers need more time to polish and send in their entries. And with the new developments in filmcraft available, we are excited for this year’s batch,” said Madonna Tarrayo, Unitel Productions president and chief operating officer.
Past CineFilipino Best Picture winners were Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita and Mes de Guzman’s Nora Aunor-starrer Ang Kwento ni Mabuti. These two, as well as other films from past CineFilipino film festivals, are being shown on the TV5 network.
Maximum media exposure is guaranteed for the festival and its participants via a multi-platform approach through event and media sponsors. This includes theatrical screenings, as well as TV, print and online coverage.
A total of P26 million in grants and prizes will be given to the finalists. On top of this, filmmakers will have the chance to break into the business through interactions with industry veterans at CineFilipino training and workshops.
Application forms can be downloaded at www.cinefilipino.com. For more information, visit the official CineFilipino Facebook page (www.facebook.com/cinefilipino) or write to cinefilipinosecretariat@unitel.ph.