Call for Applications for QCinema Critics Lab 2024
Deadline of submission: October 15, 2024
OVERVIEW
The QCinema International Film Festival is inviting up to six aspiring and emerging film critics to the second QCinema Critics Lab. Under the guidance of established writers, journalists, film scholars, curators, and film professionals, the Critics Lab will be a space to expand and deepen the current practice of film criticism in the country towards alternative forms of film criticism (including but not limited to podcasts, video essays, long-form reporting, etc.) in the hopes of developing the great Filipino audience.
ELIGIBILITY
The QCinema Critics Lab seeks participants who are:
- Filipino citizens
- Current residents of the Philippines
- Able to participate in English and Filipino (fluency not required)
- Interested in film and film criticism (no prior experience necessary)
- Able to participate during the lab dates (Nov 8, 9 and 10, in person)
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Application form (including a letter of intent)
- A signed letter of recommendation from a prior employer or professor
- A review of any format about one of the following Filipino short films:
- Uwian Na (Joanne Cesario)
- ABCD (Roxlee)
- Contemporary Bayani (Najeel Ayra Barrios)
- Contestant #4 (Celeste Lapida and Kaj Palanca)
- Links to previously published critical output on film — written, video essay, podcast, or short-form video (i.e. YouTube or TikTok)
PARTICIPATION AND OFFER
The QCinema Critics Lab will be held onsite in Quezon City from November 8-10. QCinema will shoulder accommodations (for three nights), travel allowance, and per diem. Festival accreditation will also be provided to all participants of the QCL, allowing them access to all film screenings and festival events throughout the festival.
To help critics become equipped and independent after the festival, QCIFF will organize up to six meetings with film, publishing, and media professionals to enlighten them about the landscape of filmmaking and film criticism in and out of the country. These expert sessions will be part of the daily meet-up of the program and will be exclusive to those involved in the QCinema Critics Lab.
At the end of the lab, QCinema will be awarding one critic the Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc Award for Film Criticism for the promising work created during the lab.
Key dates:
- November 8-10: QCinema Critics Lab
- November 8-17: QCinema International Film Festival proper
DEADLINE
All entries must be submitted by October 15, 2024 (11:59 PM, Philippine Standard Time).
CONTACT
For any questions or concerns, please email [email protected].