Call for Submissions for QCShorts 2024

Deadline of submission: February 25, 2024, 11:59PM

OVERVIEW

QCinema International Film Festival, the official film festival of Quezon City, will give six production grants to worth P 350,000 for QCinema 2024. Deadline of submission is on February 25, 2024, 11:59 PM Philippine Standard Time.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Logline
2. Short Synopsis (maximum of 3 paragraphs)
3. Long Synopsis (maximum 1-page concept treatment)
4. Director’s Statement
5. Director’s Profile
6. Producer’s Profile
7. Producer’s Statement
8. Sample Works (Project detail with link/s. Insert a line break for multiple projects. Include access credentials for password-protected files)
9. Proposed cast and crew
10. Line item budget (pre-production, actual production & postproduction costs)
11. Financial Plan
12. Timeline of Production

GUIDELINES:

1. Short film production grant of Php 350,000 is open for Filipino Citizens 18 years old and above;
2. Proposed entries can be narrative fiction, animation, or experimental;
3. Only one entry per proponent. Proponent can either be the director or producer;
4. Total running time (TRT) of completed film output must not exceed 20 minutes (including opening and closing credits);
5. Production must adhere to health and safety protocols;
6. QCinema will not be liable for any untoward incident during production;
7. At every stage of the production, the cast and crew must follow current shooting guidelines to include proper working hours as well as testing and lock-in safety procedures (when applicable);
8. Use of original literary sources, music materials, and film footage must have proper clearance from its respective copyright owners before it can be used in the final film output;
9. Rights to the final film output belong to the proponent, but QCinema reserves the right to screen it for the duration of QCinema International Film Festival 2024 (QCIFF 2024) theatrically, on-line and selected events after the festival screening with prior notice to the proponent;
10. Final film output must have its world premiere in QCIFF 2024;
11. Filmmaker proponent and his/ her co-financiers must abide with the QCinema festival rules, guidelines, deadlines, and contract. In case of violations in the aforementioned terms, QCinema reserves the right to disqualify the filmmaker/ proponent and forfeit the entire grant.