Cinema One Originals entries now accepted

MANILA, Philippines - Cinema One is now accepting entries for the 2009 Cinema One Originals Digital Movie Festival competition.

Now on its fifth year, the Cinema One Originals is a good venue for directors, writers and film enthusiasts to showcase their original stories in the digital format. A P1-M budget money will be awarded to each of the five finalists to produce their movies. The festival and awards night will be in November.

Interested parties, whether amateur or veteran filmmakers, are required to submit a full narrative feature script. Entries may also include character and story descriptions and a detailed production team line-up.

Entries should be in hard copy or cd, sent via snail mail or submitted in person to the Cinema One Office at the 8th floor of the ELJ Communications Center, along Eugennio Lopez Drive, Quezon City. Please look for Lani de Guzman from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Contact Lani at 415-2272 local 3166 for details, guidelines and entry forms. E-mails and faxed entries will not be accepted. Deadline for submission is on Feb. 27.

Spearheaded by Cinema One director for programming and executive producer of the digital movie festival, Ronald Arguelles, Cinema One Originals has successfully paved the way for fresher, more diverse concepts to be produced.