Filipino Arts and Cinema, International (FACINE) announces its call for entries for the 24th Annual Filipino International Cinema Festival on Oct. 20 to 22 at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.
The FACINE festival is the longest-running festival in North America that showcases new works by Filipino filmmakers and media artists – from the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora.
FACINE (Filipino Arts & Cinema, International), a nonprofit media arts organization, aims to support the interests of Filipino cinema, both from the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora.
This year, FACINE re-launches its Competition Section with awards to be given to the Best Film, Direction, Screenplay, Actor, Actress, Cinematography, Editing, Musical Score and Production Design e chosen by a panel of jury. A special trophy has been designed by a Manila-based sculptor to be given to winners.
If in a language other than English, all entries must be with English subtitles and shall be submitted in DVD or on-line. If on-line, send entries via Vimeo link or YouTube link to the address indicated: www.facine.org/callforentries/
All entries by media artists of Filipino descent, regardless of number of entries, genre, subject and style, will be considered. Entries shall be no more than 120 minutes in length. Non-Filipino filmmakers may submit works however the subject must be on the Filipino. No submission fee.
Submission Deadline is on April 30, 11:59 p.m. PDT. For inquiries email Mauro Tumbocon, Jr., director, FACINE, atmauro@facine.org or mtumbocon@gmail.com. Submit entries to www.facine.org/callforentries/
Send a Text: (415) 410-9566; www.facine.org
Entries in DVDformat may be mailed to this address: Mauro Tumbocon, 537 Jones Street, PMB 2643, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
For further details, carefully read the “Rules of Entry and Screening License Agreement” at www.facine.org/callforentries