#SalaMindanaw2016 Call for application to the 2016 Mindanao Screen Lab

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SalaMindanaw Asian Film Festival is now accepting application to the second Mindanao Screen Lab to be held in General Santos City from November 7 – 11, 2016.

The Screen Lab is designed as an intensive learning program that provides emerging Mindanao filmmakers hands on training as well as project development sessions that will transform ideas into films. Participants shall be expected to pitch their stories during the Screen Lab. The best film project shall receive a project development grant.

Screen Lab mentors are accomplished filmmakers from Southeast Asia. Past mentors included film directors Kan Lumé (Singapore) John Torres and Sherad Anthony Sanchez (Philippines). Only 12 participants will be selected for the workshop.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify, applicants must (1) be 18 to 40 years old, (2) should be born or raised and established residency of a minimum of 3 years in any parts of Mindanao, and (3) must have written, produced, directed, edited, shot, art or sound designed a short film in the past.

 

REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must submit (1) duly accomplished application form, (2) an application essay, and (3) link to an online screener of short film(s).

Only applicants who go through the complete application process will be considered for the Screen Lab. The chosen participants must be present for the full duration of the week-long workshop.

All participants are entitled to free accommodation and meals, workshop kits and transportation from the Festival Office in General Santos to the workshop venues and back. Land or air transportation from cities of origin to General Santos shall be at the expense of the participants.

The deadline for submission is September 30, 2016.

For the application form, please email us at screenlab.salamindanaw@gmail.com.

 

 

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