Some twenty emerging film projects have been selected to participate in the inaugural edition of the Qcinema Project Market (18-19 November), which this year represents an extension of the QCinema Film Festival in Quezon City, Philippines.
The selected titles include development projects from some of East Asia’s better known independent and art house directors and projects. Among them is “Filipinana”, which won three awards at the Asian Project Market in Busan on Tuesday. Another is “Fox King” by established Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jing, which will also travel to the Tokyo Gap Financing Market. Also in the running is established Singaporean filmmaker Boo Junfeng and his producing partner Raymond Phathanavirangoon with “Medium”.
The 20 selected projects will compete for over $400,000 in grants and prizes, including a $35,000 co-production grant for Southeast Asian projects and $50,000 for Philippine projects.
“From an impressive submission of sixty-five projects from across the region, these selected projects really stood out as the most promising and authentic, and we are really looking forward to bringing them to Quezon City for their one-on-one meetings with a curated list of decision-makers who can help bring their project to life through financing, co-production, sales representation and film festivals,” said Liza Diño, executive director of the Quezon City Film Development Commission (QCFDC) and project manager of QPM.
QCINEMA PROJECT MARKET 2023 SELECTION:
“The Burning Giants (Thailand)
Dir. Phuttiphong Aroonpheng. Prod. Mai Meksawan.
“The Sea is Calm Tonight (Vietnam)
Dir. Lê Bao. Prod. Weijei Lai.
“The Fox King (Malaysia)
Dir. Woo Ming Jin. Prod. Edmund Yeo.
“Trinity” (Singapore)
Dir. Boo Junfeng. Prod. Raymond Phathanavirangoon.
“The Beer Girl in Yangon” (Myanmar)
Dir. Sein Lyan Tun. Prod. John Badalu Matulatan.
“Don’t Cry Butterfly” (Vietnam)
Dir. Duong Dieu Linh. Prod. Tan Si En.
“Tale of the Land” (Indonesia)
Dir. Loeloe Hendra. Prod. Yulia Evina Bhara.
“The Drought (Singapore)
Dir. Nelson Yeo. Prod. Tan Si En and Sophia Sim.
“Hold My Gaze” (Philippines)
Dir. Carlo Catu. Prod. Bradley Liew & April Batican.
“Underworld (Philippines)
Dir. Isabel Sandoval. Prod. Alemberg Ang.
“Violet Flower” (Philippines)
Dir. Jerome Zamora. Prod. Wilfedo Manalang.
“Lost Memories in Transit (Philippines)
Dir. Austin Tan. Prod. Stelle Laguda.
“The Boy and the Battle of the Spiders” (Philippines)
Dir. Jarell Serencio. Prod. Alex Poblete.
“Filipinana” (Philippines)
Dir. Rafael Manuel Prod. Jeremy Chua & Bradley Liew.
“Cangrejos” (Philippines)
Dir. Zurich Chan. Prod. Gale Osorio.
“Girl on the Turtle’s Back” (Philippines)
Dir. Paul Sta. Ana. Prods. Alemberg Ang, Monica Montejo and Iana Celest Bernardez.
“The Remotes” (Philippines)
Dir. John Torres. Prod. John Torres.
“Ella Arcangel: Ballad of Tooth and Claw” (Philippines)
Dir. Mervin Malonzo. Prod. Emmanuel Angeles.
“RIA” (Philippines)
Dir. Arvin Belarmino. Prod. Kristine De Leon.
“‘A’ Chasing ‘B'” (Philippines)
Dir. Dan Villegas. Prod. Antoinette Jadaone.
