Posted by Ronald Cruz at the cinemanila yahoogroup:

Rules for FDCP / 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival Essay Writing Contest

1) The Essay Writing Contest is open from 8 August 2007 to 15 August 2007. The contest is open to all high school and college students who are Filipino citizens. Current members of the Cinemanila Secretariat and employees of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) are not eligible for entry.
2) Entrants may submit only one (1) entry for the contest.

3) Entries may be in English or Tagalog, but entries in the latter must be accompanied by an English translation.
4) Entries which have been awarded a prize in another contest before 12:00 m.n. of 15 August 2007 are not qualified for the awards.
5) The work submitted must be the entrant’s own and to which he or she has absolute ownership of all intellectual property rights thereto.
6) The entry must be on any of the following topics:
a) 9 Best Filipino Films (Digital and 35 mm) Program (1999-2007) of the Festival;
b) Best ASEAN film of the Festival;
c) Best International Film of the Festival;
d) Best Digital Lokal film of the Festival; or
e) The SEAWAVE Project.

7) The entry must be of no less than 500 and no more than 1,000 words in length.
8) Entrants must submit one (1) hard copy of his or her entry. Entries must be typewritten or computerized and must follow this format:
a) 8.5” x 11” paper;
b) One-inch margin on all sides;
c) Double-spaced throughout; and
d) Font Arial or Times New Roman size 12.
Entrants must also submit a soft copy of their work in MS Word document (.doc), Rich Text File (.rtf), or PDF format in a CD or diskette. The entrant’s real name and address must not appear on any of the pages of the entry. When asked for a name in the Entry Form or elsewhere, the entrant must indicate a pseudonym.

9) Entrants must submit all hard and soft copies of their entry along with the official Entry Form and their resume flat in a 9” x 12” envelope addressed to the Cinemanila Secretariat. The deadline for all entries is 12:00 n of 15 August 2007.
10) The winners of the 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival Essay Writing Contest will be announced and awarded during the Festival’s Awarding Ceremonies on 15 August 2007. The prizes are: 1st – PhP30,000.00; 2nd – PhP20,000.00; and 3rd – PhP10,000.00.
11) The 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival Essay Writing Contest and the awards are made possible by the joint efforts of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Cinemanila International Film Festival.

Entry form is attached.

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