Posted by "umakfilmsocorganization" at the abc5-dokyu yahoogroup:

Scriptwriting and Essay Writing Contests to Be Launched in the 9th
Cinemanila International Film Festival
In its ninth year, the Cinemanila International Film Festival (CIFF)
will launch contests in Scriptwriting and Essay Writing. The prizes
for the Scriptwriting Contest are: 1st prize – PhP200,000.00; and two
2nd prizes – PhP100,000.00 (each). For the Essay Writing Contest, the
prizes are: 1st – PhP25,000.00; 2nd – PhP15,000.00; and 3rd –
PhP10,000.00. The deadline for entries for the Scriptwriting contest
is on 12 Aug 2007 and for the Essay Writing contest on 15 Aug 2007.
For rules and regulations, you may refer to the official CIFF
website, http://www.cinemanila.org.ph, or contact the CIFF
Secretariat through its email address: cinemanila@gmail.com.

The 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival will have its run from
8 to 19 August 2007 at Gateway Mall Cineplex 10 in Araneta Center,
Quezon City, and from 17 to 19 August 2007 in Boracay Island. The
CIFF is organized jointly by the Independent Cinema Association of
the Philippines (ICAP), the Film Development Council of the
Philippines (FDCP), the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
(NCCA), and a specially commissioned inter-agency committee, with
Major Partners: the Office of the President, the Department of
Tourism, CinemaOne, and Gateway Cineplex 10; Gold Sponsors: Manila
Bulletin, Philippine Airlines, and Web Philippines Inc.; Festival
Sponsor: ClicktheCity.com; Event Sponsors: Asian Spirit and Boysen
Paints.

Rules for FDCP / 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival Scriptwriting Contest

1. The Scriptwriting Contest is open from 28 June 2007 to 12 August 2007. The deadline will coincide with the first day of the Master Class in Scriptwriting workshop. The contest is open to all current and former Filipino citizens of all ages. 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. Only works that have not undergone production may be entered. Entries which have been awarded a prize in another contest before 12:00 m.n. of 12 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 consist of material good for 90 to 120 minutes of film (average 95 to 125 pages).
7. Adaptations of existing material (e.g., books by other authors) are eligible. In this case, the entrant must submit along with his or her entry the written consent of the author of the existing work to have his or her work be adapted for contest entry. The consent must be notarized and should include a clear and categorical statement that Cinemanila and its partners shall be exempt from liability in the event that the adaptation is found to infringe on the intellectual property rights of the author.
8. Entrants will retain ownership rights to their submitted scripts, under the condition that Cinemanila and the FDCP be duly acknowledged in the event of the script resulting in a production. The FDCP and Cinemanila reserve the right to assist the entrant in this regard.
9. Entrants must submit three (3) copies of his or her entry, each fastened with brads. Entries must be typewritten or computerized and must follow this format:
1. 8.5” x 11” white 3-hole punched paper;
2. One-inch margin on all sides, except left (between 1.2” and 1.6”);
3. Courier size 12 (no bold or italics); and
4. Paged in the upper right hand corner (except first page).
10. 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.
11. 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 12 August 2007.
12. The winners of the 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival Scriptwriting Contest will be announced and awarded during the Closing Night ceremonies of the Festival. The prizes are: 1st – PhP200,000.00; and 2nd – two winners of PhP150,000.00 each.

The 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival Scriptwriting 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.

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Just called the Cinema Secretariat at the NCCA Building in Intramuros (+632 527 2192) re the Rules and got the following clarifications:

1. English translation of the work is really needed. Both description and dialogue need to be translated. So for example, you have a screenplay with descriptions written in English and dialogue in Tagalog/Filipino, you still need to translate the dialogue. Thus, if your screenplay is not totally written in English, you will be submitting six (6) copies of your screenplay -- three (3) copies of the screenplay with Tagalog words and three (3) copies of the translation. The reason for the English translation is because some of those who will be screening / judging the works are from other countries.
2. The minimum number of pages (95 pages) is not actually a must -- thus might be less than 95 pages -- but in your estimation, your film's running time must be at least 90 minutes.
3. The two (2) second-prize winners will win 100,000 pesos each, not 150,000 pesos. (Cinemanila said their web site still needs to be updated.)

Posted by Ronald Cruz at the Cinemanila yahoogroup:

Congratulations to the winning entries in the FDCP/Cinemanila Scriptwriting Contest! They are:

1st Place: "Jay"
2nd Place: "I.U.D. Afternoons" and "Tinig sa Dilim"

Awarding of winners will be on Friday, 24 August 2007, 2:00pm at the Gateway Cinema Lobby.

Cheers,

Ronald Cruz
Festival Coordinator
Cinemanila International Film Festival