The Project
The ASEAN-Korea Independent Cinema Project is a digital production workshop that aims to create a regional alternative cinema community. It seeks to project the ASEAN creative talents in the regional and global film markets.
The project covers both educational and cultural aspects through a month-long training workshop that will be held in the Philippines. Twenty (20) emerging filmmakers coming from all ASEAN member-countries, plus two (2) from South Korea (the project’s financial sponsor) will train on the creative and technical aspects of narrative digital production.
The Workshop
Two (2) filmmakers from each of the ten ASEAN member-countries and two (2) from South Korea will be invited to participate in the workshop after passing a rigorous admissions process. They will be trained in content development and technical skills in digital productin with an aim to produce a 90-minute omnibus work on the theme “rice”. Five Asian and International specialists in film and digital production will compose the international faculty that will train and mentor the participants.
The Philippine workshop aims to produce scripts for each of the participating countries and technically prepare the participants to produce their digital narratives when they return to their respective countries. These narratives will be collectively edited and compiled to form the omnibus 90-minute product consisting of three (3) 30-minute narratives. The digital work will be promoted in festivals within the ASEAN region and in international film festivals and venues.
Date and Venue of Workshop
The workshop will be held on 15 July – 8 August 2009 at Los Banos, Laguna. The participants’ arrival date will be on 14 July 2009 and departure date is on 9 August 2009.
Participants
All ten (10) ASEAN member-countries plus Korea will be participating in the project. Two (2) filmmakers from each of the 10 ASEAN countries and two for the sponsor South Korea will be selected through competitive screening to join the workshop.
Participation in the workshop is open to all independent filmmakers aged 18 to 35 years. An “independent filmmaker” is defined as one who has made or makes films independent of commercial, industry or mainstream (film or TV) production studio. He or she may be a student, fresh graduate, NGO or government employee, or any professional who makes films with resources that have been independently generated whether personally, or with grants and sponsors.
This workshop is not for beginners. In order to qualify, a participant must have proof to show he/she was part of a minimum production of two films (short or feature-length) in any of these preferred capacities: Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor, or Producer. A 5-minute sample show reel will be among the requirements for participation.
Two categories are open for the two (2) participants that will be accepted from each country. The two categories are: Scriptwriting/Direction and Cinematography. A participant can qualify for only one category.
General requirements for both categories:
1. Registration form
2. One-page resume
3. Letter of self-introduction
4. Filmography
5. Examination Questionnaire (Aptitude Test)
6. Letter of Recommendation
7. 5-minute DVD sample show reel
Individual Category Requirements:
1. Scriptwriting/Direction Category
Each participant must submit in three copies a story proposal for a 10-minute long short film. The story that will be accepted will be developed through the workshop. A submitted story must belong to any of these three subthemes: “Rice and Environment”, “Rice and Human Relations”, and “Rice and Culture.” The workshop will primarily be a script-development workshop with sessions on creative and technical elements. It aims to develop the participants to become Writers/Directors.
2. Cinematography Category
Applicants must submit a portfolio containing no more than 10 samples of past works showing visual mastery, be they in photography, film or video cinematography, computer graphics, animation, or paintings and drawings.
Selection of participants will be done by a pool of judges based on the requirements of the workshop.
http://www.pia.gov.ph/aseanrok/
