Some twenty aspiring film projects have been selected to participate in the inaugural edition of the Qcinema Project Market (Nov. 18-19) that this year represents and expansion of the QCinema Film Festival in The Philippines’ Quezon City.
The selected titles include development projects by several of East Asia’s better known independent and art-house directors and projects. Among them is “Filipinana,” which on Tuesday collected three prizes at Busan’s Asian Project Market. Another is “Fox King,” by well-established Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jing, which will also travel to the Tokyo Gap Financing Market. Also lining up is established Singapore filmmaker Boo Junfeng and producer partner Raymond Phathanavirangoon with “Medium.”
The 20 selected projects are vying for over $400,000 in grants and prizes, including a $35,000 co-production grants for Southeast Asian projects and $50,000 for Filipino projects.
“From an impressive submission of sixty five projects from all over the region, these selected projects really stood out as the most promising and authentic, and we are truly looking forward to gathering them in Quezon City to have their one on one meetings with a curated list decision makers who can help bring their project to life through financing, coproduction, representation in sales and film festivals,” said Liza Diño, Quezon City Film Development Commission (QCFDC) executive director and project head of QPM.
QCinema Project Market 2023 Selections
“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 Fight of 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.
