The BINISAYA Film Festival (Philippines) is accepting international short films until August 19th, and Filipino short films until August 25th, 2023

About the festival:
Founded by local filmmakers and established in 2009, the Binisaya Film Festival aims to develop a uniquely Cebuano sensibility by providing a venue to showcase Bisaya films and Global Cinema unfettered by commercial constraints. BINISAYA has also maintained its status over the years as a hotbed for discussion over the direction of Cebuano films and its place in the world by inviting industry luminaries such as RA Rivera, John Torres, Richard Bolisay, Jade Castro, Teddy Co and Ramon Bautista to name a few. BINISAYA has also showcased works from neighboring Asian countries like Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Afghanistan through the Asian shorts competition. The festival itself has travelled through pop-up screenings all over the country—schools, cinematheques, posh coffee shops, barangay basketball courts, under bridge communities, etc.

Categories:
BINISAYA Shorts – As long as you are Bisaya, residing in any part of the world, you are qualified. Your film can be set anywhere given that you have Bisaya characters. Other languages or dialects are allowed but Bisaya should also be used.
BINISAYA Horizons – Open to all non Cebuano films from the Philippines
BINISAYA World – Open to all films from all over the world including Cebuano and other Filipinno Films

Eligibility:
– Open to student and non-student works.
– Open to narrative films, experimental films, documentaries, animations, etc.
– Films must be made within September 2022 to August 2023.
– Films should be under 20 minutes mark in total running time.
– English subtitles are required.
– Please do not use copyrighted music. You must have rights or permission to use the music featured in your film.
– Send the highest possible format (preferably .mp4) and resolution (preferably HD or higher) of your film.
– Submission Fee:
BINISAYA Shorts and BINISAYA Horizons – $ 1,500 PHP
BINISAYA World – $ 25 USD
– Deadline:
* BINISAYA World – August 19, 2023
* BINISAYA Shorts and BINISAYA Horizons – August 25, 2023
– Notification Date: September 1, 2023

To submit to the festival please go to:
– BINISAYA World: https://filmfreeway.com/binisaya
– BINISAYA Shorts and BINISAYA Horizons: https://tinyurl.com/13inisaya

We remind readers that the 13th BINISAYA Film Festival will take place from September 9 – 16, 2023 in Cebu City, Philippines.

To see other Call for Entries please follow the next link: “Call for Entries”.