The Sinepiyu Film Festival (Philippines) is accepting short films from Filipino senior high school and college students until April 6, 2024 for the Interschool Division: and until April 18, 2024 for the Tamaraws Division.

Sinepiyu XVi: Ligaw – Theme: Paglibot sa Kawalan
Sinepiyu is an annual student-run film festival that provides platform for aspiring student-filmmakers across the Philippines to showcase their stories and storytelling prowess – exploring the unknown and limitless possibilities of cinema, thereby, championing the filmmakers’ freedom of expression.

Guidelines and Requirements for All Tamaraws, Interschool categories

I GUIDELINES
All FEU Students, Senior High School and College students in the Philippines are welcome to join as long as their films were produced not earlier than January 2023. (Current members of the FEU Film Society are strictly prohibited to take part in any major production roles –Producer, Director, Screenwriter, and Main Cast– in the film entries for the Interschool division. Should they proceed to participate or have participated in the submitted film, the entry will be automatically disqualified.)

1. Entries may be within Narrative, Experimental, and Documentary categories.
2. Films must be submitted in .mp4 or .mov format and at least 720 HD resolution.
3. All entries may consist of originally composed music, or copyright-free music, whereas any copyrighted music/song/audio should be credited properly and have proof of permission from the owner.
4. Final films must have a total running time of a minimum of five (5) minutes and shall not exceed twenty-five (25) minutes, including opening and closing billboards.
5. Entries may be in any language provided with English subtitles.
6. Filmmakers or Film productions may submit more than one entry.
7. All entries for the INTERSCHOOL Division must be submitted on or before APRIL 6, 2023, 11:59PM.
8. All entries for ALL TAMARAWS Division must be submitted on or before APRIL 18, 2023 ONLY, 11:59PM.
9. Submissions must be done via Sinepiyu XVI registration form.

II Follow this format for Film submission:
A. For ALL TAMARAWS:
AllTams_FilmTitle_FilmProduction.mp4
B. For INTERSCHOOL:
InterSchool_FilmTitle_FilmProduction_(CATEGORY).mp4

III Follow this format for Trailer submission
A. For ALL TAMARAWS: AllTams_FilmTitle_Trailer_FilmProduction.mp4
B. For INTERSCHOOL: InterSchool_FilmTitle_Trailer_FilmProduction_(CATEGORY).mp4

IV Follow this format for Poster submission
A. For ALL TAMARAWS: AllTams_FilmTitle_FilmProduction.jpg
B. For INTERSCHOOL: Interschool_FilmTitle_FilmProduction_(CATEGORY).jpg

V Follow this format for Film Still submission (5 film stills per film)
A. For ALL TAMARAWS: AllTams_FilmStillNumber_FilmProduction.jpg
B. For INTERSCHOOL: Interschool_FilmStillNumber_FilmProduction_(CATEGORY).jpg

REQUIREMENTS
A. Completed registration form*
B. Director’s copy of any proof of enrollment (Certificate of Registration, Certificate of Enrollment, and current school ID)
C. Registration fee of Two hundred (200) pesos to be settled to this account:
GCash: Joandrea Gumiran – (1)0906 628 5328
PayMaya: Lejay-Ann Abrigar – (1) 09672284388
BDO: Leizette M. Sazon – (1) 010150213964

Note: All Tamaraw Entries require no payment. 
Note: All Tamaraw and Interschool Entries will have two different registration forms.
Completed Google Drive folder
● Main Drive Folder – all folders for the necessary requirements
○ Folder name: SINEPIYU XVI – (Film Title), (Film Production) – (Category)
○ IMPORTANT: Please make sure your film and other g-drive links have their privacy permission set to “Restricted” and give access to the Sinepiyu Account ( feufilmsoc.sinepiyu@gmail.com) by visiting the privacy settings of the g-drive links.
■ Sub-folder 1 – Film and Trailer Submission
● Sub-folder name: Film & Trailer
■ Sub-folder 2 – Film Poster and Film Still (in .jpg format)
● Sub-folder name: Film Poster and Film Still
■ Sub-folder 3 – Full details of the film
● Sub-folder name: Full details of the film
■ Sub-folder 4 – Screenshot of completed registration form and proof of payment
● Sub-folder name: Registration Form and Fee
● A copy of a signed memorandum of agreement from the production to screen the films through SINEPIYU XVI streaming partners.

For the Full Rules and Regulations of both competitions please visit: https://bit.ly/SINEPIYU16GuidelinesRequirement

To submit to the Interschool Division please visit: https://bit.ly/SINEPIYU16InterschoolRegistration

To submit to the All Tamaraws Division please visit: https://bit.ly/SINEPIYU16AllTamsRegistration

Event Schedule
* Opening Ceremony – April 29, 2024
* Physical Screenings & Talkbacks – April 30 – 4, 2024
* Awards Night – May 4, 2024

We remind readers that the 16th Sinepiyu Film Festival will take place from April 29 – May 4, 2024, in Metro Manila, Philippines.

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