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  • QCinema Project Market Awards $310,000 in Support to Southeast Asian Filmmakers

    The QCinema Project Market concluded its third edition by distributing over PHP18 million ($310,000) in production, post-production, development and marketing support to filmmakers across Southeast Asia.

    The event carries added significance following Quezon City’s recent designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Film, positioning the Philippines capital alongside recognized global cinema centers. The industry arm of the QCinema International Film Festival held its 2025 edition in Quezon City over two days of pitch sessions, curated meetings and industry dialogues.

    Dominic Bekaert’s “Daddy Cool” captured the top honor, receiving the Quezon City Best Project Award worth PHP1 million ($17,240). The Philippine project also earned the Kongchak Studio Award for audio post-production services valued at $10,000, plus color correction services from Central Digital Lab.

    Russell Morton’s Singapore project “Penumbra” took first place in the QPM Southeast Asian Project Award category with PHP500,000 ($8,620), while Mai Huyền Chi’s Vietnamese film “The River Knows Our Names” placed second with PHP300,000 ($5,170).

    In the Filipino project category, Arjanmar H. Rebeta’s “There Is, There Isn’t” (Meron, Wala) claimed first place and PHP500,000, with Sam Manacsa’s “The Void is Immense in Idle Hours” taking second and PHP300,000. Manacsa’s project proved particularly successful, accumulating multiple partner awards including equipment support, color correction services and a film residency.

    Malaysian filmmaker Joon Goh received the QPM Discovery Award worth PHP500,000 for “The Willing,” while Khavn De La Cruz earned the Best Pitch prize of PHP100,000 for “Jollywood.”

    Partner awards extended the support significantly beyond cash prizes. Dean Colin Marcial’s “Jaguar” received comprehensive post-production services from Mocha Chai Laboratories valued at $50,000. CMB Equipment Support distributed PHP1 million in film equipment across six projects from the Philippines, Myanmar and Cambodia.

    Multiple projects benefited from color grading, audio post-production and marketing support through partnerships with Central Digital Lab, Barebones, Terminal Six, Narra, Puregold and Stage Post Audio and Music Productions.

    “Quezon City’s UNESCO Creative City of Film designation inspires us to aim even higher,” said QPM managing director Liza Dino-Seguerra. “These awards reflect our belief in the region’s filmmakers and our dedication to supporting their stories as they travel to global audiences.”

    The 2025 edition featured projects from the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.

    2025 QCinema Project Market Award Winners

    MAJOR AWARDS

    Quezon City Best Project Award
    “Daddy Cool,” directed by Dominic Bekaert (Philippines) Prize: PHP1,000,000 ($17,240)

    QPM Southeast Asian Project Award — 1st Place
    “Penumbra,” directed by Russell Morton (Singapore) Prize: PHP500,000 ($8,620)

    QPM Southeast Asian Project Award — 2nd Place
    “The River Knows Our Names,” directed by Mai Huyền Chi (Vietnam) Prize: PHP300,000 ($5,170)

    QPM Filipino Project Award — 1st Place
    “There Is, There Isn’t” (Meron, Wala), directed by Arjanmar H. Rebeta (Philippines) Prize: PHP500,000 ($8,620)

    QPM Filipino Project Award — 2nd Place
    “The Void is Immense in Idle Hours,” directed by Sam Manacsa (Philippines) Prize: PHP300,000 ($5,170)

    QPM Discovery Award
    “The Willing,” directed by Joon Goh (Malaysia) Prize: PHP500,000 ($8,620)

    Best Pitch
    “Jollywood,” directed by Khavn De La Cruz Prize: PHP100,000 ($1,700)

    PARTNER AWARDS

    Mocha Chai Laboratories Award
    “Jaguar,” directed by Dean Colin Marcial – Comprehensive post-production services valued at up to $50,000

    CMB Equipment Support Grant
    “Luzonensis and Floresiensis,” directed by Glenn Barit (Philippines)
    “Dear Wormwood,” directed by Dodo Dayao (Philippines)
    “Ozzy and Onie,” directed by Jaime Pacena II (Philippines)
    “The Void is Immense in Idle Hours,” directed by Sam Manacsa (Philippines)
    “When The World Is Paused,” directed by Han Thit Htoo Aung (Myanmar)
    “Romdoul, The Evening Fragrance,” directed by Lomorpich Rithy (Cambodia)
    Film equipment support worth PHP1,000,000 ($17,240) tailored to the project’s requirements

    Kongchak Studio Award
    “Daddy Cool,” directed by Dominic Bekaert (Philippines) – $10,000 worth of audio post-production services

    Central Digital Lab Color Correction Grant
    “The Void is Immense in Idle Hours,” directed by Sam Manacsa (Philippines)
    “Daddy Cool,” directed by Dominic Bekaert (Philippines)
    Color grading and digital mastering services worth PHP300,000 ($5,170)

    Barebones Award
    “There Is, There Isn’t” (Meron, Wala), directed by Arjanmar H. Rebeta (Philippines)
    “Romdoul, The Evening Fragrance,” directed by Lomorpich Rithy (Cambodia)
    “Ghost of the Currents,” directed by Patiparn Boontarig (Thailand)
    “KOMIXXX,” directed by Jopy Arnaldo (Philippines)
    Color grading services worth $14,000

    Terminal Six Post-Production Award
    “Dear Wormwood,” directed by Dodo Dayao (Philippines)
    $10,000 in post-production support including offline editing and digital intermediate preparation

    Narra Post-Production Grant
    “What’s Left of Us,” directed by Tyrone Acierto (Philippines)
    “Penumbra,” directed by Russell Morton (Singapore)
    “Dancing Gale,” directed by Sammaria Sari Simanjuntak (Indonesia)
    One Filipino project and two Southeast Asian projects each receive PHP500,000 ($8,620) in audio post-production services

    Puregold Cine Panalo Film Marketing Grant
    “Ozzy and Onie,” directed by Jaime Pacena II (Philippines)
    PHP200,000 ($3,445) in marketing support; may be considered as the CinePanalo Film Festival opening film

    Pop Up Film Residency x FAP Project Award
    “The Void is Immense in Idle Hours,” directed by Sam Manacsa (Philippines)

    Pop Up Film Residency x FAP Skill Up Award
    Eero Yves Francisco (Production Designer) “Sentinel”

    Kingyo Productions Award
    “When The World Is Paused,” directed by Han Thit Htoo Aung (Myanmar)
    $5,000 plus music mentorship and collaborative support with Kingyo’s Taiwanese composer

    Stage Post Audio and Music Productions, Inc. Audio Post-production and Music Grant
    “Luzonensis and Floresiensis,” directed by Glenn Barit (Philippines)
    “There Is, There Isn’t” (Meron, Wala), directed by Arjanmar H. Rebeta (Philippines)
    “Sentinel,” directed by Carl Joseph E. Papa (Philippines)
    “Ozzy and Onie,” directed by Jaime Pacena II (Philippines)
    PHP600,000 worth of complete audio post-production and original musical scoring, all handled by the Stage Post team

    Naman Ramachandran

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  • ‘Filipinana,’ ‘The Remotes’ Win Top Prizes at QCinema Project Market in The Philippines – Global Bulletin

    ‘Filipinana,’ ‘The Remotes’ Win Top Prizes at QCinema Project Market in The Philippines – Global Bulletin

    PROJECT MARKET AWARDS WINNERS

    The QCinema Project Market, the industry initiative that accompanies The Philippines’ QCinema International Film Festival, revealed its winners list on Tuesday delivering almost $500,000 of grants and in-kind support.

    The prizes followed a two-day networking and pitching event on Nov. 18 and 19 for 19 feature-length fiction film projects from Southeast Asia.

    Two projects received the QCinema Project Market – Philippines Co-production Grant, with both collecting $55,000 (PHP3 million). They were: “The Remotes” from director-producer John Torres; and “Filipiñana,” by director Rafael Manuel. “Filipinana,” a black comedy set on a golf course, won a second prize on the night worth another $18,000. At the recent Asian Project Market in Busan it had also been a multiple prize winner.

    Two film projects also received the QCinema Project Market – Philippines Co-production Grant worth $27,000 (PHP1.5 million) each: “The Boy and the Fight of Spiders (Diwalwal)” by director Jarell Serencio and “Ella Arcangel: Ballad of Tooth and Claw” an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name, by director Mervin Malonzo. It was the only animation project in the roster.

    QCinema Project Market – Southeast Asia Co-production Grant worth $35,000 each was given to “The Sea is Calm Tonight” by Vietnamese director Le Bao and two film projects from Singapore — “The Drought” and “Trinity” from directors Nelson Yeo and Boo Junfeng, respectively. “The Sea is Calm Tonight” won two further awards at QCinema: one providing color grading support, the other worth $9,000.

    “QCinema Project Market has been met with warm welcome and overwhelming interest from the country and the region and we hope to be able to continue this as an annual integral program inside QCinema,” said QCinema artistic director Ed Lejano.

    PETTING TWO

    Animal hospital series, “For the Love of Pets” has been licensed by National Geographic for broadcast in the U.S. The network has picked up both seasons in a license deal with Escapade Media.

    The Context Media series is narrated by Australian star Jai Courtney and recently started its second season on the country’s Nine Network.

    It was previously licensed to the U.K.’s Channel 5, and has now secured other deals with TVNZ, New Zealand, and with Truevisions in Thailand for one season.

    Courtney was recently seen in: Texas-noir drama “Catching Dust,” which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Festival; Netflix non-linear heist series “Kaleidoscope”; Prime Video’s action thriller series “The Terminal List” alongside Chris Pratt; and in the film “Black Site” for Redbox.

    Patrick Frater

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