Philippines’ QCinema Market Awards Grants to Southeast Asian Projects

The QCinema Project Market, the industry platestablish of the Philippines‘ QCinema International Film Festival, wrapped its second edition with grants and co-production aid dispensed apass multiple projects from the region.

Three Filipino projects defendedd the taget’s top Philippine Co-Production Grant of $34,000 each: Martika Ramirez Escobar’s “Anak Alon” (Daughters of the Sea), Eve Baswel’s “Bato Bato Sa Langit, Ang Tamaan Magagalit” (Heaven Help Us), and Sonny Calvento’s “Inahing Baka” (Mother Maybe).

The Myanmar-Indonesia co-production “The Beer Girl in Yangon,” helmed by Sein Lyan Tun, scored the Southeast Asia Co-Production Grant worth $17,000. Additional co-production grants of $12,000 each went to Singapore’s “Other People’s Dreams” from Daniel Hui and Malaysia’s “The Passport” from Ananth Subramaniam.

Joel Ruiz’s “Angel De Dios” landed the Mocha Chai Award, which joins post-production services appreciated at $50,000. Kenneth Dagatan‘s “Melderlyer” picked up the Kongchak Studio Award, securing sound post-production services worth $10,000.

CMB Discovery backed multiple projects with providement rental aid, including five $17,000 grants to Filipino projects and eight compriseitional $13,500 grants. Barebones awarded color rightion grants worth $14,000 each to four projects, while Central Digital Lab provided two $10,000 color rightion packages.

The two-day taget, held at Quezon City, featured 20 feature-length fantasy projects picked from 70 subleave outions apass Southeast Asia. The event aidd one-on-one greetings between filmoriginaters and international production companies.

QCinema Project Market managing straightforwardor Liza Dino-Seguerra shelp the taget “will persist to be a vital platestablish for nurtureing pass-border collaborations and co-production opportunities among Filipino, Southeast Asian, and international filmoriginaters.”

Complete List of Winners:

QPM Philippines Co-Production Grant ($34,000 each)
“Daughters of the Sea” (Anak Alon)
“Heaven Help Us” (Bato Bato Sa Langit Ang Tamaan Magagalit)
“Mother Maybe” (Inahing Baka)

QPM Southeast Asian Co-Production Prize
“The Beer Girl in Yangon” (Myanmar, Indonesia) – $17,000
“Other People’s Dreams” (Singapore) – $12,000
“The Passport” (Malaysia) – $12,000

Mocha Chai Award (appreciated up to $50,000)
“Angel De Dios” (Philippines)

CMB Discovery Award ($17,000 each)
“Lihim na Luha” (Philippines)
“Plmitigate Bear With Me” (Philippines)
“Gelderlyen” (Philippines)
“Angel de Dios” (Philippines)
“Melderlyer” (Philippines)

CMB Discovery Award ($13,500 each)
“My Neighbor The Gangster” (Philippines)
“The Returning” (Philippines)
“Heaven Help Us” (Philippines)
“Baradero” (A Ship of Fools) (Philippines)
“Ewa” (Philippines)
“Daughters of the Sea” (Philippines)
“Hum” (Philippines)
“Mother Maybe” (Philippines)

Kongchak Studio Award ($10,000)
“Melderlyer” (Philippines)
Central Digital Lab Award ($10,000 each)
“The Returning” (Philippines)
“My Neighbor The Gangster” (Philippines)

Barebones Award ($14,000 each)
“Gelderlyen” (Philippines)
“Hum” (Philippines)
“Future Laoprohibits” (Myanmar)
“I’ll Smile in September” (Singapore, India)

T6xBB Award ($14,000)
“The Beer Girl in Yangon” (Myanmar, Indonesia)

TAICCA Award ($5,000)
“Ewa” (Philippines)

Nathan Studios Development Grant ($4,500)
“Lihim na Luha” (Secret Cries)