Ortigas Film Festival Short Film Competition Mechanics

ELIGIBILITY

• The contest is open to all individuals residing in the Philippines who have a passion for filmmaking
• Participants must do the following:
  • Like the Ortigas Art Festival Facebook page: fb.com/ortigasartfestival
  • Comment #OrtigasVerticalCinemaContest on this post
• Employees of Ortigas Land, including their relatives up to the 2nd degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified to join

MECHANICS

• Shoot your short film following the guidelines below:
  • Theme: The Beauty of Everyday
  • Camera: Smartphone
  • Orientation: Portrait (9:16 aspect ratio)
  • Length: Not more than 2 minutes including credits
  • Genre: Any
  • Language: English or Filipino. If there will be other languages, please provide English subtitles
• Submit your entry in the official entry form: bit.do/OrtigasVerticalCinema-OfficialEntryForm and fill out completely the following details:
  • Name
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Address
  • Email
  • Facebook URL
  • Title of Short Film
  • Genre
  • Smartphone used
  • Link or attachment of short film (Google Drive Link)
• Agree to the Terms and Conditions
• Deadline of entries is on March 11, 2021, 11:59PM.
• Judging of entries will be from March 12, 202 to March 18, 2021.
• Announcement of winners will be on March 19, 2021.

FILM GUIDELINES

• Production of the film must be done following the IATF Guidelines
• Theme must not contain violence, threat, abuse, and horror.
• Explicit use of profanity, nudity, and sex is not allowed.
• Story must be an original concept and story that is unpublished and not posted nor streamed on any digital or print platform. Any copyright infringement is a basis for disqualification.
• All music, artwork, photography, etc. used in the film must be original, licensed, or in the public domain. Any violation is a cause for disqualification.
• Entry should be in HD file (MP4 format) and must have a minimum resolution of 720p of portrait orientation only.
• Each participant may only submit up to 3 entries.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Submission of entries will be from February 16, 2021 to March 11, 2021 on the Ortigas Film Festival Official Entry Form
• The Top 10 films will be posted on the Ortigas Cinemas Facebook page starting March 12, 2021
• Judging of all films will be done from March 12, 2021 – March 18, 2021
• Winners will be announced on March 19, 2021.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

Relevance to the theme – 20%

Creativity and Storytelling- 30%

Cinematography and Editing – 20%

Overall Impact- 30%

TOTAL: 100%

PRIZES

10 Short Films will be awarded

Top 3 Short Films will win the following:

1^st Place PHP 15,000

2^nd Place PHP 10,000

3^rd Place PHP 5,000

The remaining Top 7 will receive PHP 2,000 each