![]() We believe that their creative residencies present an incredible opportunity for emerging filmmakers from developing industries and will help them gain international recognition. Liza Surganova, head of the Alternativa Film Project, said: “This is an honor and a privilege for us to have such a prominent company as Tatino Films as our partner, and we are grateful that they have put trust in our initiative at such an early stage. By merging QPM’s commitment to provide a platform for films to be financed and with Pop Up Film Residency’s dedicated mentorship, we aim to further enhance the opportunity for projects to be nurtured to its full potential and for filmmakers to be in a space where they can focus on developing their script for production.” Liza Diño-Seguerra, managing director of QCinema Project Market, added: “We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership between the QCinema Project Market and the Pop Up Film Residency, a unique collaboration designed to elevate the art of filmmaking in Southeast Asia. Our ambition is to foster the most distinctive film talents from Central Asia and Southeast Asia and make them benefit from the unique ecosystem of the Pop Up Film Residency.” We are humbled and looking forward cooperating with them. Matthieu Darras, CEO and director of Tatino Films, said: “Pop Up Film Residency expands its horizon by collaborating with two brand-new initiatives that are poised to become absolute game changers for independent filmmaking in Asia. Asian projects that have recently benefited from Tatino initiatives include Indian filmmaker Dominic Sangma’s Locarno-selected and Mumbai-winning “Rapture,” and Nepalese filmmaker Abinash Bikram Shah’s Venice Production Bridge title “Elephants in the Fog.” Tatino is known for its Full Circle Lab in France, which also has Philippines and Indonesia iterations, and First Cut Lab Japan, in cooperation with Visual Industry Promotion Organization. Some 20 projects in development will participate. ![]() Short film nominees, for which only Central Asia is eligible, are “A Birdsong” (Kyrgyzstan) “Bride Stone” (Kyrgyzstan) “Dordoi City” (Kyrgyzstan) “Fairy Tale” (Uzbekistan) “Sary Omir” (Kazakhstan) “Son of the Sun” (Kyrgyzstan) and “The Late Wind” (Kazakhstan).Īn initiative by the QCinema Film Festival, the inaugural QCinema Project Market will take place in Quezon City, Philippines, on Nov. 2, with a total prize money of $100,000.Īlternativa feature film nominees this year include “12 Weeks” (Philippines) “A Childless Village” (Iran) “Bauryna Salu” (Kazakhstan) “Bride Kidnapping” (Kyrgyzstan) “Cotton 100%” (Uzbekistan) “Haeil” (Korea) “Joseph’s Son” (India) “No Winter Holidays” (Nepal) “QORYQPA” (Kazakhstan) “Sunday” (Uzbekistan) “The Prisoner of Wakhan” (Kyrgyzstan) “Tul” (Kazakhstan) “Whispers of Fire & Water” (India) and “Who is Next?” (Kyrgyzstan). Backed by tech company inDrive, the Alternativa Film Project is developing a support system for Central Asian filmmakers that will culminate with the Alternativa Film Awards taking place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Dec. The Alternativa Film Project and the QCinema Project Market were both launched in September this year. ![]()
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