FDCP’s Full Circle Lab to run for 3 years
THE FULL Circle Lab Philippines (FCL), the flagship international film lab of the Film Development of the Philippines (FDCP), is now set to run for three years, from 2022 to 2024.
Launched in 2019, The Full Circle Lab Philippines aims develop Filipino and Southeast Asian projects with global potential. The various labs train filmmakers in all stages of filmmaking, from pre-production to post-production. The program enhances selected projects from around the globe.
The 2022 edition of the film lab is held in partnership with French production and culturing firm Tatino films. It will have a two-part hybrid workshop which will include an onsite residential workshop from April 26 to 30, and follow-up online sessions during Film Industry Month in September.
The five-month program will be composed of four separate film labs: First Cut Lab and Fiction Lab under the project-based labs, and the Creative Producers Lab and Story Editing Lab under the talent and skills-based labs.
“We are delighted to renew our partnership with Tatino Films, especially because next year, we will be celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations between France and the Philippines,” FDCP Chair and CEO Mary Liza Diño-Seguerra said in a statement. “With FDCP’s long-term partnership with Tatino Films through what we call Horizons 2025, we are taking concrete steps toward making the Philippines a creative hub for filmmaking in the South-East Asian region.”
Film projects, series, animations, and talents from the Philippines and neighboring countries Brunei, Cambodia, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are welcome to apply. The new three-year cycle will be seeing a mentoring team of film professionals from Asia and mentors from all over the world.
“The whole world is looking at Asia now, and we want to capitalize on that and make sure that we are ready and equipped with the tools to take our diverse and unique stories to the global stage,” Ms. Diño-Seguerra said.
The program will be selecting 12 projects for Fiction Lab, three projects for First Cut Lab, eight participants for Creative Producers Lab, and three participants for the new Story Editing lab.
Entries are now being accepted. For more information and announcements, visit Full Circle Lab Philippines’ Facebook page.
