Ten diverse short films have been selected as finalists for the fourth Viddsee
Juree Philippines, an annual festival of short films that celebrates and supports filmmaker communities in Asia.
The nominated films were submitted by a range of independent filmmakers, who covered a range of topics that include mental health, sexuality, the education system, the war on drugs, religion and politics. The diversity is also reflected in the range of genres encompassed by the films including comedies such as ‘Heist School’ by Julius Renomeron Jr., and ‘Day of Danger’ by Cynthia Saluba; dark dramas such as ‘Walk’ by Martina Espanya, ‘Ophelia’ by Celina Mae Medina, ‘The Boy Who Bleeds In The Middle Of The Sea’ by James Fajardo, and ‘Crossing’ by Mark Misa; socio-realism dramas such as ‘Peter’s Last Semester’ by Ken Leviste and ‘Almost There, Mother!’ by Dan Verzosa; and horror such as ‘Medium Rare’ by Christian Paul Naparota, and ‘Buding, The Woman Who Floated’ by Mark Raymund Garcia.
Most of this year’s participating filmmakers hail from different schools such as the University of the Philippines Film Institute, De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde, MINT College, Mapua University, Far Eastern University, University of Santo Tomas and Asia Pacific Film Institute. This year’s entries were also noted for its regional diversity, which included entries from filmmakers based in Cebu City (‘Walk’); Sagay City (‘Buding The Woman Who Floated’) and Bohol (‘Medium Rare’).
Two top entries will be named Gold and Silver winners, who will be picked by an international panel of judges that comprises film producer and founder of Indonesia-based Tanakhir Films, Mandy Marahimin; Filipino director, writer, and producer Jade Castro, whose directorial debut ‘Endo’ won the Cinemalaya Grand Jury Prize; and Los Angeles-based film festival programmer Eseel Borlasa, who has executed film festival campaigns at Sundance, SXSW, TIFF, LA Film
Festival and more.
Said Luigene Yanoria, Viddsee’s community manager: “As with previous years, this year’s entries for the Juree Awards Philippines continue to impress us with their execution, inventiveness and boldness in how they tell their stories. And given the circumstances of a verychallenging year, these films also show the resilience of filmmakers in pursuing their craft, and the desire for audiences to watch entertaining and meaningful short films.”
Said Juree judge Jade Castro on this year’s entries: “What really struck us about the films was the filmmakers’ ingenuity and tenacity to finish their films while on lockdown, proving that their creativity has not dolled up despite the limits the pandemic brings.”
An All Virtual Juree Awards Supported by Podcasts, Discussions, Screenings and More Viddsee will also host the livestream of the awards ceremony, as well as curated watch parties and talk-back sessions with the finalists. Coinciding with the Juree Awards is the launch of Viddsee’s Filipino podcast ‘Off Script’, which is aimed at film enthusiasts who want to learn anything and everything about films through conversations with industry experts. The podcast is available now on Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts.
The Gold winner will be awarded the Filmmaker Gold Kit, which includes a 13-inch Macbook Air, Adobe’s 12-month Creative Cloud All Apps subscription, a gold plaque, and exclusive Viddsee merchandise. The Silver winner will take home the Viddsee Filmmaker Silver Kit, which includes a silver plaque, Adobe’s 12-month Creative Cloud All Apps subscription, and exclusive Viddsee merchandise. All 10 finalists will be awarded Adobe’s 12-month Creative Cloud All Apps subscription and finalist certificates.
Aside from the main winners, finalists and out-of-competition films can also vie for the Audience Choice Award, which will be picked based on the most number of ‘likes’ it receives on Viddsee.com. The voting period for the Audience Choice Awards is held from now until Sept 10.
The Audience Choice Award winner will take home an Apple TV and Audience Choice certificate.
The annual Juree Awards initiative debuted in Indonesia in 2016, and expanded to include the Philippines in 2017, and Singapore in 2018. Find out more about the Juree Awards at https://www.viddsee.com/channel/juree.
The public can learn more about the Juree Philippines Awards Programme, as well as watch all nominated and other out-of-competition films for free on
https://www.viddsee.com/c/juree-philippines-2020
Viddsee Partners With TikTok To Promote Viddsee Juree Awards Philippines 2020
Entertainment platform Viddsee has partnered with TikTok to promote the
Viddsee Juree Awards Philippines 2020. This maiden partnership between the two is TikTok’s first foray into supporting local film festivals in the Southeast Asian region.
The partnership will see TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, as the Social Community Partner for Viddsee’s Juree Awards Philippines 2020, an annual industry pick award celebrating best short films from the Philippines that is now in its fourth year running.
TikTok’s involvement to promote the event includes conducting a creator workshop for filmmakers and streaming of Juree short films, curated with the themes of internet safety and mental health.
Kicking off the activities September 7 is a hashtag challenge for #PinoyCreativeKid, to engage TikTok users and spotlight aspiring or professional creatives on the platform. It will be followed by a creator workshop led by TikTok, who will teach filmmakers on how they can best utilise the platform to create engaging short-form content.
In the lead-up to the awards ceremony on September 13, TikTok users can also enjoy clips of
the finalists’ films on Viddsee’s account, followed by the livestream of Juree films, curated around themes of mental health and internet safety, two pertinent issues that are highly relevant for the youth participating in today’s social media environment. Said Derek Tan, co-founder of Viddsee: "We are excited to partner with TikTok in promoting an event that celebrates creativity and empowers storytellers. Furthermore, with this being our first-ever online-only Juree Awards, such a partnership allows us to reach out and engage our fans in new ways, and to help filmmakers to gain a deeper understanding how to best use this rapidly emerging platform in their storytelling journey.” Said John Castro, User and Content Operations Manager, TikTok Philippines: “We chose to partner with Viddsee in promoting the Viddsee Juree Awards because of their reputation as an
entertainment platform, whose spirit of community, creativity and love for short-form content are very much in line with our mission to inspire creativity and bring joy. Through our activities, we hope to educate and engage with local filmmakers in how they can bring their style and professional craft of filmmaking into our platform.”
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