{"id":8192,"date":"2016-09-28T11:45:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T03:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=8192"},"modified":"2016-09-28T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T03:45:50","slug":"filipino-filmmakers-can-now-get-travel-assistance-from-fdcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/09\/28\/filipino-filmmakers-can-now-get-travel-assistance-from-fdcp\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipino filmmakers can now get travel assistance from FDCP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Good news for aspiring filmmakers who want to showcase their films internationally! The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) came up with a new travel assistance program for local film producers who will compete or exhibit abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8193\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/09\/FDCP.jpg\" alt=\"fdcp\" width=\"944\" height=\"577\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>TRAVEL ASSISTANCE BY FDCP. Filipino filmmakers can now get help with new travel assistance program. Image grabbed from interaksyon.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">As per <em>Inquirer<\/em>\u2019s report, FDCP Chair Liza Di\u00f1o said that the new program will standardize the incentive scheme, so qualified filmmakers can get support from the agency. \u201cThe FDCP earlier identified the festivals on its priority list, but aid was given to the same people who requested for it,\u201d Di\u00f1o said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Inquirer <\/em>also enumerated the inclusions of the said travel assistance program. These are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A full-length film that is part of the main competition under the category, Competitive Feature Film Festivals, can avail of airfare for two persons (the filmmaker, actor or a member of production staff), their hotel accommodation for three days and two nights at a partner hotel and a per diem for three days ($50 or $70\/day depending on the country).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A movie for exhibition\/screening is entitled to airfare for one person.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A competing short film is entitled to airfare for one person (the filmmaker, actor or a member of production staff), as well as hotel accommodation for three days at a partner hotel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A short film that is up for exhibition will get financial assistance in the amount of not more than $500.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Full-length projects competing in the Specialized Feature Film Festivals category will be entitled to airfare for one person and hotel accommodation for three days. The same will be accorded to competing documentary films and short films.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Full-length films that will be up for screening\/exhibition will get airfare for one person.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">For the Noncompetitive Feature Film Festivals category, full-length films are entitled to airfare for one person.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Short films in competition can avail of airfare for one person as well as hotel accommodation for three days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">For the Documentary and Short Film Festivals category, competing films can avail of airfare for one person as well as hotel accommodation for three days, while those for exhibition are entitled to financial assistance in the amount of not more than $500.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A film production could avail of travel assistance for a maximum of two festivals per year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The said travel assistance program is set to be launched this October 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/entertainment.inquirer.net\/202390\/fdcps-new-travel-assistance-program-for-filmmakers-out\" target=\"_blank\">Inquirer.net<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spot.ph\/newsfeatures\/the-latest-news-features\/67885\/fdcp-travel-assistance-a00175-20160925\" target=\"_blank\">Spot.ph<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good news for aspiring filmmakers who want to showcase their films internationally! 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