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The Philippines’ Quezon City Film Commission and QCinema have revealed the lineup for the second edition of the QCinema Project Market (Qpm).

Twenty projects were selected from 63 submissions across the Philippines and Southeast Asia. The market aims to connect filmmakers with international partners and offers approximately $300,000 in grants and prizes.

Notable projects from last year’s Qpm have made significant progress. Rafael Manuel’s “Filipiniana” and Woo Ming Jin’s “Fox King” are in post-production, while Duong Dieu Linh’s “Don’t Cry Butterfly” is world premiering at Venice Critics’ Week.

Southeast Asian Projects from the 2024 selection include:

“The Beer Girl in Yangon” – Director: Sein Lyan Tun, Producer: Yulia Evina Bhara. Synopsis: A 17-year-old girl works in a Yangon beer station after her father’s political arrest, navigating love and hallucinations.

“Picturehouse” (Vietnam) – Director: Minh-Nghiem Nguyen-Vo, Producer: Johann Chapelan. Synopsis: In 1960s Vietnam, a family-run movie house becomes a sanctuary for a boy amid war.

The Philippines' Cinema One Originals program continues to support a broad range of talent across more genres than you can shake a stick at with their annual funding grants - unlike most nations Filipino festivals actually commission and pay for new work to screen in their festivals - among which this year is Keith Sicat's Blade Of The Maiden, a martial arts fantasy created as part of the short film program.For ages, this warrior culture has bred their future empresses to be as lethal as any man. For this reason, only the most skilled warriors from all known kingdoms duel to the death for the maiden's hand in matrimony. But the last man standing must still be chosen by the maiden - only she can...

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Keith Sicat's Woman Of The Ruins is one of the more intriguing entries in this year's CinemaOne Originals series from the Philippines, presenting a seeming tale of resurrection with dark overtones. The first teaser was a wonderfully atmospheric bit of work and that has now been followed by an equally strong trailer that dips a bit more into the story.Years after a cataclysmic event, a woman presumed dead reappears on an island. Her return sparks religious fervour and fear among the inhabitants.Alessandra de Rossi, Arthur Acuña, Elizabeth Oropesa, Peque Gallaga, and Chanel Latorre star. Take a look at the new trailer below....

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Premiering in November as part of the CinemaOne Originals series in the Philippines,Keith Sicat's Woman Of The Ruins promises a truly haunting bit of atmosphere.Years after a cataclysmic event, a woman presumed dead reappears on an island. Her return sparks religious fervour and fear among the inhabitants.Alessandra de Rossi, Arthur Acuña, Elizabeth Oropesa, Peque Gallaga, and Chanel Latorre star. Take a look at the impressive first trailer below....

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