World-class leather accessories brand McJim Classic Leather has announced its selection of seven
contenders participating in
its Get Reel Mobile Shorts Film Festival, a cutting-edge event that aims to showcase aspiring filmmakers’ talent and their vision of the modern Filipino gentleman.
Culled from over 50 entries, these films stand
out as the finest examples of inspiring, relatable, and distinctly Filipino
stories, thus making the
cut as finalists in McJim Classic Leather’s short film festival.
“In the digital age,
short films have become the
definitive avenues for sharing relevant stories and messages,” Chris Cahilig, Get
Reel Mobile Shorts Film festival director, said. “We have given aspiring filmmakers the ultimate chance to show their content to a
massive audience. But we have also assumed the
considerable responsibility of choosing only the best films
to screen online.”
The festival finalists are as follows: Kabilin by Roy
Robert Rusiana; Cotard
Syndrome by MC Viluan Capadiso; Champion
by Juan Carlo Balasbas Tarobal; Lupi by Dave Tolentino; Pitaka by Mark Jason Sucgang; May Love
Life na si Pepito Jr. by James Edward Golla; and Walang
Hanggang Ligaya sa Una Mong
Ngiti by Dylan Ray Talon.
These chosen
entries now have the chance to win The McJim Prize
for Best Short Film, the highest honor for the
competition, plus a total of P190,000 worth of cash
prizes.
Contenders are taking a shot at eight
awards: The McJim Prize for Best Short Film
(P50,000); Get Reel Viral Film Award (P25,000); Best Comedy Short Film
(P25,000); Best Action, Thriller, or Horror Short
Film (P25,000); Best Drama Short Film (P25,000); Best
Inspirational Story (P10,000); Best in Cinematography (P10,000); Best Actor
(P10,000); and Best Actress (P10,000).
In recent years,
McJim Classic Leather has been commended for its heart-wrenching,
unforgettable, and viral short films that were created and produced in collaboration with Cahilig, also
an award-winning filmmaker.
McJim short
films such as Pitaka, Bag, and Sinturon
have competed in over 70
prestigious film festivals,
and has bagged four awards in
the United Kingdom and India, as well as the Best Digital Ad (Branded) in the
2018 Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA).
McJim Classic
Leather’s Get Reel Mobile
Shorts Film Festival festival invited Filipino filmmakers to submit films recorded with the use of mobile devices, with film
durations following the standard length of viral short films: two (2) to ten (10) minutes,
including opening and closing credits.
McJim Classic
Leather did not impose specific film genres, as long
as McJim Classic Leather products (bags, belts and
wallets) were used as
organic parts of the narratives.
A panel of
judges will choose winners from the finalists through a deliberation. Results
will be announced on August 30, and are final and irrevocable.
Winning entries will be uploaded in the official McJim Classic Leather
Facebook page.
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