The QCinema Venture Market concluded its third version by distributing over PHP18 million ($310,000) in manufacturing, post-production, growth and advertising and marketing assist to filmmakers throughout Southeast Asia.
The occasion carries added significance following Quezon Metropolis’s current designation as a UNESCO Inventive Metropolis of Movie, positioning the Philippines capital alongside acknowledged international cinema facilities. The business arm of the QCinema Worldwide Movie Competition held its 2025 version in Quezon Metropolis over two days of pitch periods, curated conferences and business dialogues.
Dominic Bekaert’s “Daddy Cool” captured the highest honor, receiving the Quezon Metropolis Greatest Venture Award price PHP1 million ($17,240). The Philippine challenge additionally earned the Kongchak Studio Award for audio post-production providers valued at $10,000, plus coloration correction providers from Central Digital Lab.
Russell Morton’s Singapore challenge “Penumbra” took first place within the QPM Southeast Asian Venture Award class with PHP500,000 ($8,620), whereas Mai Huyền Chi’s Vietnamese movie “The River Is aware of Our Names” positioned second with PHP300,000 ($5,170).
Within the Filipino challenge class, Arjanmar H. Rebeta’s “There Is, There Isn’t” (Meron, Wala) claimed first place and PHP500,000, with Sam Manacsa’s “The Void is Immense in Idle Hours” taking second and PHP300,000. Manacsa’s challenge proved notably profitable, accumulating a number of associate awards together with gear assist, coloration correction providers and a movie residency.
Malaysian filmmaker Joon Goh obtained the QPM Discovery Award price PHP500,000 for “The Keen,” whereas Khavn De La Cruz earned the Greatest Pitch prize of PHP100,000 for “Jollywood.”
Companion awards prolonged the assist considerably past money prizes. Dean Colin Marcial’s “Jaguar” obtained complete post-production providers from Mocha Chai Laboratories valued at $50,000. CMB Gear Help distributed PHP1 million in movie gear throughout six tasks from the Philippines, Myanmar and Cambodia.
A number of tasks benefited from coloration grading, audio post-production and advertising and marketing assist by means of partnerships with Central Digital Lab, Barebones, Terminal Six, Narra, Puregold and Stage Publish Audio and Music Productions.
“Quezon Metropolis’s UNESCO Inventive Metropolis of Movie designation conjures up us to purpose even larger,” stated QPM managing director Liza Dino-Seguerra. “These awards mirror our perception within the area’s filmmakers and our dedication to supporting their tales as they journey to international audiences.”
The 2025 version featured tasks from the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.
2025 QCinema Venture Market Award Winners
MAJOR AWARDS
Quezon Metropolis Greatest Venture Award
“Daddy Cool,” directed by Dominic Bekaert (Philippines) Prize: PHP1,000,000 ($17,240)
QPM Southeast Asian Venture Award — 1st Place
“Penumbra,” directed by Russell Morton (Singapore) Prize: PHP500,000 ($8,620)
QPM Southeast Asian Venture Award — 2nd Place
“The River Is aware of Our Names,” directed by Mai Huyền Chi (Vietnam) Prize: PHP300,000 ($5,170)
QPM Filipino Venture Award — 1st Place
“There Is, There Isn’t” (Meron, Wala), directed by Arjanmar H. Rebeta (Philippines) Prize: PHP500,000 ($8,620)
QPM Filipino Venture Award — 2nd Place
“The Void is Immense in Idle Hours,” directed by Sam Manacsa (Philippines) Prize: PHP300,000 ($5,170)
QPM Discovery Award
“The Keen,” directed by Joon Goh (Malaysia) Prize: PHP500,000 ($8,620)
Greatest Pitch
“Jollywood,” directed by Khavn De La Cruz Prize: PHP100,000 ($1,700)
PARTNER AWARDS
Mocha Chai Laboratories Award
“Jaguar,” directed by Dean Colin Marcial – Complete post-production providers valued at as much as $50,000
CMB Gear Help Grant
“Luzonensis and Floresiensis,” directed by Glenn Barit (Philippines)
“Pricey Wormwood,” directed by Dodo Dayao (Philippines)
“Ozzy and Onie,” directed by Jaime Pacena II (Philippines)
“The Void is Immense in Idle Hours,” directed by Sam Manacsa (Philippines)
“When The World Is Paused,” directed by Han Thit Htoo Aung (Myanmar)
“Romdoul, The Night Perfume,” directed by Lomorpich Rithy (Cambodia)
Movie gear assist price PHP1,000,000 ($17,240) tailor-made to the challenge’s necessities
Kongchak Studio Award
“Daddy Cool,” directed by Dominic Bekaert (Philippines) – $10,000 price of audio post-production providers
Central Digital Lab Shade Correction Grant
“The Void is Immense in Idle Hours,” directed by Sam Manacsa (Philippines)
“Daddy Cool,” directed by Dominic Bekaert (Philippines)
Shade grading and digital mastering providers price PHP300,000 ($5,170)
Barebones Award
“There Is, There Isn’t” (Meron, Wala), directed by Arjanmar H. Rebeta (Philippines)
“Romdoul, The Night Perfume,” directed by Lomorpich Rithy (Cambodia)
“Ghost of the Currents,” directed by Patiparn Boontarig (Thailand)
“KOMIXXX,” directed by Jopy Arnaldo (Philippines)
Shade grading providers price $14,000
Terminal Six Publish-Manufacturing Award
“Pricey Wormwood,” directed by Dodo Dayao (Philippines)
$10,000 in post-production assist together with offline modifying and digital intermediate preparation
Narra Publish-Manufacturing Grant
“What’s Left of Us,” directed by Tyrone Acierto (Philippines)
“Penumbra,” directed by Russell Morton (Singapore)
“Dancing Gale,” directed by Sammaria Sari Simanjuntak (Indonesia)
One Filipino challenge and two Southeast Asian tasks every obtain PHP500,000 ($8,620) in audio post-production providers
Puregold Cine Panalo Movie Advertising and marketing Grant
“Ozzy and Onie,” directed by Jaime Pacena II (Philippines)
PHP200,000 ($3,445) in advertising and marketing assist; could also be thought-about because the CinePanalo Movie Competition opening movie
Pop Up Movie Residency x FAP Venture Award
“The Void is Immense in Idle Hours,” directed by Sam Manacsa (Philippines)
Pop Up Movie Residency x FAP Ability Up Award
Eero Yves Francisco (Manufacturing Designer) “Sentinel”
Kingyo Productions Award
“When The World Is Paused,” directed by Han Thit Htoo Aung (Myanmar)
$5,000 plus music mentorship and collaborative assist with Kingyo’s Taiwanese composer
Stage Publish Audio and Music Productions, Inc. Audio Publish-production and Music Grant
“Luzonensis and Floresiensis,” directed by Glenn Barit (Philippines)
“There Is, There Isn’t” (Meron, Wala), directed by Arjanmar H. Rebeta (Philippines)
“Sentinel,” directed by Carl Joseph E. Papa (Philippines)
“Ozzy and Onie,” directed by Jaime Pacena II (Philippines)
PHP600,000 price of full audio post-production and unique musical scoring, all dealt with by the Stage Publish group
