After 8 months of script rewrites and mentor guidance, the five projects that SEAFIC had been developing shall soon be ready for their final test: a live on-line pitch in front of our juries and audiences.
At stake for the 5 projects are two awards, to be given during the Awards Ceremony of SEAFIC Open House on January 11, 2021:
SEAFIC Award
The SEAFIC Award, sponsored by the non-profit Purin Foundation, awards one SEAFIC project a cash prize of US$15,000, as determined by a three-person international jury after reading the five filmmakers’ latest scripts and hearing their final pitches in person.
The jury members are:
Charles Tesson, Artistic Director of Cannes Critic’s Week since 2012 and President of Aide aux Cinémas du Monde since 2016
Violeta Bava, founder and producer at Ruda Cine, programs and consults for festivals such as Venice, New York, Macao and New Zealand, and is Head of Studies at TorinoFilmLab FeatureLab and Industry Co-Head at Visions du Réel
Winnie Lau is EVP, Head of Production, East and Southeast Asia for SK Global and producer/executive producer on INVISIBLE WAVES by Pen-ek Ratanaruang, CITIES OF LAST THINGS by Ho Wi Ding and IMPETIGORE by Joko Anwar
OPEN SEA FUND Award
The Open SEA Fund Award, jointly sponsored by VS Service and White Light Post, gives one SEAFIC project rental credit towards equipment rental from VS Service worth 10,000 USD and post-production services provided by White Light Post
