The Philippine independent film industry has been making waves in recent years and has certainly inspired many young storytellers to try their hand at filmmaking. Still, it takes a lot to get an idea from page to screen, which is why this upcoming masterclass from an award-winning production company could be a big opportunity for budding filmmakers.
The Writer’s Room is launching a masterclass in screenwriting and story development from TBA Studios, the company behind critically-acclaimed films like Heneral Luna and Goyo: The Boy General, as announced on Tuesday through this video on Facebook.
READ: Goyo, the ‘biggest’ Filipino movie ever made, out today; trends on social media
The program will run for 12 Saturdays from September to November at TBA’s studio hall in San Juan.
It is open to writers or writer-directors in the early stages of a feature film project. Fifteen people will be picked to be part of of the program to be conducted by industry professionals.
Applicants need to have worked on at least two shorts films as a writer or director and are asked to send up to three of their previous works in the application.
Now here come the perks.
The classes are free (with meals) and participants get to pitch their projects to TBA through one-on-one meetings with producers. Alumni will also get the chance to join the TBA team after the program.
READ: Filipino historical biopic ‘Heneral Luna’ coming to Netflix
The application deadline is Aug. 19, 5pm. For more information, check out the TBA website.
Apart from the historical dramas Heneral Luna and Goyo, TBA is also behind other award-winning films like Birdshot, the Philippines’ entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category in Oscars 2018; and Sunday Beauty Queen, a documentary that won the Best Picture prize in the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival.
