PeliKolab Film Fellowship

The PeliKolab Film Fellowship is a special mentoring project that connects high school students with filmmakers and critics to develop their film literacy skills and production techniques.

To create a space for student filmmakers and film enthusiasts to hone and showcase their critical media literacy skills through a film grants competition

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), InnovateGov, Dakila, Cinema Centenario, and Cinema 76

2018

The PeliKolab Film Fellowship is a special mentoring project that aims to connect high school students with filmmakers and critics to develop their film literacy skills and production techniques.

PeliKolab is divided into two categories: Filmmaking and Film Criticism. For 2 days, all participants will undergo a workshop. After which, Filmmaking participants will pitch their film projects and the Top 7 will receive seed funding to be able to produce their projects. The Film Criticism participants will then write critical essays on one of the 7 films.

The short films will be screened and will receive special awards.

Short Films

Ang Pag-uwi

After a day’s work in school, a boy comes home. In his apartment, he checks on his pet cockroaches while watching Duterte-related clips on his laptop. He then notices cockroaches escaping their aquarium. He swats them with his slippers and finds new meaning in this.

School: Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation

Team: Carl Umali, Zenda Dimaandal, Mak Lat

Awards: Best Film, Best Director (Carl Umali), Best Cinematographer (Zenda Dimaandal)

Bakas

For the past 4 years, 15-year old tricycle driver Oscar was forced to take up the role as provider for their family ever since his father Crisostomo died. However, beyond the everyday struggle of having to provide for his family, Oscar has been fighting his own mental battle ever since the day of that event. Bakas tells the story of how Oscar finally realized how much was actually taken away from him when his father’s right to life was violated.

School: St. Scholastica’s College – Manila

Team: Jillianne Go-Soco, Shanlene Hollero, Christine Libiran

Award: Best Story

Hapag

After his father was imprisoned for allegedly selling drugs, 9-year-old Balong and his mother Belen had to do things together. Belen as a labandera, cannot provide enough for Balong, so they had to find other ways to have food in their stomachs. The answer to their problem is something most of us tend to ignore. But how Balong handles this unfortunate situation is something that’ll surprise everyone.

School: Francisco E. Barzaga Integrated High School

Team: Anjelo Ansay, Khaylyn Resurreccion, Jan Kate Delos Reyes

Award: Best Actor (Lance Nathan Baran)

Dakip

Dakip is a film about a young kid named Felipe who grew up without knowing his father. As grown-up Felipe gets tortured via Russian roulette, each misfire of the revolver triggers a memory that builds up to the climax. The memories involve how grown up Felipe was captured, how he aspired to be a soldier during his youth days, and how his mother died.

School: La Salle – Greenhills

Team: Marcelino Llorca, Adrian Prospero, Nathaniel Arojo

Award: Best Actress (Mikayla Czarina)

Mithi

Mithi is a short film about Mikoy, a spirited 6-year-old boy overflowing with imagination and childlike optimism. When his teacher gives out an assignment to draw which gift they want to receive the most from Santa Claus, Mikoy walks his way home filled with creativity and takes inspiration for his wish from his surroundings.

School: St. Scholastica’s College – Manila

Team: Relaine Legaspi, Maria Isabella Lopez, Reigna Gaborno

Job Interview

A culinary graduate, Sara seeks to find a job in the metro. After countless job applications and interviews, she still doesn’t ace one. A new opportunity arrives in Sara’s life as she still hopes that this restaurant would help her in reaching her goals of becoming a great chef. With the guidance from her past and the strength of her hopes for her future, would she reach the goal she ever dreamed of?

School: San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila School

Team: Andrei Morfe, Ryan Ramos, Erica Galleto

Virtus and the Two Parallel Worlds

Taking place in 2004, Karl Kasala, an openly gay man, is the assistant co-writer and artist for the comic book issue, Virtus and the Two Parallel Worlds. He sends out a 6 –page draft of the comic book’s 33rd issue to the head writer of the comic book, Ed Enriquez. Having read that Karl made Virtus love his male sidekick in the draft made Ed furious, and comes to confront him.