As part of this year’s Araw ng Dabaw celebrations, a 24-hour filming contest, dubbed Guerilla Filmathon will be held on March 11-12 in cooperation with the City Tourism Office of Davao.
Dax Cañedo, one of the founders of Guerrilla Filmmaking Workshop/Festival, said that the competition will draw participants from local film enthusiasts who have the passion for filmmaking.
“This is just the opportunity for them to display their artistic abilities,” he said.
Cañedo added the event aims to develop the filmmakers’ skills in movie-making and at the same time, encourage them to use film as a medium to help the city in its tourism campaigns. It also gives them opportunities to gain national and international recognition in the film industry.
As it is an event in cooperation with the City Tourism Office of Davao, the contest will also be showcasing potential tourist destinations in the city by incorporating shots of these places in the films that will be made by the contestants.
The competition will be a race to different parts of the city where there will be checkpoints and clues with various obstacles that will challenge the participants’ creativity and resourcefulness in shooting a film within 24 hours. Ten competing teams composed of three members each will be allowed to join the contest.
The first team to finish the race will receive a cash price of P 20,000 plus a trophy while the second and third placers shall receive P17,000 and P15,000, respectively. Finishers of the will take home P10,000 as consolation prize.
The team with the Best Film production will receive P15,000. The checkpoints of the race will be announced on March 10. /JABO
