Events and Activities
Full Circle Lab Philippines is a capacity-building program aimed at supporting Filipino and Southeast Asian filmmakers.
Through organizing the various labs ranging from the stages of pre-production to post-production, the program enhances selected projects and participants from around the globe, elevating their films and talents to their highest potential and allowing them to reach international standards.
Launched in 2019, the Full Circle Lab Philippines was developed by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in collaboration with Matthieu Darras, current director of Full Circle Lab and former Artistic Director of the internationally renowned Torino Film Lab. The collaboration looks to make the Philippines a creative hub for filmmaking in the Southeast Asian region. With this aim, the tailor-made Full Circle Lab Philippines will open up its program to discover unique stories from all of Southeast Asia and to encompass the different voices within the region.
Filmmakers from the Philippines and neighboring Brunei, Cambodia, East-Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are eligible and encouraged to submit their films for consideration in the program’s four separate film labs. So far more than 100 film professionals and 48 film projects (32 in development and 16 in post-production) have moved through the lab.
For this year’s edition of the Full Circle Lab, the labs are as follows:
| FICTION LAB | FIRST CUT LAB |
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Twelve (12) projects in development (feature films, series, animation) |
Three (3) projects in post-production (feature films & documentaries) |
| CREATIVE PRODUCERS LAB | STORY EDITING LAB |
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Eight (8) producers with or without project/s in development |
Three (3) participants |
For the 2022 edition, the FDCP and Tatino Films will continue to provide opportunities for the filmmakers and producers to further develop and elevate their projects by launching Full Circle Lab Philippines with two (2) sessions spanned over a 5-month period: one on-site residential workshop in April and one online follow-up session in September
Full Circle Lab Philippines aims for the following:
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Identifying, nurturing, and training creative talents in the Philippines and in South-East Asia;
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Supporting Filipino & Southeast Asian film projects along their development & post-production processes – in order to enhance their artistic and audience potentials with a focus on storytelling;
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Fostering the internationalisation of the Filipino film industry and positioning the Philippines as a creative hub in the Southeast Asian region;
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Creating synergy between the industry experts and professionals across the globe through sessions and talks.
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