Merlion Film Festival Booklet

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Welcome to Singapore School Manila’s 6th annual Merlion Awards!

The Merlion Film Festival and Merlion Awards are annual events held by Singapore School Manila, where students from a variety of schools have the opportunity for their film entries to be streamed on the official Merlion social media platforms, and evaluated by a panel of recognized judges.

This film festival serves as a platform to showcase the talents of film students and aspiring filmmakers around the Philippines.

We have received entries from Keys International school, Lagro High School, and Singapore School Cebu, as well as from our Singapore School Manila students.

All films can be viewed on Singapore School Manila's Youtube from June 6 onwards. The awarding will be held on June 10, 2022, through a Hyflex setup where awardees and their parents can attend either attend the live awarding ceremony or a Google Meet call where the winners will be awarded trophies and other cash prizes.

Good luck to all our entries!

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Certificates:

FAVORITE ACTOR FAVORITE ACTRESS

trophies:

BEST POSTER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

BEST TRAILER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

BEST SOUND EFFECTS

BEST ACTOR

BEST EDITING

BEST ACTRESS

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

AUDIENCE CHOICE

BEST STORY

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MERLION BEST PICTURE BRONZE AWARD

+ P5,000 CASH PRIZE MERLION BEST PICTURE SILVER AWARD

+ P7,000 CASH PRIZE MERLION BEST PICTURE GOLD AWARD

+ P10,000 CASH PRIZE

Singapore School Manila

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Executive board

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Chief Executive Officer: Lea Gatchalian

VP of Production: Gaby Laogan

Chief Operating Officer: Erica Cai

Production Managers: Charina Anggala | Jessica Snyder

Executive Assistant: Shana Lim

Marketing Members: Sahil Parwani | Cydney Soco | Charles Chen | Paolo Tan | Jillian Zhuang | Miguel Gaw | Kristel Po | Annika Buen | Ragghav Jain | Gavin Ang | Elle Sy | Steven Sy

finance department VP of Finance: Saira Saundh Production Managers: Yaxin Shi | Charlene Hernandez Finance Members: Althea Baluyut | Miguel Yorobe

marketing department VP of Marketing: Massi Chua Marketing Managers: Jinni Wang | Liana Wu Marketing Members: Wan Yun Lim | Alexi Manzano | Yan Wang | Christiana Reyes | Vince Go

production department VP of Production: Lauren Co Production Managers: Patricia Chua | Raphael Lin Marketing Members: Annika Budhrani | Tiffany Au-Yeung | Angela Dichoso | Chantelle Anggala | Matthew Chan

merlion awards managers Tiffany Au-Yeung | Annika Budhrani

conference managers Althea Baluyut | Ragghav Jain

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event day timeline

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TIME

DURATION

ACTIVITY

2:00-2:15 PM

15 Minutes

opening remarks

2:15-2:20 PM

5 Minutes

introduction of judges

2:20-2:25 PM

5 Minutes

words from judges

2:25-2:30 PM

5 Minutes

gratitude award for judges

2:30-2:45 PM

15 Minutes

Guest speaker videos

2:45-2:50 PM

5 Minutes

Gratitude award for speakers

2:50-3:20 PM

30 Minutes

awards for best: poster, trailer, sound effects, editing, production design

3:20-3:50 PM

30 Minutes

awards: best cinematography, best story, audience choice, best director, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best actor, best actress

3:50-4:00 PM

10 Minutes

certificate: favorite actor, favorite actress

4:00-4:05 PM

5 Minutes

award: merlion best picture bronze award

4:05-4:10 PM

5 Minutes

award: merlion best picture silver award

4:10-4:15 PM

5 Minutes

award: merlion best picture gold award

4:15-4:25 PM

10 Minutes

closing remarks

THIS YEAR'S FILMS

Grow up Singapore School Manila

Genre:

Synopsis:

Drama “Emily” is a person who has yearned for adult life since childhood, but after experiencing heavy suppression in society, she fell into confusion and began to question the beautiful fantasy of the adult world when she was a child.

One day, when she was still immersed in depression and confusion, she met her childhood self. They started a dialogue and finally inspired each other…

cast & crew

Cast: Cheska Hong, Yishan Wang Director: Jinni Wang Writer: Cheska Hong Cinematographer: Jinni Wang Sound: Lily Shi Art Director/Production Designer: Cheska Hong, Lily Shi and Jinni Wang Editor: Jinni Wang

semi-colon (;) Singapore School Manila

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Social Commentary Drama The story follows the day of three teens in the midst of the pandemic. Confined in the isolation of their own homes we understand how the effects of the pandemic go deeper than just affecting the physical health of individuals.

The three characters go through their day in a way that seems normal to most, but the story dives deeper as the perspective shifts; we get a better look at what seems to be a picture-perfect scenario.

cast & crew

Cast: Lea Gatchalian, Althea Baluyut, Vince Go Director: Lea Gatchalian Writer: Althea Baluyut Cinematographer: Lea Gatchalian Sound: Vince Go Art Director/Production Designer: Vince Go Editor: Althea Baluyut

The Welcome to Al-Balad

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cast & crew

Singapore School Manila

Political Satire

A foreign journalist arrives in North Korea as a “tourist”, whereas he is questioned by North Korean customs in an interrogation room. He attempts to pull some strings to make his way into freedom so he can start his documentary work.

Cast: Joaquin Vincent Guzman, Massimillanno Ray Chua, Matthew Chan Director: Matthew Chan Writer: Matthew Chan Cinematographer: Matthew Chan Sound: Matthew Chan Art Director/Production Designer: Matthew Chan Editor: Arabella Ang

right or wrong Singapore School Manila

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Teen Drama

Max decides to cheat in the project by manipulating data, but Clay does not want to cheat. Clay must make a difficult decision about whether or not to inform the teacher about Max's misdeeds.

Cast: Siddarth Parwani, Prathana Parwani, Lavisha Parwani Director: Sahil Parwani Writer: Sahil Parwani Cinematographer: Sahil Parwani Sound: Sahil Parwani Art Director/Production Designer: Sahil Parwani Editor: Sahil Parwani

secret recipe Singapore School Manila

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Synopsis:

Comedy

Following his great great grandmas recipe, an innocent chef feeds his three friends lasagna containing a few surprising ingredients.

Cast: Miko Mapua, Ice Lim, Gael Guerrero, Eugene Briones cast & crew

Director: Miko Mapua Writer: Gael Guerrero, Miko Mapua, Eugene Briones, Basgon Ongpin, Ice lim Cinematographer: Gael Guerrero Sound: Baston Ongpin Art Director/Production Designer: Gael Guerrero Editor: Gael Guerrero

Another year Singapore School Manila

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Drama, Thriller

Lucas wakes up finding out it's his birthday again. For him, nothing's special during his birthday because every year, it's always the same.

Cast: Timothy Morales, Director: Timothy Morales cast & crew

Writer: Timothy Morales Cinematographer: Timothy Morales Sound: Timothy Morales Art Director/Production Designer: Timothy Morales Editor: Timothy Morales

rem Singapore School Manila

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Coming of Age, Thriller Maya reminisces and tells the story of her and her childhood best friend, Rem. While every memory seems to begin with happy smiles, some things are simply not meant to be.

Following a tragic turn of events, Maya is left to question how and if she can live without her beloved Rem. Cast: Therese Antoinette San Juan (Maya), Haven Lim (Rem), Margaret Estelle Enriquez, Eunice Ty, Jasmine Romero, Leila Chua, Ysabelle Wong Director: Julia Marie Tan Writer: So Hyoun Kim and Eun Ji Noh Cinematographer: Olivia Frances Manglapus, Kevin Chia and Jana Trisha Go Sound: Jana Trisha Go, Chelsea Suarez, and Gabriela Garcia Art Director/Production Designer: Julia Marie Tan, So Hyoun Kim, Eun Ji Noh, Chelsea Suarez, Gabriela Garcia (Production Designers), and Daniella Joei Manilla (Art Director) Editor: Olivia Frances Manglapus (film) and Chelsea Suarez (teaser)

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we would like to thank the following individuals for their contributions:

MS. INA RAMOS

GABBY ROSALES

MS. DENISE VILLEGAS

ERIN TENG

MR. EDUARD ROSINI

ALEXI MANZANO

MR. REYNAND MOJICA

MASSI CHUA

MS. MARVY GOMEZ

JOAQUIN GUZMAN

MS. CORA CARVAJAL

RAGGHAV JAIN

MS. KRISTIANA MALI

SAIRA SAUNDH

MR. LESTER GUEVARA

KATE LI

MR. CHEVY RECSAS

CHRISTIANA REYES

MS. ANNA RUTH AYALA

ERICA CAI

ANNIKA BUDHRANI TIFFANY AUYEUNG