Apply for FDCP’s Post-Production Funding Program (Philippines)

Funding Information

• The CreatePHFilms Fund for Post-Production is a selective and non-recoupable fund of up to Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (P 300,000.00) per project for production companies engaged with post-production companies/studios registered under the FDCP National Registry for Companies (NRC). The project to be supported must have at least an overall post-production budget of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P 500,000.00).

Eligible Projects and Format

• Projects that satisfy all of the following conditions may apply:
  • Must have a Filipino director;
  • Must be a narrative mid-length film (min. of 40 minutes, max. of 79 minutes) or full-length film (at least 80 minutes);
  • Must be in English or different Filipino languages;
  • Must be a work of fiction, non-fiction, documentary, or animation;
  • Must have an attached post-production company or companies duly registered under the FDCP National Registry for Companies (NRC) for the post-production of the Project;
  • Must have already started or finished principal photography and ready for postproduction;
  • Must have at least a fifteen-minute (15-min) rough cut for a mid-length film and a thirtyminute (30-min) rough cut for a full-length film;
  • Must show in the financial plan a financing gap for post-production, considering the overall cost of the film and the funding already obtained;
  • First-time applicant; the project has not previously been applied for CreatePHFilms Fund for Post-Production.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must satisfy all of these conditions:
  • Must be a Filipino production company duly registered as business in the Philippines serving as the producer of the Project.
  • Must hold or share the intellectual property rights of the Project.
  • Must have all necessary rights to develop, produce, and distribute the film.
  • Must be duly registered at the FDCP National Registry for Companies (NRC).
  • Must not have any overdue obligations from any FDCP assistance or funding programs.

Ineligible Projects

• The CreatePHFilms Fund for Post-Production is not available or eligible for:
  • Advertisements or commercials
  • Short film projects
  • Television series/programs
  • Educational or academic film projects
  • Projects that contain pornography
  • Projects that promote violence
  • Projects that contain issues that insult, offend, and/or portray the Philippines in a negative light as well as threaten national security.

For more information, visit FDCP.