The
Cathay Motion Picture Awards is in its 4th year this year. Essentially, teams
that participate in this competition have 80 hours to create a 80 seconds film
and a shot at winning $20K cash for Best Motion Picture Award and have their
entry screened at all Cathay Cineplexes. Started in 2012, it gives aspiring
filmmakers a platform to showcase their talent.
Last
year, a short film called ‘Sole Sisters’ won Best Motion Picture. Here is the film:
This
year, winning teams will walk away with the prizes stated below -
Best
Motion Picture: SGD20,000 cash
1st
Runner-up: SGD12,000 cash
2nd
Runner-up: SGD8,000 cash
Each
of the winning teams gets an exclusive Cathay VIP card worth more than $4,000
for each registered member of the team. They will also have their film screened
in all Cathay Cineplexes for 4 weeks
There
is also a Viewers' Choice, in which the winning teams gets an exclusive Cathay
VIP card worth more than $4,000 for each registered member of the team.
Registration is now open and you can find out more about how to do so here.
Competing teams gather for a friendly shot before the competition kicked off last year.
Filmmaking warriors ready to make a dash!
At the awards presentation ceremony last year