Multi-awarded Director Jun Robles Lana and Best Actress Agot Isidro join panel of judges
HOOQ – the largest Video-on-Demand service in Southeast Asia – is embarking on Season 2 of the
HOOQ Filmmakers Guild search for five scripts to be produced into pilot episodes.
With the success of the pilot season, HOOQ Filmmakers Guild once again gives filmmakers and film
students a chance to turn their most imaginative TV series ideas into reality. Preliminary judging will
be done by an esteemed and star-studded panel consisting of the top film talents around Asia who
will select 5 scripts to be turned into pilots. Together with HOOQ subscribers’ viewership, the grand
winner will be chosen from these pilots and then produced into a full-blown series.
Sheila Paul, HOOQ Philippines Country Manager said, “The second season is inspired by the success
of Season 1. We hope that HOOQ’s continued support for filmmakers in the region via HOOQ
Filmmakers Guild encourages more Filipino screenplay writers and storytellers to submit their
scripts.”Jeffrey Remigio, Content and Programming Head at HOOQ Philippines, pointed out, “There are so
many talented Asian filmmakers but it’s about time a Filipino makes it to the finals and take the
prize.”
New Roster of Judges
HOOQ named two new judges from the Philippines to complete the panel for this year: multi-
awarded actress Agot Isidro, known for her roles in “Changing Partners”, “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank
2: #ForeverIsNot Enough”, and “Mga Mumunting Lihim”, and internationally acclaimed filmmaker
Jun Robles Lana whose work includes “Die Beautiful”, “Bwakaw”, and “Anino sa Likod ng Buwan”.
Isidro said, ”We are very excited to see the depth of talent from the region’s filmmakers. I have
always believed that all they ever needed was a good break and this is it.” Lana added, “These are
truly exciting times for Asian filmmakers and I am very proud to be part of it.”
Along with the judges from the rest of the region, Isidro and Lana will select five of the best scripts as finalists.
Prize and Prestige
The chosen scripts from the participating countries; Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, India,
Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia will be given USD$30,000 each to produce a pilot
episode which will premiere on HOOQ. Regional judges will name the Best Pilot and soon be
converted into a full series exclusively on HOOQ in 2019.
HOOQ Filmmakers Guild 2018 started mid May and will be open for entries until 31 July 2018.
Applicants must be working as professionals in the film industry with prior film production
experience. They are to submit the script and treatment for a series with a maximum of 13 episodes
for a single season to qualify. There will be no restriction to genre, however submissions and
productions must be in the language of the applicant’s country.
For more information, please visit
website https://campaign.hooq.tv/filmmakersguild2018-ph/
