FULL CIRCLE LAB
PHILIPPINES 2024
AIMS
–> – Creating synergy between industry experts and professionals across the globe through sessions and talks.

MODULES
The Lab is composed of four modules:
- Fiction Lab
- First Cut Lab
- Creative Producers Lab
- Story Editing Lab
CALENDAR
November 24, 2023: Deadline for submissions Fiction, Creative Producers, Story Editing Labs
December 8, 2023: Deadline of Call for Applications (Documentary requirements) First Cut Lab
February 1, 2024: Deadline for Submissions of film cuts First Cut Lab
February 15, 2024: Announcement of line-up of projects & participants @ Berlinale
18-24 March 2024: Onsite workshop in the Philippines
April-September 2024: Online curriculum
CALL FOR PROJECTS – GUIDELINES
How to apply
Full Circle Lab Philippines is open to filmmakers from Philippines and South-East Asia countries: Brunei, Cambodia, East-Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Applications for Fiction Lab, Creative Producers Lab, and Story Editing Lab must be submitted by November 24, 2023. Meanwhile, applications for First Cut Lab must be submitted on December 8, 2023, while the film cut may be submitted until February 15, 2024.
Applications and requirements must be sent to projectlab@fdcp.ph with the subject:
Full Circle Lab Philippines 2023 [(Lab Category) Application]
ex. Full Circle Lab Philippines 2023 [Fiction lab Application]
Selection
The submission materials of all eligible applicants will be reviewed by the FDCP Selection Committee and will be shortlisted.
The FDCP Selection Committee and Full Circle Lab mentors shall confer to select the final selection, ensuring the diversity of the lineup.
Selected participants will be announced by February 14, 2024 on FCL PH’s social media pages.
Fiction Labs
Open for projects in the early stage of development to pre-production stage in any of the following formats: feature films, series, or animation.
Applicants must submit the following:
- Duly accomplished application form
- Dossier of the project including:
- Logline
- Short Synopsis
- Sequence Treatment
- Director’s and producer’s intention notes
- Production budget and financial plan
- Director’s and producer’s letter of intent
- Director’s, producer’s and screenwriter’s filmographies
- Production company profile and filmography
- Rights to Adaptation (if applicable)
- High-definition profile photos (.jpg format)
All requirements must be submitted in separate PDF documents.
Note:
- Projects shall have a director, writer, and producer attached.
- Projects shall have financing or at least a projected financing in place
- The director and producer shall attend all the sessions of the lab.
- The lab is open for projects that have not yet entered the pre-production stage.
For submissions and inquiries, drop a message to projectlab@fdcp.ph
Creative Producers Lab
Open to producers who will have the chance to be mentored on topics covering the different key areas of this profession—project development, legal & financial issues, and company development.
Applicants must submit the following:
- Duly accomplished application form
- Letter of intent
- Filmography
- Production company profile and filmography
- Project dossier (if available)
- High definition profile photo (.jpg format)
All requirements must be submitted in separate PDF documents.
Note:
Producers with or without current affiliation with production companies are equally welcome to apply.
For submissions and inquiries, drop a message to projectlab@fdcp.ph
First Cut Lab
Available for projects in the editing stage. Participants will receive expert advice from editor-consultants and industry advisors chosen according to the specific needs of each film.
Applicants must submit the following:
- Duly accomplished application form
- A minimum of 30 minutes of scenes from the film with
- English subtitles. Scenes can be separate and can be in the
- rough cut.
- Dossier of the project including:
- Logline
- Short synopsis
- Director’s and producer’s intention notes
- Director’s and producer’s letter of intent
- Director’s, producer’s, and editor’s filmographies
- Producer’s filmography and production company profile
- High definition profile photo (.jpg format)
All requirements must be submitted in separate PDF documents.
Note:
The film’s producer, director, and editor must attend the whole duration of the Editing Lab.
For submissions and inquiries, drop a message to projectlab@fdcp.ph
Story Editing Lab
Open to aspiring script consultants, scriptwriters, heads of development in production companies, or commissioning editors of broadcasters, who will work hand-in-hand with the Fiction Lab groups. Each participant will work primarily with the script and production mentors of his group, but he/she will also receive expert advice and lectures from mentors from the other groups.
Applicants must submit the following:
- Duly accomplished application form
- Letter of intent
- Filmography
- Production company profile and filmography
- High definition profile photo (.jpg format)
All requirements must be submitted in separate PDF documents.
For submissions and inquiries, drop a message to projectlab@fdcp.ph
Qualifications
- Must be from a Southeast Asian Country: Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, East-Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
- Must submit the application form and all supplementary requirements.
- Must be fully vaccinated and willing to travel to the Philippines.
- Must be willing to comply with necessary COVID-19 travel restrictions.

MENTORS

MENTORS
MMABATHO KAU
Script Consultant
In her 20-year strong creative journey, Mmabatho has worked as a producer, broadcaster (SABC, Kwese TV, TopTV), development executive as well as a script consultant.
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In 2017 Mmabatho was invited to co-mentor in REALNESS, a Pan-African writing residency. Beyond Realness; she has mentored on the Canal+ Poland Series Lab (2021), The Philippines (Full Circle Lab 2019 and 2020), Maisha Producers Lab (Uganda 2019), Jumpstart PRODUIRE AU SUD (South Africa 2019 and 2020), For Film’s Sake- Attagirl Lab (Australia 2020), The Pro Series Lab (Kenya 2020), BoostNL (Netherlands Film Festival/IFFR 2020), Dramatic Producer’s Lab (Ethiopia 2019). In addition to being a mentor, she has had the honour of being invited to participate in The Torino Script Lab (2018), EAVE (European Audio Visual Entrepreneurs 2020) and The Rotterdam Producer’s Lab (2020).
HELEN
BELTRAME-LINNÉ
Script Consultant
Helen Beltrame-Linné is a Brazilian screenwriter and script consultant with a wide artistic and corporate background. Helen graduated from Brazil’s most prestigious Law School and worked as a corporate lawyer…
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NAOMI LEVARI
Producer Consultant
Naomi Levari is a producer and script editor, co-founder of Tel Aviv based Black Sheep Film Productions Ltd.
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In 2018, Naomi co-founded the Berlin-based production company Electric Sheep GmbH focusing on socially related content.
Naomi is known for her customized approach and engagement in every aspect of film making, establishing herself as a sought-after lecturer and mentor.