Ngilngig is back!

The 2024 Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival is now accepting submissions.

All short horror or fantastic-genre films made by Asian filmmakers, shot in Asia, or has topics or themes related to Asia with a maximum running time of 30 minutes and are completed between August 1, 2022 to August 1, 2024 are eligible for submission.

ABOUT NGILNGIG

Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival is a showcase of films that explore and expand the myriad meanings of ngilngig—a common Bisaya expression for the fantastic, the ghastly, the macabre; or for something that elicits horror, goosebumps, and repulsion.

HISTORY

NAFFF started as Ngilngig Film Festival in 2013 as a horror-genre festival in the Davao region which aimed to highlight the diverse folklores, myths, and tales of Mindanao and the Philippine archipelago. The festival's success, viewership, as well as the support of our patrons and friends, became the foundation for what is to become the first fantastic film festival of its kind in Southeast Asia—the Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival (abbreviated as NAFFF).

Through the NAFFF, the festival organizers hope to reach neighboring countries in Asia to tell their own “ngilngig” or fantastic stories to preserve our myths, traditions, history and culture into cinematic form.

THE ORGANIZERS

The festival is organized by Pasalidahay, a film collective of Mindanao film enthusiasts and filmmakers who recognize the importance of film as a platform for expression and change, who value the diversity of audiences, and the need to cultivate a filmgoing culture and develop a critical, appreciative audience.

This year’s NAFFF screenings and activities will take place at The Green House Cinema and Cinematheque Centre Davao, Davao City from October 26-30, 2024.

For inquiries, write to ngilngigfantastic@gmail.com or visit our website and social media channels.
Website: www.ngilngig.net/submit
Facebook: facebook.com/ngilngigdavao
Instagram: instagram.com/ngilngig

Awards & Prizes

Ngilngig Asian Short Award
Ngilngig Philippine Short Award
Ngilngig Mindanao Short Award

The jury may be able to give special prizes at their prerogative.

Rules & Terms

ELIGIBILITY

All short horror or fantastic-genre films made by Asian filmmakers, shot in Asia, or has topics or themes related to Asia with a maximum running time of 30 minutes and are completed between August 1, 2022 to August 1, 2024 are eligible for submission.

EXCLUSIVITY

The entrant agrees that his/her film will not be screened publicly in the Philippines until the final notification of the selection status.

If the film is being selected for Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival, the entrant agrees that his/her film will not be screened publicly in the Philippines outside of the festival until after the end of the festival.

RIGHTS

By submitting your film to Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival, you authorize the screening, use, and storage of your film and other promotional materials included. Your film and other promotional materials will be stored safely and will be used exclusively for the intended purposes, which are the selection and promotion of works for the Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival.

SELECTION & NOTIFICATION

All the entries will undergo a selection process voted by a selection committee.

The submitter will be notified of the selection status (accepted or not accepted) as early as September 1, 2024, through the official website and via email.

ENTRY FEE

The entry fee ensures the quality of the selection process and supports the effort of our selection and programming team.
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  • Jaime Morados

    Got connections with this fest. Awesome fest goals and the films are easy discussion topics among filmmakers, even after the fest. 10/10.

    November 2020
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  • Jamie Kassler

    Although we were unable to attend this year, we were honoured to have our film, "Overtime" selected and screened at the 2019 Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival Davao. We are very thankful to the Ngilngig Asian team for their support and encouragement. We look forward to their future festivals and hope to participate again in the future.

    December 2019
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  • Presley Paras

    For the early entry price, this festival is worth applying to. To be transparent, I was an international short project and never attended. I speaking solely from a communication/press perspective. From a press perspective, Ngilngig does a solid job of announcing their projects. My project was mentioned in two different sources online. Strangely, I really didn't see a social media presence with tagging filmmakers (unlike other festivals) As far as communicating, someone from the team reached out to me days before the premiere about getting the file (which was available through FilmFreeways as well as my vimeo link). This is pretty standard, so it made me wonder about the event and how organized it was (festivals are challenging to set up in my conversations with programmers). No doubt the programmers faced a daunting task but when you start attending enough festivals, it's easier to decipher which ones are on the ball. Overall, I'm adequately satisfied with the value since I paid the early entry fee. The communication and lack of social media presence was a bit discerning -- however, I always support genre festivals. Thank you for having me.

    December 2019
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