Bipolaroid Film Fund

Bipolaroid Film Fund At Bipolaroid Films, our vision is to empower the next generation of Filipino storytellers

Hello, Filmmakers!We will be closing our submissions tomorrow night!Don't let the opportunity slip and submit your proje...
30/10/2025

Hello, Filmmakers!

We will be closing our submissions tomorrow night!
Don't let the opportunity slip and submit your project now! 🎥

Hey Filmmakers!Cycle 4 of 2025 is officially open! We’re happy to welcome you back to a new round of the Bipolaroid Film...
30/09/2025

Hey Filmmakers!

Cycle 4 of 2025 is officially open!
We’re happy to welcome you back to a new round of the Bipolaroid Film Fund.

For this cycle, the submission period will run for only 4 weeks
from October 1 to October 31, 2025.
So if you’re planning to apply, make sure to get your materials in on time!
Selected recipients will be announced on December 1, 2025.

What do recipients get?
A financial production grant (10,000 PHP)
Free equipment rentals through our partner Tulayan Film Rentals

You can submit your applications here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1bpo4AGG2-WIoVZ0det_fgwrEAUaz47EvaUufj8VrsZ7a7w/viewform

Thanks as always for your energy, your stories, and your trust!

Bipolaroid Film Fund’s first feature film goes to Italy!Lanaya by Clyde Capistrano is an official selection to the Mater...
09/09/2025

Bipolaroid Film Fund’s first feature film goes to Italy!

Lanaya by Clyde Capistrano is an official selection to the Matera International Film Festival 2025!

Hello there, Filmmakers! 🎬❤️We’re very happy to finally announce the recipients of Cycle 3 of 2023!The two projects we’l...
31/08/2025

Hello there, Filmmakers! 🎬❤️

We’re very happy to finally announce the recipients of Cycle 3 of 2023!

The two projects we’ll be supporting this cycle are:

“Migratory” by Jericho Jeriel
“Ang Lumalaking Buwan” by Lysa Catolico

Maraming salamat to everyone who submitted their projects to us!

As always, choosing the recipients was a very difficult process, we’re grateful for the passion, creativity, and heart that all of you poured into your submissions.

For those who weren’t selected this cycle, please know that we would have loved to support more if we could. We encourage you to submit again in the next round. And here’s something important: We know how tough it can be to get a film off the ground, so we want to make sure that every team who put in the effort to apply still gets concrete support to move their projects forward.

✨All projects that submitted this cycle will still receive 40% off on their equipment rentals from Tulayan Film Rentals*!✨

Congratulations to our Cycle 3 recipients!
We can’t wait to see these stories come to life!

*For specific terms and conditions, please contact Tulayan Film Rentals directly 😁

Hello Filmmakers!Submissions for Cycle 3 is now officially closed!Once again, you overwhelmed us with your fantastic sub...
31/07/2025

Hello Filmmakers!

Submissions for Cycle 3 is now officially closed!

Once again, you overwhelmed us with your fantastic submissions! 😁

Maraming salamat to everyone who sent in their projects, we know how much time and effort it takes to prepare an application, and we don’t take that lightly.

We’ll be reviewing everything in the coming weeks, and as always, it won’t be easy to choose. Announcement of the selected recipients will be on September 1, 2025.

As always, thank you for trusting us with your stories. 💛

Hey Filmmakers!Quick heads-up! ⏰Submissions for Cycle 3 of the Bipolaroid Film Fund close tonight at 11:59 PM (July 31, ...
31/07/2025

Hey Filmmakers!

Quick heads-up! ⏰
Submissions for Cycle 3 of the Bipolaroid Film Fund close tonight at 11:59 PM (July 31, 2025)!

If you’re planning to apply, make sure to get everything in before the deadline. No extensions after this!

Excited to read through all your stories. 💥

Hey Filmmakers!Quick update! Due to multiple requests and a few projects still finalizing their materials, we’re extendi...
15/07/2025

Hey Filmmakers!

Quick update!

Due to multiple requests and a few projects still finalizing their materials, we’re extending the submission period for Cycle 3 by one more week!

📌 New deadline: July 31, 2025 – 11:59 PM

We hope this gives you just enough time to polish your applications and send them in. No other changes to the rest of the timeline. Recipients will still be announced on September 1.

Thank you to everyone who’s submitted so far, and to those still preparing, kaya pa ’yan.

We’re looking forward to reading your stories!

Hey Filmmakers!Cycle 3 is officially open! 🖤We’re happy to welcome you back to a new round of the Bipolaroid Film Fund.F...
30/06/2025

Hey Filmmakers!

Cycle 3 is officially open! 🖤

We’re happy to welcome you back to a new round of the Bipolaroid Film Fund.

For this cycle, we’re changing things up a bit:
👉 The submission period will run for only 3 weeks — from July 1 to July 22, 2025 (11:59 PM).
So if you’re planning to apply, make sure to get your materials in on time!

📣 Selected recipients will be announced on September 1, 2025.

⸻

What do recipients get?

🎬 A financial production grant
🎥 Free equipment rentals through our partner Tulayan Film Rentals
🤝 Creative and logistical support from fellow filmmakers and the Bipolaroid community
🌱 And new this cycle: we’re offering additional equipment rental discounts for select projects still in pre-production:
— 100% off
— 40% off
— 25% off

⸻

📌 You can submit your application through this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1bpo4AGG2-WIoVZ0det_fgwrEAUaz47EvaUufj8VrsZ7a7w/viewform

Thanks as always for your energy, your stories, and your trust.
Let’s keep pushing for a filmmaking culture that’s collaborative, honest, and grounded in care.

Hey Filmmakers!The next cycle starts soon and beginning this cycle, we're expanding the ways we support your films!In ad...
28/06/2025

Hey Filmmakers!

The next cycle starts soon and beginning this cycle, we're expanding the ways we support your films!

In addition to the regular Bipolaroid recipients who will receive the financial grant and equipment sponsorship, we’ll also be selecting additional projects currently in pre-production to receive equipment rental sponsorships or discounts from our partner, Tulayan Films.

These selected projects will receive:
— 100% off
— 40% off
— or 25% off
on their equipment rentals from Tulayan (Manpower & Transpo excluded.)

It’s our way of making sure that more stories get the support they deserve, even if they can’t all receive the full grant. No need for a separate application, just submit as usual and indicate in your production timeline that you're in pre-prod or will not have started principal shooting by time of announcement of recipients.

We’re excited to keep growing this small thing, together.

Hey there, Filmmakers!We’re thrilled to welcome a brilliant new voice to our Cycle 3 jury!Joining us as guest juror is n...
12/06/2025

Hey there, Filmmakers!

We’re thrilled to welcome a brilliant new voice to our Cycle 3 jury!

Joining us as guest juror is none other than Jason Tan Liwag, whose sharp insights and deep love for cinema have shaped film conversations both locally and internationally. We’re honored to have him on board to help choose our next batch of Bipolaroid recipients.

Jason Tan Liwag (he/they, b. 1996) is a scientist, actor, writer, educator, and curator from Pangasinan, Philippines. His work examines the life cycle of moving images and criticism in Southeast Asia, focusing on state terror, memory, erasure, gender, and disability. An alumnus of film criticism programmes in Rotterdam, Udine, Yamagata, and Manila, he founded the QCinema Critics Lab and has written for CNN Philippines Life, Rappler, Inquirer Lifestyle, Rolling Stone Philippines, Vogue Philippines, Filmmaker Magazine, Documentary Magazine, and MUBI Notebook, among others. He has served on the juries and selection committees of festivals in Manila, Taipei, Bristol, San Diego, Dhaka, and Singapore. He is the first Filipino member of FIPRESCI and a three-time international voter for the Golden Globe Awards and the Dorian Awards. Currently, he programs shorts for QCinema and the Leeds International Film Festival, coordinates the iNDIEGENIUS Project Lab, and lectures part-time at iACADEMY and the CIIT College of Arts and Technology.

We’re incredibly grateful to have someone of his caliber onboard. We know his perspective will bring even more depth and care to the deliberation process.

We can’t wait to see what stories you’ll all be sharing with us this cycle!

Hey Filmmakers!Good news! After some thought, we’ve decided not to cap submissions at 30 entries for Cycle 3 of 2025. In...
11/06/2025

Hey Filmmakers!

Good news!

After some thought, we’ve decided not to cap submissions at 30 entries for Cycle 3 of 2025. Instead, we’re going with a shorter submission window to help us manage the review process more smoothly.

Submissions will open on July 1 and close on July 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM (PH time) giving everyone three weeks to prepare and send in their projects.

We hope this gives you a bit more breathing room compared to rushing to be part of a limited 30. It also allows us more time to carefully read and reflect on each application.

As always, the announcement of recipients will be on September 1.
We’re excited to be back, and can’t wait to hear what stories you’re cooking up.

Maraming salamat sa patuloy na tiwala at suporta 💛

Hi Filmmakers!After a short break, Bipolaroid is officially back! We’re happy to announce that Cycle 3 will open for sub...
04/06/2025

Hi Filmmakers!

After a short break, Bipolaroid is officially back!
We’re happy to announce that Cycle 3 will open for submissions on July 1, 2025. It’s been a meaningful pause for us, with some changes behind the scenes and in our personal lives, but the goal remains the same: to support small, independent filmmakers and film students in telling stories that matter.

This upcoming cycle, we’ll be making one small but important change: We’re putting a limit of 30 submissions.
Once we receive 30 completed applications, we’ll be closing the form. This is to make sure that we can give each project the time and attention it deserves, and that the review process stays thoughtful and fair for everyone. We know how much work and heart go into each submission, and we’re incredibly grateful every time someone trusts us with their project. So if you’re already cooking something up or thinking of applying, make sure to send your materials early 🫶

Thank you to everyone who’s stayed with us through each cycle, to our past and future recipients, and to those who continue to believe in what we’re trying to do.

See you again very, very soon.

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