The 12th QCinema International Film Festival took place from November 8 to 17, 2024 in Quezon City, Philippines. A total of 77 films were screened during the festival. The festival opened with the anthology project Director's Factory Philippines, held by Directors' Fortnight section at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. The initiative paired eight filmmakers from the Philippines and other neighboring countries to produce four short films. It closed with Kiyoshi Kurosawa's psychological thriller film Cloud.
Official selection Asian New Wave English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Don't Cry, Butterfly Mưa trên cánh bướm Dương Diệu Linh Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, SingaporeHappyend Neo Sora Japan, United StatesMistress Dispeller Elizabeth Lo China, United StatesMoneyslapper Bor Ocampo Philippines Pierce 刺心切骨 Nelicia Low Singapore, Taiwan, PolandTale of the Land Loeloe Hendra Indonesia, Philippines, Qatar, Taiwan Việt and Nam Trong lòng đất Minh Quý Trương Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, United States
New Horizons English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Blue Sun Palace Constance Tsang United States Cu Li Never Cries Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc Phạm Ngọc Lân Vietnam, France, Norway, Philippines, Singapore The Major Tones Los tonos mayores Ingrid Pokropek Argentina, SpainSantosh Sandhya Suri United Kingdom, India, Germany, France Toxic Akiplėša Saulė Bliuvaitė Lithuania
RainbowQC English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Baby Marcelo Caetano Brazil, France, Netherlands The Balconettes Les Femmes au balcon Noémie Merlant France My Sunshine ぼくのお日さま Hiroshi Okuyama JapanPooja, Sir Deepak Rauniyar Nepal, Norway, United StatesSebastian Mikko Mäkelä Finland, United Kingdom, Belgium, France
Special Screenings English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)A Thousand Forests Hanz Florentino PhilippinesAn Errand Dominic Baekart PhilippinesIf My Lover Were a Flower Kaung Zan MyanmarLost Sabungeros Bryan Brazil Philippines
QCinema Selects English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Ghost Cat Anzu 化け猫あんずちゃん Yōko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita France, Japan No Other Land لا أرض أخرى Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor Palestine, NorwayShahid Narges Kalhor Germany The Sparrow in the Chimney Der Spatz im Kamin Ramon Zürcher SwitzerlandSujo Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez Mexico, United States, France Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 九龍城寨之圍城 Soi Cheang Hong Kong
Screen International English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Afternoons of Solitude Tardes de soledad Albert Serra Spain, France, Portugal All We Imagine as Light പ്രഭയായ് നിനച്ചതെല്ലാം Payal Kapadia France, India, Italy, Luxembourg, NetherlandsAnora Sean Baker United States The Count of Monte Cristo Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière FranceThe End Joshua Oppenheimer Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, United StatesGrand Tour Miguel Gomes Portugal, China, France, Germany, Italy, JapanPhantosmia Lav Diaz Philippines The Room Next Door La habitación de al lado Pedro Almodóvar Spain Simon of the Mountain Simón de la montaña Federico Luis Argentina, China, Mexico, Uruguay When Fall Is Coming Quand vient l'automne François Ozon France
Before Midnight English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) A Samurai in Time 侍タイムスリッパー Junichi Yasuda JapanGazer Ryan J. Sloan United States Infinite Summer Igavene suvi Miguel Llansó Estonia, Spain, United StatesMotel Destino Karim Aïnouz Brazil, France, Germany The Wailing El llanto Pedro Martín-Calero Spain, Argentina, France
Contemporary Italian Cinema English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Diabolik Manetti Bros. ItalyIo capitano Matteo Garrone Italy, Belgium, France Kidnapped Rapito Marco Bellocchio Italy, France, GermanyLa chimera Alice Rohrwacher Italy, France, Switzerland, Turkey My Summer with Irène Quell'estate con Irène Carlo Sironi Italy, FrancePalazzina Laf Michele Riondino Italy, France
Awards The following awards were presented at the festival:
Asian Next Wave Best Picture: Việt and Nam by Minh Quý Trương Grand Jury Prize: Don't Cry, Butterfly by Dương Diệu Linh Best Director: Elizabeth Lo for Mistress Dispeller Best Lead Performance: John Lloyd Cruz for Moneyslapper and Shenina Cinnamon for Tale of the Land Best Screenplay: Neo Sora for Happyend Artistic Achievement Award for Production Design: Marcus Cheng and Hsu Kuei-Ting for Pierce
New Horizons Best First Film: Toxic by Saulė Bliuvaitė NETPAC Jury Prize for Best Asian First Film: Cu Li Never Cries by Phạm Ngọc Lân
RainbowQC Best LGBTQ Film: Sebastian by Mikko Mäkelä and Baby by Marcelo Caetano Special Mention: My Sunshine by Hiroshi Okuyama
QCShorts International Best Short Film: What Did the Sky Tell You, Celso? by Gilb Baldoza Special Mention: Are We Still Friends? by Al Ridwan Jury Prize: Washhh by Mickey Lai Gender Sensitivity Award: Rampage! (O Ang Parada) by Kukay Bautista Zinampan Critics Lab Young Critics Prize: What Did the Sky Tell You, Celso? by Gilb Baldoza and Here We Are by Chanasorn Chaikitiporn
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