Posted: September 16, 2019, 2:15 P.M.

1. CineMapua 2020 is open to all college, senior & junior high school students from all universities, colleges and high schools.
2. The film entry must be a narrative feature and must have an actual maximum length of 20 minutes and a minimum of 10 minutes including the credits.
3. The entry must be a live action video or animation, in a narrative format, of any of the following genres: drama, comedy, musical, action, suspense, historical, science fiction, or adventure.
4. Films using regional dialects must have English subtitles.
5. The music or the song used in the entry must be original or must secure a permission from the original artist to use the song or music.
6. The competition has three (3) categories:
   • Collegiate Category
   • High School Category
   • All Mapúans Category
7. Collegiate Category is a category for college students from all universities & colleges in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao within January 2019 to December 2019.
8. High School Category is a category for senior and junior high school students from all universities, colleges & high schools in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao within January 2019 to December 2019.
9. All Mapúans Category is an exclusive category for Mapua college, senior high school, and master students from Intramuros campus and Makati campus within January 2019 to December 2019.
10. Student filmmaker can have a maximum of 2 film entries.
11. The film entry must be submitted in soft copy using MP4 format together with a maximum 1-minute film teaser (in soft copy, MP4 format), and film poster in 16x20 size (soft copy).
12. All requirements must be submitted in a short brown envelop to Dean Benigno B. Agapito Jr. at the School of Media Studies, 5th Floor West Building, Mapua University, Muralla Street, Intramuros, Manila. Students outside Metro Manila may submit their entries by mail or courier and postmarked no later than December 6, 2019.
13. The deadline for the submission of film entry is on December 6, 2019 not later than 5:00 p.m.
14. All submitted films will be screened to select the Top 10 for Collegiate Category; Top 10 for High School Category; and Top 10 for All Mapúans Category.
15. The announcement of the top 10 films for all categories will be on December 20, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. via Cinemapua Facebook page and School of Media Studies microsite and Facebook page.
16. The Top 10 films for all categories are the finalists and the official entries of Cinemapúa 2020. Each is required to submit 2 printed copies of the poster in glossy photo paper with a 16x20 size.
17. The 2020 CineMapúa Film Festival Week will be held during the Founding Anniversary celebration of Mapúa University on January 2020.
18. The CineMapúa Film Festival winners will be announced during the 'Gabi ng Parangal 2020.'
19. The Criteria for Judging:
    • Directing (20 points)
    • Cinematography (15 points)
    • Editing (15 points)
    • Story Concept (15 points)
    • Sound Design (15 points)
    • Characterization (10 points)
    • Production Design (10 points)
20. The prizes of the winners:
    • Collegiate Category
      • Cardinal Gold Film Award – P10,000 plus Cinemapua trophy
      • Cardinal Silver Film Award – P7,000 plus Cinemapua trophy
      • Cardinal Bronze Film Award – P5,000 plus Cinemapua trophy
    • All Mapúans Category
      • Cardinal Gold Film Award – P10,000 plus Cinemapua trophy
      • Cardinal Silver Film Award – P7,000 plus Cinemapua trophy
      • Cardinal Bronze Film Award – P5,000 plus Cinemapua trophy
    • High School Category
      • Cardinal Gold Film Award – P7,000 plus Cinemapua trophy
      • Cardinal Silver Film Award – P5,000 plus Cinemapua trophy
      • Cardinal Bronze Film Award – P3,000 plus Cinemapua trophy
21. The Festival Special Awards: (in each category with Cinemapua trophies)
    
    • Cardinal Best Performance of an Actress
    • Cardinal Best Performance of an Actor
    • Cardinal Best Director
    • Cardinal Best Screenplay
    • Cardinal Best Cinematography
    • Cardinal Best Film Editing
    • Cardinal Best Production Design
    • Cardinal Best Sound Design
    • Cardinal Best Original Sound Track
    • Cardinal Best Film Teaser
    • Cardinal Best Film Poster
    • Cardinal Audience Choice Award
22. The decision of the Board of Judges is final. The judges will have the rights not to give an award to any of the mentioned categories if no entry should merit it.