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.[1] 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.[2] It closed with Kiyoshi Kurosawa's psychological thriller film Cloud.[3]
Official selection
Asian New Wave
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Don't Cry, Butterfly
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Mưa trên cánh bướm
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Dương Diệu Linh
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Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore
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| Happyend
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Neo Sora
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Japan, United States
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| Mistress Dispeller
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Elizabeth Lo
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China, United States
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| Moneyslapper
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Bor Ocampo
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Philippines
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| Pierce
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刺心切骨
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Nelicia Low
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Singapore, Taiwan, Poland
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| Tale of the Land
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Loeloe Hendra
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Indonesia, Philippines, Qatar, Taiwan
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| Việt and Nam
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Trong lòng đất
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Minh Quý Trương
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Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, United States
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New Horizons
RainbowQC
Special Screenings
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| A Thousand Forests
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Hanz Florentino
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Philippines
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| An Errand
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Dominic Baekart
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Philippines
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| If My Lover Were a Flower
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Kaung Zan
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Myanmar
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| Lost Sabungeros
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Bryan Brazil
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Philippines
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QCinema Selects
Screen International
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Afternoons of Solitude
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Tardes de soledad
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Albert Serra
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Spain, France, Portugal
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| All We Imagine as Light
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പ്രഭയായ് നിനച്ചതെല്ലാം
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Payal Kapadia
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France, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands
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| Anora
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Sean Baker
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United States
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| The Count of Monte Cristo
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Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
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Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière
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France
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| The End
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Joshua Oppenheimer
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Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
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| Grand Tour
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Miguel Gomes
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Portugal, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan
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| Phantosmia
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Lav Diaz
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Philippines
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| The Room Next Door
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La habitación de al lado
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Pedro Almodóvar
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Spain
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| Simon of the Mountain
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Simón de la montaña
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Federico Luis
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Argentina, China, Mexico, Uruguay
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| When Fall Is Coming
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Quand vient l'automne
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François Ozon
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France
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Before Midnight
Contemporary Italian Cinema
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:[4]
Asian Next Wave
New Horizons
RainbowQC
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
References
- ^ Deyto, Epoy (October 24, 2024). "QCinema International Film Festival Unveils Lineup for its 12th Edition". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ Guiral, Angela Nicole (October 24, 2024). "77 films, one vision: The best of QCinema International Film Festival 2024". Tatler Asia. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (October 23, 2024). "Kurosawa Kiyoshi's 'Cloud' and 'Directors' Factory Philippines' Omnibus Set to Anchor QCinema Festival". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "12th QCinema International Film Festival – Awards 2024". Asian Film Festivals. November 14, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
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