Filmmakers can win from P3,000 to P25,000 at the CineGoma: RK Rubber Film Festival – organized and produced by RK Rubber Enterprise Co., The film festival shines a spotlight on filmmakers who feature the Filipinos’ resiliency, grit, determination, and willpower in their short films.
The 6th CINEGOMA Film Festival 2025 invites passionate storytellers from all walks of life—students, amateurs, professionals, even RK Rubber insiders—to transform life’s challenges into powerful and inspiring stories.
“Ang pangarap ko talaga para sa CineGoma, kasi ‘yung character ko, once na may ginagawa ako, gusto ko talaga na mapalaki. Sinisimulan ko sa maliit tapos ang thinking ko agad, advanced na. Katulad ng RK Rubber, nung maliit pa lang kami, ang thinking ko nun, paano ako lalaki moving forward, ano ‘yung mga kailangan kong gawin. Kaya magmula nung maliit kami na galing sa wala tapos ngayon, nagkaroon ng rubber manufacturing business na RK Rubber, gusto ko ‘yung CineGoma maging ganun din. Para sa mga filmmakers na laging sumasali sa amin and para sa mga empleyado ng RK Rubber na gustong mag-share ng kwento nila,” CEO and Founder of RK Rubber, Xavier Cortez.
For full mechanics and registration (for free), you can go here: https://forms.gle/GWk6RcVxv7JWiP8S7
A. HOW TO JOIN?
1. Follow all RK Rubber social media accounts:
• Facebook – RK Rubber Enterprise Co, RK Rubber Cebu, RK Rubber CDO, & RK Rubber Davao
• YouTube – CineGoma RK Rubber Film Festival
• Instagram – @rkrubberph
• X – @rkrubberph
• Tiktok – @rkrubbertiktokofficial
2. Invite at least 10 friends to like all RK Rubber pages.
3. Share 5 posts (1 each from RK Enterprise Co., RK Rubber Cebu, RK Rubber CDO, RK Rubber Davao, and CINEGOMA pages)
4. Use the following hashtags on all your shared posts:
#CineGoma
#RKRubberPH
#CineGomaFilmFestival
#CineGoma2025
5. Submit proof of verification with your registration form.
Note: Failure to comply with any step will result in automatic disqualification.
B. MECHANICS of 6TH CINEGOMA Film Festival 2025
1. The film must focus on the theme: “May Kwento ang Bawat Laban.”
2. The story must be original or created entirely from scratch.
3. All content (music, footage, materials) must be copyright-free or have proper clearance.
4. The film must include the RK Rubber and CINEGOMA logos in both the opening credits and closing credits. Logos must be in PNG format with a transparent background.
5. Films containing political, religious, or discriminatory content will not be accepted.
6. The teaser and poster must also include the RK Rubber and CINEGOMA logos.
7. The submitted film must feature or promote RK Rubber Enterprise Co. in at least one part of the film.
8. The total running time must be between 10 to 15 minutes only, in landscape orientation, and in any Filipino language or dialect with English subtitles.
9. There is no age or team member limit. CINEGOMA 2025 is open to all aspiring and professional filmmakers, regardless of age, background, or team size. Everyone is welcome to join and showcase their storytelling talents.
10. Films must be motivated, feel good, inspirational, about hope, winning, redemption, healing, and other positive impacts
C. TIMELINE — 6TH CINEGOMA Film Festival 2025
• August 15 — Deadline for Registration
• September 12 — Deadline for Film Poster
• September 15 — Deadline for Director’s Video ID
• September 30 — Deadline for Behind-The-Scenes
• October 15 — Deadline for Trailer
• October 25 — Submission of Film
• November 24-29 – FESTIVAL RUN (Free Admission) in participating cinemas
D. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS — 6TH CINEGOMA Film Festival 2025
Film Poster — A3 Size – 297mm X 420mm Portrait
Teaser — Must have logos of RK Rubber and CINEGOMA
Logos will be provided through email and strictly no revisions.
Final Submission — Must have logos of RK Rubber and CINEGOMA
Logos will be provided through email and failed to submit on time will result to disqualification.
E. SHORT FILM CATEGORIES — 6TH CINEGOMA Film Festival 2025
1. STUDENT CATEGORY
>> Open to student filmmakers.
Entries must be 10-15 minutes, original, and aligned with the theme “May Kwento ang Bawat Laban.
” The film must include RK Rubber and CINEGOMA logos and feature RK Rubber in at least one part.
2. COMMERCIAL CATEGORY
>> Open to other companies or business entities.
Entries may promote their own brand while also featuring and promoting RK Rubber. Films must be 10-15 minutes, original, aligned with the theme, and include the required logos.
3. PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY
>> Open to independent or industry professionals.
Film must be 10-15 minutes, original, and aligned with the theme. Must include RK Rubber and CINEGOMA logos and highlight RK Rubber in at least one part of the film.
4. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CATEGORY
>> Open to films using AI-generated content.
Entries must be 10-15 minutes, original, copyright-cleared, and aligned with the theme. Must include the required logos and promote RK Rubber in at least one part.
5. RK EXCLUSIVE CATEGORY
>> Exclusive to RK employees.
Films must be 10-15 minutes, original, aligned with the theme, and must include the required logos and promote RK Rubber within the story.
LIST OF AWARDS – to be presented during the Awards Night — and CASH Prizes for the winning entries:
• Best Picture – P25,000
• Best Student Film – P15,000
• Best Commercial Film – P15,000
• Best Professional Film — P15,000
• Best AI Film – P15,000
• Most Impactful Film – P5,000
• Best Director – P5,000
• Best in Screenplay – P5,000
• Best in Cinematography – P5,000
• Best in Production Design – P5,000
• Best Musical Production – P5,000
• Best Actor – P5,000
• Best Actress – P5,000
• Best Supporting Actor – P3,000
• Best Supporting Actress – P3,000
• Best Trailer – P3,000
• Best Poster – P3,000
Festival director Xavier Cortez on films that have religious and political themes:
“Actually, ang CineGoma, tsaka yung RK Rubber, ay talagang kumbaga wala kaming pinapanigan na side. So politically, ayaw po talaga namin maging involved—lalo na po when it comes to discrimination, gano’n. Kaya hindi po talaga kami nag-a-allow kapag political po. Kung subtle siya, basta walang sinabing… kumbaga walang pinpointing na mangyayari, ah pwede. Kung religion po, okay lang naman po, basta hindi yung nangdi-discriminate ka ng ibang religion.
Like, for example—eto, example lang po—may napanood ako na mga short film sa YouTube na horror siya, tapos parang may mga religious.. Kumbaga, may mga characters na parang yun yung kontrabida. So, hindi ko alam, baka mamaya karamihan dito napanood na rin ‘yun. So, ayan, medyo hindi pwede yung mga gano’n na film. Kasi po gusto talaga namin na stay neutral sa kahit anong religion and kahit sa anong pulitika.
Pero kung, for example, maganda siya—about laban—pero meron siyang… sabihin natin, meron siya na may religion, like may mga eksena na nagdadasal o nagsisimba yung character, wala naman pong problema ‘don. As long as wala pong inaapakan o dini-discriminate na ibang religion.
Festival director Xavier Cortez on the past editions of CineGoma Film Festival:
Yung winners namin nung 2019, ang Best Film namin ay ang “Maniniyot”. Malalim na Tagalog siya, pero ayun—photographer. So yung mga may alam sa Bisaya na dialect, medyo matatawa. Pero ayun, “photographer” yun yung naging winner no’n, gawang RK po siya.
Tapos nung 2020, dahil pandemic, wala po. So 2021, yung taga-Olongapo, si Direk JC Eben yung nanalo. Nakalimutan ko na yung title ng film niya, pero about siya sa isang struggle, na parang yung girl, gusto niyang ibaon yung sarili niya—ganun. Ayun yung film niya.
Tapos 2022, meron din po akong in-exhibit na film nung taon na ‘yon—“Time First”. Doon nag-start si Audrey Abil sa VMX, pero nung shinoot namin ‘yon, hindi pa siya si Audrey noon. Tapos meron din yung sa “Benny,” si Direk Ranz. Alam ko naipalabas niya rin ‘yon internationally.
Tapos 2022 ulit, ang nanalo, taga-Cebu—“Piyaya” yung name ng film.
2023, dito sa Maynila naman. Taga-FEU, professor siya—si Ken Leviste. “Crushmate” yung 2023 winner.
So ngayon, 2024, “Hello Maya.”
Festival co-director and consultant Raymond Red on being a struggling filmmaker:
Hindi kailangan i-define what struggle is, eh. Kasi in fact, after the Can win, nag-struggle ako—in a weird way. Siyempre I can’t deny na the award was a big news nung time na ‘yon. So all the big production companies were approaching me—lahat. Kausap ko sila Boss Wig, Jimmy Duavit, GMA Films, Charles Santos—we had all the meetings. ABS. Everybody wanted to make a film with me.
The problem was, when I said, “Ito yung gusto kong gawin,”—which was Makapili already—nobody was ready to make a film like that nung time na ‘yon. And then, hindi sa ayoko, but it’s more of, “Okay, sige, ito yung gusto kong gawin, eh.” So, maybe next time. Alam mo ‘yon? Hindi sa pagmamalaki. It’s… I know any young filmmaker na nandoon sa posisyon na ‘yon would jump in and say, “O sige, gagawa na lang ako ng iba. Anong pwedeng gawin?” But my mind was on that, eh. Sabi ko, “Ito yung gagawin ko.”
So lumipas ang mga taon—wala. Hindi magawa. I pitched it sa Busan… sa, you know, yung in-accuse yung mga tao. I sat on my laurels. You know? I was “sitting on my laurels.” Hindi totoo. I was struggling to look for financiers—French producers—nakikipag-meet ako. Lumipas walong taon, wala. Hindi ko magawa.
So nung 2008, sabi ko, “Gagawa na ako ng movie.” Ginawa ko “Himpapawid.” Yun yung proof ko na filmmaker ako. Kaya lang, ganun ako katagal gumawa kasi ganun yung focus and passion ko doon sa mga films na gusto kong gawin. Because I only want to make the film I believe in and I want to make. And all my films, ako yung either sumulat, or co-write, or conceptualize.
So if I just wanted to make money, gagawa na lang ako ng commercials. Mabilis, eh. See—I’m very practical and realistic. Yun yung lagi kong sinasabi. Kaya ako pumasok sa TV commercial industry. It’s filmmaking. It hones my craft in cinematography. I enjoy it. At mabilis. So kung pera lang habol ko—nako.
Now, yung films ko, hindi sa ayaw kong kumita, but looking back sa history ko—ganun, eh. Ganun yung mga films ko. Right now, I’m focusing on remastering yung dalawang classic historical films ko: “Bayani” (first full-length movie ko) and “Sakay,” na ginawa ko nung 90s. So nirere-master na siya ngayon. Nasa Philippine Film Archive, and FDCP is helping us out.
Medyo matagal na proseso. Wala akong support na pareho nung nabigay sa mga Lino Brocka films—Maynila for example. Yung Liwanag sa… ano, ginawa ‘yon abroad yata or Latrop. Malaki yung funding for that, eh. So sariling sikap ginagawa ko ngayon. Kasi ang film preservation and restoration is a race against time talaga, eh. Magde-degrade yung film, eh. So bago pa dumating yung time na ma-consider i-restore yung film ko, baka too late na. So sinisimulan ko na ngayon. Isa ‘yon sa mga ginagawa ko rin.
#CineGoma2025 #MayKwentoAngBawatLaban #StorytellingThatHeals
Additional transcription by Raymart Nieves