Are you an aspiring web series director?
Then here's your chance to get that web series you've been imagining in your head actually made!
Billed as Asia's first premium video-on-demand streaming service (like Netflix), HOOQ is back for a second outing and is on the hunt for new and compelling content.
If you have stories that need to be told, share your concept with HOOQ and, if selected, you can get to be one of five filmmakers to turn your idea into reality with a grant of USD 30,000 to produce a pilot episode. One of the pilots will then be commissioned into a full season as a HOOQ Original Series!
What is HOOQ looking for?
In essence, a concept that is in sync with the medium of modern television in the digital age.
Whether it’s a situational comedy, a supernatural drama, a crime procedural drama or limited series, a HOOQ Original needs to be compelling enough that someone would stay up all night to binge watch every episode. There are no constraints with duration like in traditional TV. Therefore, an episode can be as short as 20 minutes or up to 60 minutes long. What matters are the story and characters. They have to be binge-worthy.
Who is eligible to participate?
If you are a filmmaker or writer or producer or in the film industry, living in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, India, PHILIPPINES, Indonesia, Vietnam or Cambodia or a citizen of the above countries based elsewhere, you are eligible to submit a pitch to the 2018 Filmmakers Guild.
The Best 5 Ideas
The concepts will be evaluated by a panel of judges and the best five ideas will be turned into pilot episodes. The pilots will then be evaluated by the panel of judges and also placed on the HOOQ platform. The winning pilot will be determined based on the judges evaluations and subscriber viewings. The winning pilot will have their series commissioned as a HOOQ Original. The winning pilot will have their series commissioned as a HOOQ Original.
Hurry up! The deadline is 31 July 2018.
For more information, please visit
HOOQ's website.
To watch the finalists and winner of season 1 of HOOQ Original, sign up for a free 1-week trial of HOOQ and
watch it here.