FDCP Launches Filming in the Philippines Location Incentives at Busan Film Market

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During its annual Philippine Cinema Night at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held last October 6 at the Haeundae Rooftop Bar, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) revealed its biggest news yet as it launched two (2) new film incentives to encourage international film productions to shoot and work in the Philippines. The incentive program was also announced during the welcome reception at the Asian Film Market last October 5.

Aimed to offer a holistic shooting experience in the country, the location incentive schemes under the banner of FilmPhilippines give financial support to both international productions and co-productions with Filipino producers who will spend at least 8 Million Pesos ($154,000 USD) in the Philippines for their film's production and post-production. These programs, paired with FDCP’s "Let’s Create Together" campaign where the Philippines is showcased as a country and an industry open to produce meaningful, entertaining, and incredible content, are the agency's next step to going global with the audiovisual industry.

Full feature films in any genre and format—live action, documentary, animation, short films, television series, to web content series or content for alternative distribution platforms—in partnership with a duly-registered Philippine line producer may apply for the Film Location Incentive Program (FLIP).

As for the International Co-Production Fund (ICOF), Filipino feature film projects of any format with international co-production onboard may apply.

Projects at any stage—pre-production, production, or post-production—with a minimum production expenditure of 8 Million Pesos ($155,000 USD) in the Philippines may apply for the incentives.

Upon approval, a cash rebate of between 10% to 40% of qualifying production costs with a cap of up to 10 Million Pesos ($193,000 USD) may be availed through FLIP or ICOF.

Eligible spend for the incentive schemes cover artist and technician fees, equipment rental, crew, film permits, accommodation, transport, and food expenses spent in the Philippines.

Applications for both incentive schemes will be open by January 2020.

“There is no better way to underscore the celebration of the One Hundred Years of Philippine Cinema than to finally give our Filipino filmmakers and the Philippines the leverage that it needs to be globally competitive,” said FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño. Meanwhile, on a Facebook post, she also expressed her anticipation for the incentive schemes. She stated, “I'm excited to share this with the world because we have been lobbying for this since I started my term as head of this agency. I believe Busan is the perfect platform to launch this exciting program.” FDCP expects a heightened artistic and technical exchange between Filipino film workers and the rest of the world’s film professionals through this program, as well as a surge in tourism revenues and business investments months after this incentive program is launched.

The FDCP led a huge Filipino delegation this year at the Busan IFF and AFM as it continues to celebrate its 100 Years of Philippine Cinema. Around 95 delegates participating in various events in and around BIFF are 16 film companies at AFM, six Filipino films at BIFF, three projects at the Asian Project Market, three projects at the Asian Film Commissions Network (AFCNet) Cine-Link of ASIA, one project in FLY Film Lab, and four delegates in Platform BUSAN. There are also Filipino delegates in Asian Film Academy and government delegates from various agencies championing the audiovisual industry.

Details about the FilmPhilippines Incentives can be found at www.filmphilippines.com.

Kendall Jenner, New Celebrity Spokesperson for Proactiv

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Kendall Jenner, American model and media personality best known for her role in the reality show Keeping up with The Kardashians, is the new celebrity spokesperson for Proactiv.

With an outstanding modelling career and one of the highest paid models in the world, supermodel Kendall has walked for many high-fashion designers and modelled for fashion magazines and brands.

A lot of people might envy this beautiful, tall, and very successful fashion model but like most of us, Kendall’s also once-unwavering confidence was tested.

“I remember last year, I was in a work show. I was very excited about it, like I’ve never been before. I got on the carpet; I felt really good about myself. I love my dress and my hair and my make-up was so beautiful. Went through the night. Felt great…Then I remember going online and seeing all the horrible things that people were saying about me and my skin. I felt so good that I completely forgot that I have bad skin.”

But Kendall persevered and realized that she has friends and fans supporting her, and she is not alone in her struggle against acne.

“Then I remember getting a couple of tweets. That became a lot of tweets -- of how proud people were of me. Some people coming through being nice to me, almost sympathetic. I was like -- wait, that’s actually kinda cool and it completely flipped my energy. But at the same time, I do want it [the acne] gone.”

So what’s Kendall’s secret in fighting acne? That’s right, it’s Proactiv.

“If you have acne there’s a feeling that you’ll never get out. But definitely there’s a solution for you. For me, I can honestly say that the magic was Proactiv.”

Proactiv+ 3 Step Clear Skin System has Smart Target technology that delivers acne
fighting formulation directly into the pores. The 3-step system starts with a Smoothing Exfoliator facial cleanser which removes excess dirt and other impurities. The second step is called the Pore Targeting Treatment. It stops the acne at the source because it delivers blemish-fighting ingredient directly into the pore. The final step of the Proactiv+ 3 Step Clear Skin System hydrates the skin with the Complexion Perfect Hydrator.

“Every country has their own version of Proactiv. The American formula worked for me. Check your Proactiv formula and your country.” Kendall adds.

The Proactiv+ 3 Step Skin System with salicylic acid is available in the Philippines at Watsons and SM Department stores nationwide. You may also shop online at watsons.com.ph.

Get it at 20% off from October 10 to December 31, 2019 for a limited-time offer!!

One Stop Reverse Image Search Tool With Multiple Options

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There are many reasons for reverse image search becoming a popular tool. Like plagiarism became quite common and a nuisance. Similarly with the wide spread usage of the internet and especially after the social media boom, images that were uploaded were being stolen and used without authorization. Both these curses continue to exist, however now you can use tools to detect unauthorized use of your 'intellectual property' and images.


Reasons for Using Reverse Image Search

There can be many reasons for you to use a https://smallseotools.com/reverse-image-search/. You might be a graphic designer and you are looking for a better version of a picture. If you are a photographer you will want to check if someone is displaying your photographs without your permission. You may be an avid shopper and you want to see a larger image of a product you want to buy. Or you are posting pictures on a social media site and you want to check who your creepy admirer is.

Today, virtually any product that you want to buy, you will find the product and its image on some website. As a digital marketer of a product you want to make sure that your product is not being advertised without authorization.

Here we will compare some of the reverse image tools so you can decide which tool best serves your image search requirements.


Google Reverse Image Search Tool

Google is the most popular and most widely used search browser on the internet. It has a massive database of websites, contents and images. Google launched its reverse image search tool in 2001 and initially it offered access to 250 million images. Today, the number of images has increased massively. Google claims that its image search is the 'most comprehensive image search on the world wide web'.

Pros:

Google's reverse image search is easy to use. All it takes is a few clicks to search for an image. It works on mobile phones, tablets as well. And of course the biggest plus point is that it's absolutely free!

Cons:

At times the images displayed by Google's reverse image search tool are not all that similar. Sometimes the similar images returned might be so small that it's hard to tell if it's similar to the image you were searching for. The results can be quite mixed.

Best Uses:

From a photo you can find homes that are listed behind protected or sites that you have to pay for to access.

You can identify a product and the closest place from where you can purchase it or order it online.

You can find unauthorized websites that are using your pictures.


TinEye Reverse Image Search Tool

TinEye was the first website to ever offer the reverse image tool. It boasts having a huge database of over 15 billion images. Professional photographers and digital designers use it extensively to see if their work has been stolen or modified and is being reused.

Pros:

TinEye is quite easy to use and it has extensions in all the popular search browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari). All you need to do is to register an account first. It saves your previous searches. The free version limits the user to make 150 searches per week. You will find an exact match to your image quite easily.

Cons:

It does not show 'similar' images. It only identifies an exact match to the uploaded image. The upload image size is limited to 20MB. You have to pay if you want to use it extensively.

Best Uses:

TinEye is good for identifying exact matches and finding copyright violations.


Yandex Reverse Image Search Tool

Yandex is Russia's largest search index and it also offers a reverse image tool of its own. The tool was developed to track duplicate images. It's totally free and works quite smoothly.

Pros:

Yandex is easy to use. It gives the user an option to filter the size (Small, Medium and Large). You can search for copyright or duplicate images. You can select a website and run a reverse image search on its image.

Cons:

You might need to use the translate option to sign up. It takes a little practice to use it.

Best Uses:

Yandex is good for people who want to authenticate an image.


Small Seo Tools Reverse Image Search

There are several reverse image tools on the web; some are free to use, some need to be paid to use and some require registration. Here we will show you how to use just one reverse image search tool in Smallseotools that gives you several options.

To make it easy for users not to go around searching for a suitable reverse image search tool, here we have the easiest solution for you. Click on the tool and you can either upload an image from your computer or a website. Click on the “Search by Image” button and it will return duplicate images that exist on other websites.

Pros:

It does a pretty good job and returns images and the URLs on which the duplicate images exist. It’s easy to use and has multiple choices.

Cons:

It only searches for exact duplicates of images.

Best Uses:

If you want to find an exact duplicate of the image, to make sure your image is not being used without authorization.


Bing Reverse Image Search Tool

In 2014, Microsoft’s search engine Bing rolled out its reverse image search tool. To find duplicate images It uses the visual properties of the image that you upload. You can upload an image or paste an image from a URL.

Pros:

It’s an easy tool to use. By using visual properties of an image it finds similar images that contain the same properties. You can select between small, medium and large size of the displayed image. It displays clean clear images. You can easily find out if some in copying and posting your images.

Cons:

It does not show ‘similar’ images. Bing omits site descriptions.

Best Uses:

If the image belongs to you it can reveal if you are being plagiarized or quoted without your authorization.


Take your Pick

Here we have only discussed five popular reverse image tools. There are a number of other reverse image search tools on the internet. You can compare all of them and decide which one suits your image search requirements. With thousands of images getting posted on the internet today, the use of this tool has grown exponentially.