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The APSA Children’s Film Fund founded by 4 Boys Films  is a development fund specifically for films for and about children of Asia Pacific.

The fund is a partnership between APSA and Manila based 4 Boys Films, established by APSA Academy member Butch Jimenez.

Two AUD$20,000 grants will be given to support new children’s feature films at creative inception that carry positive, life affirming messages specifically for and about children in Asia Pacific. A member of APSA’s Academy must be attached to the project.

Butch Jimenez was inducted into the Academy as the Producer of 2007 Best Children’s Feature Film Nominee, The Bicycle.

He is the father of four boys, Miguel, Benjamin, Joaquin and Mateo. The advocacy for children’s films through the establishment of the fund is in their honour.

“I’ve always believed that children’s films have a unique power to influence young hearts and minds. My hope is that the partnership with APSA will encourage Asian filmmakers to make more children’s movies and somehow bridge cultural divides and leave a positive mark to the next generation,” Butch Jimenez

Aside from The Bicycle, Butch has produced some of Philippine cinema’s highest profile films such as Muro Ami, Jose Rizal and In the Navel of the Sea which have competed in various international festivals. His last project was Happyland, a true story of juvenile delinquents living in the garbage dumps of Tondo whose lives were changed through soccer.

Rules and Regulations and Submission Details available soon.