Filipino filmmakers show their craft in international forum anew as seven Filipino movies are in the lineup of the 22nd Busan International Film Festival to be held in South Korea from Oct. 12 to 21.
In the exhibition section called “A Window on Asian Cinema,” are Raya Martin’s “Smaller and Smaller Circles,” Gerardo Calagui’s “Mga Gabing Kasinghaba ng Hair Ko,” Sonny Calvento’s “Nabubulok” and Joseph Israel Laban’s “Baconaua.” Also in competition is Carlo Fajarda’s short film “Suerte,” Jewel Maranan’s “In the Claws of a Century Wanting,” and Carlo Francisco Manatad’s “Jodilerks dela Cruz, Employee of the Month,” in exhibition. Multi-awarded Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz is part of the New Currents jury, which is headed by Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone. A total of 298 films from 75 countries will be shown in Busan this year.
