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THE PHILIPPINES PARTICIPATES IN THE 26TH BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL (BIFAN 2022)


14 July 2022, Seoul - The Philippines actively participated at the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN 2022) through a Film Development Council Delegation (FDCP) headed by Manager Don Gervin Arawan and a host of Philippine creatives. The two (2) Philippine films participating in the festival are Clairvoyant directed by John Luke Miraflor, who attended in-person with his production crew and Reroute directed by Lawrence Fajardo.

Two other Filipino film projects "Posthouse" and "Last Resort" are likewise among the featured new projects in development segment of the festival while Mr. Arawan and Senior Entertainment write Boy Villasanta served as festival panelists. Actress and producer Iana Bernardez with Director Nikolas Red won two awards for their project in development for the film Posthouse.

Filipina producer-director-writer Ida Anita Del Mundo was likewise a jury panel member for the festival while young Filipina filmmaker Ms. KC Contrevida was a delegate to this year's fantastic film school.

Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega together with Cultural Officer Anthony Z. Cornista took part in the "Philippine Cinema Night" reception hosted by the FDCP for officials and guests of BIFAN. Also in attendance were BIFAN Festival Director and film producer Chul Shin, BIFAN Chairperson of Organizing Committee Chung Jiyoung and BIFAN Guest of Honor Director Brian Yuzna, American producer and co-writer of the classic film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids".

The festival will run from 7 July to 17 July 2022 in Bucheon City, Gyeonggi province, with the awards ceremony and closing film screening on 14 July 2022. END

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