BAKUNAWA FEST X
ITOM NGA BUGAS KANARYO NGA UGAT (BLACK RICE YELLOW ROOTS)
Director: Leonard Ian Blancada Billones
PHILIPPINES
14mins, 34sec I Horror, Drama I English I 2022
Section / Program
Mata-Asya (Asian-Eye)
FREE ONLINE SCREENING
PRIMETIME TV (SolarFlix)
Two youngsters delve into a mystical forest in search for their missing friend deceived by an elemental creature. Will they find their way out of the woods?
Cast: Keisha Mae Doce, Ansleigh Doce, Jeron Peñaflor, Romeo Lobaton Jr., Alma Lobaton, JE Becosacer
Writer: Leonard Ian Blancada Billones
Producers: Braeden John Biron, Ronaldo B. Golez, Sheryl B. Duriman
Film Adviser: Arden Rod Condez
Cinematographer: Joey Rap Decolongon
Production Designers: Leonard Ian Blancada Billones, Helen Billones
Editor: Joey Rap Decolongon
Sound Design: Joey Rap Decolongon, Mike Docdocil
"Dalawidaw" Performed by Cassandra Thea Porras/ Composed by Augurio Abeto
Free Online Screening
OCT 17, 2023 - NOV 3, 2023
MATURE THEMES
Leonard Ian Billones is an emerging and aspiring filmmaker from Dumangas, Iloilo. He is currently a fourth-year student at the University of the Philippines Visayas under the program of Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies.
Ika-34 Gawad CCP para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video (Best Screenplay), Philippines
9th Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition (Jury Prize), Philippines
BINISAYA 2022 (Jury Prize), Philippines
Piling Obra Vidyo XIX (Best Sound Design and Jury Prize), Philippines
Cinema Rehiyon Offical Selection - Best of the Regions (Visayas), Philippines
Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival (Official Selection), Philippines
20th Mindanao Film Festival (Official Selection), Philippines
10th Cinekasimanwa (Official Selection), Philippines
CineMapúa (Official Selection), Philippines
Viddsee Juree Asia Awards (Official Selection- out of competition category), Singapore