WALA’Y HUMAYAN SA TANGLAD (20:12 minutes)

Neil Briones, another local filmmaker, directs this film showing the lives of farmers. A documentary crew goes out to the Philippine agricultural heartland to tail the lives made rich by miracle rice--a prized strain of the grain with almost mythic qualities.

Aside from these films competing in the BFF, there are also other films from other categories which will be exhibited during the festival.

In the Asia Shorts, the competing films are “The Nameless Boy” by Diego Mahameru (Indonesia), “A Dream of Interest” by Huiyi Li (China), “The Eternal Journey” by Sunil Pandey (Nepal), “The School Uniform” by Shunn Lei Swee Yee (Myanmar), “Spring Awakening” by Ya-chih Cheng (Taiwan), “Kampung Tapir” by See Wee Aw (Malaysia) and “And What Is the Summer Saying” by Payal Kapadia (India).

There are eight films under the Binisaya Shorts in Exhibition: (Peripheral Mindanao) “House Under the Crescent Moon” by Gutierrez Mangansakan II, “Angan-angan” by Sheron Dayoc, “Apple” by Sherad Sanchez, “Victor” by Jarell Serencio, “Memoryal ng Isang Saliksik” by Jan Pineda, “Wala’y Naa Diri” by Jean Dy, “Panicupan” by Bagane Fiola and Keith Bacongco, and “Ang Ikaduhang Pagbalik” by Jeffrie Po.

Meanwhile, a new category was added in this year’s festival: Homecoming section. It will showcase the film “Babylon,” which had been exhibited in Berlin. It was directed by Keith Deligero, the founder of the BFF.

BFF is a venue for local filmmakers in the Visayas as well as in Mindanao, to showcase their talents in filmmaking. It aims to promote the Cebuano cinema.

Aside from the film showing, for the first time, BFF will also have a Block Party on Sept. 20 to 22.