‘Busong’ Wins At Nat Geo Film Fest
By JULIEN MERCED C. MATABUENA
September 28, 2012
'Busong' starring Alessandra de Rossi premiered at the Cannes Film Festival's Director's Fortnight last year (Film still courtesy of the film's official Facebook page)
MANILA, Philippines – Auraeus Solito’s award-winning film “Busong (‘Palawan Fate’)” has bagged the Merata Mita Award at the National Geographic’s 8th All Roads Film Festival in Washington, D.C.
Interaksyon.com reported on Friday a part of the announcement that's said to have been made by the director on his Facebook page this morning, “Salamat Ampuh! Salamat mga Ninuno! Salamat sa Indu ku.”
The Merata Mita Award, said to be the festival’s grand prize, is “named after the late New Zealand filmmaker who championed the Maori film industry.”
The recent success of “Busong” was likewise publicized on the festival’s official Facebook page also on Friday, although it did not identify the specific award it received and only congratulated the three winners. The other two are Eriberto Gualinga’s “Los Decendientes del Jaguar” and Odin Salazar Flores’ “Burros.”
More, a post on the official Facebook page of “Busong” announced the same day, “’Busong’ won the Best of All Stories award at the National Geographic's All Roads Film Festival!”
“Busong” is among the 24 films and documentaries from the US, Mexico, UK, Bangladesh, India, Canada, Israel, China, Tibet, Iran, Russia, Italy, and Lebanon being screened at the festival, which kicked off on Sept. 27 and will run until this Sunday. According to a post on the National Geographic’s official website, the All Roads Film Festival showcases “compelling stories from indigenous and minority cultures around the world.”
After this, “Busong” will make its way to the Atlanta Asian Film Festival (Oct. 5-20) in Georgia; and the International Festival of Films on Tribal Art and Culture in Bhopal, India (Oct. 10-14).
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