BAKUNAWA FEST X
Pinoy Filmmakers in Attendance
BAKUNAWA FEST X is very happy that our Filipino Filmmakers are in full support of the festival. We love filmmakers who watch the films, actively join in the discussions and events and show up at the festival. All Filipino filmmakers receive printed certificates, Filmmakers ID (that can be used in all screenings, allowing them access to all events for FREE) and access to our SECRET film which is not part of the programming.
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JAMES
ESPINOZA
James Espinoza is a film critic and part-time film translator and subtitlist when he's not
preoccupied with his corporate job as a copyeditor. He started writing reviews at Film Police
Reviews in 2015 and was a longtime contributor to Pinoy Rebyu, the precursor of the Society of
Filipino Film Reviewers (SFFR), of which he currently serves as president.
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RALPH
REGIS
Ralph Regis is a film graduate from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and a former feature
editor for the school publication, the Benildean Press Corps, where he had written film reviews
and feature articles on pop culture. Motivated to transcend his experiences into his
storytelling—writing became an opportunity for expression and a better understanding of life,
places, and people.
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LÉ
BALTAR
Lé Baltar is a Manila-based freelance journalist, poet, and film critic. Currently serving as
secretary of the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers (SFFR), Lé is also a member of Film Police
Reviews, Sine Pop Private Film Club, and Tambisan sa Sining. She has written for Rappler,
CNN Philippines Life, PhilSTAR Life, VICE Asia, Young STAR Philippines, among other
publications. She is currently a fellow of the first QCinema International Film Festival Critics Lab.
VINCEN GREGORY YU
Vincen Gregory Yu is a physician, health researcher, medical anthropologist-in-training,
fictionist, poet, and arts critic from Iloilo City. At three years old, he got into an accident while
watching Disney’s The Lion King. So began his love for the movies.