BAKUNAWA FEST X
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS MALIGPOT FANTASTIKA-
FANTASTIC COMPETITION SHORTS
BAKUNAWA FEST X proudly presents this year's Maligpot Fantastika - Fantastic Competition Shorts - some of the fabulous, freakish, fresh, futile, furious, foreboding, fiery, fanciful and fearless films assembled. We're very proud of the harvest this year and we're thrilled to to announce that they are all Premieres!
ARACNE (2023)
Cremance
Mexico
4min, Horror
Asian Premiere
CATERPILLAR (2023)
Matt Bentley-Viney
United Kingdom
14min, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Asian Premiere
DEMON BOX (2023)
Sean Wainsteim
Canada
14min, Drama, Fantasy, Documentary, Magic-Realism / Asian Premiere
EL PADRASTO (THE SKIN) 2023
José Casas
Spain
11min, 32sec, Animation, Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy / Asian Premiere
LOS PIES FRIOS (COLD FEET) 2023
Samantha Lopez
Spain
15min, Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller
Asian Premiere
OLD FLAMES (2023)
Fugitives
Canada
4min, 37sec, Drama, Horror, Music Video
Southeast Asian Premiere
THE OLD YOUNG CROW (2022)
Liam LoPinto
Japan / USA
12min, Mystery, Thriller, Animation
Philippine Premiere
PAGTANGIS NG MGA ANINONG UMIINDAK SA HANGIN (WAILS OF THE SHADOWS DANCING IN THE WIND) 2023, Laurence Llamas
Philippines / 13min, 50 sec, Drama, Fantasy, Experimental / Asian Premiere
QUARTZO (2022)
Evandro Caixeta, João Gilberto Lara
Brazil
13min, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Asian Premiere
PAOD (YOKE) 2023
Ian Galicia
Philippines
10min, 19sec, Experimental
Philippine Premiere
SA BURUTLAKAN (WHERE THE SUN RISES)
2023 Kyle Jabian, Aaron Dave Escobido
Philippines
8min, Folkloric Fantasy
World Premiere
THE STRANGE EVENTS AT MAPLE STREET
2022 / Niko Majstorovic
United Kingdom
14min, 7 sec, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Southeast Asian Premiere
SUKAT (BORDERS)
Jemina Hope Chan
Philippines
8min, 56sec, Experimental
World Premiere
THE 25TH FILIAL EXEMPLAR (2023)
Leon Cheo
Singapore
14min, 44sec, Drama
Southeast Asian Premiere
THE BOY AND THE CROW (2023)
Tudor Om
Romania
2min, 49sec, Animation, Thriller
Asian Premiere
THE SCRIPT (2022)
Aleksandra Kardalevska
Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia
15 min, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Asian Premiere
TIEMPOS (TIME) 2022 David Andres Mesa Colombia
8min, 52sec, Animation, Fantasy, Indigenous (Aymara People)
Southeast Asian Premiere
UNDO (2023)
Caitlin Macaraig
Philippines
10min, 22sec, Thriller
Philippine Premiere
UNKNOWN FOOTAGE (2023)
JT Trinidad
Philippines
4min, Found Footage, Experimental, Horror
World Premiere
UNTITLED IV (2023)
Angelos Alfatzis
Greece
15min, Thriller
Asian Premiere
WILLKAWIWA: EL SAGRADO FUEGO DE LOS MUERTOS (WILLKAWIWA: THE SACRED FIRE OF THE DEAD) 2023 Pável Quevedo Ullauri
Ecuador, 14min, 52sec, Fantasy
Asian Premiere
YOU WILL SEE (2022)
Kathleen Bu
Singapore
15min, Horror
Southeast Asian Premiere