5 PH films in LA fest

MARA Lopez in “Debosyon,” where she plays an enigmatic maiden who lives in the forest.

Five full-length feature films from the Philippines will be featured at the 30th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, set on May 1 to 11.

Featured in the section New Face of Philippine Cinema are: Alvin Yapan’s “Debosyon,” Borgy Torre’s “Kabisera,” Siege Ledesma’s “Shift,” Miko Livelo’s “Blue Bustamante” and Mikhail Red’s “Rekorder.”

The five films were entries in last year’s Cinemalaya and Cinema One fests. There are also Filipino films in the shorts and documentary sections. Bayani San Diego Jr.