3 PH films in HK fest

Three Filipino films will be screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, set from March 23 to April 6. In the lineup are Kidlat Tahimik’s “Balikbayan #1 (Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III),” Lav Diaz’s “Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon” and Elwood Perez’s “Esoterika: Maynila.” “Balikbayan #1” won the Caligari Prize in Berlin last month and “Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon” won the Pardo d’Oro in Locarno last year. Bayani San Diego Jr.