‘Harana’ wins award at Busan film fest

Lee Yong-Kwan, director of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), speaks during a press conference in Seoul on September 10, 2012 ahead of the 17th BIFF. The annual Busan International Film Festival will open from October 4 to 13 with a focus on Asia’s diversity, the festival’s organizers said. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE

MANILA, Philippines—Benito Bautista’s “Harana” won the Asian Network of Documentary and Distribution Fund along with “Go Grandriders” (Taiwan) at the Busan International Film Festival 2012.

“Harana” is a documentary on the dying tradition of serenaders in the Philippines.

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