“Buybust” Premieres in Europe at the Fantasy Film Festival Berlin

BERLIN 24 September 2018 – Acclaimed Filipino director Erik Matti’s action-thriller film “Buybust” premiered in Europe as part of the Fantasy Film Festival at the Zoopalast in Berlin on 11 September 2018.

This was shortly followed by another screening at the Cinestar Sony Center on 15 September 2018.

“BuyBust” is a 2018 Philippine action thriller film co-written and directed by Mr. Matti and stars an ensemble cast top-billed by Anne Curtis and Brandon Vera.

The plot centers on an elite anti-drug enforcement squad summoned to conduct a drug bust in a Manila slum. Realizing the mission is poorly executed, the team find themselves trapped by settlers and attempts to escape by fighting their way out.

“Buybust” was shown in Philippine cinemas in August this year following a successful premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival in June and was met with critical acclaim.

This year’s Fantasy Film Festival in Berlin is from 05 to 16 September 2018.

The festival presents horror movies, crime thrillers, bringing a unique mix of genre films to its audience.

With about 50 films, Fantasy Filmfest has become one of the largest alternative film festivals in Germany having screenings in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Stuttgart, Nürnberg and Munich. END

For more information, visit www.berlinpe.dfa.gov.ph / www.philippine-embassy.de or https://www.facebook.com/PHinGermany.