THE Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) announced on Tuesday the list of honorees at this year’s Film Ambassadors’ Night, including Angel Locsin, Arjo Atayde, and Alden Richards.
The annual awards ceremony, now on its fifth year, honors “Filipino film industry creatives, artists, filmmakers, and films of various formats that gained recognitions from established international film festivals and award-giving bodies in the past year,” according to FDCP.
Filmmakers Lav Diaz and Rafael Manuel are this year’s “A-Listers,” or those who took home trophies from major festivals under the International Federation of Film Producers Associations.
Diaz won the Orizzonti Award for Best Director for “Lahi, Hayop (Genus Pan)” at the 77th Venice International Film Festival in Italy, while Manuel was awarded the Berlinale Shorts Silver Bear Jury Prize for “Filipiñana” at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.
Atayde and Richards are parts of the Actors category. Atayde won Best Actor for iWant TFC’s “Bagman” in the third Asian Academy Creative Awards in Singapore, while Richards clinched the Asian Star Prize for the Star Cinema film “Hello, Love, Goodbye” in the Seoul International Drama Awards.
Locsin, meanwhile, will be recognized as one of the “Cinemadvocates,” alongside the likes of fellow actor Dingdong Dantes and Pangasinan fourth district Rep. Christopher de Venecia.
The fifth Film Ambassadors’ Night will be held as an online event on Feb. 28.(ABS-CBN News)
