MANILA — 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 5th 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 the 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 is part of the Actors category. Atayde won Best Actor for iWant TFC’s “bagman” in the 3rd 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 4th district Rep. Christopher de Venecia.

The 5th Film Ambassadors’ Night will be held as an online event on February 28.

Below is the full list of honorees:

SHORT FILMS

1. L.O.L. by Mark Justine Aguillon
   AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
   11th Macau International Short Film Festival
   China
   
   INDEPENDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

2. SULYAP (THE GLANCE) by Geraldo Jumawan, Sherwin Compendio
   INDEPENDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

3. GARBO (PRIDE) by Alan Filoteo
   INDEPENDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

4. BLUE ROOM FEELINGS by Ruka Azuma
   INDEPENDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

5. FISH HEAD by Marcos Durian
   JURY AWARD BEST SHORT FILM
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

6. VIRAL KIDS by Arjanmar Rebeta
   SILVER AWARD (ASIAN NEW FORCE CATEGORY)
   25th Incubator for Film & Visual Media in Asia Awards
   Hong Kong

7. TARANG (LIFE’S PEDAL) by Arvin Belarmino
   BERLIN-BRANDENBURG SHORT AWARD - BEST FILM
   36th International Short Film Festival Berlin (Interfilm Berlin)
   Germany

SHORT FILM ACTORS

8. TERI ONOR
   Best Actor (Short Film) for “Biyaheng Madilim (A Night's Journey)”
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

9. MADISON ROJAS
   Jury Award Best Performance Actor for “Fish Head”
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

10. GERALDO B. JUMAWAN
    Best Actor for “Nagbuwa Nga Gugma (Unfaithful Love)”
    Lake City International Film Festival (LCIFF)
    New Delhi, India

SHORT FILM DIRECTORS

11. JOEY PARAS
    Best Director for “Igib”
    2020 FilMay International Short Film Festival
    Kumanovo, Macedonia

12. LUISITO LAGDAMEO IGNACIO
    Best Director for “Biyaheng Madilim (A Night's Journey)”
    International Film Festival Manhattan
    United States

DOCUMENTARIES

TV DOCUMENTARY

1. ALAB (ABLAZE) - ABS-CBN Corporation
   BRONZE AWARD - DOCUMENTARY HEROES
   New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
   United States

2. BRIGADA (THE BRIGADE): AETA SQUADRON/FEMALE SPIES - GMA News TV (GMA Network, Inc.)
   BRONZE AWARD - DOCUMENTARY HISTORY & SOCIETY
   New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
   United States

3. TAO PO (IS ANYBODY HOME?) - ABS-CBN Corporation
   BRONZE AWARD - DOCUMENTARY HUMAN CONCERNS
   New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
   United States

4. LOCAL LEGENDS: ENVIRONMENTAL ARTIST - ABS-CBN News Channel, ABS-CBN Corporation
   SILVER AWARD - DOCUMENTARY HEROES CATEGORY
   New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
   United States

5. THE ATOM ARAULLO SPECIALS: BABIES4SALE.PH - GMA Network, Inc.
   SILVER AWARD - NEWS: PROGRAM BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
   New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
   United States

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Short Documentary

6. ANG PAGPAKALMA SA UNOS (TO CALM THE PIG INSIDE) by Joanna Vasquez Arong
   DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM AWARD
   40th Hawaii International Film Festival
   United States
   
   BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT HONOR
   2020 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
   United States
   
   BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AWARD
   15th Shorts Mexico Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Mexico
   Mexico

Full-Length Documentary

7. IN PAGLAYAG A SULU STORY by Rhadem Morados
   JURY AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

8. A THOUSAND CUTS by Ramona Diaz
   GLOBAL IMPACT AWARD - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
   36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
   United States

CREATIVE AWARDS

1. 1LT BALARAM TAMAYO
   BEST SCREENPLAY for “Kagitingan: A True Story of Valor”
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

2. VINCENT SOBERANO
   BEST SCREENPLAY for “Circle of Bones”
   HorrorHaus Film Festival
   United States

3. CHE ESPIRITU
   BEST SCREENPLAY for “Pan de Salawal”
   Calella Film Festival
   Spain

4. BENJAMIN TOLENTINO
   BEST EDITING for “Kalel, 15”
   59th Asia-Pacific Film Festival
   Macau

5. VALERIE CASTILLO MARTINEZ
   SPECIAL JURY AWARD - SCREENWRITING International Narrative Feature for “Death of Nintendo”
   36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
   United States

ACTORS

1. DINGDONG DANTES
   ASIAN STAR PRIZE for “Descendants of the Sun” (GMA Network, Inc.)
   Seoul International Drama Awards
   South Korea

2. ARJO ATAYDE
   BEST ACTOR for “Bagman” (ABS-CBN/IWant Series)
   3rd Asian Academy Creative Awards
   Singapore

3. CHERIE GIL, ALFRED VARGAS, ANGEL AQUINO, RONWALDO MARTIN
   BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD for “Kaputol”
   4th Innuendo International Film Festival
   Milan, Italy

4. LOVI POE
   Best Actress Feature Film for “Latay (Battered Husband)”
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

5. ALLEN DIZON
   Best Actor Feature Film for “Latay (Battered Husband)”
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

6. ALDEN RICHARDS
   ASIAN STAR PRIZE for “Hello, Love, Goodbye”
   Seoul International Drama Awards
   South Korea

7. ELIJAH CANLAS
   BEST ACTOR for “Kalel, 15”
   17th Asian Film Festival
   Rome, Italy

8. LOUISE ABUEL
   BEST ACTOR for “Edward”
   18th Dhaka International Film Festival
   Bangladesh

9. ISABEL SANDOVAL
   BEST ACTRESS for “Lingua Franca”
   18th Pacific Meridian International Film Festival
   Russia

10. RUBY RUIZ
    BEST ACTRESS for “Iska”
    Harlem International Film Festival 2020
    New York, United States
    
    BEST ACTRESS for “Iska”
    6th Herat International Women’s Film Festival
    Afghanistan

11. CRISTINE REYES
    BEST ACTRESS for “UnTrue”
    40th Fantasporto – Oporto International Film Festival
    Portugal

DIRECTORS

1. MARIA DIANE VENTURA
   BEST DIRECTION (Low Budget Category) for “Dein Fabre”
   5th Calella Film Festival
   Spain

2. MALLORIE ORTEGA
   EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD for “The Girl Who Left Home”
   36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
   United States

3. DERICK CABRIDO
   BEST DIRECTOR for “Clarita”
   40th Fantasporto – Oporto International Film Festival
   Portugal

FEATURE FILMS

1. SUNSHINE FAMILY by Kim Tai-Sik, produced by Spring Films
   
   BEST DRAMA
   Korea UHD Awards 2020, Korean Ministry of Science and ICT
   South Korea

2. WRITE ABOUT LOVE by Crisanto Aquino
   ABC TV AWARD (MOST ENTERTAINING FILM OF ALL ENTRIES)
   Osaka Asian Film Festival 2020
   Japan

3. LATAY (BATTERED HUSBAND) by Ralston Jover
   GOLD AWARD
   2nd Wallachia International Film Festival
   Romania
   
   JURY AWARD BEST NARRATIVE GLOBAL
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

4. PAN DE SALAWAL by Che Espiritu
   BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE | AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
   Calella Film Festival
   Spain
   
   BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
   FesticineKids 22 Cartagena
   Colombia
   
   AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
   8th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival
   South Korea

5. LINGUA FRANCA by Isabel Sandoval
   BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE
   15th Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival
   Israel
   
   SPECIAL MENTION AWARD
   10th Divergenti - International Festival of Trans Cinema
   Italy

6. JOHN DENVER TRENDING by Arden Rod Condez
   SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
   AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
   CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
   26th Festival International Des Cinemas D’Aise Vesoul
   France

SPECIAL CITATION

1. GERRY BALASTA
   POSTHUMOUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for the filmmaker and Co-founder of International Film Festival Manhattan
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

2. LUISITO LAGDAMEO IGNACIO
   LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for the veteran television and film director
   International Film Festival Manhattan
   United States

A-LISTERS

1. RAFAEL MANUEL
   SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE for “Filipiñana”
   70th Berlin International Film Festival
   Germany

2. LAV DIAZ
   BEST DIRECTOR for “Lahi, Hayop (Genus Pan)”
   Orizzonti Section – Venice International Film Festival
   Italy

CINEMADVOCATES

1. PANGASINAN 4TH DISTRICT REP. CHRISTOPHER “TOFF” DE VENECIA

2. NCCA CHAIRMAN AND CCP PRESIDENT ARSENIO “NICK” LIZASO

3. LOCKDOWN CINEMA CLUB

4. INTER-GUILD ALLIANCE

5. DINGDONG DANTES

6. ANGEL LOCSIN

GABAY NG INDUSTRIYA

1. ROMY VITUG

2. GLORIA ROMERO

CAMERA OBSCURA ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

1. JUN JUBAN
   Outstanding achievement in bridging the cinema continuum with the Philippines and the countries across the globe through working with international productions and creating impactful representations of our filming locations, Filipino artists and technicians, and Philippine Cinema in the eyes of the world.

2. “ASWANG” by Alyx Arumpac
   For its multiple wins in local and international festivals and award-giving events, for its brave and insightful depictions of social issues in a highly relatable manner, furthering the stature of Philippine documentary cinema.

3. TEDDY CO
   Outstanding achievement in the conservation, documentation, and archiving of our national film heritage, and the advancement of independent films and the Cinema of the Regions towards wider appreciation and viability, ushering in a new age of artistic diversity and cultural authenticity in cinema.