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Judy Ann Santos, Bea Alonzo among FDCP honorees for 4th Film Ambassadors’ Night

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Kapamilya actresses Judy Ann Santos and Bea Alonzo will be among those recognized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) at this year&#x27;s Film Ambassadors&#x27; Night (FAN), an arts awards that honors Filipino film industry artists, filmmakers, and films across genres and formats that received awards in film festivals abroad.The FDCP, the country&#x27;s national film agency, announced Tuesday that it will be recognizing 63 honorees this year, comprising of seven categories, namely: short films, TV awards, technical &amp; creative awards, actors, full-length films, special citations, and A-Listers. The last category, which celebrates those who have won awards in the most prestigious international film festivals around the world (including the big three: Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, as well as a select number of major festivals around the globe), headlines the honorees.This year&#x27;s A-Listers include Judy Ann, for winning Best Actress in the Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt; Brillante Mendoza’s &quot;Mindanao&quot;, for winning Best Narrative Film; Jun Robles Lana, for winning best director in his film &quot;Kalel, 15&quot; in the 2019 Tallinn Blacknights International Film Festival; the documentary film &quot;Aswang&quot;, directed by Alyx Ayn Arumpac which won the Fipresci Prize in International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the most prestigious film festival in the field of documentary filmmaking; and Raymund Ribay Guttierez&#x27;s film &quot;Verdict&quot;, the official Philippine entry to this year&#x27;s Oscars, which holds the highest award our country has achieved this year, having claimed the Special Jury Prize in the Orizzonti section of the Venice International Film Festival last 2019.Meanwhile, Bea is recognized as an honorary film ambassador for her &quot;Asian Stars Up Next Award&quot; at the International Film Festival &amp; Awards Macao (IFFAM); Maja Salvador for her Best Actress performance in &quot;<a href="https://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/wildflower/main">Wildflower</a>&quot;; the multi-award-winning films &quot;Signal Rock&quot;, directed by Chito Rono, and &quot;Balangiga: Howling Wilderness&quot;, directed by Khavn Dela Cruz; and the late Kristoffer King, who will receive posthumous honors, for his role in &quot;Kristo&quot;.Aside from Kristoffer, late industry veterans Eddie Garcia and Tony Mabesa, will be also receiving posthumous honors for tying in the Best Actor category during the 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival for their performance in the award-winning &quot;Rainbow&#x27;s Sunset&quot;, and for being part of the Best Ensemble Cast victory in New York’s International Film Festival 2019, alongside the rest of the Joel Lamangan-led film&#x27;s lead cast.“These ‘Film Ambassadors’ display the diversity and the wide spectrum of our national film industry. They exemplify the best that Philippine cinema has to offer, and as its cream of the crop they promote Philippine cinema internationally, therefore empowering our local film industry and strengthening our cultural heritage,&quot; said FDCP Chair Liza Dino in a statement.FDCP’s Fourth Annual Film Ambassadors’ night, which will be held on Sunday, February 9, kicks-off an eventful year for the agency as it leads the celebration of Sine Sandaan, the centennial year commemoration of Philippine cinema.Here is the complete list of honorees for FDCP&#x27;s 4th Film Ambassadors&#x27; Night: <div>SHORT FILMS</div>1. BREECH ASHER HARANINEXT TO ME JCS International Young Creatives Award International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences International Emmy World Television Festival New York City, New York, USA 2. JULLIENNE ROASAELON&#x27;S WAY Best Student Film International Film Festival Manhattan 2019 Manhattan, New York, USA 3. EMIR KAHN BAUTISTAMISS CONCEPCION Audience Choice Award International Film Festival Manhattan 2019 Manhattan, New York, USA 4. JOHN LANBERT RAFOLS, JAY CONDENO, JOHN NICO NUNAG YEROBest Short Documentary 21 Islands International Short Film Festival New York, USA 5. MARK DELA CRUZAMOR FALSO Best Short Film International Film Festival Manhattan 2019 Manhattan, New York, USA 6. RAYMUND RIBAY GUTIERREZJUDGEMENT Gold Remi Dramatic – Original 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Houston, Texas, USA 7. JOJI ALONSOLAST ORDER Platinum Remi Award - Short film 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Houston, Texas, USA8. LOUIE IGNACIONGITI NI NAZARENO Jury Award Innuendo International Film Festival Milan, Italy 9. ARJAN REBETAPALABAS (A COUNTRY IN MOVING PICTURES) Signs Award – Short Film Section 17th Festival International Signs of the Night – Zeichen Der Nacht Berlin, Germany Best Short Film 15th Mini Film Festival Sarawak, Malaysia Best International Short Film Short Film Festival on Cultural Diversity and Peace by Dhaka University Film Society Dhaka, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh Telefon Art Category Top Prize Winner 12th Szczecin Film Festival Szczecin, Poland MA-GULONG SAYAW NG BUHAY (THE COMPLICATED DANCE TO THE WHEEL OF LIFE) Second Best Short Film Maandeshi International Short Film Festival Sangola, Maharashtra, India VIRAL GIRL Best Child Short Film Maandeshi International Short Film Festival Sangola, Maharashtra , India A BOXING COUNTRY Best Short Film ANPUD Short Film Competition 2019 Bangkok, Thailand Best Experimental Short Film Dolgoji Experimental Shorts Seoul, South Korea WING CHAIR Best Short Documentary LAMP» International Film Festival 2019 Perm, Russia Jury Award 10th Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival – PESTA10 Filmmakers’ Competition Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia AT HOME Best Documentary Film 3rd Asia Peace Film Festival Lahore, Pakistan TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES 1. THE ATOM ARAULLO SPECIALS: BABIES FOR SALE (GMA 7) Gold Camera Award US International Film and Video Festival Chicago, Illinois, USA 2. THE ATOM ARAULLO SPECIALS: NO LEFTOVERS (GMA 7) Gold Camera Award US International Film and Video Festival Chicago, Illinois, USA 3. I-WITNESS (HOWIE SEVERINO TEAM): ISLANG WALANG LUPA (GMA 7) Silver Screen Award US International Film and Video Festival Chicago, Illinois, USA 4. FRONT ROW: PASAN (GMA 7) Silver Screen Award US International Film and Video Festival Chicago, Illinois, USA 5. INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARIES: PIITAN (GMA 7) Silver Screen Award US International Film and Video Festival Chicago, Illinois, USA 6. LOCAL LEGENDS: KARNE NORTE (ABS-CBN) Bronze World Medal 2019 New York Festivals “World’s Best TV and Films” New York, USA SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARIES 7. NO MAN LEFT BEHIND Directed by Ella Mage Best Feature Documentary International Film Festival Manhattan 2019 Manhattan, New York, USA FULL-LENGTH FILM DOCUMENTARIES 8. CALL HER GANDA Directed by PJ Raval Produced by Jim Butterworth, Daniel J. Chalfen, James Costa, Abigail Disney, Barbara Dobkin Audience Choice Award Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2019 Washington, USA Best Feature Film Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2019 Washington, USA TECHNICAL AND CREATIVE AWARDS 1. ROMM BURLAT Best Director - Ama Ka Ng Anak Mo 16th We Care Film Festival New Delhi, India 2. ERIC RAMOS Best Story Innovation - Rainbow Sunset 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Houston, Texas, USA 3. MATTHEW ROSEN &amp; MARIA ROWELLA TALUSIG Gold Remi Best Art Direction - Quezon’s Game 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Houston, Texas, USA 4. MAC COSICO Best Cinematography - Musmos Na Sumibol Sa Gubat ng Digma Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueira da Foz (Film Art 2019) Coimbra, Portugal 5. RODY VERA Best Script - Asian Competition Section - Signal Rock 17th Dhaka International Film Festival Dhaka, Bangladesh 6. CARLO ORTEGA CUEVAS Best Screenplay - Guerrero International Film Festival Manhattan 2019 Manhattan, New York, USA 7. MIKKO QUIZON Best Sound Effects – Nabubulok Formosa Festival of International Filmmaker Awards Taiwan 8. MATTHEW ROSEN Gold Remi Best Director - Quezon’s Game 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Houston, Texas, USA ACTORS 1. KRYSTLE CAMPOS Best Child Artist - VIRAL KIDS Maandeshi International Short Film Festival Sangola, Maharashtra , India 2. GERALDO &quot;JEK&quot; JUMAWAN Best Actor - Special Mention Citation - Nothing Beats the Oldies Lake City International Film Festival New Delhi, India 3. MAJA SALVADOR Best Actress - Wildflower Asian Content Awards Busan, South Korea 4. DANTE RIVERO Best Actor Award - Kung Paano Hinihintay ang Dapithapon 39th Fantasporto-Oporto International Film Festival Porto, Portugal 5. BARBARA MIGUEL Best Supporting Actress - 1-2-3 ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards 2019 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia 6. OGIE ALCASID Best Actor - Kuya Wes International Film Festival Manhattan 2019 Manhattan, New York, USA 7. GLORIA ROMERO Best Actress - Rainbow Sunset International Film Festival Manhattan 2019 Manhattan, New York, USA 8. EDDIE GARCIA, TONY MABESA, GLORIA ROMERO, AIKO MELENDEZ, TIRSO CRUZ, SHIDO ROXAS, ALBIE CASINO, ROSS PESIGAN Best Ensemble Acting - Rainbow Sunset International Film Festival Manhattan 2019 Manhattan, New York, USA 9. ANGELI BAYANI Best Actress - Bagahe 15th Zagora International Trans-Sahara Film Festival Morocco 10. INA RAYMUNDO Best Actress - Kuya Wes 39th Fantasporto-Oporto International Film Festival Porto, Portugal 11. AI-AI DELAS ALAS Best Actress - School Service 39th Fantasporto-Oporto International Film Festival Porto, Portugal 12. CRISEL CONSUNJI Best New Performer - Still Human 38th Hong Kong Film Awards Kowloon, Hong Kong 13. MAXINE EIGENMANN Best Performance by an Actress - Verdict 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) Brisbane, Australia 14. KRISTOFFER KING (Posthumous Award) Best Male Actor - Kristo ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards 2019 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Best Performance - Verdict Silver Screen Awards 30th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) Singapore 15. TONY MABESA Best Actor Award - Rainbow Sunset 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Houston, Texas, USA 16. EDDIE GARCIA Best Actor Award - Rainbow Sunset 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Houston, Texas, USA FULL-LENGTH 1. ARIA Directed by Carlo Enciso Catu Best Feature Film Lake City International Film Festival India 2. RAINBOW SUNSET Directed by Joel Lamangan Special Jury Prize 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Houston, Texas, USA Best Feature Film International Film Festival Manhattan 2019 Manhattan, New York, USA 3. SIGNAL ROCK Directed by Chito Rono Best Film Asean International Film Festival &amp; Awards 2019 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia 4. SCHOOL SERVICE Directed by Louie Ignacio Orient Express Special Jury Prize 39th Fantasporto-Oporto International Film Festival Porto, Portugal Gold Remi Foreign 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Houston, Texas, USA 5. QUEZON’S GAME Directed by Matthew Rosen Special Jury Award First Feature 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival Houston, Texas, USA Best Foreign Movie of the Year 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival

Kapamilya actresses Judy Ann Santos and Bea Alonzo will be among those recognized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) at this year’s Film Ambassadors’ Night (FAN).