Manila – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) recognizes 55 artists in various fields – architecture and the allied arts, broadcast arts, cinema, dance, dramatic arts, literary arts, music, and visual arts – with its annual Ani ng Dangal Awards. The ceremony will be held on February 27, 2019 at the Diamond Hotel Malate Manila.
Top billing this year’s Ani ng Dangal Awardees is NCCA Arts Ambassador himself Ian Veneracion. Veneracion bagged the Best Actor Award for his performance in Dan Villegas’ chilling horror film, Ilawod, at the 38th Osporto International Film Festival held in Lisbon, Portugal.
Ian Veneracion is an established actor in film bust is also a visual artist who has conducted solo exhibits. Apart from acting and painting, Veneracion is also a musician by heart, with several recording albums up his sleeve. Veneracion was named Arts Ambassador this year alongside musician KZ Tandingan and Ms. Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach.
Joining Ian Veneracion in this year’s roster of awardees are fellow actors Ryza Cenon, who won the Yakushi Pearl Award in the 13th Osaka Asian Film Festival, Allen Dizon, Angeli Nicole Sanoy, Christian Apolinario, Christian Bables, and Timothy Castillo. Other awardees for the cinema category are the films Panahon ng Halimaw, Bagahe, Call Her Ganda, Employee of the Month, Last Order, Mabubulok, and Ngiti ng Nazareno. Directors Arjanmar Rebeta and Mikhail Red, and scriptwriter Shereen Seno, will also be receiving awards.
For its 11th year, the award will be given to 3 artists in architecture, 2 in broadcast arts, 17 artists in cinema, 5 artists in dance, 1 in dramatic arts, 1 in literary arts, 16 artists in music, and 10 in visual arts.
Organized by NCCA, led by its chairman and National Artist Virgilio Almario and, executive director Rico S. Pableo Jr., deputy executive director Marichu G. Tellano, and Commissioner for the Arts Teddy Co and SCA Vice Chair Shirley Halili-Cruz, the Ani ng Dangal (meaning, harvest of honors) Awards recognizes artists, cultural workers and works that have earned international awards and accolades during the past year. Ani ng Dangal Awards was launched in 2009 and is given as honor and recognition to artists whose works and achievements have placed the Philippines among the best in the world.
The Ani ng Dangal Awards is one of the highlights of NCCA’s celebration of National Arts Month this February. The government cultural agency has lined up several events and activities throughout the month, happening all over the country.
The NCCA has been leading the celebration of NAM since the signing of Presidential Proclamation 683, in 1991 declaring February as National Arts Month.
LIST OF 11TH ANI NG DANGAL AWARDEES
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ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS |
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| 1 | EARL PATRICK FORLALES Grand Prize Cities for Our Future Competition Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the U.K. National Commission of UNESCO United Kingdom November 2018 |
| 2 | KENNETH COBONPUE Best Seating Award 22nd Annual IIDA/HD Product Design Competition Las Vegas, Nevada May 2018 |
| 3 | NORIEL ESTIPULAR Best Sustainability Award 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Hong Kong December 2018 |
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BROADCAST ARTS |
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| 4 | ABS CBN – DI KA PASISIIL Gold World Medal A Marawi Siege Documentary News: Reports/Feature Category 2018 New York Festival Awards TV & Film New York April 2018 |
| 5 | REEL TIME (GMA Network, Inc.) Gold World Medal Hawla “The Untold Story of the Village Monster” Documentary Category 2018 New York Festival Awards TV & Film New York April 2018 |
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CINEMA |
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| 6 | ALLEN DIZON Best Actor for “Bomba” 16th Dhaka International Film Festival Bangladesh January 2018 |
| 7 | ANG PANAHON NG HALIMAW Best Picture by: Lavrente Indico Diaz Bildrausch Film Festival Basel, Switzerland June 2018 Best Film 58th Festival Internacional de Cine Cartagena de Indias Colombia March, 2018 |
| 8 | ANGELI NICOLE SANOY Best Actress for “Bomba” Imagine India International Film Festival Madrid, Spain May 2018 |
| 9 | ARJANMAR HERNANDEZ REBETA Best Director for“Complicated Dance to the Wheel of Life” 7th Hak-İş International Short Film Festival Ankara, Turkey November 2018 |
| 10 | BAGAHE Golden Cyclo Award by: Zig Dulay 2018 Vesoul International Film Festival for Asean Cinema France February 2018 |
| 11 | CALL HER GANDA Grand Jury Prize Outstanding North American Documentary by: PJ Raval 34th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Southern California May 2018 |
| 12 | CHRISTIAN APOLINARIO Best International Actor for“The Complicated Dance to the wheel of life” 2018 Focus on Ability Film Festival Australia September 2018 |
| 13 | CHRISTIAN BABLES Best Actor for “Signal Rock” Hanoi International Film Festival 2018 Hanoi, Vietnam October 2018 |
| 14 | EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH Best Southeast Asian Short Film by: Carlo Manatad & Jodilerks Dela Cruz Southeast Asean Short Film Competition 28th Singapore International Film Festival Singapore December 2017 |
| 15 | LAST ORDER Best Short Film by: Joji Villanueva Alonzo 16th Pyongyang International Film Festival North Korea September 2018 |
| 16 | MIKHAIL RED Most Promising Talent Award for“Neo Manila” 13th Osaka Asian Film Festival Osaka, Japan March 2018 |
| 17 | NABUBULOK Best Film by: Crisanto Calvento 15th Asian Film Festival Bologna, Italy July 2018 |
| 18 | NGITI NG NAZARENO Best Short Film by: Louie Ignacio 41st Lucas International Festival for young film lovers Frankfurt, Germany September 2018 |
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RHIZA ANN CENEN SIMBULAN Yakushi Pearl Award for “Mr. & Mrs. Cruz” 13th Osaka Asian Film Festival Osaka, Japan March 2018 |
| 20 | SHIREEN SENO Best Script Writer Award for “Nervous Translacion” Asian New Talent Award competition of the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival Shanghai, China September 2018 |
| 21 | STEVEN IAN VENERACION Best Actor for “Ilawod” 38th Oporto International Film Festival Lisbon, Portugal May 2018 |
| 22 | TIMOTHY CASTILLO Best Actor for “Neomanila” 34th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Southern California May 2018 |
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DANCE |
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| 23 | HALILI-CRUZ DANCE COMPANY 9 Golds, 3 Silvers, 10 Bronze 20th Asia Pacific Dance Competition Victoria, Theater Singapore September 2018 |
| 24 | KENYO STREET FAMILY Champion World Supremacy Battlegrounds 2018 International Championship Sydney, Australia October 2018 |
| 25 | POVEDA ENCIENDE Gold Champion 14th US Open World Championships or (Dance Worlds) Orlando, Florida April 2017 |
| 26 | SIDLAKAN DANCE COMPANY Grand Champion International Youth Fellowship’s (IYF) World Cultural Dance Festival South Korea July 2018 |
| 27 | ASSUMPTION COLLEGE DANCE TROUPE Gold Champion 14th US Open World Championships or (Dance Worlds) Orlando, Florida April 2018 |
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DRAMATIC ARTS |
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| 28 | CLEM MARNEL RAMA BURGOS Champion 5th International Competition of Arts and Culture Yerevan, Armenia July 2018 |
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LITERARY ARTS |
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| 29 | LAWRENCE YPIL First Prize for “Unpublished Manuscript for the Anglophone Poetry by Authors Asian Heritage” Gaudy Boy Poetry Book Prize United State of America August 2018 |
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MUSIC |
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| 30 | IMUSICAPELLA Grand Prix Varna 39th International May Choir Competition Varna, Bulgaria May 2018 Grand Prix 57th Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale Seghizzi 2018 Gorizia, Italy July 2018 First Prize 47th Florilege Vocal de Tours Grand Prix de La Ville de Tours Debrezen, Hungary June 2018 |
| 31 | MICAH JANE BAYBAY Grand Prix Senior Division Category Arpeggio International Singing Competition 2018 Malta June 2018 |
| 32 | MANILA SYMPHONY JUNIOR ORCHESTRA First Prize 12th Summa Cum Laude International Music Festival Vienna, Austria July 2018 |
| 33 | UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST CHORALE Grand Prix 11th Orientale Concentus International Choir Festival 2018 Singapore August 2018 |
| 34 | CONCHORDS Grand Champion A Cappella Championship 2018 Singapore July 2018 |
| 35 | IAN GABRIEL TORRES CORPUZ First Prize Busan Choral Composition South Korea January 2018 |
| 36 | ALYSSA TRISHA GARCIA First Prize Junior Secondary Category Singapore Lyric Opera – Asean Vocal Competition 2018 Singapore October 2018 |
| 37 | KAMMERCHOR MANILA Grand Prix Leonardo Da Vinci International Choral Festival Florence, Italy July 2017 |
| 38 | RAG-O DUO (Gabriel Allan Ferros Paguirigan and John Owen Castro) First Prize Wind Instrument Category Princess Galyani Vadhana Ensemble Competition Bangkok, Thailand July 2018 |
| 39 | ASTRAFELLAS Champion Open Division Vocal Band International Category Hong Kong International A Cappella Contest 2018 Sheung Wan, Central Hong Kong. November 2018 |
| 40 | JAY KENT Champion Euro Pop Contest 2018 Germany December 2018 |
| 41 | UP SINGING AMBASSADORS Grand Prix 66th International Choral Competition Polifonico Guido d’Arezzo 2018 Arrezo, Italy August 2018 First Prize Habanera and Polyphony Category Public Choice Award 64th International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition Torrevieja, Spain September 2018 |
| 42 | CIPRIANO MERCADO DE GUZMAN JR. First Prize Senior/Professional Open Category 17th Roma International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso at Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy December 2018 |
| 43 | RACHEL GABREZA Grand Prix for her performance Go the Distance Stars of the Albion Grand Prix 2018 5th International Performing Arts Festival & Competition London, United Kingdom February 2018 |
| 44 | TRISTAN IGNACIO Best Conductor 57th Cocorso Internazionale di Canto Chorale Seghizzi 2018 Gorizia, Italy July 2018 |
| 45 | LOS CANTANTES DE MANILA 1st Prize Popular Choir Music 15th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf 2017 Orlando, Florida June 2017 |
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VISUAL ARTS |
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| 46 | ANTHONY TARIO AUSTRIA Grand Prize Fujairah Photography Awards United Arab Emirates December 2017 |
| 47 | DANILO VICTORIANO First Prize Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Photo Contest 2018 Papua New Guinea November 2018 |
| 48 | DONELL GUMIRAN Portrait Photographer of the Year Asian Geographic Images of Asia Photography Competition 2019 Singapore December 2018 |
| 49 | EDWIN S. LOYOLA First Prize 2018 International Day of Forests Photo Contest Rome, Italy July 2018 |
| 50 | JESUS RAMOS TEJADA First Place Theme: Mahatma Gandhi Adult Category 2018 SPECTRA Annual Art Carnival Bahrain December 2018 |
| 51 | JEUZ SUMANGIL Grand Prize Talent House’s “Venom” Alternative Poster Competition California, USA October 2018 |
| 52 | JOEY CABARLES RAMOS II First Place 4383 days of Childhood International Photo Contest Russia March 2018 |
| 53 | JOPHEL BOTERO YBIOSA First Place Events Photographer of the year Professional: Events Category Moscow International Foto Awards 2017 Russia December 2017 |
| 54 | ANGELICA TEJADA First Prize AEGEAN Arts Children’s International Arts Competition 2018 Greece July 2018Grand Prize Age category 8-12 years old 2018 Draw Me Peace International Drawing Contest Paris, France |
| 55 | MARIO BEJAGAN CARDENAS Grand Winner FIBA Photo Contest Switzerland August 2018 |
For questions on this press release please contact Mr. Rene S. Napeñas, Head of the NCCA Public Affairs and Information Office through numbers 527-2192 loc 625 or email your queries to ncca.paio@gmail.com.
