Reef Hunters
1999- Winner
Metro Manila Film Festival · Best Picture, Best Director (1999) · Winner
- Winner
FAMAS Awards · Best Picture, Best Director (2000) · Winner
- Box office
₱60 million box office on a ₱30 million budget
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Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Marilou Correa Diaz-Abaya
1955 – 2012
- Genres
- Drama
- Topics
- JusticeLove & Desire
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Heritage
- Philippines
- Featured in
- A Life’s WorkBox Office Hits
Biography
Marilou Díaz-Abaya (30 March 1955 – 8 October 2012) was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was the founder and president of the Marilou Díaz-Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center, a film school based in Antipolo, Philippines. She was the director of the 1998 film José Rizal, a biographical film on the Philippines' national hero. She was part of the Second Golden Age of Philippine Cinema.
Selected Filmography
Selected Recognition
José Rizal
1998- Winner
FAMAS Awards · Best Picture (1999) · Winner
- Winner
FAMAS Awards · Best Director (1999) · Winner
- Winner
FAMAS Awards · Best Actor (1999) · Winner
Moral
1982- Nominee
Gawad Urian Awards · Best Picture, Best Director (1982) · Nominee
- Social impact
Part of a trilogy with screenwriter Ricky Lee addressing abortion, rape, and gender inequality under the Marcos dictatorship
