Thursday, June 18, 2020

Direk Romm amasses 28 international awards and recognition as actor and director and for his films


There is no stopping for Direk Romm Burlat. Despite the pandemic, he continues to reap honors in international film festivals and awards. The latest were  recognition from Istanbul Film Film Awards, Prague International Film Festival and Sweden Film Awards.

To-date, he has amassed 12 awards as an actor and director and 16 recognition for his films.  These 28 recognition are as follows:

Best Director, 16th We Care International Film Festival (New Delhi, India) Film: Ama Ka Ng Anak Mo (Father of Your Son) 2019

Best Actor (in a Horror), Actors Awards (Los Angeles, California, USA) Film: Tutop (Covered Candor) 2020

Best Supporting Actor, Oniros Film Awards (St. Vincent, Italy) Film: Agaw Pansin (Attention Grabbing) 2020

Best Actor Finalist, Prague International Film Festival (Czech Republic) Film: Tutop (Covered Candor) 2020

Best Director Finalist, Prague International Film Festival (Czech Republic) Film: Honor Roll 2020

Best Director Finalist, Prague International Film Festival (Czech Republic) Film: Cuckoo 2020

Best Producer Finalist, (Covered Candor), Oniros Film Awards (Italy)

 Other International Recognition:

Outstanding Filipino Film Director, 38th People’s Choice Excellence Awards 2017

Outstanding Asian Film Director, 40th Top Choice Global Awards 2019

Outstanding Movie Director and Actor, World Class Excellence Japan Awards 2019

Outstanding Asian Film Director, 15th Golden Eagle Excellence Awards 2019

Best TV Talk Show Host, 1st Southeast Asian International Achievement Awards 2019

Most Outstanding Asian Entertainment Director, Golden Eagle Excellence Awards 2018


The achievements for his films are as follows:

Winner, Best Horror Film (Covered Candor), Oniros Film Awards (Italy)

Winner, Best Horror Feature Film (Covered Candor), Istanbul Film Awards (Turkey)

Finalist, Best Feature Film, (Covered Candor), Oniros Film Awards (Italy)

Finalist, Cuckoo, Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueria da Foz (Portugal)

Finalist, Beki’t Ako (Gay & I), ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival (Shanghai, China)

Finalist, Beki’t Ako (Gay & I), TQU Queer Film Festival (Berlin, Germany)

Finalist, Beki’t Ako (Gay & I), Playa del Carmen LGBTQ Film Festival (Mexico)

Finalist, Akay (Support), 16th We Care Film Festival (India)

Finalist, Ama Ka Ng Anak Mo (Father of Your Son) 16th We Care Film Festival (India)

Finalist, Sindi (Set Alight), London Lift-Off Film Festival

Semi-Finalist, Agaw Pansin (Attention Grabbing), Oniros Film Awards (Italy)

Semi-Finalist, Tutop (Covered Candor), Cinema Lab 2020 (Colombia)

Selected, Balikuko (Twist of Fate), London Lift-Off Film Festival (England)

Selected, Ama Ka Ng Anak Mo (Father of Your Son), London Lift-Off Film Festival (England)

Selected, Save The Seas, International Underwater Film Festival Belgrade (Serbia)

Selected, Ilagan Tourism AVP, International Tourism Film Festival Riga (Latvia)

 Locally, Burlat won 8 Best Director awards, 1 Best Actor, 1 Best Supporting Actor and 1 Best Talent Manager award. His films are currently in the Official Selection of film festivals in the US, Italy, Ghana, Spain, England and India. Let us wait if there are additions to his harvest in the international film market.




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