Lav Diaz is a filmmaker from the Philippines and one of the most famous names on the international film festival circuit. Born in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao, Mindanao, Philippines, in 1958 and raised in Cotabato, Mindanao, he is a director, writer, producer, editor, cinematographer, poet, composer, production designer and actor. 

He is also famous for the notable length of his films, some of which run for up to 11 hours. He has directed films since 1998’s The Criminal of Barrio Concepcion. His breakthrough film was 2013’s Norte, The End of History, which is a reimagining of Crime and Punishment that was selected for Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival. His works have won prizes from Berlin, Locarno and Cinemanila film festivals and three major prizes from the Venice International Film Festival, Orizzonti Best Film for Melancholia (2008), the Golden Lion for The Woman Who Left (2016) and most recently, Orizzonti Best Director for Genus, Pan (2020). He received his first APSA nomination in 2019 for The Halt (Ang Hupa) 

Accolades

Lav Diaz and Bianca Balbuena and Bradley Liew and Jean-Christophe Simon and Joaquim Sapinho and Marta Alves
Best Film, 2022

Lav Diaz and Bianca Balbuena and Bradley Liew and Jean-Christophe Simon and Joaquim Sapinho and Marta Alves

Best Film, 2022

Lav Diaz and Bianca Balbuena and Bradley Liew and Jean-Christophe Simon and Joaquim Sapinho and Marta Alves

When the Waves are Gone (Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon)

Lieutenant Hermes Papauran, one of the best investigators in the Philippines, has reached a deep moral crossroad. As a member of the police force, he…

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Lav Diaz
Best Director, 2022

Lav Diaz

Best Director, 2022

Lav Diaz

When the Waves are Gone (Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon)
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Achievement in Directing, 2019

Lav Diaz

Achievement in Directing, 2019

Lav Diaz

The Halt (Ang Hupa)

Lavrente Indico Diaz or Lav Diaz has he is known is a filmmaker from the Philippines and one of the most famous names on the…

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Films

When the Waves are Gone (Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon)

When the Waves are Gone (Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon)

Philippines, France, Denmark, Portugal

When the Waves are Gone (Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon)

Lieutenant Hermes Papauran, one of the best investigators in the Philippines, has reached a deep moral crossroad. As a member of the police force, he…

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The Halt
2019

The Halt (Ang Hupa)

Philippines
2019

The Halt (Ang Hupa)

The year is 2034 in Manila and following a series of massive volcanic eruptions in the Celebes Sea, Southeast Asia has literally gone dark. As…

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Lorna
2014

Lorna

Philippines
2014

Lorna

Lorna is about a 60 year old woman who had failed relationships from her past but still decides on taking the chance to find the…

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