Sheron Dayoc, an alumnus of Sundance Institute, Asian Film Academy, and Next Masters Tokyo, honed his craft by directing documentaries including The Asian Pitch winner, A Weaver’s Tale (2009). His debut narrative feature Halaw (Ways of the Sea, 2009) won awards at Berlinale and Asia Pacific Screen Awards, and The Crescent Rising won the Best Documentary at Busan. Women of the Weeping River (2016) won the Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor at QCinema and won the Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing at Gaward Urian Awards.

Accolades

Sheron Dayoc
APSA NETPAC Development Prize, 2011

Sheron Dayoc

APSA NETPAC Development Prize, 2011

Sheron Dayoc

Ways of the Sea (Halaw)

Winner, APSA NETPAC Development Prize, 2011 “For its seamless storytelling and documentary quality which evokes the uncertainty and desperation in a little-known story of a…

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Films

Ways of the Sea
2011

Ways of the Sea (Halaw)

Philippines
2011

Ways of the Sea (Halaw)

Winner, APSA NETPAC Development Prize, 2011 “For its seamless storytelling and documentary quality which evokes the uncertainty and desperation in a little-known story of a…

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The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.

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