Lino Brocka

Catalino Ortiz Brocka was a Filipino film

director. He is widely regarded as one of the most
influential and significant Filipino filmmakers in the
history of Philippine cinema. In 1983, he co-founded
the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines
(CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues
confronting the country, and the Free the Artist
Movement and was a member of the Coalition for
the Restoration of Democracy. He directed landmark
films such as Tinimbang Ka Ngunit
Kulang (1974), Maynila sa mga Kuko ng
Liwanag (1975), Insiang (1976), Bayan Ko: Kapit sa
Patalim (1984), and Orapronobis (1989). After his
death in a car accident in 1991, he was
posthumously given the National Artist of the
Philippines for Film award for "having made
significant contributions to the development of
Philippine arts."

Lino Brocka's name has been included on Bantayog ng mga Bayani's Wall of Remembrance, which
recognizes heroes and martyrs who fought against martial law in the Philippines under Ferdinand E.
Marcos. Brocka was also recognized by the University of the Philippines (U.P.), his alma mater, for his
involvement in the fight against martial law in the Philippines. At the recognition ceremonies held at U.P.,
then university president Emerlinda Roman lamented how the "dictatorship had crushed [U.P. students'
and alumni's] dreams for the future." Roman said the recognition was held to "remember their
extraordinary valor."

FILMS YEAR AWARDS

Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim 1984 Sutherland Trophy of British film
Institute Awards
Gumapang Ka sa Lusak 1990 FAMAS Awards Best Director
Jaguar 1979 FAMAS Awards Best Director
Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng 1975 FAMAS Awards Best Director
Liwanag
Tinimbang ka ngunit Kulang 1974 FAMAS Awards Best Director
Tubog sa Ginto 1970 FAMAS Awards Best Director
Insiang 1976 Best Film of the Decade of
Gawad Urian Awards
Orapronobis 1989
 Bona 1980 Nominated as Best Director in
Gawad Urian Awards
Mananayaw 1978 Nominated as Best Director in
Gawad Urian Awards
Tahan na Empoy, Tahan 1977 Nominated as Best Director in
Gawad Urian Awards
Ano ang kulay ng Mukha ng 1985 Metro Manila Film Festival Best
Diyos? Director
Ina ka ng Anak mo 1979 Metro Manila Film Festival Best
Director
Angela Markado 1980 Golden Montgolfiere in Nantes
Three Continents Festival

Sa Kabila ng Lahat 1991 Best Film of Young Critics

Circle, Philippines
Hahamakin ang Lahat 1990 Won the Silver Prize in Young
Critics Circle, Philippines
Miguelito: Batang Rebelde 1985 Nominated as Best Director in
Gawad Urian Awards
Hot Property 1983 Nominated as Best Director in
Gawad Urian Awards
Cain at Abel 1982 Nominated as Best Director in
Gawad Urian Awards
Macho Dancer 1988 Nominated as Best Director in
Gawad Urian Awards

Lino Brocka is a Philippine director who gained attention in the international film community
for his films about the Marcos dictatorship. He's is most famous for the film Insiang which was
well received in Cannes.
Brocka was born in Pilar, Sorsogon .He grew and live in San Jose, Nueva Ecija and
graduated at Nueva Ecija High School in 1956. He directed his first film, Wanted: Perfect Mother,
based on The Sound of Music and a local comic serial, in 1970. It won an award for best
screenplay at the 1970 Manila Film Festival. Later that year he also won the Citizen’s Council for
Mass Media's best-director award for the film Santiago.
For his fight against the Marcos regime, Brocka, in 1986 was appointed by
President Corazon Aquino to the 1986 Constitutional Commission to draft a new constitution for
the country. During his tenure in the commission, he eventually resigned. Brocka was openly gay,
and a convert to Mormonism.
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Appreciation
Report
National artist of the Philippines

Submitted to: Mrs. Jacqueline Ocampo

Submitted by: Allyza may A. Magtibay
Year and section: bsa 1-1