Film Academy of the Philippines

The Film Academy of the Philippines is a film organization in the Philippines founded in 1981. Patterned after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States, it serves as an umbrella organization of various labor organizations or guilds in the Philippine film industry and recognizes outstanding achievements in motion pictures through its annual Luna Awards which was first awarded in 1983. It is mandated by Executive Order 640-A to promote welfare, training, and representation of professionals in the industry.^[1][2]

Film Academy of the Philippines

Formation	January 5, 1981
Type	Film organization
Purpose	To give awards and recognition for significant accomplishments of the development of the motion picture industry
Headquarters	29th Floor, Cyberscape Gamma, Topaz & Ruby Roads, Ortigas Center Pasig, Metro Manila
Director-General	Paolo Villaluna
Main organ	Board of Directors

Since its establishment, the Academy has been in charge of selecting the country's entry for the Best International Feature Film at the Oscars.^[3]

History

The Film Academy of the Philippines was established on January 5, 1981 through Executive Order No. 640-A as part of the newly created Filipino Motion Picture Development Board (FMPDB), an arm of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, to grant recognition and awards for achievements in motion picture arts and sciences. The inaugural ceremony of the Film Academy of the Philippines Awards was held in 1983, before being officially named the Luna Awards in 2005.

In 2006, the executive order was amended by EO 513 and the oversight over the Academy and the FMPDB, now the Film Development Council of the Philippines, was placed under the Department of Education.^[3]

Following the passage of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act of 2022, the promotion and support for the country's creative industry including the film industry was institutionalized and the Academy's administrative supervision was transferred from the Department of Education to the Department of Trade and Industry, being the lead implementing agency of the passed law, in 2024.^[3][4] Following the restructuring, the Academy will be governed by a board of trustees that is chaired by its director general and co-chaired by the trade secretary.^[5]

Guilds

• Assistant Directors and Production Managers Association for Motion Pictures
• Filipino Society of Cinematographers
• Katipunan ng mga Artistang Pilipino sa Pelikula at Telebisyon
• Motion Picture Audio Society of the Philippines
• Movie Producers and Distributors Association of the Philippines
• Movie Workers Welfare Foundation
• Philippine Motion Picture Directors Association
• Philippine Motion Picture Producers Association
• Pilipino Musical Directors Association
• Production Designers Guild of the Philippines
• Screenwriters Guild of the Philippines
• United Film Editors Guild for Motion Picture

See also

• Film awards bodies in the Philippines
• Film Development Council of the Philippines
• List of Philippine submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• Luna Awards