Yam Laranas

William Laranas (born 12 December 1978) is a Filipino director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer.

Yam Laranas
Born	William Laranas (1978-12-12)December 12, 1978 Davao City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter, actor, producer

Biography

Early life

Laranas studied filmmaking at the Mowelfund Film Institute and is currently a professor of Cinematography at the Ateneo de Manila University.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as				Notes
		Director	Screen writer	Producer	Cinematographer
1990	Unison	Yes	No	No	No
1992	Bayani	No	No	No	Yes	Cinematography shared with Raymond Red
1993	Memories of Old Manila	No	No	No	Yes
1994	Isaak	No	No	No	Yes
1995	The Sex Warriors and the Samurai	No	No	No	Yes
1996	Habang May Buhay	No	No	No	Yes
1997	The Man in Selya's Life	No	No	No	Yes
	Diliryo	Assistant Director	No	No	No	Camera and Electrical Dept. and additional crew
2000	Buwan	No	No	No	Yes
2001	Cats Hair o Balahibong Pusa	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Radyo or Radio	Yes	Story	No	Yes	Story and Screenplay
2002	Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon or Only You	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Hibla or Thread	Yes	No	No	Yes
2004	Sigaw or The Echo	Yes	Story	No	Yes	Story and screenplay
2008	The Echo	No	Yes	No	No	Hollywood remake
2009	Patient X	Yes	Story	Yes	Yes	Story and screenplay
2011	The Road	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Editing and additional crew
2018	Abomination	Yes	Story	Yes	Yes
	All Soul's Night	No	No	Yes	No	creative executive
	Aurora	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Editor
2019	Adan	No	Story	Yes	No
2020	Night Shift	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2021	Death of a Girlfriend	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Paraluman	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2022	Greed	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Rooftop	Yes	Story	Yes	Yes
	The Escort Wife	No	Story	Yes	No	Story and screenplay
	Laruan	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2023	Bugaw	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Music

Accolades

Awards and nominations received by Zig Dulay

Awards and Recognitions
Organization	Year	Nominated Work	Category	Result	Ref.
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFF)	2005	Sigaw or The Echo	Special Award	Won
The EDDY's Awards	2023	Greed	Best Cinematography	Nominated
FAMAS Awards	2012	The Road	Best Picture	Nominated
			Best Director	Nominated
			Best Story	Nominated
			Best Cinematography	Nominated
			Best Editing (shared with Mae Carzon)	Nominated
Gawad Urian Awards	1993	Bayani	Best Cinematographer	Nominated
Golden Screen Movie Awards	2012	The Road	Best Cinematography	Nominated
Luna Awards (FAP)	2005	Sigaw or The Echo	Best Cinematography	Nominated
Metro Manila Film Festival	2018	Aurora	Best Picture	Nominated
			Best Director	Nominated
			Best Screenplay (shared with Gin De Mesa)	Nominated
			Best Cinematography	Won
			Best Editing (shared with Rico Testa)	Nominated
PMPC Star Awards for Movies	2012	The Road	Movie of the Year	Nominated
			Movie Director of the Year	Nominated
			Movie Cinematographer of the Year	Nominated
	2022	Night Shift	Movie of the Year	Nominated
			Movie Director of the Year	Nominated
			Movie Cinematographer of the Year	Nominated
Sinag Maynila Film Festival	2018	Abomination	Best Picture	Nominated
			Best Director	Nominated
			Best Cinematography	Nominated
Young Critics Circle	2003	Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon	Best Achievement in Cinematography and Visual Design	Won
	2005	Sigaw or The Echo	Best Film	Nominated
			Best Screenplay	Nominated
			Best Achievement in Cinematography and Visual Design	Won