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Ryanne Murcia
Ryanne Murcia is a Manila-based regional filmmaker with a passion for telling compelling stories from the Philippines. She has directed five short films, including Apasol (Chasing Sun), which competed at Cinemalaya 2015, and Entre Medio del Fin, a Gawad Urian nominee. She is currently developing her debut feature film, The Widow, a Philippine–French co-production. Ryanne also works in various key roles in both Filipino and international film productions, including Assistant Director, Casting Director, and Acting Coach. Her recent projects include Radikals (Semaine de la Critique, Cannes 2024), Amoeba(Singapore), She Makes and Unmakes (Germany), and the award-winning Filipino films Women of the Weeping River and John Denver Trending, among others. In addition to her filmmaking career, Ryanne serves as Mindanao Representative for the National Committee on Cinema of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). She is also the Festival and Artistic Director of Festival de Cine Paz Mindanao, and a former faculty member at Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
