Established in 1981, the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) is the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

' official counterpart of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motio ...

. The FAP was founded through Executive Order 640-A issued by the

President of the Philippines The president of the Philippines ( fil, Pangulo ng Pilipinas, sometimes referred to as ''Presidente ng Pilipinas'') is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of t ...

. The academy serves as the umbrella organization of various guilds of the

movie industry The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post pr ...

that organize and supervise activities to optimize competency. The FAP gives recognition and awards to film artists, technicians and workers for their outstanding performances and achievements. The Film Academy of the Philippines Awards, shortened as the FAP Awards, have been given since 1983. The purpose of the 1983 award ceremony was to honor film achievements in 1982. In 2005, the name of the award was officially changed into

Luna Awards The Luna Awards are awards given annually by the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) to recognize the outstanding achievements of the Filipino film industry. The first awards were presented in 1983 in Pasay. It is considered to be the Philippine ...

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

References

External links

* Philippine film awards Professional associations based in the Philippines Organizations established in 1981 Film-related professional associations Film organizations in the Philippines 1981 establishments in the Philippines {{film-award-stub

Guilds

See also

References

External links