Zig Dulay

Zig Dulay
Dulay at the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival Parade of Stars
Born	Zig Madamba Dulay (1987-01-02) January 2, 1987 (age 38) Santiago, Isabela, Philippines
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Baguio (BA) University of the Philippines Diliman (MA)
Occupations	Film Director Screenwriter Film Editor Producer Cinematographer Television Director
Years active	2009–present
Employer	GMA Network
Notable work	Maria Clara at Ibarra (2022) Firefly (2023) Green Bones (2024)
Awards	TOYM 2024

Zig Madamba Dulay (born January 2, 1987) is a Filipino independent filmmaker, TV director, producer, screen writer, film editor and cinematographer. He is known for directing and writing several acclaimed Indie films such as The Bit Player , Black Rainbow, Missing, Bambanti and Bagahe. Dulay has directed and written several television series for GMA Network, where he serves as one of the head-writers and resident director. He has gained nationwide recognition after directing a fantasy drama series Maria Clara at Ibarra and the award-winning movies Firefly and Green Bones .

Early life and education

Zig Madamba Dulay was born on January 2, 1987, in Santiago, Isabela, to a family of farmers. He is the 10th of 11 siblings. He pursued his higher education as a scholar at the University of the Philippines Baguio, where he earned his degree in Communication Arts in Journalism. He later obtained his Master of Arts in Creative Writing and Film from the University of the Philippines Diliman. ^{[1] [2]}

During his stay in UP Diliman, he became a protégé of script writer and director Armando "Bing" Lao, the founder of Found Story scriptwriting workshops. ^[3] Dulay credited all his achievements to his late mentor. ^{[4] [5]}

Career

Early work (2011–2021)

Dulay began his career in the entertainment industry in 2009. In 2014, he worked as a co-director for the television series Sa Puso ni Dok .

Breakthrough in Television (2022)

At the age of 36, Zig Dulay achieved significant recognition when he became the director of the Philippine television historical drama portal fantasy series Maria Clara at Ibarra . ^[6]

In February, Dulay was invited as International Jury member at the 28th Vesoul International Film Festival in France. ^{[7] [8]} By September 2022, He presided as one of the jurors of Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) for Sine ng Kabataan. ^[9]

Recent work and recognition (2023–present)

Following his success with Maria Clara at Ibarra, Dulay directed the award-winning film Firefly in 2023. In recognition of his contributions to Philippine cinema and television, he was named among The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) 2024 in the Culture and Arts: TV and Film category. ^[10]

Dulay served as Jury member at the 2023 Kaş International Film Festival in Turkey. ^[11]

In 2024, Dulay was member of the jury panel for Narrative Film Feature at the 19th Harlem International Film Festival in New York, USA. ^{[12] [13]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Credited as				Notes
		Director	Screen writer	Editor	Producer
2009	Sa Paglaya ng aking Salita	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Latak or Residue	Assistant Director	No	No	No
2010	Boy Toys	Assistant Director	No	No	No
	Magkakapatid	No	No	No	No	Casting director
2011	The Last Day in Baguio	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Cinematographer
	The Natural Phenomenon of Madness	No	No	No	No
2012	Qwerty	No	Yes	No	Yes	Line Producer and casting director
	Posas or Shackled	Assistant Director	Story	No	No	Story and screenwriter
	Ag Ignorantiam	No	Yes	No	No
	Crossroads	No	Yes	No	No
	The Strangers	First Assistant Director	No	No	No
2013	The Bit Player or "Ekstra"	No	Story	Yes	No	Story and screen play (shared with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)
	Missing	Yes	Yes	Yes	Executive
	Philippino Story	First Assistant Director	Yes	No	No
2014	Unfriend	No	Yes	No	No
	Senior	No	No	Yes	No
	The Commitment	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Co-producer
	M: Mother's Maiden Name	Yes	Yes	No	No
2015	Bambanti	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2016	Paglipay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	T.P.O	No	No	No	Yes	Co-producer
2017	Bagahe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Executive	Screen play (shared with Mikhail Red and Rae Red)
	Neomanila	No	Yes	No	No
2018	Liway	No	Yes	No	No	Screen play (shared with Kip Oebanda)
2019	Ang Aking Korona	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Children of the River	No	No	Yes	No
2021	Black Rainbow	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Co-producer and acting workshop facilitator
2022	The Baseball Player	No	No	Yes	No
2023	Firefly	Yes	No	No	No
2024	A Lab Story	No	No	No	No	Creative consultant
	Green Bones	Yes	No	No	No

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Network	Ref.
2013—2018	Wagas	Director and Screen writer		GMA Network
2014	Sa Puso ni Dok
	Elemento	Screen writer
2015—2016	Dangwa	Director and screen writer
2016	Naku, Boss Ko!	Screen writer
	Conan, My Beautician	Head writer
2015—2017	Karelasyon	Director and screen writer
2017	D' Originals	Second-unit assistant director
2018	Sirkus	Director and head writer
	Inday Will Always Love You	Head-writer
2018—2019	Tadhana	Director and head writer
2019	Sahaya	Director
2020	I Can See You
	Project Destination
2021	My Fantastic Pag-ibig
	Legal Wives
2019—2022	Magpakailanman
2021—2022	Stories from the Heart
2022—2023	Maria Clara at Ibarra
2024	My Guardian Alien
2024—2025	Widows' War				[14]

Awards and recognition

International Awards

Awards and nominations received by Zig Dulay

International Awards
Organization	Year	Nominated Work	Category	Result	Country	Ref.
3rd Ajyal Youth Film Festival	2015	Bambanti or "Scarecrow"	Hilal Best Feature Film	Won	Qatar	[15]
Amsterdam International Film Festival	2018	Bagahe	Best Foreign Language Feature Film (with Jed Medrano and Milgaros How)	Nominated	Netherlands	[16]
			Best Original Screenplay of a Foreign Language Feature Film	Nominated
			Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film	Nominated
Asia Independent Film Festival	2018	Bagahe	Best International Feature Film Award	Won	India	[17]
19th Asiatic Film Festival	2022		Jury Award in Crime and Drama	Won	Italy	[18]
Bogotá Film Festival	2014	M: Mother's Maiden Name	Best Film	Nominated	Columbia	[19]
Brussels International Festival of Films	2015	Bambanti	Best Film	Won	Belgium	[20]
ContentAsia Awards	2024	Firefly	Best Asian Feature Film-Silver Medal	Won	Taiwan	[21]
Cultural Diversity Film Festival	2022	Paglipay "Crossing"	Best Director	Won	Canada	[22]
Filipino International Cine Festival (FACINE)	2021	Black Rainbow	Best Film "Gold Award"	Won	United States of America	[23]
			Best Director "Gold Award"	Won
	2022	Liway	Best Screen play (with Kip Oebanda)	Won		[24]
Harlem International Film Festival	2022	Black Rainbow	Best Short Film	Won	United States of America	[25]
5th International Film Festival for Environment, Health, Culture (IFFEHC)	2017	Paglipay "Crossing"	International Award of Outstanding Excellence	Won	Indonesia	[26]
Kaş International Film Festival	2022	Black Rainbow	Jury Award	Won	Turkey	[27]
London International Film Festival	2017	Bagahe	Best Language Feature Film	Nominated	United Kingdom	[28]
			Best Foreign Director	Nominated
LUCAS International Film Festival	2022	Black Rainbow	Best Short Film	Won	Germany	[29]
Madrid International Film Festival	2015	The Bit Player or Ekstra	Best Editing (with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)	Nominated	Spain	[30]
Malaysia Golden Global Awards	2019	Liway	Best Film	Nominated	Malaysia	[31]
Manila International Film Festival	2024	Firefly	Best Film	Won	United States of America	[32]
			Best Director	Won
Nantes Three Continents Festival	2015	Bagahe	Best Film "Golden Montgolfiere"	Nominated	France	[33]
New York Festival TV and Film Awards	2017	Maria Clara and Ibarra	Best Entertainment: Drama Program-Bronze Medal	Won	United States of America	[34]
Prague International Film Festival	2022	Black Rainbow	Best Foreign Language Short Film	Won	Czech Republic	[35]
Vesoul International Film Festival	2018	Bagahe	Best Film "Gold Cyclo Award"	Won	France	[36]
51st WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival			"Gold Remi Award" in Crime and Drama	Won	United States of America	[37]
5th World Film Awards	2017	Paglipay "Crossing"	International Feature Film	Won	Indonesia	[38]
Zagora International Trans-Sahara Film Festival	2018	Bagahe	Special Critics Choice Award	Won	Africa	[39]
			People Choice Award	Won

National Awards

Awards and nominations received by Zig Dulay

National Awards and Recognitions
Organization	Year	Nominated Work	Category	Result	Ref.
Anak TV Seal Awards	2023	Maria Clara at Ibarra	Household Favorite Program	Won	[40]
45th Catholic Mass Media Awards	2023		Best Drama Series	Won	[41]
Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival	2011	The Last Day in Baguio	NETPAC Trophy Award	Nominated	[42]
	2013	The Bit Player or Ekstra	Best Screenplay (with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)	Won	[43]
		Missing	Best Short-film	Nominated	[44]
	2017	Bagahe	Best Screenplay	Won	[45]
			Special Jury Prize	Won
	2021	Black Rainbow	Best Short Film	Won	[46]
			NETPAC Trophy Award	Won
			Best Screenplay	Won
			Best Editing	Won
	2022	The Baseball Player		Won	[47]
EDDYS Awards	2019	Liway	Best Screenplay (with Kip Oebanda)	Won	[48]
	2024	Firefly	Best Picture	Nominated	[49]
			Best Director	Nominated
FAMAS Awards	2014	The Bit Player or Ekstra	Best Story (with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)	Nominated	[50]
			Best Screenplay (with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)	Nominated
			Best Editing (with Glenn Ituriaga)	Nominated
Gawad Banyuhay Award	2022	Maria Clara at Ibarra	Best Educational Program	Won	[51]
Gawad Dangal Filipino Awards			Best TV Director of the Year	Won	[52]
	2025	Green Bones	Best Picture	Won	[53]
			Best Director	Won
Gawad Urian Awards	2012	Posas	Best Screenplay	Nominated	[54]
2013	Missing	Best Short Film	Won	[55]
2016	Bambanti	Best Director	Nominated	[56]
		Best Screenplay	Nominated
2017	Paglipay	Best Picture	Nominated	[57]
		Best Director	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Nominated
		Best Editing	Nominated
2022	The Baseball Player	Best Editing	Nominated	[58]
2024	Firefly	Best Picture	Nominated	[59]
		Best Director	Nominated
5th Gawad Lasallianeta	2023	Maria Clara at Ibarra	Teleserye and Green Zeal Award of Excellence	Won	[60]
7th GEMS Awards	2023		Best TV Series	Won	[61]
6th Golden Laurel Awards	2022	Best Drama Series	Maria Clara at Ibarra	Won	[62]
11th Golden Screen Awards	2014	The Bit Player	Best Editing (with Glenn Ituriaga)	Nominated	[63]
Knights of Rizal 23rd International Assembly	2023	Special citation	Maria Clara at Ibarra	Won	[64]
Luna Awards	2017	Neomanila	Best Screenplay (with Mikhail Red and Rae Red)	Nominated	[65]
	2019	Liway	Best Screenplay (with Kip Oebanda)	Won	[66]
	2022	The Baseball Player	Best Editing	Nominated	[67]
Metro Manila Film Festival	2014	M: Mother's Maiden Name	Special Jury Prize	Won	[68]
	2023	Firefly	Best Picture	Won	[69]
			Best Director	Nominated
	2024	Green Bones	Best Picture	Won	[70]
			Best Director	Nominated
			Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence	Nominated
Platinum Stallion National Media Awards	2023	Firefly	Best Director	Won	[71]
		Maria Clara at Ibarra	Best Primetime Drama Series and Culturally Relevant TV Series	Won	[72]
PMPC Star Awards for Movies	2013	The Bit Player or Ekstra	Indie Movie Screenwriter (with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)	Nominated	[73]
			Best Editing (with Glenn Ituriaga)	Nominated
	2015	Bambanti	Movie Director of the Year	Won	[74]
			Indie Movie Screenwriter	Nominated
			Indie Movie Editor	Nominated
			Indie Movie Bambanti Original Theme Song "Tulog na" (with Gian Gianan and Alessandra De Rossi)	Won
	2016	Paglipay	Indie Movie Director of the Year	Nominated	[75]
			Indie Movie Screen writer	Nominated
			Indie Movie Editor	Nominated
			Indie Movie Original Theme Song "Panata" (shared with Gian Gianan and Alessandra De Rossi)	Won
	2018	Liway	Indie Movie Sceen writer of the Year (with Kip Oebanda)	Nominated
	2021	Black Rainbow	Best Short Film	Won	[76]
			Best Short film Director	Won
	2022	The Baseball Player	Indie Movie Editor of the Year	Nominated	[77]
Society of Filipino Film Reviewers	2022	Black Rainbow	Best Live Action Short Film	Nominated	[78]
Sinag Maynila Film Festival	2019	Ang Aking Korona	People's Choice Awards	Won	[79]
			Best Picture	Nominated
			Best Director	Nominated
			Best Screenplay	Nominated
ToFarm Film Festival	2016	Paglipay	Best Picture	Won	[80]
			Best Director	Won
17th UP ComBroadSoc Gandingan Awards	2023	Maria Clara at Ibarra	Development-Oriented Drama Program (Special Citation)	Won	[81]
Urduja Film Festival	2016	Bambanti	Best Picture	Included	[82]
	2017	Paglipay	Best Heritage Film	Included	[83]
			Best Director	Included

Honorary Awards

Awards and nominations received by Zig Dulay

Organization	Year	Work / Nominee	Category	Result	Ref.
Ani ng Dangal	2016	Bambanti - Brussels International Festival of Films Award	Harvest of Honors in Cinema	Honored	[84]
		Zig Dulay		Honored
	2018	Paglipay		Honored	[85]
	2019	Bagahe - Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema "Golden Cyclo Award"		Honored	[86]
	2022	Black Rainbow - LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers Award		Honored	[87]
Department of Tourism (PH) - Cine Turismo	2018	Paglipay - CineTurismo Award	Film Tourism	Honored	[88]
Film Development Council of the Philippines	2018	Bagahe - Vesoul International Film Festival "Golden Cyclo Award" (Top prize)	Camera Obscura Artistic Excellence Award	Honored	[89]
		Paglipay - World Film Awards and International Film Festival for Environment, Health, Culture (IFFEHC) Awardee	2nd Film Ambassador Night (FAN) - Full length film	Honored	[90]
	2019	Zig Dulay	Sine-Sandaan Luminary Award - New Voices of Luzon	Honored	[91]
			TV Documentary Category	Honored
	2020	Bagahe - Zagora International Trans-Sahara Film Festival Award	4th Film Ambassador Night (FAN) - Feature Film	Honored	[92]
Inquirer Indie Bravo!	2016	Bambanti	Indie Bravo Awards	Honored	[93]
	2017	Paglipay		Honored	[94]
	2018	Bagahe		Honored	[95]
	2022	Black Rainbow		Honored	[96]
The Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM)	2024	Zig Dulay - Firefly and Maria Clara and Ibarra	Culture and Arts: TV and Film category	Honored	[97]
University of the Philippines Baguio	2023	Zig Dulay	Outstanding Alumni for Exceptional Achievements	Honored	[98]

Listicles

Name of publisher, name of listicle, year listed, and placement result

Publisher	Listicle	Yea	Result	Ref.
Tatler Asia	Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow	2024	Placed	[99] [100]

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