Ang Star for All Seasons na si Vilma Santos; ang Regal Entertainment Inc. producer na si Lily Monteverde; ang internationally acclaimed Filipino actors na sina Dolly de Leon at Soliman Cruz; at ang filmmakers na sina Nick Deocampo at Martika Escobar ang mga personalidad na bibigyan ng parangal ng Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) sa pamumuno ng multi-awarded actor na si Tirso Cruz III.
Ang sampung miyembro ng Board of Trustees ang pumili sa mga pararangalan sa event na magaganap sa Seda Hotel, Quezon City, sa April 2023.
Inihayag ng FDCP technical consultant at direktor na si Joey Reyes ang mga dahilan sa pagpili ng mga personalidad na nag-iwan ng marka at nagbigay ng malaking kontribusyon sa industriya ng pelikulang Pilipino sa mga nagdaang taon.
Pahayag niya: “The annual awardees, if there are Filipino cinema artists who have done exceptional work to bring the attention of Philippine cinema to the world, pararangalan namin.
“These are Soliman Cruz for the Romanian film he did, To the North; Dolly de Leon for reasons which are very apparent, for Triangle of Sadness and winning all these best supporting trophies and nomination; and thirdly, Martika Escobar for her film Leonor Will Never Die which really broke ground in Sundance and then eventually was nominated for the Independent Spirit Awards.
“Yung Lifetime Achievement, they’re self-explanatory.
"I will start with Nick Deocampo for his tireless, ceaseless, and endless film scholarship and these volume of books he has written about the history of Philippine films which are very vital to the archiving of the Filipino cinema.
“Secondly is Cinemalaya which is celebrating its 19th year and is really the pioneer of all Filipino film festivals na independent cinema.
“Third is Mother Lily. Mother Lily is Mother Lily; and fourth is Vilma Santos.
“Yes, Nora Aunor is the National Artist, but we want to give the similar attention to Vilma who is an example not only of a cinema artist but somebody who has achieved a great stature as a Filipino citizen because she used her celebrity to be a lawmaker.”
Sinabi ni FDCP Chair Tirso Cruz III na pumipili na lamang sila ng petsa sa susunod na buwan dahil gusto nilang kumpleto ang pagdalo ng mga tatanggap ng parangal.