Nash Ang

Nash Ang is a Filipino filmmaker and actor based in South Korea. His directorial work includes Seoul Mates, a Filipino-Korean co-production identified by The Korea Times as the first feature film utilizing staff and actors from both countries. As an actor, he appeared in the 2019 tvN drama Arthdal Chronicles alongside Song Joong-ki. He also worked on the production as a language consultant, wherein he translated Tausug words to serve as fictional tribal dialects.

For these contributions, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts presented him with the Ani ng Dangal in 2011 and 2016. followed by the Migration Advocacy and Media Award from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas in 2022.

Early life and education Ang studied broadcasting at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. On the same year, he won champion in the South East Asian Student Documentary Awards (SEAdocs) in Bangkok, Thailand with his short film iskWater The videos dealt with pollution of Pasig River.

He moved to South Korea in 2012, based from a full scholarship under the Art Major Asian program. He took a Master of Fine Arts in filmmaking at the Korea National University of Arts. He later studied technology and web development at the City College of San Francisco.

Filmmaking Ang's early documentaries explored migration from rural provinces to the capital. His 2010 documentary short isKWATER followed migrants relocating to the city, resulting in his first his first Ani ng Dangal award.

In 2011, his documentary Water Ghetto, which depicted settlers living along a canal behind Malacañang Palace, screened at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.

His documentary Live to Dive (Lusong) followed child scavengers retrieving garbage from Manila Bay. Screening at the 13th Pyongyang International Film Festival in September 2012, the film earned Ang the Best Director award;

He wrote the first draft of Seoul Mates in 2013 while studying at K-Arts.

In 2015, his short Reason for Existence won grand prize at the Mirvac WA Short Film Festival in Australia.

That year he also directed Paraiso, a documentary about child survivors of Typhoon Haiyan. The film went on to win the Grand Prix at Portugal's 21st CineEco International Festival of Environmental Cinema, followed by the 2016 Special Festival Prize at the 15th Pyongyang International Film Festival and the Mass Media Jury Award at the Baikal International Festival in Russia. According to the Philippine Embassy in Moscow, it was the first Philippine film featured at the ECOCUP International Green Documentary Film Festival, which did result to a subsequent screening at Moscow State University.

Shot entirely on a smartphone, his 2016 mockumentary No Man Is an Island went on to receive the Special Jury Award at the Ulsan New Media Film Festival.

Acting Ang has taken supporting roles in South Korean television and film. Following his appearance in E J-yong's 2016 film The Bacchus Lady, Tale of Fairy (2018), The Undateables (2018), and The Running Mates: Human Rights (2019). and Suklay (2014).

Other work In 2007, Ang founded OBRA Incorporated, a nonprofit in the Philippines. Through this platform, he organized the Korea Pinoy International Film Festival in Seongbuk-gu in September 2019, which was recognized by Korea JoongAng Daily as the first Filipino international film festival hosted in Korea.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2010 iskWATER Director SEAdocs Documentary short 2014 Cheo Yong Actor OCN TV series 2016 No Man Is an Island Director Short film; also known as Story of No Die 2017 The End of April (사월의 끝) Actor Feature film 2018 Tale of Fairy Actor tvN TV series 2019 The Running Mates: Human Rights Actor OCN TV series 2019 The Threshold of Death (사선의 끝) Actor Feature film 2021 Reset (리셋) Actor Short film 2021 Ssanahee Sunjung (싸나희 순정) Actor Feature film

Awards Year Award Work 2010Champion, South East Asian Documentary Awards (SEAdocs)iskWater 2010 Grand Prix, ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition Water 2019 Film Ambassador, Film Development Council of the Philippines No Man Is an Island