Internationally awarded star of stage and screen, Shamaine Buencamino is one of the Philippines leading actresses, having appeared in more than forty films, dozens of award-winning and popular television programmes and works in theatre and advertising. In 2012, she won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the Loy Arcenas film Niño (2011) at the Asian Film Awards, the Cinemalaya Independent Film festival and the Golden Screen Awards in Manila. She also received two additional nominations for the Golden Screen Awards, for Best Lead Actress for her performance in REquieme! (2012) and Best Supporting Actress for Prinsesa (2007).
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
