biography

Jose Lorenzo Diokno III (born on 13 August 1987) is a Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter. His debut film, Engkwentro (2009), premiered at the 66th Venice Film Festival and received the Lion of the Future ("Luigi de Laurentiis") Award for Best Debut Film as well as the Orizzonti Prize. His other films include Above the Clouds (2014), Kapatiran (2015), and GomBurZa (2023), for which he won the Best Director Award at the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival.