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Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan is an acclaimed director and screenwriter, recognized for her award-winning work in Philippine cinema. She won Best Director at the 2022 Cinemalaya Film Festival and the 2023 Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards. Her film Blue Room received international acclaim, winning Best Foreign Film at the 2023 LA Femme International Film Festival. She was also a Pro Online Delegate at the 74th Locarno International Film Festival. Blue Room is currently available on Netflix in Southeast Asia.

In 2025, Ma-an was selected as a participant in the Rotterdam Lab at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Originally from San Fernando, Pampanga, she began her cinematic journey in 2003, studying cinematography before expanding her expertise in Mexican filmmaking under Gustavo Loza in 2006. She trained under National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Ricky Lee and screenwriter Armando Lao.

Ma-an also played a key role in Layang Bilanggo, which won top honors at the 2010 Cinema One Originals Film Festival.

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