Richard Soriano Legaspi was a film directing fellow at the prestigious Asian Film Academy in Busan, South Korea in 2007, his filmmaking career really took off when he did “Ambulancia,” which competed and received citations in different film festivals (Dubai, Asiana, Bangkok, San Gio, Budapest, Grand-Off Warsaw, Bradford, San Francisco, Patras and Austria). A prolific filmmaker, Legaspi also directed Pamatid-Gutom, Kinulayang Kiti, Pagtakas sa Kawalan, Dimensions of Belonging, Fare L’Amore con il Vento and Pipo. Ang Walang Kapagurang Paglalakbay ng Pulang Maleta (L’instancabile viaggio della valigia rossa) is his first documentary and latest film project. His works are more focused upon raising consciousness and creating space for dialogue on communal issues, responsible transformation of society and creative activation through contemporary art. A two-time Gawad Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) awardee in 2010 and 2011, Carlos Palanca Awardee for Literature in 2012 for the screenplay Primera Bella, and a Gawad Urian nominee for Manenaya, he received the prestigious UNESCO Laureate artist recognition in 2013, eventually becoming a resident artist of the Università delle Idee, Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto and ILLY CAN PRIZE WINNER – Art for Social Change in Italy..