Vin Abrenica, Sophie Albert AA Awardees

MANILA, Philippines - Artista Academy Honor Students Vin Abrenica and Sophie Albert became the richest of all talent search winners in the country when they bagged the coveted titles of Best Actor and Best Actress, which came with P20M worth of total prizes, in the successful Artista Academy Awards Night held at the jam-packed Smart Araneta Coliseum last Oct. 27.

Vin and Sophie each won P1M cash, a condo unit in Presidio at The Lakefront, Parañaque City from Vista Land, a Toyota Innova, P5M minimum guaranteed management contract from TV5 Talent Center, and an artistically designed trophy by renowned sculptor Leeroy New. As Artista Academy winners, they both became Close-Up ambassadors.

They will also be given lead roles in an upcoming TV5 teleserye.

Their fellow Artista Academy students (Akihiro Blanco, Chanel Morales, Mark Neumann, Shaira Mae, Benjo Leoncio, Brent Manzano, Chris Leonardo, Jon Orlando, Malak So Shdifat, Marvelous Alejo, Nicole Estrada and Stephanie Rowe) were also granted exclusive management contracts with TV5 Talent Center.

All 14 Artista Academy students will be reunited in a TV5 youth series titled Forever Barkada.

TV5 also announced that it will open the next season of Artista Academy for tweens aged 12 to 15 years old.