Rianne is a director, writer, consultant, and educator with works showcased in international film festivals since the early 2000s.
In the US, she won the Las Vegas Filmmaker of the Year at the indie arts awards RAWards. She was the city's representative for the national finals featuring award-winning filmmakers from other U.S. cities. She was also a Yahoo! Movies Featured Critic Award finalist.
In the Philippines, she's a national awardee of Malacanang Palace with the Harvest of Honors Award for Cinema, bestowed by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. She received the Kodak Film Award and Best Film Thesis at the University of the Philippines. She was nominated for the Gawad Urian Best Short Film Award.
In Korea, she's a fellow of the Asian Film Academy of the Busan International Film Festival and a fellow of the Asian Film Professionals Training Program of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). She's a co-author of KOFIC's Asian Film Industry book published in 2010.