Kapamilya star  Bea Alonzo was present at the 4th IFFAM Welcome Dinner which was held in Macao last  November 9.   

She is the only Filipino celebrity this year to be recognized with the Asian Stars Up Next award by Variety magazine and The International Film Festival and Awards Macao.

Other Asian stars recognized with Bea include Yoona of K-pop group Girls Generation (Korea), Asmara Abigail (Indonesia), actor Lien Bin Phat (Vietnam), Praewa Suthampong of BNK 48 (Thailand), actress-director Bhumi Pednekar (India) and Generations From Exile Tribe member Ryota-Katayose (Japan). 

Piolo Pascual and Anne Curtis were previous winners of the said award, from 2017 and 2018 respectively.