7.2
Movie
Directing
Carl Joseph E. Papa
- Birthplace
- Manila, Philippines
- Credits
- 15 titles
Biography
Carl Joseph Papa is a Filipino filmmaker and animator. A well-known figure of Philippine animation, his filmography employed rotoscoping animated features which are most often use of subject matters in the daily life of the Philippines, particularly with the themes of family struggles.
His films have been screened at film festivals worldwide and received multiple accolades during his lifetime including black tragicomedy Manang Biring (2015) and musical comedy-drama Paglisan (2018), both of them which won him Best Film twice at Cinema One Originals Film Festival, and psychological drama science-fiction Iti Mapukpukaw (2023), won the Best Film at the 19th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. In 2025, he won Best Short Film for The Next 24 Hours at the 21st Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Paglisan Film | Doctor |
Crew credits 15
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Sentinel Film | Director |
| 2026 | Dead Hungry Film | Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Animation Director |
| 2026 | 58th Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2025 | Runo! Film | Producer, Executive Producer |
| 2025 | The Next 24 Hours Film | Director, Producer |
| 2025 | Cinemartyrs Film | Producer |
| 2024 | Boys at the Back Film | Story, Screenplay |
| 2023 | The Missing Film | Lead Animator, Writer, Director |
| 2021 | Mang Jose Film | Writer |
| 2018 | Asuang Film | Writer |
| 2018 | Paglisan Film | Director, Editor, Writer |
| 2017 | Love Bites Film | Director |
| 2015 | Manang Biring Film | Director, Writer, Editor |
| 2014 | The Unforgetting Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 2013 | Mother Film | Director, Screenplay |