Carl Joseph E. Papa
Directing
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.
Known for
The Missing
August 4, 2023
Mang Jose
July 11, 2021
Paglisan
October 12, 2018
Manang Biring
November 9, 2015
Asuang
October 12, 2018
Boys at the Back
March 15, 2024
Love Bites
October 22, 2017
58th
September 16, 2026
The Next 24 Hours
October 4, 2025
Cinemartyrs
October 3, 2025
Runo!
November 14, 2025
Dead Hungry
September 23, 2026
Behind the camera15
- 2026Dead Hungry Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Animation Director
- 202658th Director, Screenplay
- 2025Runo! Producer, Executive Producer
- 2025The Next 24 Hours Director, Producer
- 2025Cinemartyrs Producer
- 2024Boys at the Back Story, Screenplay
- 2023The Missing Lead Animator, Writer, Director
- 2021Mang Jose Writer
- 2018Asuang Writer
- 2018Paglisan