Sonny Calvento
Directing
Sonny Calvento is a film director based in Manila. At the age of 19, he began working as a drama writer for television before transitioning into film and commercial directing.
His first short film Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss (2021) became the first Filipino short film to premiere at Sundance Film Festival, going on to screen at Locarno Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest, Shanghai International Film Festival, and forty other film festivals, in addition to winning the Audience Award in Locarno Shorts Week 2023 of the Locarno Film Festival.
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His next short film Primetime Mother (2023) premiered in Toronto International Film Festival and the AFI (American Film Institute) Fest. Sonny is interested in tackling the sometimes-farcical life in the Philippines. He has also directed commercials for Netflix, Grab, Sprite and many more.
Known for
John Denver Trending
November 20, 2019
Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss
October 13, 2019
Tumandok
August 3, 2024
The Decaying
August 5, 2017
Love Child
August 2, 2024
Pilikula: Her Story
February 25, 2022
Primetime Mother
September 7, 2023
All the Time
September 22, 2023
Dandansoy
August 25, 2021
A Catholic Schoolgirl
November 17, 2023
The Gospel of the Beast
October 28, 2023
Blue Ladies
Behind the camera17
- 2026Stuck on You Writer
- 2025A Sinful Touch Writer, Producer, Screenplay
- 2024UNA Director
- 2024Even Ashes, Nothing Remains Producer
- 2024Tumandok Executive Producer
- 2024Love Child Co-Producer
- 2023A Catholic Schoolgirl Executive Producer
- 2023The Gospel of the Beast Producer, Executive Producer
- 2023All the Time Producer
- 2023Primetime Mother