Sonny Calvento
Director
16
Movies
2
TV Shows
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.
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.
Behind the Camera
The Killer Bride
Series Writer
Haplos sa Hangin
Escritor, Productor, Guionista
Reputasyon
Escritor
Love Child
Co-Producer
Primetime Mother
Escritor, Director, Productor Ejecutivo
John Denver Trending
Productor Ejecutivo
The Gospel of the Beast
Productor
Tumandok
Productor Ejecutivo
Nabubulok
Director, Escritor
Inahing Baka
Director, Escritor
Bisan Abo, Wala Bilin
Productor
A Catholic Schoolgirl
Productor Ejecutivo
Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss
Director
Blue Ladies
Director
Pilikula: Her Story
Director
UNA
Director
Dandansoy
Productor
All the Time
Productor