About

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24
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Place of birth:
Phillipines
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Sonny Calvento

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
2024 UNA Directing Director N/A
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2023 Primetime Mother Directing Director N/A
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2022 Pilikula: Her Story Directing Director N/A
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2019 Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss Directing Director 58
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2017 The Decaying Directing Director 59
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Blue Ladies Directing Director N/A
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Mother Maybe Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Primetime Mother Writing Writer N/A
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2017 The Decaying Writing Writer 59
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2013 Apoy Sa Dagat Writing Writer N/A
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2011 Reputasyon Writing Writer N/A
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2010 Juanita Banana Writing Writer N/A
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Mother Maybe Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2024 Even Ashes, Nothing Remains Production Producer N/A
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2024 Tumandok Production Executive Producer 58
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2024 Love Child Production Co-Producer N/A
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2023 A Catholic Schoolgirl Production Executive Producer N/A
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2023 The Gospel of the Beast Production Producer N/A
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2023 All the Time Production Producer N/A
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2023 Primetime Mother Production Executive Producer N/A
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2023 Cross My Heart and Hope to Die Production Co-Producer 58
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2021 Dandansoy Production Producer N/A
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2019 John Denver Trending Production Executive Producer 59
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Crew
2019 The Killer Bride Crew Series Writer 69
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