Directing
Sonny Calvento
EN, TL cinema · 17 credits
Birthplace
Phillipines
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
Filmography
Blue Ladies
Director
Mother Maybe
Director, Writer
A Sinful Touch
Writer, Producer, Screenplay
UNA
Director
Love Child
Co-Producer
Tumandok
Executive Producer
Primetime Mother
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
All the Time
Producer
A Catholic Schoolgirl
Executive Producer
The Gospel of the Beast
Producer, Executive Producer
Dandansoy
Producer
John Denver Trending
Executive Producer
The Decaying
Director, Writer