Known for

Directing

Place of birth

Manila, Philippines

Carl Joseph E. Papa

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.

Titles

Runo!

Movie • 2025

Dead Hungry

Movie • 2026

Paglisan

Movie • 2018

Boys at the Back

Movie • 2024

The Next 24 Hours

Movie • 2025

Manang Biring

Movie • 2015

58th

Movie • 2026

Cinemartyrs

Movie • 2025

The Missing

Movie • 2023