Biography
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.
Filmography
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The Next 24 Hours
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025

The Next 24 Hours
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025

Cinemartyrs
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025

Boys at the Back
Role: Story
MOVIE • 2024

Boys at the Back
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2024

The Missing
Role: Lead Animator
MOVIE • 2023

The Missing
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2023

The Missing
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023

Mang Jose
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2021

Asuang
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2018

Paglisan
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2018

Paglisan
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2018

Paglisan
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2018

Love Bites
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017

Manang Biring
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2015

Manang Biring
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2015

Manang Biring
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2015
The Unforgetting
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2014
The Unforgetting
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014
Mother
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2013