Biography
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.
Filmography
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Crew
Crew Credits
A Sinful Touch
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2025
A Sinful Touch
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025
A Sinful Touch
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2025
UNA
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024
Even Ashes, Nothing Remains
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2024
Tumandok
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2024
Love Child
Role: Co-Producer
MOVIE • 2024
A Catholic Schoolgirl
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2023
The Gospel of the Beast
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2023
All the Time
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2023
Primetime Mother
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Primetime Mother
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2023
Primetime Mother
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2023
Pilikula: Her Story
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2022
Dandansoy
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2021
John Denver Trending
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2019
Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019
The Killer Bride
Role: Series Writer
TV • 2019
The Decaying
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017
The Decaying
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2017