
Carl Joseph E. Papa
Known for
Directing
Birthplace
Manila, Philippines
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....
Best known work
Filmography
TBA
SentinelDirector
2026
Dead HungryDirector, Executive Producer, Writer, Animation Director
2026
58thDirector, Screenplay
2025
Runo!Producer, Executive Producer
2025
The Next 24 HoursDirector, Producer
2025
CinemartyrsProducer
2024
Boys at the BackStory, Screenplay
2023
The MissingLead Animator, Writer, Director
2021
Mang JoseWriter
2018
AsuangWriter
2018
PaglisanDirector, Editor, Writer
2017
Love BitesDirector
2015
Manang BiringDirector, Writer, Editor
2014
The UnforgettingScreenplay, Director
2013
MotherDirector, Screenplay








