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.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Patay Gutom2026 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 58th2026 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
 The Next 24 Hours2025 · Director, Producer | Director, Producer |
 The Missing2023 · Writer, Director | Writer, Director |
 Paglisan2018 · Writer, Director | Writer, Director |
 Love Bites2017 · Director | Director |
 Manang Biring2015 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
| TThe Unforgetting2014 · Screenplay, Director | Screenplay, Director |
| MMother2013 · Director, Screenplay | Director, Screenplay |
| SSentinelDirector | Director |