Sonny Calvento
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- Phillipines
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
Mother Maybe TBA
Director, Writer
Blue Ladies TBA
Director
Stuck on You 2026
Writer
A Sinful Touch 2025
Writer, Producer, Screenplay
UNA 2024
Director
Even Ashes, Nothing Remains 2024
Producer
Tumandok 2024
Executive Producer
Love Child 2024
Co-Producer
A Catholic Schoolgirl 2023
Executive Producer
The Gospel of the Beast 2023
Producer, Executive Producer
All the Time 2023
Producer
Primetime Mother 2023
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Pilikula: Her Story 2022
Director
Dandansoy 2021
Producer
John Denver Trending 2019
Executive Producer
Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss 2019
Director
The Decaying 2017
Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.