Director

Emmanuel Pamaylaon

Directing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 6104626

Known for: Directing

Born: October 3, 2005

Age: 20

Place of birth: Nabunturan, Davao De Oro

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2024 - 2026

Years active: 3

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Cinematography (1)Executive Producer (1)

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Biography

EMMANUEL PAMAYLAON (b. 2005) is a student filmmaker currently pursuing a BA Communication and Media Arts at the University of the Philippines Mindanao. He is the President of UP Salida, where he also served as the Festival Director for Salida Fest ’25, and is one of the regional staff writers for SINEGANG.ph. His work explores themes of queerness, memory, and resistance, drawing from personal experience and the broader cultural and political landscape of his region. His film Hindi Nawawala Sa Pagkawala ang mga Alaala recently won the Gold Award for the Narrative Category and the Kidlat Gottlieb Kalayaan De Guia Kapwa Award by National Artist Kidlat Tahimik at the 2026 Montañosa Film Festival in Baguio City. Continuing to hone his craft, he was also named a fellow of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Filipino Screenwriters Guild (FSG) Regional Screenwriting Workshop in Malolos, Bulacan.

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