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The following are a list of ] ] ]. Included are works which is in-full or partially produced by a ] or entity based in the ]. This does not necessarily include films that heavily uses ] (CGI). Such works had to be described by reliable sources such works in whole as ].
The following are a list of ] ] ]. Included are works which is in-full or partially produced by a ] or entity based in the ].

This excludes:
*] films that happens to heavily uses ] (CGI). ''Unless'' such works had to be described by reliable sources such works in whole as ] ({{abbr|e.g.|example given}} '']'').
*Films produced by international studios which were subcontracted to Philippine-based firms (]) or just happens to have individual Filipinos among its production team.
*Documentary films that have partial use of animation.


==Feature films== ==Feature films==
=== Completed ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" width="auto"
!Date
! width="5%" |'''Release date'''
!Title
! width="15%" |'''Title'''
!Director(s)
! width="13%" |'''Director(s)'''
!Studio{{efn|name=studio|Local or Philippine-based unless otherwise stated}}
! width="17%" |Studio{{efn|Local or Philippine-based unless otherwise stated|name=studio}}
! scope="col"|Animation type
! scope="col"|Notes ! width="7%" |Technique
! width="40%" |'''Synopsis'''
! width="3%" |'''Ref.'''
|- |-
|{{dts|1978}} |09/21/1978
|'']'' |'']{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''<br><small>({{translation|"''Fate''"}})</small>
| ] | rowspan="2" |]
| {{N/A}} | {{N/A}}
| ] |]
|Based on volumes of novels of the same name by ], a ] portrays a satirical, humorous and poignant view of the Philippines' history of ] through highly original and surreal vignettes fusing art, mythology and music.
|First-ever Philippine feature-length animated film.<ref>{{cite news |title=''Tadhana'' by Ferdinand E. Marcos |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/29/tadhana-by-ferdinand-e-marcos/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=30 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="dayo">{{cite news |last1=Lim |first1=Michael Kho |title=Dayo: joyride to the underworld |url=https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/starweek-magazine/2008/12/21/425247/dayo-joyride-underworld |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=21 December 2008}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://mubi.com/en/ph/films/tadhana |title=Tadhana (1978) {{!}} MUBI |language=en |access-date=2024-11-16 |via=mubi.com}}</ref>
|- |-
|{{dts|1979}} |1979
|''Biag ni Lam-ang''<br><small>({{translation|"''The Life of Lam-ang''"}})</small>
|''Biag ni Lam-ang''<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tolentino |first1=Rolando |title=Animated Films and National Development |journal=Bulatlat |date=October 21–27, 2001 |issue=36 |url=https://www.bulatlat.com/archive1/036roland.html |location=Quezon City, Philippines}}</ref>
| ]
| {{N/A}} | {{N/A}}
| ] |Traditional
|Based on ], the film depicts the adventures and misadventures of the Ilocano epic hero, Lam-ang.
|
|<ref name="CCPEPA">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MM3ritvPJFMC |title=CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Volume VIII - Philippine Film |date=1994 |publisher=] |isbn=971-8546-23-5 |page=83 |quote=Nonoy Marcelo, who did a 60-minute feature, '''''Biag ni Lam-ang''''' (Life of Lam-ang), 1979, recounting the adventures and misadventures of the Ilocano epic hero... |accessdate=July 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1989
|''Sa Paligid-ligid''<br><small>({{translation|"''Everywhere''"}})</small>
| {{N/A}}
|]
|Traditional
|The film about the environmental awareness and conservation.
|<ref name=":222">{{Cite journal |last=Florentino |first=Maria Paulina P. |date=2018-07-20 |title=Re-animating Philippine Cinema: For Filipinos, By Filipinos |url=https://cas.upm.edu.ph/journals/index.php/the-reflective-practitioner/article/view/44/44 |journal=The Reflective Practitioner |language=en |volume=3 |pages=37–57 |issn=2467-5830}}</ref>
|- |-
|{{dts|1995|12|25}} |12/25/1995
|'']''
|''Isko: Adventures in Animasia''<ref name="dayo"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Isko: Adventures in Animasia |url=https://philippinefilmarchive.fdcp.ph/catalogue/isko-adventures-animasia |website=Philippine Film Archive |publisher=Film Development Council of the Philippines |access-date=2 December 2024}}</ref>
|Mike Relon Makiling, Geirry Garcia |Mike Relon Makiling<br>]
|] |]
|] |]
|A coconut dealer must save the princess and the land of Animasia from the evil monsters.
|Official entry to the ]
|<ref>, OPM MTV Video, February 28, 2014</ref>
|- |-
|{{dts|1997|12|25}} |12/25/1997
|'']''<ref name="dayo"/> |'']''
|Geirry Garcia |]
|{{ubl|FLT Films International|Guiding Light Productions}} |{{ubl|FLT Films International|Guiding Light Productions}}
|] |Traditional
|After the king falls ill, three sons set out on a journey to look for the Adarna Bird, a magical creature who could cure their father but could also turn people into stone if they fall asleep to its song.
|Official entry to the ]
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://mubi.com/en/ph/films/adarna-the-mythical-bird |title=Adarna: The Mythical Bird (1997) {{!}} MUBI |language=en |access-date=2024-12-06 |via=mubi.com}}</ref>
|- |-
|10/09/2002
|{{dts|2008|6|18}}
|''Kwentong Kayumanggi''<br><small>({{translation|"''Stories from the Malay Race''"}})</small>
|'']''<ref name="dayo"/>
|Nelson B. Caliguia, Sr.
|ArtFarm Asia Animation
|Traditional
|A triptych animated film based on myths and legends from each of the country's major island groups.
|<ref name=":123">{{Cite journal |last=David |first=Joel |date=2013 |title=Forms and Types: Early History of Filipino Animation (v2.0) |url=https://amauteurish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/v2-animation.pdf |url-status=live |journal=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616042519/https://amauteurish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/v2-animation.pdf |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=November 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|06/18/2008
|'']''
|Reggie Entienza |Reggie Entienza
|{{ubl|]|Imaginary Friends Studio|Road N Trip}} |{{ubl|]|Imaginary Friends Studio|Road N Trip}}
|Traditional
|2D
|A fictionalized tale of an Asian folk heroine and warrior princess ] of ]<nowiki/> with the ability and willingness to defend her people from their rival tribe.
|Official entry to the ]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urduja {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/urduja |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|- |-
|{{dts|2008|12|25}} |12/25/2008
|'']''<ref name="dayo"/> |'']''<br><small>({{translation|"''Niko: The Journey to Magika''"}})</small>
|Robert Quilao |Robert Quilao
|{{ubl|Glasshouse Graphics Logo|Cutting Edge Productions|Red Giant Media}} |{{ubl|Glasshouse Graphics Logo|Cutting Edge Productions|Red Giant Media}}
|Traditional
|
|A preteen named Bubuy who has to save his grandparents who were abducted and brought to the strange land called Elementalia, home to a host of strange creatures from ].
* 2D (for characters)
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=» Agimat : Film » Dayo sa Mundo ng Elementalia (2008) » ... |url=https://www.agimat.net/film/100185.htm |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=www.agimat.net}}</ref>
* 3D (for backdrops)
|Official entry to the 34th Metro Manila Film Festival
|- |-
|{{dts|2010|12|25}} |12/25/2010
|'']'' |'']''
|Luis C. Suarez |Luis C. Suarez
|{{ubl|Ambient Media|]|Thaumatrope Animation}} |{{ubl|Ambient Media|]|Thaumatrope Animation}}
|] |]
|A preteen named Nico leads a simple life except when he logs onto a role-playing game in which he transforms into a hero in his own little online world until one day, it is invaded by a ] that threatens the real world too.
|Official entry to the ]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=RPG Metanoia {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rpg_metanoia |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|- |-
|07/10/2011
|{{dts|2011|7|10}}
|''Kapitan Torpe''<br><small>({{translation|"''Captain Clumsy''"}})</small>
|''Kapitan Torpe''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arcellana |first1=Juaniyo |title=Use your 'animahenasyon' |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2010/10/25/623543/use-your-animahenasyon |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=25 October 2010}}</ref>
|Antonio Cadiz |Antonio Cadiz
|Bata Animation and Video Productions |Bata Animation and Video Productions
|]{{citation needed}} |]
|A reluctant superhero called Kapitan Torpe realizes it is easier to be brave in the face of oppression than it is in the face of true love as he is thrust deeper and deeper into the world of crime fighting.
|Won Best Full-length animation (Professional) in ]
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://mubi.com/en/ph/films/kapitan-torpe |title=Kapitan Torpe (2011) {{!}} MUBI |language=en |access-date=2024-12-06 |via=mubi.com}}</ref>
|- |-
|02/26/2014
|{{dts|2014|2|26}}
|'']'' |'']''<br><small>({{translation|"''Peacock''"}})</small>
|Arnold Fuentes |Arnold Fuentes
|Multimedia Arts & Graphics Ensemble (MAGE), Inc. |Multimedia Arts & Graphics Ensemble (MAGE), Inc.
|Traditional
|2D
|A student thesis film about a group of children: Abet, Tyrone, and Marco who finds themselves in a ] that is the subject of revenge by Albion, a creature who lived in Calixto since he was a child.
|First feature-length animated film dubbed in ].
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pikyaw (2014) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3588478/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728222119/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3588478/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |archive-date=2015-07-28 |access-date=2018-06-30 |website=]}}</ref>
|- |-
|2015 |11/09/2015
|'']'' |'']{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Carl Joseph Papa |]
|{{ubl|Black Maria Pictures|]}}
|{{ubl|
* Black Maria Pictures
* ]
}}
|] |]
|Manang Biring, an elderly woman who has ], wants to spend time with her family and is still looking forward to reuniting with her estranged daughter for the ] until her death.
|
|<ref name="bandera1">{{cite news |last1=Santiago |first1=Ervin |date=19 November 2015 |title='Manang Biring' wins best film sa 2015 Cinema One Film festival |trans-title=‘Manang Biring’ waging best film sa 2015 Cinema One Film festival |url=https://bandera.inquirer.net/108455/manang-biring-waging-best-film-sa-2015-cinema-one-film-festival |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=Bandera |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=fil}}</ref>
* First adult animated film in the Philippines.
* Won Best Picture and numerous other awards in the ]
|- |-
|{{dts|2016|12|25}} |12/25/2016
|'']'' |'']{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Avid Liongoren |Avid Liongoren
|{{ubl|Rocketsheep Animation Studios|]}} |{{ubl|Rocketsheep Studio|]}}
|Hybrid
|Live-action animation hybrid<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sallan|first1=Edwin|title=''Babaeng Humayo'', ''Saving Sally'', ''Paglipay'' extend winning streaks overseas|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/babaeng-humayo-saving-sally-paglipay-extend-winning-streaks-overseas/|accessdate=May 30, 2017|work=Interaksyon.com|date=May 15, 2017|quote=Another acclaimed independent production that is also doing well overseas is Avid Liongoren’s live action-animation hybrid, ''Saving Sally''. Early this month, the fantasy romantic-comedy won the Special Jury prize...}}</ref>
|Marty, an amateur comic book artist who falls in love for Sally, a gadget inventor, and has since become her loyal protector and hero from the monsters.
|Official entry to the ]
|<ref name="savingsally12years">{{cite news |last1=Ong |first1=Wyatt |date=10 December 2016 |title= Saving 'Saving Sally,' 12 years in the making |url=http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/154730-mmff-2016-saving-sally-concept-art |accessdate=8 January 2017 |work=Rappler}}</ref>
|- |-
|{{dts|2018|10|12}} |10/12/2018
|'']'' |'']{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''<br><small>({{translation|"''The Leaving''"}})</small>
|Carl Joseph Papa |]
|Black Maria Pictures |Black Maria Pictures
|Traditional
|
|The relationship of a middle-aged couple strained as the man develops dementia.
* 2D
|<ref name="cinemaone">{{cite web |last1=Cagape |first1=Toff |date=19 September 2018 |title=Ian Veneracion and Eula Valdez land roles as voice actors on animated movie 'Paglisan |url=https://cablechannels.abs-cbn.com/cinemaone/articles/paglisan-movie-328/ |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=Cinema One |publisher=Creative Programs Inc.}}</ref>
* Rotoscoping
|Won Best Picture and numerous other awards in the ]
|- |-
|10/15/2019
|{{dts|2022|10|29}}
|'']{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|'']''
|Glenn Barit
|{{ubl|Dambuhala Productions |Point Bee Multimedia|Wapak Sound Studios|Quantum Films|plan.c|Quezon City Film Development Commission|Oktopus Productions}}
|]
|Set in the backdrop of a Catholic school in ], a coming-of-age film about high school cleaners for the school year 2007-2008.
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-30 |title=PPP4 Spotlight: Cleaners |url=https://fdcp.ph/updates/ppp4-spotlight-cleaners |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=fdcp.ph |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|10/29/2020
|'']{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''<br><small>({{translation|"''You Animal!''"}})</small>
|Avid Liongoren |Avid Liongoren
|{{ubl|Rocketsheep Animation Studios|]}} |{{ubl|Rocketsheep Studio|]}}
|]
|2D
|Nimfa, an ] feline who works as a ] saleswoman and whose boyfriend, a mongrel named Roger, is employed as a janitor. When Nimfa meets Iñigo, a wealthy dog with a career as a high-profile entrepreneur, she finds herself in the middle of a ].
|First Filipino animated film to be distributed by ]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Hayop Ka! (You Son Of A Bitch!) – Feature Film In Production |url=http://avidliongoren.com/rocketsheep/hayop-ka/ |access-date=September 1, 2020 |publisher=Rocketsheep Studio}}</ref>
|- |-
|01/22/2023
|{{dts|2023|1|22}}
|'']'' |'']''
|Frederick C.G. Borromeo |Frederick C.G. Borromeo
|Studio Moonchalk |Studio Moonchalk
|]
|
|First feature-length film to be produced with ] engine, the film set in the fantasy world that slowly descending one-by-one.
* 2D
|<ref name=":04">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-15 |title=Studio Moonchalk: Films, Comic Dubs, and Games: Distortion - A RPG Maker Animated Film |url=https://studiomoonchalk22.blogspot.com/2024/11/distortion-rpg-maker-animated-film.html |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Studio Moonchalk}}</ref>
* ]
|First feature-length film to be produced with ] engine, released exclusively on ].
|- |-
|{{dts|2023|8|5}} |08/05/2023
|'']'' |'']{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''<br><small>({{translation|"''The Missing''"}})</small>
|Carl Joseph Papa |]
|{{ubl|Project 8 Projects|]|]|Terminal Six Post}}
|
|Traditional / Rotoscoping
{{ubl|
|Eric, an animator without a mouth prompted by his mother to visit his uncle, which leads to the return of an alien he encountered in childhood intent on taking him away from Earth.
* Project 8 Projects
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Balbuena |first=Vanessa |date=February 15, 2024 |title=GMA-7's Cinemalaya entry Iti Mapukpukaw' and 'Gitling' to compete at the 2024 Osaka Asian Film Festival |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/897801/iti-mapukpukaw-and-gitling-to-compete-at-the-2024-osaka-asian-film-festival/story/ |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=]}}</ref>
* ]
* ]
* Terminal Six Post
}}
|
* 2D
* Rotoscoping
|Submitted as the ] for the ] category at the ].
|- |-
|03/29/2024
|{{dts|2024|3|29}}
|''Love and Friendship'' |''Love and Friendship{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Frederick C.G. Borromeo |Frederick C.G. Borromeo
|Studio Moonchalk |Studio Moonchalk
|Machinima
|
|Based on an anthology play ''Love Cafe Project'' by Joachim Antonio, a triptych film about friendship and interests.
* 2D
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=1pseGAp0z5aiw1ve&v=ILmCPTjrb_M&feature=youtu.be |title=Love and Friendship (2024) - FULL FILM |date=2024-03-29 |last=Moonwriter |access-date=2024-12-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
* Machinima
|Loosely based on a play by Joachim Antonio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Currently working on an anthology film. |url=https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxtFqBQcyxfXJtF-Ui3ZmFAuWXYK8kptnU |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
|-
|} |}
----

===Upcoming films=== === Upcoming ===
Films that are under production. Films that are under production.
{| class="sortable wikitable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="5%" |'''Release date'''
!Date
!Title ! width="15%" |'''Title'''
!Director(s) ! width="13%" |'''Director(s)'''
!Studio{{efn|name=studio}} ! width="17%" |Studio{{efn|Local or Philippine-based unless otherwise stated|name=studio}}
! width="7%" |Technique
! scope="col"|Animation type
! scope="col"|Notes ! width="40%" |'''Synopsis'''
! width="3%" |'''Ref.'''
|- |-
|2026
|2025
|''Zsazsa Zaturnnah vs the Amazonistas of Planet X{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|''58th''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evangelista |first1=Jessica Ann |title=Glaiza de Castro leads '58th,' film on Maguindanao massacre |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/586507/glaiza-de-castro-leads-58th-film-on-maguindanao-massacre |access-date=2 December 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=24 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|Avid Liongoren
|{{ubl|Rocketsheep Studio|Ghost City}}
|Traditional
|Based on a ] by ], Ada is a shy, gay hairdresser in a small town, encounters a magical meteorite from outer space that gives him the ability of turning into a flamboyant female superhero under his identity Zsazsa Zaturnnah.
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=RocketSheepStudio.Com {{!}} ZSAZSA ZATURNNAH VS. THE AMAZONISTAS OF PLANET X – Feature Film In Preproduction |url=https://rocketsheepstudio.com/zsa-zsa-zaturnnah/ |access-date=2024-12-06}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8" |TBD
|''58th{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|]
|{{ubl|]|]}}
|Rotoscoping
|The film will tell the story of the family of Bebot Momay, who was considered the 58th victim of the crime, although his body was never found.
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-11-23 |title=GMA Public Affairs, GMA Pictures release teaser for '58th,' a film about the Maguindanao massacre |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/927958/gma-public-affairs-gma-pictures-release-teaser-for-58th-a-film-about-the-maguindanao-massacre/story/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''Ella Arcangel: Ballad of Tooth and Claw{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Mervin Malonzo
|{{ubl|Rocketsheep Studio|Twnety Manila}}
|CGI
|A little girl from the slums of Manila battles supernatural entities in the midst of the government’s drug war making her question who the real monsters are.
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ella Arcangel: Ballad of Tooth and Claw |url=https://qcinema.ph/project/ella-arcangel-ballad-of-tooth-and-claw/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=QCinema International Film Festival |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''Light Lost''
|Avid Liongoren
|Rocketsheep Studio
|Traditional
|Based on a graphic novel by Rob Cham, Teardrop and Backpack are oddball friends who get separated across the universe.
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=RocketSheepStudio.Com {{!}} LIGHT LOST – Feature Film In Development |url=https://rocketsheepstudio.com/light-lost/#light-lost |access-date=2024-12-06}}</ref>
|-
|''Kahungkagan{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''<br><small>({{translation|"''Emptiness''"}})</small>
|Frederick C.G. Borromeo
|Studio Moonchalk
|Machinima
|A silent psychological horror set in a village.
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Post from Moonwriter |url=https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxZEIwQlNDNjBno_N-Ub3Dr08HoCQPiacu |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Post from Moonwriter |url=https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxdnDpqZ_hQUPwCMtY3haaDHkuUbaDF6TA |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''Rage Radio{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Mark Mendoza
|Friendly Foes
|]
|Rage Radio is about to close the concert when the major shift changed as a virtual radio station, but still not giving up and goes on a mission to stop the closure.
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rage Radio |url=https://www.friendlyfoes.ph/rage-radio |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Friendly Foes |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''Sentinel{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Carl Joseph Papa |Carl Joseph Papa
| |N/A
|Rotoscoping
|
|Set in a high school consumed by dark secrets.
* 2D
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=fraser |date=2024-12-05 |title=CineMart reveals lineup of timely, creative storytelling for 2025 edition |url=https://iffr.com/en/cinemart-lineup-2025 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=IFFR EN |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Rotoscoping
|
|- |-
|''Yama: The Golden Lily''
|Mark Mendoza
|Friendly Foes
|Traditional
|A boy named Roger on a search for a mysterious girl named Yama. Inspired by the ], The film is set in an alternate reality where remnants of a great war are scattered throughout the world, with each relic holding stories and secrets of a distant past.
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maoXSBdSp3k |title=Yama: The Golden Lily - TEASER ( INDIE ANIMATED FEATURE FILM ) |date=2024-10-27 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|Untitled film
|]
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nepales |first=Ruben V. |date=April 7, 2021 |title= Ronnie del Carmen on leaving Pixar to direct Philippine lore-based Netflix film |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/ronnie-del-carmen-netflix-film-interview |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=]}}</ref>
|} |}


==Short films== == Short films ==


=== 1950s–1970s === === 1950s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
|+1950-1959
!Date
! width="5%" |Date
!Title
! width="13%" |Title
!Director(s)
! width="17%" |Director(s)
!Technique
! width="7%" |Technique
!Notes
! width="43%" |Synopsis
! width="15%" |Notes
|- |-
|1953 |1953
|Untitled film
|''Girl Jumping Rope and Boy Playing Yoyo''
|] |]
| rowspan="3" |] | rowspan="2" |]
|An 8mm animated short film about the girl is jumping rope and boy is playing a yo-yo.
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":12">{{Cite journal |last=David |first=Joel |date=2013 |title=Forms and Types: Early History of Filipino Animation (v2.0) |url=https://amauteurish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/v2-animation.pdf |url-status=live |journal=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616042519/https://amauteurish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/v2-animation.pdf |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=November 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite journal |last=Florentino |first=Maria Paulina P. |date=2018-07-20 |title=Re-animating Philippine Cinema: For Filipinos, By Filipinos |url=https://cas.upm.edu.ph/journals/index.php/the-reflective-practitioner/article/view/44/44 |journal=The Reflective Practitioner |language=en |volume=3 |pages=37–57 |issn=2467-5830}}</ref><ref name=":122">{{Cite journal |last=David |first=Joel |date=2013 |title=Forms and Types: Early History of Filipino Animation (v1.0) |url=https://amauteurish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/v1-animation.pdf |url-status=live |journal=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712204433/https://amauteurish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/v1-animation.pdf |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |access-date=December 2, 2024}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":123" /><ref name=":222" /><ref name=":1222">{{Cite journal |last=David |first=Joel |date=2013 |title=Forms and Types: Early History of Filipino Animation (v1.0) |url=https://amauteurish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/v1-animation.pdf |url-status=live |journal=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712204433/https://amauteurish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/v1-animation.pdf |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |access-date=December 2, 2024}}</ref>
|- |-
|1955 |1955
|''Juan Tamad'' |''Juan Tamad''
|] and ] |{{ubl|]|]}}
|A commercialized advertisement for a cooking oil product.
|-
|1974
|''Annie Batungbakal''
|]
|} |}
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== 1980s == === 1980s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
|+1980-1989
!Date
! width="5%" |Date
!Title
! width="13%" |Title
!Director(s)
! width="17%" |Director(s)
!Technique
! width="7%" |Technique
!Notes
! width="43%" |Synopsis
! width="15%" |Notes
|- |-
|1981 |1981
|''The Criminal{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|''The Criminal''
|Fruto Corre and Nonoy Dadivas |{{ubl|Fruto Corre|Emmanuel Dadivas}}
|] |]
|A fugitive who cannot escape from himself.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=659cXgaSyXcH5Mrl&v=Nh77Da0SnDA&feature=youtu.be |title=The Criminal, Experimental Short Film |date=2022-04-06 |last=Daniel Desembrana |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
| rowspan="10" |<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":22" /><ref name=":122" />
| rowspan="8" |<ref name=":123" /><ref name=":222" /><ref name=":1222" />
|- |-
|1982 |1982
|''Hari''<br><small>({{translation|"''King''"}})</small>
|''Hari''
|Mike and Juan Alcazaren |{{ubl|Mike Alcazaren|Juan Alcazaren}}
|] |]
|The short film revolves around the power struggle of several characters fighting over the ownership of a crow.
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |1983 | rowspan="2" |1983
|''Headset{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|''Headset''
|Monlee and Roxlee |{{ubl|Monlee|]}}
|Traditional |Traditional
|A comical tale of a man wearing a ] that produces rock music in his ears.
|- |-
|''Huling Trip'' |''Huling Trip''<br><small>({{translation|"''Last Trip''"}})</small>
|Mike and Juan Alcazaren |{{ubl|Mike Alcazaren|Juan Alcazaren}}
|Stop-motion |Stop-motion
|A forward look into the radioactive age when survival comes down to eating one another.
|- |-
| rowspan="4" |1984 | rowspan="4" |1984
|''Anino''<br><small>({{translation|"''Shadow''"}})</small>
|''Anino''
|Claire Salaveria |Claire Salaveria
|Traditional |Traditional
|The story of an artist living the life of a shadow inside a box told with charcoal drawings.
|- |-
|''Pagpula{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''<br><small>({{translation|"''Becoming Red''"}})</small>
|''Pagpula''
|Mike and Juan Alcazaren |{{ubl|Mike Alcazaren|Juan Alcazaren}}
|Stop-motion |Stop-motion
|The short film commented social and political issues during the Marcos era.
|- |-
|''The Eye in the Sky'' |''The Eye in the Sky''
|Joey and Roby Agbayani |{{ubl|Joey Agbayani|Roby Agbayani}}
|] |]<br><small>(Stop-motion)</small>
|A boy looks into a magical microscope and discovers a world of strange creatures. Upon seeing the boy’s huge eye, the creatures begin to worship him. An ambitious evil emperor oppresses and forces the other creatures to build a tower so that he can get hold of the eye.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/the-eye-in-the-sky/ |title=The Eye in the Sky (1984) |language=en |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=letterboxd.com}}</ref>
|- |-
|''The Great Smoke'' |''The Great Smoke{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Monlee and Roxlee |{{ubl|Monlee|]}}
|Hybrid<br><small>(Traditional)</small>
|]
|A satirical approach to the effects of nuclear war on the human race.
|-
|1985
|''ABCD{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|{{ubl|Monlee|]}}
|Traditional
|An advocation for a new and personal take on the alphabet reveals multi-layered, comical meanings, an experimental animation decidedly crude in approach and part socio-political commentary and surrealist whimsy.
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/abcd-1985/ |title=ABCD (1985) |language=en |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=letterboxd.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=vIHPjLoMRRy7Adl6&v=ih9q8aFTQBY&feature=youtu.be |title=ABCD (1985) - Roxlee |date=2020-07-17 |last=Jorge Ravelo |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |1989 | rowspan="2" |1989
|''Nguyamyam'' |''Nguyamyam''
|Josephine Atienza and Jojo Topacio |{{ubl|Josephine Atienza|Jojo Topacio}}
|Stop-motion
|Traditional
|An educational short film teaches children what would happen to their planet if inhabitants devour all their precious resources and did not take care of their environment.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aZlJtaY2WQ |title=Nguyamyam |date=2012-06-06 |last=Vincent Ramkhelawan |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":123" /><ref name=":222" /><ref name=":1222" />
|- |-
|''Spit'' |''Spit''
|Mike and Juan Alcazaren |{{ubl|Mike Alcazaren|Juan Alcazaren}}
|Stop-motion |Stop-motion and traditional
|A character spitting with his saliva then changing into different forms and interacting with different characters.
|} |}
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== 1990s == === 1990s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
|+1990-1999
!Date
! width="5%" |Date
!Title
! width="13%" |Title
!Director(s)
! width="17%" |Director(s)
!Technique
! width="7%" |Technique
!Notes
! width="43%" |Synopsis
! width="15%" |Notes
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |1993 | rowspan="2" |1993
|''Anak Maynila{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''<br><small>({{translation|"''Child of Manila''"}})</small>
|''Anak Maynila''
|Nonoy Dadivas |{{ubl|Emmanuel Dadivas|Dange Desembrana}}
| rowspan="7" |Traditional |Hybrid<br><small>(Traditional)</small>
|A short film about an impoverished mother and child roaming the streets of the metro.
| rowspan="7" |<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":22" /><ref name=":122" />
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":123" /><ref name=":222" /><ref name=":1222" />
|- |-
|''Noli Me Tangere'' |''Noli Me Tangere''<br><small>({{translation|"''Touch Me Not''"}})</small>
|Gerry A. Garccia and Manny Aldana |{{ubl|Manny Aldana|Geraldo A. Garccia}}
| rowspan="2" |Traditional
|An animated short drama film based on a book of the same name by ].
|-
|1994
|''Melvin & Mekka''
|Jojo Paniza
|A boy named Melvin learns to love Mekka, an unwanted cat, after the animal saves him from choking.
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://mubi.com/en/ph/films/melvin-mekka |title=Melvin & Mekka (1994) {{!}} MUBI |language=en |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=mubi.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1995
|''Junkzilla''
|Emmanuel Dadivas
|Stop-motion
|A family witnesses the transformation of their garbage into a monster.
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/junkzilla/ |title=JUNKZILLA (1995) |language=en |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=letterboxd.com}}</ref>
|- |-
|1995
|''Mokmok'' |''Mokmok''
|Living Room Productions |Living Room Productions
| rowspan="2" |Traditional
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":123" /><ref name=":222" /><ref name=":1222" />
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |1996 | rowspan="5" |1996
|''Alamat ng Ibong Adarna'' |''Alamat ng Ibong Adarna''
|Animasia Studios |Animasia Studios
| {{N/A}}
|- |-
|''Ano ang Trabaho ng Nanay Mo?''<br><small>({{translation|"''What Does Your Mother Do?''"}})</small>
|''Vexations''
|Tita Rosel
|Mike and Juan Alcazaren
|]
|A child’s perspective on the most overlooked superhero of the home - mother.
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/ano-ang-trabaho-ng-nanay-mo/ |title=Ano ang Trabaho ng Nanay Mo? (1995) |language=en |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=letterboxd.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=UZw9BKXQ3DonkIFt&v=GoqUpPzinXE&feature=youtu.be |title=ANO ANG TRABAHO NG NANAY MO? (WHAT DOES YOUR MOTHER DO?) |date=2018-11-12 |last=Mowelfund Film Institute |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|''The Friendly Letter''
|Katrina Blanch Villa
|Cutout / Traditional
|A short film is about the "friendly letter" is what you send when you don't care to send the very best.
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Friendly Letter |url=https://www.shortfilmwire.com/en/embedded/film/100011717/Friendly-Letter |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.shortfilmwire.com}}</ref>
|-
|''The Last Fish in the World''
|{{ubl|Tina Basco|Patricia Sim}}
|Cutout
|People around the world try doing bizarre things to have fish and in the end, the last fish decides to leave them.
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/the-last-fish-in-the-world/ |title=The Last Fish in the World (1996) |language=en |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=letterboxd.com}}</ref>
|-
|''Vexations{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|{{ubl|Mike Alcazaren|Juan Alcazaren}}
| rowspan="4" |Traditional
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":123" /><ref name=":222" /><ref name=":1222" />
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |1997 | rowspan="2" |1997
|''Doon sa Kabila ng Bulkan'' |''Doon sa Kabila ng Bulkan''
|Ellen Ramos |Ellen Ramos
| {{N/A}}
|- |-
|''The Ghostwriter'' |''The Ghostwriter''
|Joey Agbayani |Joey Agbayani
|A talented ghost has just finished a literary masterpiece. Unfortunately, an ambitious vampire, Count Roach, sneaks into his haunted house and steals his work. In order to recover his masterpiece, the ghost confronts the vampire and battles with him using his wit, imagination and talent.
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://mubi.com/en/ph/films/the-ghostwriter |title=The Ghostwriter (1997) {{!}} MUBI |language=en |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=mubi.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=WY67ePIM1_07mPau&v=EeEV1Ccn-E0&feature=youtu.be |title=The Ghostwriter (1997)***** |date=2018-08-02 |last=Apple Expedition Productions |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|1998
|''Puti''<br><small>({{translation|"''White''"}})</small>
|Melvin S. Calingo
|A figure single-mindedly tries to paint everything in white until it encounters its own shadow.
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://mubi.com/en/ph/films/puti |title=Puti (1998) {{!}} MUBI |language=en |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=mubi.com}}</ref>
|} |}
----

== 2000s == === 2000s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
|+2000-2009
!Date
! width="5%" |Date
!Title
! width="13%" |Title
!Director(s)
! width="17%" |Director(s)
!Technique
! width="7%" |Technique
!Notes
! width="43%" |Synopsis
! width="15%" |Notes
|-
|2000
|''Blind Beauty''
|Melvin S. Calingo
|Stop-motion
|A stop-motion animation about one woman's vanity. Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQzSdI7_eNI |title=Blind Beauty |date=2008-12-31 |last=ilogvideo |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|- |-
|2002 |2002
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|Ervin Malicdem |Ervin Malicdem
|] |]
|
|<ref name=":15">{{cite news |date=July 1, 2002 |title=Team St. Benilde wins animation competition |url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2002/jul/01/life/20020701lif4.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030114190713/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2002/jul/01/life/20020701lif4.html |archive-date=January 14, 2003 |agency=]}}</ref>
|<ref name=":1">{{cite news |date=July 1, 2002 |title=Team St. Benilde wins animation competition |url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2002/jul/01/life/20020701lif4.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030114190713/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2002/jul/01/life/20020701lif4.html |archive-date=January 14, 2003 |agency=]}}</ref>
|-
|2005
|''Fly Aswang{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Mark Galvez
| rowspan="5" |Traditional
|
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=88YSAlPIQu6mtBBd&v=7S9gk3uv7SA&feature=youtu.be |title='Fly Aswang' Full Movie I Sen. Imee Marcos |date=2022-10-31 |last=Imee Marcos |access-date=2024-12-07 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |2007 | rowspan="2" |2007
|''Araw At Gabi'' |''Araw At Gabi''
| rowspan="2" |Nelson B. Caliguia, Sr. | rowspan="2" |Nelson B. Caliguia, Sr.
|
| rowspan="4" |Traditional
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=» Agimat : Film » ... |url=https://www.agimat.net/film/e071121.htm |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=www.agimat.net}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=» Agimat : Film » ... |url=https://www.agimat.net/film/e071121.htm |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=www.agimat.net}}</ref>
|- |-
|''Doodle of Doom'' |''Doodle of Doom''
|
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":224">{{Cite journal |last=Florentino |first=Maria Paulina P. |date=2018-07-20 |title=Re-animating Philippine Cinema: For Filipinos, By Filipinos |url=https://cas.upm.edu.ph/journals/index.php/the-reflective-practitioner/article/view/44/44 |journal=The Reflective Practitioner |language=en |volume=3 |pages=37–57 |issn=2467-5830}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":222" />
|- |-
|2008 |2008
|''Love and Marriage'' |''Love and Marriage''
|Kenny Lyn Tai |Kenny Lyn Tai
|
|- |-
|2009 |2009
|''Mutya'' |''Mutya''
|Nelson B. Caliguia, Sr. |Nelson B. Caliguia, Sr.
|
|} |}
----

== 2010s == === 2010s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
|+2010-2019
!Date
! width="5%" |Date
!Title
! width="13%" |Title
!Director(s)
! width="17%" |Director(s)
!Technique
! width="7%" |Technique
!Notes
! width="43%" |Synopsis
! width="15%" |Notes
|- |-
| rowspan="3" |2010 | rowspan="3" |2010
|''When Alma Died'' |''When Alma Died{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Wesley Tan |Wesley Tan
| rowspan="2" |Traditional | rowspan="2" |Traditional
|
|<ref name=":225">{{Cite journal |last=Florentino |first=Maria Paulina P. |date=2018-07-20 |title=Re-animating Philippine Cinema: For Filipinos, By Filipinos |url=https://cas.upm.edu.ph/journals/index.php/the-reflective-practitioner/article/view/44/44 |journal=The Reflective Practitioner |language=en |volume=3 |pages=37–57 |issn=2467-5830}}</ref>
|<ref name=":222" />
|- |-
|''Robuboy & Pugita'' |''Robuboy & Pugita''
|Avid Liongoren |Avid Liongoren
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Behance |date=August 2011 |title=Robobuy & Pugita - An Animated Short Film - Avid Liongoren |url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/1992065/Robobuy-Pugita-An-Animated-Short-Film |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627054329/https://www.behance.net/gallery/1992065/Robobuy-Pugita-An-Animated-Short-Film |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Behance |language=english}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Behance |date=August 2011 |title=Robobuy & Pugita - An Animated Short Film - Avid Liongoren |url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/1992065/Robobuy-Pugita-An-Animated-Short-Film |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627054329/https://www.behance.net/gallery/1992065/Robobuy-Pugita-An-Animated-Short-Film |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Behance |language=english}}</ref>
|- |-
|''Smog{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|''Smog''
|Jerome Alcordo |Jerome Alcordo
|] |]
|
| |
|- |-
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|Gil Joseph A. Sanchez |Gil Joseph A. Sanchez
| rowspan="4" |Traditional | rowspan="4" |Traditional
|
|<ref name=":225" />
|<ref name=":222" />
|- |-
|''Song Of The Magi'' |''Song Of The Magi''
| rowspan="3" |Ionone Bangcas and Jerome Alcordo | rowspan="3" |{{ubl|Jerome Alcordo|Ionone Bangcas}}
|
| |
|- |-
|''Sulundon{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|''Sulundon''
|
| |
|- |-
|''Trapo{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|''Trapo''
|
| |
|- |-
|2012 | rowspan="2" |2012
|''Ang Prinsesa, ang Prinsipe at si Marlborita'' |''Ang Prinsesa, ang Prinsipe at si Marlborita''
|] |]
|Cutout |Cutout
|
|<ref name=":06">{{Cite web |title=Carl Joseph E. Papa |url=https://iffr.com/en/person/carl-joseph-e-papa |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=iffr.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Carl Joseph E. Papa |url=https://iffr.com/en/person/carl-joseph-e-papa |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=iffr.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|'']{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Giancarlo Ng
|CGI
|
|
|- |-
| rowspan="3" |2012 | rowspan="3" |2012
|''Bus Stop'' |''Bus Stop''
|Ionone Bangcas and Jerome Alcordo |{{ubl|Jerome Alcordo|Ionone Bangcas}}
|Traditional |Traditional
|
| |
|- |-
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|Dennis E. Sebastian |Dennis E. Sebastian
|CGI |CGI
|
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":225" />
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":222" />
|- |-
|''Marianing'' |''Marianing''
|Nikolo Salazar |Nikolo Salazar
| rowspan="2" |Traditional | rowspan="2" |Traditional
|
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |2013 | rowspan="2" |2013
|''Bahay Kubo'' |''Bahay Kubo''
|Ellen Ramos |Ellen Ramos
|
|- |-
|''iNay'' |''iNay''
|] |]
|Cutout |Cutout
|
|<ref name=":06" />
|<ref name=":0" />
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |2014 | rowspan="2" |2014
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|Mary Ann Espedido |Mary Ann Espedido
|CGI |CGI
|
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":225" />
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":222" />
|- |-
|''Lakas ng Lahi{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|''Lakas ng Lahi''
|Arnold Arre |Arnold Arre
| rowspan="2" |Traditional | rowspan="2" |Traditional
|
|- |-
| rowspan="3" |2015 | rowspan="3" |2015
|''Buttons'' |''Buttons''
|Marvel Obemio, Francis Ramirez and Jared Garcia |{{ubl|Jared Garcia|Marvel Obemio|Francis Ramirez}}
|
|- |-
|''GEO'' |''GEO''
|Arthur Merceder |Arthur Merceder
|CGI |CGI
|
| |
|- |-
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| rowspan="3" |Avid Liongoren | rowspan="3" |Avid Liongoren
| rowspan="4" |Traditional | rowspan="4" |Traditional
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-05 |title=MUNING: A Short Film |url=https://creativemanila.com/muning-a-short-film/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108164305/http://creativemanila.com/muning-a-short-film/ |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Creative Manila |language=en-US}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-05 |title=MUNING: A Short Film |url=https://creativemanila.com/muning-a-short-film/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108164305/http://creativemanila.com/muning-a-short-film/ |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Creative Manila |language=en-US}}</ref>
|- |-
| rowspan="4" |2016 | rowspan="4" |2016
|''Josephine'' |''Josephine''
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Josephine (II) (2016) {{!}} Film Philippines |url=https://filmphilippines.com/josephine-ii-2016 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=filmphilippines.com}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Josephine (II) (2016) {{!}} Film Philippines |url=https://filmphilippines.com/josephine-ii-2016 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=filmphilippines.com}}</ref>
|- |-
|''Momo'' |''Momo''
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=MOMO |url=https://2018.adaf.gr/events/momo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529154740/https://2018.adaf.gr/events/momo/ |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=SINGULARITY NOW - Athens Digital Arts Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=MOMO |url=https://2018.adaf.gr/events/momo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529154740/https://2018.adaf.gr/events/momo/ |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=SINGULARITY NOW - Athens Digital Arts Festival |language=en-US}}</ref>
|- |-
|''Passage of Life'' |''Passage of Life''
|Renz Vincemark Cruz and Hanna Gayapa |{{ubl|Renz Vincemark Cruz|Hanna Gayapa}}
|
| |
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|CGI |CGI
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|<ref name=":225" /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdGlqQ-QQaM |title=Strings- An Animated Short Film |date=2016-11-24 |last=Rafael Daniel Evangelista |access-date=2024-12-02 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|<ref name=":222" /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdGlqQ-QQaM |title=Strings- An Animated Short Film |date=2016-11-24 |last=Rafael Daniel Evangelista |access-date=2024-12-02 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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|2018 |2018
|'']'' |'']''
|Demetrio E. Celestino III |Demetrio E. Celestino III
|The film centers on issue of family separation told through the lens of a young green sea turtle
|First ] film to be screened at the Student Short Film competition of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unit |first=G. O. Information |date=2018-11-21 |title=Gigmoto young artist’s short film is MMFF finalist |url=https://provinceofcatanduanes.gov.ph/?p=5866 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=The Province of Catanduanes |language=en-US}}</ref>
|First ] film to be screened at the Student Short Film competition of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unit |first=G. O. Information |date=2018-11-21 |title=Gigmoto young artist's short film is MMFF finalist |url=https://provinceofcatanduanes.gov.ph/?p=5866 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=The Province of Catanduanes |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |2019 | rowspan="2" |2019
|''Jepoy{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|''Jepoy''
| rowspan="2" |Avid Liongoren | rowspan="2" |Avid Liongoren
| rowspan="2" |Traditional | rowspan="2" |Traditional
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jepoy (2020) |url=https://www.clickthecity.com/movies/title/4hv6se/jepoy |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=ClickTheCity |language=en}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jepoy (2020) |url=https://www.clickthecity.com/movies/title/4hv6se/jepoy |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=ClickTheCity |language=en}}</ref>
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|''Our Forgotten Friends'' |''Our Forgotten Friends''
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=San Diego Jr |first=Bayani |date=2018-09-27 |title=PH animated short film goes to Japan, US |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/295423/ph-animated-short-film-goes-japan-us |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=San Diego Jr |first=Bayani |date=2018-09-27 |title=PH animated short film goes to Japan, US |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/295423/ph-animated-short-film-goes-japan-us |access-date=2024-12-03 |newspaper=] |language=en}}</ref>
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|''Ella Arcangel: Lullaby in the Dark'' |''Ella Arcangel: Lullaby in the Dark{{efn|An ] production|name=A}}''
|Mervin Malonzo |Mervin Malonzo
| rowspan="3" |Traditional | rowspan="3" |Traditional
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|<ref name=":27">{{Cite web |title=List: 5 Pinoy films and series that prove animation is not just for children |url=https://philstarlife.com/geeky/868942-adult-filipino-animated-films-series?page=3 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=]}}</ref>
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=List: 5 Pinoy films and series that prove animation is not just for children |url=https://philstarlife.com/geeky/868942-adult-filipino-animated-films-series?page=3 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=]}}</ref>
|- |-
|'']'' |'']''
|Rico Gutierrez |Rico Gutierrez
|Based on the 2007 children's book of the same name by Augie Rivera, the film's plot tackles ] through the eyes of a young girl with her own "]".
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|''Bebot'' |''Bebot''
|Mark Mendoza |Mark Mendoza
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|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C0etg1u_tQ |title=Bebot - Short Film |date=2021-11-22 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C0etg1u_tQ |title=Bebot - Short Film |date=2021-11-22 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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|''Teenagers in Chester Street'' |''Teenagers in Chester Street''
|Frederick C.G. Borromeo |Frederick C.G. Borromeo
|] |]
|The short film follows two teenagers are having a short conversation in the middle of the night.
|
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=yPKo8-1ov_Y66P7T&v=znjlkST0K1w&feature=youtu.be |title=Teenagers at Chester Street (2021) |date=2021-10-17 |last=Moonwriter |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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|2022 |2022
|''Bad Tourism'' |''Bad Tourism''
| rowspan="3" |Mark Mendoza |Mark Mendoza
|Traditional | rowspan="3" |Traditional
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|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URXiMPVLGfI |title=Bad Tourism - A Tourism Ad gone haywire. |date=2022-09-21 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URXiMPVLGfI |title=Bad Tourism - A Tourism Ad gone haywire. |date=2022-09-21 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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|2023 |2023
|''Commute'' |''Commute''
| rowspan="2" |Mark Mendoza
| |
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v3VTjWPG24 |title=Commute |date=2023-07-05 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v3VTjWPG24 |title=Commute |date=2023-07-05 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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| rowspan="5" |2024 | rowspan="6" |2024
|Aiayai |''Aiayai''
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|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcz8pTcP-oU |title=Aiayai |date=2024-02-20 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcz8pTcP-oU |title=Aiayai |date=2024-02-20 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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|Frederick C.G. Borromeo |Frederick C.G. Borromeo
|Machinima |Machinima
|A 3-minute continuous shot set in an elsewhere forest where the campfire still lit in the middle of the night.
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=4HmJuCmTNyRzDFkR&v=ylYaKtuNtik&feature=youtu.be |title=The Campfire - FULL SHORT FILM |date=2024-12-06 |last=Moonwriter |access-date=2024-12-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=CAXJ7tyegk85JzJb&v=ylYaKtuNtik&feature=youtu.be |title=The Campfire - FULL SHORT FILM |date=2024-12-06 |last=Moonwriter |access-date=2024-12-07 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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|Ili Ili
|Clister Santos
|CGI
|A pregnant mother, unsure of how to raise a child, arranges an interview with her two gay dads but fate intervenes when his dad suffers a heart attack. Her dad reflects on their family's history, captured on an old camcorder.
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bautista |first=Rafael |date=2024-03-19 |title=This Student's Animated Thesis Film Is An Ode To Same-Sex Parents |url=https://nylonmanila.com/voice/student-animated-grad-thesis-film-same-sex-parents/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=nylonmanila.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|''Kampana'' |''Kampana''
|Mark Mendoza |Mark Mendoza
| rowspan="2" |Traditional
| |
|Won the Grand Prize in Animahenasyon 2024’s Professional Division.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqu0ORWc-2U |title=KAMPANA {{!}} Animated Short Film |date=2024-11-22 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Post from Friendly Foes |url=https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxxF8KoF0bhYaje08JU2EoDLcahpBfEPwq |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref> |Won the Grand Prize in Animahenasyon 2024’s Professional Division.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqu0ORWc-2U |title=KAMPANA {{!}} Animated Short Film |date=2024-11-22 |last=Friendly Foes |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Post from Friendly Foes |url=https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxxF8KoF0bhYaje08JU2EoDLcahpBfEPwq |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref>
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|Nelson B. Caliguia, Jr. |Nelson B. Caliguia, Jr.
|The film revolves around the sacrifices heroes make to save others as the titular warrior uses his skills, compassion and dedication to fight elements that disrupt the peace in his hometown
|
|Won the Best Animated Film at the PENSACON Short Film Festival 2024 and Best Animation (Traditional) at the FantaSci Short Film Festival.<ref name=":026">{{Cite web |last=Purnell |first=Kristofer |title=Filipino animated short film wins at 2 Florida festivals |url=https://www.philstar.com/movies/2024/05/25/2357829/filipino-animated-short-film-wins-2-florida-festivals |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111095321/https://www.philstar.com/movies/2024/05/25/2357829/filipino-animated-short-film-wins-2-florida-festivals |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=]}}</ref> |Won the Best Animated Film at the PENSACON Short Film Festival 2024 and Best Animation (Traditional) at the FantaSci Short Film Festival.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Purnell |first=Kristofer |title=Filipino animated short film wins at 2 Florida festivals |url=https://www.philstar.com/movies/2024/05/25/2357829/filipino-animated-short-film-wins-2-florida-festivals |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111095321/https://www.philstar.com/movies/2024/05/25/2357829/filipino-animated-short-film-wins-2-florida-festivals |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=]}}</ref>
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|''Twins: The Story of Lester and Joshua'' |''Twins: The Story of Lester and Joshua''
|Frederick C.G. Borromeo |Frederick C.G. Borromeo
|Machinima |Machinima
|First ] animated short film to entered at the Metro Manila Film Festival. |An animated short drama film features the twins are having a quiet, short conversation in the library.
|First ] animated short film to entered at the Metro Manila Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=lcIkAJWPoxbX45T5&v=MssujUoeiCo&feature=youtu.be |title=Twins: The Story of Lester and Joshua - OFFICIAL TRAILER |date=2024-11-28 |last=Moonwriter |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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|Dave Gadrinab |Dave Gadrinab
|] ] |] ]
|Set in the year 2030 where humanity discovered another world inhabited by paranormal beings such as demons. A military organization called Global Security was established to prevent these paranormal entities from entering the human world who also built a nine-leveled underground containment prison facility to detain paranormal entities.
|The film is potentially scheduled to be released on December 2017 through ], but it was left cancelled or unfinished. |The film is potentially scheduled to be released on December 2017 through ], but it was left cancelled or unfinished.
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The following are a list of Philippine animated films. Included are works which is in-full or partially produced by a production studio or entity based in the Philippines.

This excludes:

  • Live action films that happens to heavily uses computer-generated imagery (CGI). Unless such works had to be described by reliable sources such works in whole as live-action animation (e.g. Saving Sally).
  • Films produced by international studios which were subcontracted to Philippine-based firms (outsourced) or just happens to have individual Filipinos among its production team.
  • Documentary films that have partial use of animation.

Feature films

Completed

Release date Title Director(s) Studio Technique Synopsis Ref.
09/21/1978 Tadhana
(transl. "Fate") 		Nonoy Marcelo — Traditional Based on volumes of novels of the same name by Ferdinand Marcos, a commissioned film portrays a satirical, humorous and poignant view of the Philippines' history of Spanish colonization through highly original and surreal vignettes fusing art, mythology and music.
1979 Biag ni Lam-ang
(transl. "The Life of Lam-ang") 		— Traditional Based on Philippine folk epic of the same name, the film depicts the adventures and misadventures of the Ilocano epic hero, Lam-ang.
1989 Sa Paligid-ligid
(transl. "Everywhere") 		— Philippine Children's Television Foundation Traditional The film about the environmental awareness and conservation.
12/25/1995 Isko: Adventures in Animasia Mike Relon Makiling
Geraldo A. Garccia 		OctoArts Films Hybrid A coconut dealer must save the princess and the land of Animasia from the evil monsters.
12/25/1997 Adarna: The Mythical Bird Geraldo A. Garccia
  • FLT Films International
  • Guiding Light Productions
 Traditional After the king falls ill, three sons set out on a journey to look for the Adarna Bird, a magical creature who could cure their father but could also turn people into stone if they fall asleep to its song.
10/09/2002 Kwentong Kayumanggi
(transl. "Stories from the Malay Race") 		Nelson B. Caliguia, Sr. ArtFarm Asia Animation Traditional A triptych animated film based on myths and legends from each of the country's major island groups.
06/18/2008 Urduja Reggie Entienza Traditional A fictionalized tale of an Asian folk heroine and warrior princess Urduja of Pangasinan with the ability and willingness to defend her people from their rival tribe.
12/25/2008 Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia
(transl. "Niko: The Journey to Magika") 		Robert Quilao
  • Glasshouse Graphics Logo
  • Cutting Edge Productions
  • Red Giant Media
 Traditional A preteen named Bubuy who has to save his grandparents who were abducted and brought to the strange land called Elementalia, home to a host of strange creatures from Philippine mythology.
12/25/2010 RPG Metanoia Luis C. Suarez CGI A preteen named Nico leads a simple life except when he logs onto a role-playing game in which he transforms into a hero in his own little online world until one day, it is invaded by a destructive virus that threatens the real world too.
07/10/2011 Kapitan Torpe
(transl. "Captain Clumsy") 		Antonio Cadiz Bata Animation and Video Productions Flash A reluctant superhero called Kapitan Torpe realizes it is easier to be brave in the face of oppression than it is in the face of true love as he is thrust deeper and deeper into the world of crime fighting.
02/26/2014 Pikyaw
(transl. "Peacock") 		Arnold Fuentes Multimedia Arts & Graphics Ensemble (MAGE), Inc. Traditional A student thesis film about a group of children: Abet, Tyrone, and Marco who finds themselves in a parallel universe that is the subject of revenge by Albion, a creature who lived in Calixto since he was a child.
11/09/2015 Manang Biring Carl Joseph Papa Rotoscoping Manang Biring, an elderly woman who has Stage T4 Breast cancer, wants to spend time with her family and is still looking forward to reuniting with her estranged daughter for the Christmas season until her death.
12/25/2016 Saving Sally Avid Liongoren Hybrid Marty, an amateur comic book artist who falls in love for Sally, a gadget inventor, and has since become her loyal protector and hero from the monsters.
10/12/2018 Paglisan
(transl. "The Leaving") 		Carl Joseph Papa Black Maria Pictures Traditional The relationship of a middle-aged couple strained as the man develops dementia.
10/15/2019 Cleaners Glenn Barit
  • Dambuhala Productions
  • Point Bee Multimedia
  • Wapak Sound Studios
  • Quantum Films
  • plan.c
  • Quezon City Film Development Commission
  • Oktopus Productions
 Pixilation Set in the backdrop of a Catholic school in Tuguegarao City, a coming-of-age film about high school cleaners for the school year 2007-2008.
10/29/2020 Hayop Ka!
(transl. "You Animal!") 		Avid Liongoren Rotoscoping Nimfa, an anthropomorphic feline who works as a perfume saleswoman and whose boyfriend, a mongrel named Roger, is employed as a janitor. When Nimfa meets Iñigo, a wealthy dog with a career as a high-profile entrepreneur, she finds herself in the middle of a love triangle.
01/22/2023 Distortion Frederick C.G. Borromeo Studio Moonchalk Machinima First feature-length film to be produced with RPG Maker MV engine, the film set in the fantasy world that slowly descending one-by-one.
08/05/2023 Iti Mapukpukaw
(transl. "The Missing") 		Carl Joseph Papa Traditional / Rotoscoping Eric, an animator without a mouth prompted by his mother to visit his uncle, which leads to the return of an alien he encountered in childhood intent on taking him away from Earth.
03/29/2024 Love and Friendship Frederick C.G. Borromeo Studio Moonchalk Machinima Based on an anthology play Love Cafe Project by Joachim Antonio, a triptych film about friendship and interests.

Upcoming

Films that are under production.

Release date Title Director(s) Studio Technique Synopsis Ref.
2026 Zsazsa Zaturnnah vs the Amazonistas of Planet X Avid Liongoren
  • Rocketsheep Studio
  • Ghost City
 Traditional Based on a komik of the same name by Carlo Vergara, Ada is a shy, gay hairdresser in a small town, encounters a magical meteorite from outer space that gives him the ability of turning into a flamboyant female superhero under his identity Zsazsa Zaturnnah.
TBD 58th Carl Joseph Papa Rotoscoping The film will tell the story of the family of Bebot Momay, who was considered the 58th victim of the crime, although his body was never found.
Ella Arcangel: Ballad of Tooth and Claw Mervin Malonzo
  • Rocketsheep Studio
  • Twnety Manila
 CGI A little girl from the slums of Manila battles supernatural entities in the midst of the government’s drug war making her question who the real monsters are.
Light Lost Avid Liongoren Rocketsheep Studio Traditional Based on a graphic novel by Rob Cham, Teardrop and Backpack are oddball friends who get separated across the universe.
Kahungkagan
(transl. "Emptiness") 		Frederick C.G. Borromeo Studio Moonchalk Machinima A silent psychological horror set in a village.
Rage Radio Mark Mendoza Friendly Foes Anime-inspired Rage Radio is about to close the concert when the major shift changed as a virtual radio station, but still not giving up and goes on a mission to stop the closure.
Sentinel Carl Joseph Papa N/A Rotoscoping Set in a high school consumed by dark secrets.
Yama: The Golden Lily Mark Mendoza Friendly Foes Traditional A boy named Roger on a search for a mysterious girl named Yama. Inspired by the Yamashita's Gold, The film is set in an alternate reality where remnants of a great war are scattered throughout the world, with each relic holding stories and secrets of a distant past.
Untitled film Ronnie del Carmen — — —

Short films

1950s

1950-1959
Date Title Director(s) Technique Synopsis Notes
1953 Untitled film Larry Alcala Traditional An 8mm animated short film about the girl is jumping rope and boy is playing a yo-yo.
1955 Juan Tamad A commercialized advertisement for a cooking oil product.

1980s

1980-1989
Date Title Director(s) Technique Synopsis Notes
1981 The Criminal
  • Fruto Corre
  • Emmanuel Dadivas
 Traditional A fugitive who cannot escape from himself.
1982 Hari
(transl. "King")
  • Mike Alcazaren
  • Juan Alcazaren
 Stop-motion The short film revolves around the power struggle of several characters fighting over the ownership of a crow.
1983 Headset Traditional A comical tale of a man wearing a headphone that produces rock music in his ears.
Huling Trip
(transl. "Last Trip")
  • Mike Alcazaren
  • Juan Alcazaren
 Stop-motion A forward look into the radioactive age when survival comes down to eating one another.
1984 Anino
(transl. "Shadow") 		Claire Salaveria Traditional The story of an artist living the life of a shadow inside a box told with charcoal drawings.
Pagpula
(transl. "Becoming Red")
  • Mike Alcazaren
  • Juan Alcazaren
 Stop-motion The short film commented social and political issues during the Marcos era.
The Eye in the Sky
  • Joey Agbayani
  • Roby Agbayani
 Hybrid
(Stop-motion) 		A boy looks into a magical microscope and discovers a world of strange creatures. Upon seeing the boy’s huge eye, the creatures begin to worship him. An ambitious evil emperor oppresses and forces the other creatures to build a tower so that he can get hold of the eye.
The Great Smoke Hybrid
(Traditional) 		A satirical approach to the effects of nuclear war on the human race.
1985 ABCD Traditional An advocation for a new and personal take on the alphabet reveals multi-layered, comical meanings, an experimental animation decidedly crude in approach and part socio-political commentary and surrealist whimsy.
1989 Nguyamyam
  • Josephine Atienza
  • Jojo Topacio
 Stop-motion An educational short film teaches children what would happen to their planet if inhabitants devour all their precious resources and did not take care of their environment.
Spit
  • Mike Alcazaren
  • Juan Alcazaren
 Stop-motion and traditional A character spitting with his saliva then changing into different forms and interacting with different characters.

1990s

1990-1999
Date Title Director(s) Technique Synopsis Notes
1993 Anak Maynila
(transl. "Child of Manila")
  • Emmanuel Dadivas
  • Dange Desembrana
 Hybrid
(Traditional) 		A short film about an impoverished mother and child roaming the streets of the metro.
Noli Me Tangere
(transl. "Touch Me Not")
  • Manny Aldana
  • Geraldo A. Garccia
 Traditional An animated short drama film based on a book of the same name by Jose Rizal.
1994 Melvin & Mekka Jojo Paniza A boy named Melvin learns to love Mekka, an unwanted cat, after the animal saves him from choking.
1995 Junkzilla Emmanuel Dadivas Stop-motion A family witnesses the transformation of their garbage into a monster.
Mokmok Living Room Productions Traditional —
1996 Alamat ng Ibong Adarna Animasia Studios —
Ano ang Trabaho ng Nanay Mo?
(transl. "What Does Your Mother Do?") 		Tita Rosel Cutout A child’s perspective on the most overlooked superhero of the home - mother.
The Friendly Letter Katrina Blanch Villa Cutout / Traditional A short film is about the "friendly letter" is what you send when you don't care to send the very best.
The Last Fish in the World
  • Tina Basco
  • Patricia Sim
 Cutout People around the world try doing bizarre things to have fish and in the end, the last fish decides to leave them.
Vexations
  • Mike Alcazaren
  • Juan Alcazaren
 Traditional —
1997 Doon sa Kabila ng Bulkan Ellen Ramos —
The Ghostwriter Joey Agbayani A talented ghost has just finished a literary masterpiece. Unfortunately, an ambitious vampire, Count Roach, sneaks into his haunted house and steals his work. In order to recover his masterpiece, the ghost confronts the vampire and battles with him using his wit, imagination and talent.
1998 Puti
(transl. "White") 		Melvin S. Calingo A figure single-mindedly tries to paint everything in white until it encounters its own shadow.

2000s

2000-2009
Date Title Director(s) Technique Synopsis Notes
2000 Blind Beauty Melvin S. Calingo Stop-motion A stop-motion animation about one woman's vanity. Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.
2002 Fiesta Karera Ervin Malicdem CGI
2005 Fly Aswang Mark Galvez Traditional
2007 Araw At Gabi Nelson B. Caliguia, Sr.
Doodle of Doom
2008 Love and Marriage Kenny Lyn Tai
2009 Mutya Nelson B. Caliguia, Sr.

2010s

2010-2019
Date Title Director(s) Technique Synopsis Notes
2010 When Alma Died Wesley Tan Traditional
Robuboy & Pugita Avid Liongoren
Smog Jerome Alcordo Cutout
2011 Killing Just Becomes A Habit Gil Joseph A. Sanchez Traditional
Song Of The Magi
  • Jerome Alcordo
  • Ionone Bangcas
Sulundon
Trapo
2012 Ang Prinsesa, ang Prinsipe at si Marlborita Carl Joseph Papa Cutout
Reversion Giancarlo Ng CGI
2012 Bus Stop
  • Jerome Alcordo
  • Ionone Bangcas
 Traditional
Kaleh & Mbaki Dennis E. Sebastian CGI
Marianing Nikolo Salazar Traditional
2013 Bahay Kubo Ellen Ramos
iNay Carl Joseph Papa Cutout
2014 An Maogmang Lugar Mary Ann Espedido CGI
Lakas ng Lahi Arnold Arre Traditional
2015 Buttons
  • Jared Garcia
  • Marvel Obemio
  • Francis Ramirez
GEO Arthur Merceder CGI
Muning Avid Liongoren Traditional
2016 Josephine
Momo
Passage of Life
  • Renz Vincemark Cruz
  • Hanna Gayapa
Strings Rafael Daniel Evangelista V CGI
2017 Love Bites Carl Joseph Papa Stop-motion
2018 Tahanan Demetrio E. Celestino III The film centers on issue of family separation told through the lens of a young green sea turtle First stop-motion animated film to be screened at the Student Short Film competition of the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival.
2019 Jepoy Avid Liongoren Traditional
Our Forgotten Friends

2020s

2020-2029
Date Title Director(s) Technique Synopsis Notes
2020 Ella Arcangel: Lullaby in the Dark Mervin Malonzo Traditional
Lea's Secret Rico Gutierrez Based on the 2007 children's book of the same name by Augie Rivera, the film's plot tackles child sexual abuse through the eyes of a young girl with her own "superpowers".
2021 Bebot Mark Mendoza
Teenagers in Chester Street Frederick C.G. Borromeo Machinima The short film follows two teenagers are having a short conversation in the middle of the night.
2022 Bad Tourism Mark Mendoza Traditional
2023 Commute Mark Mendoza
2024 Aiayai
The Campfire Frederick C.G. Borromeo Machinima A 3-minute continuous shot set in an elsewhere forest where the campfire still lit in the middle of the night.
Ili Ili Clister Santos CGI A pregnant mother, unsure of how to raise a child, arranges an interview with her two gay dads but fate intervenes when his dad suffers a heart attack. Her dad reflects on their family's history, captured on an old camcorder.
Kampana Mark Mendoza Traditional Won the Grand Prize in Animahenasyon 2024’s Professional Division.
Sulayman Nelson B. Caliguia, Jr. The film revolves around the sacrifices heroes make to save others as the titular warrior uses his skills, compassion and dedication to fight elements that disrupt the peace in his hometown Won the Best Animated Film at the PENSACON Short Film Festival 2024 and Best Animation (Traditional) at the FantaSci Short Film Festival.
Twins: The Story of Lester and Joshua Frederick C.G. Borromeo Machinima An animated short drama film features the twins are having a quiet, short conversation in the library. First RPG Maker animated short film to entered at the Metro Manila Film Festival.

Cancelled

Title Director(s) Technique Synopsis Notes
Division of Existence Dave Gadrinab 3DCG anime Set in the year 2030 where humanity discovered another world inhabited by paranormal beings such as demons. A military organization called Global Security was established to prevent these paranormal entities from entering the human world who also built a nine-leveled underground containment prison facility to detain paranormal entities. The film is potentially scheduled to be released on December 2017 through YouTube, but it was left cancelled or unfinished.

Notes

  1. ^ Local or Philippine-based unless otherwise stated
  2. ^ An adult-oriented animated production

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