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Giancarlo Abrahan
Giancarlo Abrahan is a Filipino filmmaker, writer, translator, dramaturg, and educator. His first Cinemalaya entry was as co-writer of Transit (Best Film: Cinemalaya 2013). He als…
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Giancarlo Abrahan is a Filipino filmmaker, writer, translator, dramaturg, and educator. His first Cinemalaya entry was as co-writer of Transit (Best Film: Cinemalaya 2013). He also made his feature directorial debut at Cinemalaya with Dagitab (Best Director, Best Screenplay: Cinemalaya 2014). As a producer, his entries to the festival include Hilom (Best Short Film: Cinemalaya 2017) and Abogbaybay (NETPAC Award: Cinemalaya 2024). In 2026, he won the 22nd Cinemalaya's Best Director award for Mag-iina, which also won Best Film. Abrahan also directed Paki (Best Film, Cinema One Originals 2017) and Sila-sila (Best Film, Cinema One Originals 2019). He most recently co-wrote and produced i grew an inch when my father died (NETPAC Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival 2026). He is an assistant professor at the University of the Philippines Film Institute, where he serves as Faculty Coordinator for Film, Theater, and Extension Services.
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2026
The Mothering
Movie Director
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2026
Dead Air
Movie Script Consultant
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2026
i grew an inch when my father died
Movie Screenplay
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2025
Cinemartyrs
Movie Oscar
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2024
Gumamelas Are Still Red
Movie Creative Consultant
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2024
Shoredust
Movie Producer
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2023
Cross My Heart and Hope to Die
Movie Script Consultant
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2023
Ang Pagbubuntis Ni Ligaya
Movie Creative Consultant
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2021
Whether the Weather Is Fine
Movie Writer
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2020
Death of Nintendo
Movie Translator
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2019
Sila-Sila
Movie Director
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2018
Never Tear Us Apart
Movie Creative Producer
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2018
Want You with All My Hypothalamus
Movie Producer
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2017
Please • Care
Movie Writer
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2017
I'm Drunk, I Love You
Movie Writer
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2016
Still
Movie Producer
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2016
Ordinary People
Movie Translator
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2015
Kapatiran
Movie
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2014
Sparks
Movie Screenplay
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2014
The Weight
Movie Director
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2013
Islands
Movie Screenplay
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2013
Iskalawags
Movie Script Consultant
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2013
Transit
Movie Screenplay
