Rafael Manuel

BIOGRAPHIE

Rafael Manuel is a Filipino writer-director, producer, and editor currently based in London. His latest short film, ‘Filipiñana’, won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival. He is currently in development for his debut feature, 'Filipiñana' - based on his short of the same title. Before taking up his MA in filmmaking at the London Film School, he worked as a copywriter for Saatchi & Saatchi and as a creative director for TBWA. His work in advertising has won numerous prizes at international advertising festivals such as the Cannes Lions, D&AD, London International, Spikes, and AdFest. His foundations are in philosophy and visual communications which he studied at the Ateneo de Manila University. Along with Naomi Pacifique and Miguel Faus, he is a co-founder of Idle Eyes Productions - a London-based artist collective in the audio-visual field.

FILMOGRAPHIE