Known For
Writing
Credits
23 titles
Giancarlo Abrahan
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Mothering
Director
Dead Air
Script Consultant
i grew an inch when my father died
Screenplay
Cinemartyrs
Oscar
Gumamelas Are Still Red
Creative Consultant
Shoredust
Producer
Cross My Heart and Hope to Die
Script Consultant
Ang Pagbubuntis Ni Ligaya
Creative Consultant
Whether the Weather Is Fine
Writer
Death of Nintendo
Translator
Sila-Sila
Director
Never Tear Us Apart
Creative Producer
Want You with All My Hypothalamus
Producer
Please • Care
Writer
I'm Drunk, I Love You
Writer
Still
Editor
Ordinary People
Translator
Kapatiran
Sparks
Director
The Weight
Director
Islands
Screenplay
Iskalawags
Script Consultant
Transit
Screenplay