Gino Santos

Gino Santos is one of the youngest commercial, TV, and film directors in the Philippines. His knowledge of—and passion for—film at such a young age got him to be chosen as the delegate of the Philippines for the Motion Picture Association Conference in China. He has directed numerous short films that have captured the attention of both local and international audiences. He started directing his first full length feature "The Animals" when he was 22 for the Cinemalaya Film Festival.

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Gino Santos is a Filipino film director and producer who gravitates towards works that encircle contemporary issues—those whose narratives speak of the plight of the youth and the marginalized, and taboos that undeniably exist but are deliberately silenced by society. He effectively uncaps these phenomenons in his films, encouraging eyes to rivet on ambiguities to facilitate a wider discourse. "I did a film about teen suicide called "#Y" back in 2014, during the time when not a lot of filmmakers would tackle issue. I clearly remember getting a lot of controversies for it," Santos recalls.

When he was first introduced to cameras—particularly handy cam and phone cameras—he would make stop motion vide