Giancarlo Abrahan

Giancarlo Abrahan is a Filipino filmmaker writer translator dramaturg and educator His first Cinemalaya entry was as cowriter 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 Cinemalayas Best Director award for Magiina which also won Best Film Abrahan also directed Paki Best Film Cinema One Originals 2017 and Silasila Best Film Cinema One Originals 2019 He most recently cowrote 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