Carl Joseph E Papa is a software engineer by profession but a storyteller at heart. His short and feature-length animated films have garnered recognition both in the Philippines and internationally, with selections at prestigious festivals such as Annecy International Animation Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Animator Film Festival, BIFAN and Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
In 2023, he released his third animated feature, Iti Mapukpukaw (The Missing), which won Best Film, the NETPAC award and Best Supporting Actress (Dolly de Leon) at Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. It also made history as the first animated film to represent the Philippines in the Best International Feature category at the 96th Academy Awards. He is currently working on his fourth animated feature film, Sentinel, with collaborator and producer Geo Lomuntad.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
