Irene Emma Villamor
Filipino film director
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Irene Emma Villamor is a Filipino independent filmmaker-producer, television director and scripwriter known for her romcom movies including Camp Sawi, Meet Me in St. Gallen, Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story, On Vodka, Beers and Regrets, Five Breakups and a Romance, Only We Know and The Loved One.
Irene Emma Villamor | |
|---|---|
| Education | University of the Philippines Diliman - Film Institute |
| Occupations | Film-maker, television director, producer, scriptwriter |
| Years active | 2011 - present |
Early life and education
Villamor grew up in Zambales and would often visit her relatives in Mandaue City, Cebu. Her mother worked overseas which prompted her to move and live with her relatives in Cagayan de Oro.[1] Irene's father died when she was 9 years old.[1]
In college, she studied Bachelor Degree in Filmmaking at the University of the Philippines Diliman - Film Institute.[2]
Career
Villamor started her career as apprentice of Director Joyce Bernal's and became assistant director and writer for the movies Of All the Things (2012) and Everything About Her (2016) while trying to complete her filmmaking degree at University of the Philippines Diliman.[2][3]
Her first featured film was Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig (2014) which Villamor wrote and co-directed with Director Antoinette Jadaone.[2]
In 2016, she directed and wrote her first solo movie, Camp Sawi.[2]
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw | Production Assistant | |
| 2001 | Buhay Kamao | Crowd Director | |
| Pagdating ng Panahon | |||
| 2002 | Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon | Script Supervisor | |
| 2003 | Till There Was You | Crowd Director | |
| 2004 | All My Life | ||
| Now That I Have You | |||
| 2005 | Camiling Story | Assistant Director | |
| 2006 | Don't Give Up on Us | Script Continuity | |
| All About Love | Script Supervisor | ||
| 2008 | For the First Time | Assistant Director | |
| 2011 | Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay | 2nd Assistant Director - a Coffee Shop Customer | |
| Segunda Mano | Assistant Director | ||
| 2012 | Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme | ||
| Of All the Things | |||
| 2013 | Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo? | Writer - Assistant Director | [4] |
| 10,000 Hours | 1st Assistant Director | ||
| 2014 | Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig | Co-director - writer | [3] |
| That Thing Called Tadhana | Story Consultant | ||
| Separados | Assistant Director | ||
| Da Possessed | |||
| 2015 | All You Need Is Pag-ibig | Second Unit Assistant Director | |
| 2016 | Camp Sawi | Director - writer | [5] |
| Everything About Her | Assistant Director - Screenplay | ||
| The Super Parental Guardians | Second Unit Director | ||
| 2017 | Fangirl Fanboy | Screenplay | [4] |
| All of You | Creative producer | [4] | |
| Gandarrapiddo! The Revenger Squad | Second Unit Director | ||
| 2018 | Meet Me in St. Gallen | Director - writer | [6] |
| Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story | [7] | ||
| Fantastica | Second Unit Director | ||
| 2019 | Ulan | Director - writer | [7] |
| Alone / Together | Assistant Director | ||
| 2020 | On Vodka, Beers and Regrets | Director - writer | [6] |
| Hayop Ka! | Creative Consultant | ||
| Magikland | Script Consultant | ||
| 2021 | Ikaw at ako at ang ending | Director - writer | [4] |
| 2022 | 366 | Creative producer | [4] |
| Us x Her | [4] | ||
| 2023 | Five Breakups and a Romance | Director - writer - Creative Brainstormer - Creative Head | [5] |
| The Cheating Game | Script Consultant | ||
| 2024 | Fruitcake | Creative producer | [4] |
| Uninvited | [4] | ||
| 2025 | The Ride | [4] | |
| Ex Ex Lovers | Creative consultant | ||
| Only We Know | Director - writer | [7][8] | |
| 2026 | The Loved One | [9] | |
| Midnight Girls |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Luv Crazy | Director - producer - Associate Producer | 1 episode | [4] |
| I Heart You, Pare! | Assistant Director | 76 episodes | ||
| 2014-2015 | Magpakailanman | Assistant Director - Writer | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | Aruga ng Puso | Assistant Director | ||
| Pinagpalang Ama | ||||
| 2016 | That's My Amboy | Director | 68 episodes | [4] |
| God Gave Me You | Associate Director | |||
| 2017 | My Love from the Star | 2nd Unit Director | 13 episodes | |
| Destined to Be Yours | Director | 63 episodes | [4] | |
| 2019 | Love You Two | 104 episodes | [4] | |
| 2022 | False Positive | 19 episodes | [4] | |
| Love You Stranger | Script Consultant | 40 episodes | ||
| 2020-2023 | Almost Paradise | Director | 3 episodes | [4] |
| 2015-2023 | Magpakailanman | 4 episodes | [4] | |
| 2023 | Cattleya Killer | 2nd Unit Director | 6 episodes | |
| Replacing Chef Chico | Creative Head - Producer | 8 episodes | ||
| Fast Talk with Boy Abunda | Herself - Guest | |||
| Family Feud | Herself - Guest Player | |||
| 2024 | Love. Die. Repeat. | Director | 53 episodes | [10] |
| 2024-2025 | Ang Himala ni Niño | Creative Head | 140 episodes | |
| 2026-present | My Bespren Emman | |||
| TBA | Juan and Lily Run for SK | Creative Producer |