Directing

Rodiell Veloso

Rodiell Veloso is a filmmaker from Mindanao, Philippines and alumnus of the Busan Asian Film School. He is a genre-driven filmmaker interested in bringing stories from the regions to international audiences through co-production. He wrote and directed the short film, Run Shirley Run!, premiering at QCinema International Film Festival. His first feature in development, My Missing Half, won the Asian Discovery Award and BadClay VFX Innovation Award at Bucheon International Fantastic FIlm Festival’s NAFF It Project Market and was also part of the Frontières International Co-Production Market in 2026. A strong advocate for regional cinema, Veloso co-founded Cine de Oro Film Festival in 2019 to promote film literacy and cultivate a film culture in his home city.