Person

Daniel de la Cruz

Directing · Born 2000-07-27 · Guimbal, Iloilo

Daniel de la Cruz is an independent regional filmmaker since 2019, focusing on Western Visayas culture and reimagined folktales. A member of the Guimbal Ifilm Society, a community-based independent filmmakers in the Philippines. He has participated and gained accolades in national film festivals like the 35th Gawad Alternatibo, Montañosa Film Festival, Mga Kwento ng Klima 2024, The Bantayan Film Festival 2025, etc. He is also a recipient of the Filipino Scriptwriter's Guild (FSG) Regional Scriptwriting Lab and a selected filmmaker for the Director’s Guild of the Philippines (DGPI) Film Pitch competition, both supported by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP). Currently, de la Cruz served as a video producer for the Cultural Mapping of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros Islands.

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  Judith

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  Gills

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  No Body But Tody

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  Behind the Lens

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  The Tale of the River Monster

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  Ang Bistida ni Ana sa Mata nga Pula

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  I Am The Jellyfish That Swims In The Waves

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• 2026No Body But TodyDirector
• 2025I Am The Jellyfish That Swims In The WavesWriter
• 2025GillsDirector
• 2024The Tale of the River MonsterDirector
• 2023Ang Bistida ni Ana sa Mata nga PulaCinematography
• 2023JudithDirector
• 2023Behind the LensWriter