Irene Emma Villamor | |
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| Education | University of the Philippines Diliman - Film Institute |
| Occupations | Film-maker, television director, producer, scriptwriter |
| Years active | 2011 - present |
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 .
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]
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]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo? | Writer | [4] |
| 2014 | Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig | Co-director - writer | [3] |
| 2016 | Camp Sawi | Director - writer | [5] |
| 2017 | Fangirl Fanboy | Screenplay | [4] |
| All of You | Creative producer | [4] | |
| 2018 | Meet Me in St. Gallen | Director - writer | [6] |
| Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story | [7] | ||
| 2019 | Ulan | [7] | |
| 2020 | On Vodka, Beers and Regrets | [6] | |
| 2021 | Ikaw at ako at ang ending | [4] | |
| 2022 | 366 | Creative producer | [4] |
| Us x Her | [4] | ||
| 2023 | Five Breakups and a Romance | Director - writer | [5] |
| 2024 | Fruitcake | Creative producer | [4] |
| Uninvited | [4] | ||
| 2025 | The Ride | [4] | |
| Only We Know | Director - writer | [7] [8] | |
| 2026 | The Loved One | [9] |
| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Luv Crazy | Director - producer | 1 episode | [4] |
| 2016 | That's My Amboy | Director | 68 episodes | [4] |
| 2017 | Destined to Be Yours | 63 episodes | [4] | |
| 2019 | Love You Two | 104 episodes | [4] | |
| 2022 | False Positive | 19 episodes | [4] | |
| 2020-2023 | Almost Paradise | 3 episodes | [4] | |
| 2015-2023 | Magpakailanman | 4 episodes | [4] | |
| 2024 | Love. Die. Repeat. | 53 episodes | [10] |