Charlie Garcia Vitug

Charlie Garcia Vitug is a Filipino film and television producer, director, screenwriter and former journalist. She is currently a Producer for Gushcloud International, a global talent management and intellectual property licensing company based in Singapore. She is most known for producing and directing the films Ballad of a Blind Man and Through the Viewfinder (2023)].

In 2023, Vitug founded Charlie Vitug Productions, Inc. (alternatively known as CVP), an audiovisual production company in the Philippines. From 2024 to 2025, she was a writer for SINEGANG.ph, an entertainment publication in the same country, where she wrote film reviews and feature articles.

Personal life

At age 10, Vitug was diagnosed with bilateral optic neuropathy, the permanent damage on the optic nerves of both eyes. She has publicly spoken about her medical condition on media publications such as Rappler, Daily Tribune, and Manila Standard among others, discussing how it inspires her advocacy of using filmmaking as a platform to gain more accurate representation for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the media.

She is the niece of cinematographer Romy Vitug.

Education

Vitug earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Film with Specialization in Writing from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, graduating with Latin honors as Magna Cum Laude.

Filmography

Romuelda (2022)

Vitug won the award for Best Screenplay for her debut film Romuelda (2022) at the 2022 Hong Kong Super Short Film Festival.

Love Again (2023)

In 2023, Vitug produced, directed, and wrote Love Again, a hybrid of a film and music video for the song 'Love Again' by Filipino independent artist Komii, which had screenings in New York, Sydney, Melbourne, Bengal, Manila, and Cebu. The film also won multiple awards in festivals including Best Romantic Short, Best Original Soundtrack (for Komii), and Best Debut Filmmaker (for Vitug) at the 2023 Black Swan International Film Festival, and Best Music Video and Best Song in a Film at the 2023 Top Shorts Film Festival.

Through the Viewfinder (2023)

Through the Viewfinder (2023), where Vitug was credited as producer and director, premiered at the Manila Hotel in the Philippines as a Finalist of the 2023 Gawad Sining Film Festival. A monochromatic director's cut of the film was eventually released in 2025, receiving a nomination from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciencesfor Best Advocacy Film at the 1st FAMAS Short Film Festival 2025.

Ballad of a Blind Man (2024)

Ballad of a Blind Man (2024), where Vitug was credited as director and writer, first premiered in June 2024 during the re-opening of the Manila Metropolitan Theater. Veteran Filipino actor and former journalist Joel Saracho starred in the film, portraying the role of 'Claudio (The Dad),' described as an overbearing father who is gradually losing his sight. The film was 1 of 8 recipients of a production grant of one hundred thousand Philippine Pesos from the local government unit of Manila, becoming a finalist of The Manila Film Festival 2024, where it was also nominated for Best Cinematography (for Paolo Ariola, Director of Photography). Later that year, Vitug's directorial work in the film earned her an Honorable Mention for Best Director at the 2024 Los Angeles Film and Documentary Awards in Los Angeles, California. In 2025, the film was named Best Asian Film at the 2025 Cannes Film Awards in France.