Paul Soriano

Paul David Soriano (; born October 17, 1981) is a Filipino film director, writer, and producer. He previously served as Presidential Adviser on Creative Communications to the President of the Philippines, serving under President Bongbong Marcos from October 17, 2022, to November 9, 2023.

Personal life Soriano was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. His father is director and pastor Jeric Soriano, the son of actor Nestor de Villa and Maria Lourdes Cacho. At the age of eight, Soriano moved to Manila and attended high school at International School Manila, before moving back to the United States to attend De Anza College in Cupertino, California and Santa Clara University, where he studied filmmaking. He then returned to Manila after college.

Soriano married his long-time girlfriend Toni Gonzaga on June 12, 2015, in Gonzaga's hometown, Taytay, Rizal. Gonzaga gave birth to their first child, Severiano Elliott, on September 30, 2016.

Career Soriano directed A Journey Home (2009), Thelma (2011), Kid Kulafu (2015), and Dukot (2016).

In 2012, Soriano won Best Director and Best Screenplay at the FAP Awards for Thelma. That same year, Thelma won Digital Movie of the Year, as well as Digital Movie Director of the Year and Digital Movie Original Screenplay of the Year with Froilan Medina, at the 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies.

In 2022, Soriano was named Presidential Advisor on Creative Communications to President Bongbong Marcos.

Filmography Year Release date Film Director(s)CreditNotes 2009 October 3 A Journey Home Paul Soriano 2011 September 7 Thelma 2013 July 27 September 11 Transit Hannah Espia Best Film at the 2013 Cinemalaya Film Festival 2014 August 2 Dagitab Giancarlo Abrahan V Mariquina Milo Sogueco 2015 April 15 Kid Kulafu Paul Soriano 2016 March 26 Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis Lav Diaz Alfred Bauer Prize at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival July 13 Dukot Paul Soriano Director, producer 2017 December 25 Siargao Director, producer Best Director at the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival 2018 October 17 First Love Director, producer December 25 Mary, Marry Me RC delos Reyes Producer2019 December 4 Mañanita Paul Soriano Director, producer December 25 Sunod Carlo Ledesma Producer Premiered at the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival 2020 November 15 Alter Me RC delos Reyes Producer 2022 December 25 My TeacherPaul Soriano Director, producer Premiered at the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival 2024 August 28 Real Life Fiction Director, writer, producer 2025 September 10 Magellan Lav Diaz Producer Distributor only with Black Cap Pictures 2026 May 19 Diamond Andy Garcia Producer