WHAMMY ALCAZAREN is a Manila-based director and production designer working in film and advertising. He participated in the 13 Little Pictures Film Lab (Singapore), Festival Belluard Bollwek Watch and Talk Residency (Switzerland), and Berlinale Talents 2024. As production designer, he is a frequent collaborator with directors Carlo Manatad (Whether the Weather is Fine, 2022, Locarno Concorso Cineasti del presente), Raya Martin (Death of Nintendo, 2020, Berlinale Generations) and Sam Manacsa (Cross my Heart and Hope to Die, 2023, Venice Film Festival). Locally, his feature films have earned critical acclaim and a reputation for their bold forms and subject matter. Internationally, his short films, Water Sports and Bold Eagle, have screened at numerous festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Whammy is currently developing his third feature film, Noodles (Our Love Will Last Forever), a homo-apocalyptic romcom. He loves cats and Pokémon. Gotta catch ‘em all.
