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Pepe Diokno

Pepe Diokno

Director, producer and writer · Born August 13, 1987 (39) · Manila, Philippines

2 Venice awards

Jose Lorenzo Diokno III (born on 13 August 1987) is a Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter. His debut film, Engkwentro (2009), premiered at the 66th Venice Film Festival and received the Lion of the Future ("Luigi de Laurentiis") Award for Best Debut Film as well as the Orizzonti Prize. His other films include Above the Clouds (2014), Kapatiran (2015), and GomBurZa (2023), for which he won the Best Director Award at the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival.

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Born
August 13, 1987 (39)
From
Manila, Philippines
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
2 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

Where can I watch Pepe Diokno's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Pepe Diokno's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

9 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page.

  • Isang himala(2024)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Cu Li Never Cries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Production Manager

  • Tired Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer

  • GomBurZa(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Kapatiran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Above the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Engkwentro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • How Wenjiel Spends His Days in Jail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • No Passport Needed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

Biggest box office

GomBurZa (2023)

$5.4K worldwide

Highest rated

GomBurZa (2023)

Midcredits 84th

Awards

2 major awards from 2 major nominations, 2009.

  1. 2009
    • Venice award, won · Best Debut Film
    • Venice award, won · Best Film

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.