Jomz Ramirez is a Filipino screenwriter and director, born and raised in the Philippines. She took up a degree in Development Communication at the University of the Philippines. She gained a certificate in Film Production in 2015 from Mowelfund Film Institute and a diploma in Film Production in 2016 from the International Academy of Film in Television-Cebu (popularly known as Bigfoot entertainment). After film school, she worked as a Digital Content producer for ABS-CBN Global, a major TV network in the Philippines, not long after she became an apprentice and a line producer for the well-known Filipino director, Pepe Diokno (Lion of the Future - "Luigi de Laurentiis" Awardee for Best Debut Film, as well as the Orizzonti Prize for new trends in cinema at the Venice Film Festival 2009). Since her graduation from Mowelfund, Jomz has made quite a number short films, 4 of which has been selected to screen in various film festivals in the Philippines and abroad. Her short film “Pahimakas” (The Last Farewell) was hailed as the Outstanding Foreign Short Film at the Sacramento International Film Festival 2017 and it also won several awards across Asia. She recently worked as a production assistant for Jerrold Tarog’s “Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral” which is expected to have its premier in 2018 and a Production Coordinator for Giancarlo Abrahan’s “Paki” an official entry to Cinema One Originals 2017. Jomz is working as a writer/director for Cut Print Media productions, the people behind the short film “Nakaw” which has been screened in Cannes Film Festival 2017.
Filmography
Writer (4 Credits)
Whirlwinds in the Dark
Short Script
Chapter X2016
Short, Student
Hiraya2016
Short, Student
The Last Farewell2016
Short
Director (2 Credits)
Chapter X2016
Short, Student
The Last Farewell2016
Short
6 Awards & Selections
Outstanding Foreign Short Film The Last Farewell
Sacramento International Film Festival 2017 Sacramento
2017
Joint Best Asian Short film Award Whirlwinds in the Dark
Asia South East Short Film Festival Winter 2017
Asian Short Film Award of Jury Special Mention Whirlwinds in the Dark
Formosa Festival of International Filmmaker Awards 2017
Outstanding Foreign Film Award Whirlwinds in the Dark
Sacramento International Film Festival 2017
Award of Distinction Whirlwinds in the Dark
Canada Shorts Film Festival 2017
Best International Director, Best International Screenplay Whirlwinds in the Dark