Perfection was never the point.
Ronnie Ramos (b. May 25, 2002) is a Filipino filmmaker from Pangasinan and a BA Film graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman. He began his career directing award-winning documentaries for the National Council for Children’s Television, including Bakwit (2018) and Si Pio at ang Pugitang May Labingsiyam na Galamay (2020), before transitioning to narrative filmmaking.
His debut short, Ang Alamat Kung Bakit Kalabaw Lang ang Tumatanda (2024), was supported by the Film Development Council of the Philippines and developed through the DLSU Young Screenwriters’ Workshop and Sundance Collab. His recent projects include Happy (M)others Day! (The Manila Film Festival 2024), Blooming! (Sine Kabataan Film Lab and Festival 2025), and Bungang Araw, which was developed at the iNDIEGENIUS Film Lab 2025, is a CreatePH Films Short Film Grantee (Cycle 2), and the sole Filipino representative at Road to Clermont program at the 2026 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Rooted in the sensibilities of a probinsyano raised on teleseryes and pop culture, his works explore tenderness in unlikely places and humor in the face of struggle.
Official Selection
Blooming!
Sine Kabataan Film Festival 8
Manila
2025
Official Selection
Gumamelas Are Still Red
Cinema Rehiyon
Butuan
2025
Best Actress; People's Choice
Happy (M)others Day!
The Manila Film Festival
Manila
2024
Official Selection
Gumamelas Are Still Red
Pelikultura: The Calabarzon Film Festival
Laguna
2024
Exhibition Film
Gumamelas Are Still Red
CCP Lakbay Sine
Manila
2024
Official Selection
Gumamelas Are Still Red
Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition
Davao
2024
Official Selection
Gumamelas Are Still Red
Gawad Alternatibo
Manila
2024
Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design
Gumamelas Are Still Red
Black Beret
Manila
2024
College
University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Arts in Film
20202025
Birth Date
May 25, 2002
Nickname
Ronnie
Gender
Male
Pronouns
He/Him
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Perfection was never the point.
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