WAF studios is an independent film production studio based in the Philippines, dedicated to amplifying the voices of a new breed of Filipino filmmakers.

We believe in films that marry the author and the medium. Films that challenge conventions, that break free from creative constraints.

For the audience. For cinema. By filmmakers.

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RADIKALS

RIA
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HYPED
In Development

PUSHCART TALES

ALL THIS WASTED SPACE

Sakalam - Gigi De Lana

Kung Pwede Lang - Alexa Ilacad

RADIKALS

Directed by:  ARVIN ALINDOGAN BELARMINO

Official selection for the 63rd Semaine de la Critique – Cannes.

A Filipino short competing at the Cannes Film Festival 2024

A young rookie from a bizarre chicken-dance group faces a heckler after being the worst dancer at a performance — leading him to a series of strange events that reveal what the group does to their weakest link.

RIA

Written & Directed by:  ARVIN BELARMINO

A week prior to the demolition, a folk-punk woman aids her chronically-ill foster mother while defending their punk commune — the sole surviving home amidst the ruins of a land-grabbed neighborhood.

HYPED

a  Chad V. Vidanes film

PUSHCART TALES

Written & Directed by:  SIGRID ANDREA P. BERNARDO

In a small town in the Philippines, the biggest storm of the year struck, causing widespread flooding and leaving most people confined to their homes or stranded on the roads. Somewere even unable to leave their workplaces. Among them, a group of staff and three customers found themselves trapped in a grocery store. As they confront the challenges of their situation, emotions run high, leading to personal revelaIons.

ALL THIS WASTED SPACE

Written & Directed by:  CRIS BRINGAS

The search for a burial token for her mother forces a woman to dig up a buried past and confront the house she abandoned for 11 years. As she descends, the house speaks to her.

ZOOMERS

Directed by:  CHAD V. VIDANES

A youth-oriented series produced by ABS-CBN Studios and Star Magic that revolves around the lives of senior high school students Jiggs, Hope, Kokoy, Tania, and Atom, who have forged a special bond of friendship during the pandemic. As they find their footing in this post-pandemic reality, witness how their friendship will be tested; as they will be challenged by their own pains, struggles, and dreams.