Directing

Tim Rone Villanueva

Biography

TIM RONE VILLANUEVA is an independent Filipino writer, director, and producer from Kawit, Cavite. He is known for his 2017 short film Santa Nena!, a Benilde film capstone project that won the 2018 CineFilipino Best Student Short Film. Working with his filmmaker friends, he produced acclaimed short films such as How to Dress a Mother-naked? (2018), My Mother’s Bicycle (2021), The Gossips of Cicadidae (2021), #bagets (2023), and The Longer I Wait (2024). His 10-minute theater play Mga Nakasusuyang Putahe was staged in the 2017 Short + Sweet Theatre Festival Manila and Shorts & Briefs 9 Theater Festival. It was lauded by Rappler as one of the Best Filipino Theater Plays of 2023. His upcoming films are the short film Santa Isabel!, which is part of his Santa Cinematic Universe, and Child No. 82, his full-length directorial debut premiering at Cinemalaya 2025. Currently, he is now a part-time faculty member at St. Dominic College of Asia, under the Communication and Multimedia Arts Program. Through his fellowship and work at North Luzon Cinema Guild, he supports filmmakers, storytellers, cultural workers, and human rights advocates in the diverse regions of the Philippines.