Miko Biong
Directing
Born September 22, 1998 in Marikina City, Philippines
Miko Biong is a filmmaker from Marikina and a graduate of the University of the Philippines Film Institute. He produced Ang Alamat Kung Bakit Kalabaw Lang ang Tumatanda (2024), an official selection of the 36th Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video; Champ Green (2025), which won Best Short Film at the Puregold CinePanalo 2025; and Coding Si Papa (2025), Special Mention at the SineKabataan Short Film Festival 2025. His debut short film, Bahay, Baboy, Bagyo (When the Pigs Storm Our Houses), premiered at The Manila Film Festival 2024, won Best Short Film at the 12th ActiveVista Human Rights Film Festival, and was named one of Rappler’s Best Films of 2024. Biong believes that cinema should go beyond entertainment and serve as a tool for social and political engagement.
Filmography
Never Knew Love Like This Before
Crossings (We Shall Return)
When Kites Flew Over Seas and Mountains
Papa's Coding Day
When A Gun Killed My Moon
Customer
Lola's Choice Award!
Champ Green
Sisenta!
Ang Halikan Sa Water Fountain
If I Were A Voice
Gumamelas Are Still Red
More Than Just Ripples
mermaids don't play hopscotch
When the Pigs Storm our Houses
Sa Dulo ng Ilog Magtatampisaw
Patungo Sa Kung Saan Lahat Tayo Ay May Alam
please, remember this night