Draft:Emille Joson

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{{Short description|Filipino Filmmaker}}

{{Draft topics|women|southeast-asia}}

{{AfC topic|other}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Emille Bartolome Joson

| image = Award-Winning Director Emille Joson.jpg

| birth_date = October 10, 1992

| citizenship = Filipino

| education = Asia Pacific Film Institute (Digital Filmmaking)

| occupation = Film Director

| years_active = 2011-Present

| organization = Alaga Producers Cooperative

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Emille Bartolome Joson (born October 10, 1992){{Cite news |date=May 21, 2025 |title=Direk Emille Joson: Indie queen to global screen |url=https://journalnews.com.ph/direk-emille-joson-indie-queen-to-global-screen/ |work=People's Tonight}} is a Filipino filmmaker and humanitarian whose work explores themes of social issues and abuse of women{{Cite news |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Emille Joson shakes up Hollywood streams |url=https://malaya.com.ph/entertainment/emille-joson-shakes-up-hollywood-streams/ |work=Malaya Business Insight}}. She made her directorial debut with Adivino (2011), a student short film produced at the Asia Pacific Film Institute{{Cite news |last=Navarro |first=Mell T. |date=December 16, 2011 |title=View complete screening schedule of the New Wave entries of the 37th MMFF |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/9498/view-complete-screening-schedule-of-the-new-wave-entries-of-the-37th-mmff?s=bp8n93hhadjo43nqpqof58f9v9 |work=PEP.ph}}. The film was included in the student section of the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival.{{Cite news |last=San Diego Jr. |first=Bayani |date=December 8, 2011 |title=MMFF unveils entries in indie and shorts sections |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/23401/mmff-unveils-entries-in-indie-and-shorts-sections |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}} In later years, the film gained renewed interest online during the global #MeToo movement.{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Rogelio Constantino |title=My encounter with Manny and Cynthia Villar |url=https://asianjournal.com/entertainment/my-p-e-p-people-events-places/my-encounter-with-manny-and-cynthia-villar/ |work=Asian Journal News}}

Joson is the co-founder and marketing head of the Alaga Producers Cooperative, a family-based initiative located in Plaridel, Bulacan.{{Cite news |date=November 16, 2014 |title=Donation for Yolanda victims |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/11/16/1392183/donation-yolanda-victims |work=The Philippine Star}}

Joson previously worked in mainstream media, including a brief period at ABS-CBN in 2011{{Cite news |last=Escuadro |first=Kiko |date=November 5, 2024 |title=Award-winning filmmaker Emille Joson expresses heartfelt gratitude to ABS-CBN |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/11/5/award-winning-filmmaker-emille-joson-expresses-heartfelt-gratitude-to-abs-cbn-1941 |work=ABS-CBN News}} before transitioning to independent cinema. Her notable works include My Second Mom (2012), starring Mercedes Cabral, as well as Pagari (Mohammad Abdullah). She has also contributed to productions such as Sakaling Hindi Makarating and The Comeback.{{Cite news |date=April 5, 2024 |title=Filmmaker Emille Joson: A voice for generation of women |url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/5/filmmaker-emille-joson-a-voice-for-generation-of-women |work=Manila Bulletin}}