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Erik Matti (born December 21, 1970)[1] is a Filipino filmmaker. He is known for directing On the Job (2013), Honor Thy Father (2015), Seklusyon (2016), BuyBust (2018), and On the Job: The Missing 8 (2021).

Erik Matti
Matti in 2014
Born	(1970-12-21) December 21, 1970 (age 51) Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Education	Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod
Alma mater	University of St. La Salle (withdrew)
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Michiko Yamamoto

Matti co-founded the production company Reality Entertainment with Dondon Monteverde, son of film producer Lily Monteverde.[2][3] Matti and Monteverde also co-founded the streaming service Upstream.

Early life and education

Matti hails from Bacolod. He is the sixth (and youngest) children of Enrique, an atheist and custom's agent, and Julieta, a government employee raised in a family "considered to be gangsters". Of his deceased father, Matti reminisced that he was "an intellectual and never really saw work as something to devote himself into. He was a dreamer and a debater."[4]

Matti graduated from elementary and high school at Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod. He studied college at the University of St. La Salle initially as a biology major but eventually shifted his focus to mass communication. Despite his six years in college, he did not graduate.[4]

Personal life

Matti is married to screenwriter Michiko Yamamoto.[5] Politically he is an outspoken critic of Rodrigo Duterte, in part due to the Filipino president's proclamation of martial law during the Marawi crisis. As such, Matti sparked criticism for cursing at Duterte's supporters in social media.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Ref.
1999	Scorpio Nights 2	Yes	Yes
1999	Ekis: Walang Tatakas	Yes	Yes
2000	Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return of the Comeback	Yes	No
2001	Sa Huling Paghihintay	Yes	No
2001	Dos ekis	Yes	No
2002	Prosti	Yes	No
2003	Mano Po 2: My Home	Yes	No
2004	Gagamboy	Yes	No
2004	Pa-siyam	Yes	No
2005	Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom	Yes	No
2009	The Arrival	Yes	Yes
2012	Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles	Yes	Yes
2012	Rigodon	Yes	No
2013	On the Job	Yes	Yes
2013	Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2	Yes	No
2014	ABCs of Death 2 (Segment: 'I is for Invincible')	Yes	Yes
2015	Honor Thy Father	Yes	No
2016	Seklusyon	Yes	No
2018	BuyBust	Yes	Yes
2019	Kuwaresma	Yes	No
2021	A Girl and A Guy	Yes	No
2021	On the Job: The Missing 8	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Note
2021	On The Job	Yes	Yes	Yes

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1996	22nd Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Original Story	Magic Temple (with Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes)	Won	[7]
		Best Screenplay		Won
2014	30th PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Movie Cinematographer of the Year	On the Job	Won
		Movie Director of the Year		Won
2015	41st Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Director	Honor Thy Father	Won	[8]
		Best Original Story (with Michiko Yamamoto)		Nominated
2016	42nd Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Director	Seklusyon	Won	[7]
2020	ContentAsia Awards	Best Director	Food Lore (episode: 'Island of Dreams')	Won	[9]

References

External links

• Erik Matti at IMDb

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