# Paul Soriano

Paul David Soriano (Tagalog pronunciation:; born October 17, 1981) is a Filipino commercial and film director, producer.

## Personal life

Soriano was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. His father is director and pastor Jeric Soriano, the son of actor Nestor de Villa and Maria Lourdes Cacho. At the age of eight, Soriano moved to Manila and attended high school at International School Manila, before moving back to the United States to attend De Anza College in Cupertino, California and Santa Clara University, where he studied filmmaking. He then returned to Manila after college.
Soriano married his long-time girlfriend Toni Gonzaga on June 12, 2015, in Gonzaga's hometown, Taytay, Rizal. Gonzaga gave birth to their first child, Severiano Elliott, on September 30, 2016.

## Career

Soriano directed A Journey Home (2009), Thelma (2011), Kid Kulafu (2015), and Dukot (2016).
In 2012, Soriano won Best Director and Best Screenplay at the FAP Awards for Thelma. That same year, Thelma won Digital Movie of the Year, as well as Digital Movie Director of the Year and Digital Movie Original Screenplay of the Year with Froilan Medina, at the 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies.
In 2022, Soriano was named Presidential Advisor on Creative Communications to President Bongbong Marcos.

## Filmography
### As actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Starting Over Again | Engr. Martin Cojuangco | Uncredited |

### Under TEN17P

Theatrical Feature Films
List of Films Produced by Ten17P :
| Year | Release Date | Film | Cast(s) | Production Company(ies) | Distributor(s) | Director(s) |
| 2009 | October 3 | A Journey Home | Toni Gonzaga Soliman Cruz Joem Bascon | | | Paul Soriano |
| 2011 | September 7 | Thelma | Maja Salvador Jason Abalos Tetchie Agbayani | TimeHorizon Pictures Abracadabra Underground Logic | Star Cinema | Paul Soriano |
| 2013 | July 27 September 11 | Transit | Irma Adlawan Marc Alvarez Mercedes Cabral Jasmine Curtis-Smith Ping Medina | Cinemalaya TEN17P | | Hannah Espia |
| 2014 | August 2 | Dagitab | Eula Valdez Noni Buencamino Martin del Rosario | Cinemalaya TEN17P | | Giancarlo Abrahan V |
| 2014 | August 2 | Mariquina | Mylene Dizon Ricky Davao Barbie Forteza | Cinemalaya TEN17P | | Milo Sogueco |
| 2015 | April 15 | Kid Kulafu | Robert Villar Cesar Montano Khalil Ramos Alessandra de Rossi Alex Medina | TEN17P Star Cinema | Star Cinema | Paul Soriano |
| 2016 | March 26 | Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis | John Lloyd Cruz Piolo Pascual | TEN17P Epic Media Potocol Sine Olivia Pilipinas Akanga Film Productions | Star Cinema | Lav Diaz |
| 2016 | July 13 | Dukot | Enrique Gil Ricky Davao Shaina Magdayao Bing Pimentel Christopher de Leon | TEN17P Star Cinema | Star Cinema | Paul Soriano |
| 2017 | December 25 | Siargao | Jericho Rosales Jasmine Curtis-Smith Erich Gonzales | TEN17P | Solar Pictures | Paul Soriano |
| 2018 | October 17 | First Love | Bea Alonzo Aga Muhlach | TEN17P Star Cinema Viva Films | Star Cinema | Paul Soriano |
| 2018 | December 25 | Mary, Marry Me | Toni Gonzaga Sam Milby Alex Gonzaga | TEN17P TINCANp | Solar Pictures | RC delos Reyes |
| 2019 | December 4 | Mañanita | Bela Padilla | TEN17P Viva Films | Viva Films | Paul Soriano |
| 2019 | December 25 | Sunod | Carmina Villarroel Mylene Dizon JC Santos | TEN17P Globe Studios | | Carlo Ledesma |
| 2020 | November 15 | Alter Me | Enchong Dee Jasmine Curtis-Smith | Viva Films TEN17P | Netflix | RC delos Reyes |
| 2022 | December 25 | My Teacher | Toni Gonzaga Joey De Leon | TEN17P | | Paul Soriano |
| 2024 | August 28 | Real LIfe Fiction | Piolo Pascual Jasmine Curtis-Smith | TEN17P Viva Films Spring Films | | Paul Soriano |