Paul Soriano
Paul David Soriano (born October 17, 1981) is an American-born Filipino commercial and film director, producer. Personal life. Soriano was born and raised in Los Angeles. His father is director and pastor Jeric Soriano, the son of actor Néstor de Villa. At the age of 8, 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 is known for directing "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. Filmography. Under TEN17P. TEN17P is Soriano's  film production company that believes in creating films that are both director and story driven. Since its establishment, TEN17P has produced critically acclaimed and ground breaking films – that can be shown all over the world. Theatrical Feature Films