Dwein Baltazar

Dwein Ruedas Baltazar is a Filipino filmmaker. She is best known for directing the films Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus (2018) and Oda Sa Wala (2018).^[1] She has also directed a number of iWantTFC series, such as Past, Present, Perfect? (2019) and I Am U (2020).^[2][3]

Dwein Baltazar
Alma mater	Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Occupation(s)	Film director and screenwriter
Years active	2012–present

Baltazar began her career in independent cinema but has since directed a number of works for ABS-CBN, such as the series Marry Me, Marry You (2021). Baltazar's works tend to focus on themes of loneliness and fear.^[4]

Early life and education

Baltazar received a BA in Communication Arts from the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila, Philippines.^[5] She has stated her cinematic influences to include Michel Gondry and François Ozon.^[6]

Career

Baltazar started her career in the entertainment industry as a stylist for film and television, which she worked as for three years for filmmakers such as Raya Martin and Chris Martinez.^[7][8] In 2012, she directed her debut feature Mamay Umeng, which won the Best Picture prize at the 2013 Jeonju International Film Festival.^[9] Baltazar's sophomore film, Gusto Kita with All My Hypothalamus, released in 2018, also received international plaudits, winning two awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival in Taipei.^[10]

In 2019, Baltazar's film Oda sa Wala was screened in competition at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.^[11][12] It also won major awards at the 67th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Director.^[13]

In 2021, she directed her first commercial work, the film Hello Stranger: The Movie.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Table featuring feature films directed by Martin Scorsese

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Ref.
2012	Mamay Umeng	Yes	Yes	[15]
2018	Gusto Kita with All My Hypothalamus	Yes	Yes	[16]
2018	Exes Baggage	No	Yes	[17]
2018	Oda sa Wala	Yes	Yes	[18]
2019	Open	No	Yes	[19]
2021	Hello Stranger: The Movie	Yes	No	[20]
2023	Third World Romance	Yes	Yes

Television

Table featuring feature films directed by Martin Scorsese

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref.
2017	I Heart Davao	No	Yes		[21]
2019	Past, Present, Perfect?	Yes	Yes		[22]
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Yes	No	Episode: "Flyers"
	Uncoupling	Yes	Yes		[23]
2020	I Am U	Yes	No		[24]
	Unconditional	Yes	No
2021	Marry Me, Marry You	Yes	No		[25]
2022	Run To Me	Yes	No
TBA	How to Spot a Red Flag	Yes	No