Erik Matti

Erik Matti

Known for
Directing
Born
December 21, 1970 (age 55)
Birthplace
Bacolod City, Philippines

Biography

Erik Matti is a Filipino filmmaker. He is known for directing On the Job (2013), Honor Thy Father (2015), Seklusyon (2016), BuyBust (2018), and Kuwaresma (2019). His other directing credits include Ekis (1999), Mano Po 2 (2003), Gagamboy (2004), Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles (2012) and its sequel Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 (2014), and BuyBust (2018). His crime thriller film On the Job: The Missing 8, a sequel to the 2013 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight selection On the Job, premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where it entered the Main Competition for the Golden Lion and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for John Arcilla. The film was later selected as the Philippine entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. It was also adapted into a miniseries for HBO Asia called On the Job, with the re-edited version of the first film serving as the first two episodes, which was nominated at the 50th International Emmy Awards for Best TV Movie or Miniseries. Matti co-founded the production company Reality Entertainment with Dondon Monteverde, son of film producer Lily Monteverde.

Known For

Filmography

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On The Job Prequel

On The Job Prequel

Movie · Director

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Mother poster

Mother

Movie · Director

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On The Job: Maghari

On The Job: Maghari

Movie · Director

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May Pagasa: The Battles of Andres Bonifacio

May Pagasa: The Battles of Andres Bonifacio

Movie · Director

2026
Call My Manager poster

Call My Manager

TV · Director · 1 ep

2025
Call My Manager! poster

Call My Manager!

Movie · Director

2022
On the Job: The Missing 8 poster

On the Job: The Missing 8

Movie · Director

2021
A Girl and A Guy poster

A Girl and A Guy

Movie · Director

2021
Rabid poster

Rabid

Movie · Director

2021
7 Days Of Hell poster

7 Days Of Hell

Movie · Director

2021
On the Job poster

On the Job

TV · Director · 6 eps

2019
The Entity poster

The Entity

Movie · Director

2019
Island of Dreams poster

Island of Dreams

Movie · Director

2018
BuyBust poster

BuyBust

Movie · Director

2018
Folklore poster

Folklore

TV · Director · 1 ep

2016
Seklusyon poster

Seklusyon

Movie · Director

2015
Honor Thy Father poster

Honor Thy Father

Movie · Director

2014
ABCs of Death 2 poster

ABCs of Death 2

Movie · Director

2014
Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 poster

Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2

Movie · Director

2013
On the Job poster

On the Job

Movie · Director

2012
Rigodon poster

Rigodon

Movie · Director

2012
Vesuvius poster

Vesuvius

Movie · Director

2012
Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles poster

Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles

Movie · Director

2011
Nang Tumambad ang Hubad na Katotohanan

Nang Tumambad ang Hubad na Katotohanan

Movie · Director

2009
The Arrival poster

The Arrival

Movie · Director

2005
Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom poster

Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom

Movie · Director

2004
Gagamboy poster

Gagamboy

Movie · Director

2004
Pa-siyam poster

Pa-siyam

Movie · Director

2003
Mano Po 2: My Home poster

Mano Po 2: My Home

Movie · Director

2002
Prosti poster

Prosti

Movie · Director

2001
Dos Ekis poster

Dos Ekis

Movie · Director

2001
Sa Huling Paghihintay poster

Sa Huling Paghihintay

Movie · Director

2000
Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return Of The Comeback poster

Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return Of The Comeback

Movie · Director

2000
Kagat ng dilim : Doppelganger poster

Kagat ng dilim : Doppelganger

Movie · Director

2000
Kagat ng dilim : Burak poster

Kagat ng dilim : Burak

Movie · Director

2000
Kagat ng dilim : Airplane Crash poster

Kagat ng dilim : Airplane Crash

Movie · Director

2000
Kagat ng dilim : Masaker poster

Kagat ng dilim : Masaker

Movie · Director

2000
Kagat ng dilim : Sigbin poster

Kagat ng dilim : Sigbin

Movie · Director

2000
Kagat ng dilim : Stalker poster

Kagat ng dilim : Stalker

Movie · Director

1999
Ekis poster

Ekis

Movie · Director

1999
Scorpio Nights 2 poster

Scorpio Nights 2

Movie · Director

1995
Baby Love poster

Baby Love

Movie · Second Assistant Director