Antoinette Jadaone

Directing

Antoinette Jadaone

Born 1984-04-21 · Manila, Philippines

Antoinette "Tonet" Jadaone (born April 3, 1984) is a Filipino writer, producer, and director known for blending mainstream romantic comedy with profound indie sensibilities. A University of the Philippines Diliman graduate, she gained fame for her work on That Thing Called Tadhana (2014) and for directing acclaimed films like Fan Girl (2020) and Sunshine (2024). She is a nine-time FAMAS nominee and four-time Gawad Urian nominee, both for her writing and directing. In 2017, she co-founded Manila-based film production company Project 8 Projects with filmmaker Dan Villegas. Aside from directing and producing films, she is the co-host of the pop culture podcast Ang Walang Kwentang Podcast alongside fellow director JP Habac.

Acting credits

Dreamboi poster
NR

A trans woman becomes entranced by the voice of an underground audio porn star. Torn between fantasy and reality, she drifts through the neon haze of Quezon City on a journey of desire, pain, and self-discovery.

Dreamboi

2026

The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut) poster
NR

Actress Eugene Domingo plays a fictionalized version of herself as an actress who really wants to be a director. Unfortunately, she encounters the most enormous stumbling block of all: her ego.

The Woman in the Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (Movie Cut)

2019

Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay poster
8.5

A professional horror movie extra prepares for her first ever acting award nomination.

Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay

2012

The Achy Breaky Hearts poster
7.0

Chinggay, a jewelry shop manager, is one of the single women in their 30’s who feels the pressure to find love. She goes out on dates with men but none of them seem to make the cut. You may blame her high standards but the pain from her previous relationship could also be affecting her judgment on men. Now, her love life is suffering a drought for seven years. Everything changes when suddenly, two men are interested to be with her. Ryan bought an engagement ring from Chinggay only to be rejected by his girlfriend. Chinggay helps Ryan to get back with his girlfriend but they end up losing the ring and becoming good friends. On the other hand, Chinggay’s ex-boyfriend Frank is persistent to redeem himself and to prove that he deserves a second chance with Chinggay. Chinggay finds herself torn between two kinds of love.

The Achy Breaky Hearts

2016

Behind the camera

Sunshine poster
8.7

Just days before her team's tryouts for the Olympics, dedicated young gymnast Sunshine discovers she is pregnant. Now she must embark on a desperate and risky journey to fight for her dream.

Sunshine

2025

Sunshine poster
8.7

Just days before her team's tryouts for the Olympics, dedicated young gymnast Sunshine discovers she is pregnant. Now she must embark on a desperate and risky journey to fight for her dream.

Sunshine

2025

I Wish You Had Told Me poster
5.1

When a young missionary uncovers his late father's long-held secret, he travels from the Philippines to Spain in search of his dad's forbidden love.

I Wish You Had Told Me

2025

Fan Girl poster
6.5

A starstruck girl sneaks into an actor’s house and discovers a horrifying truth about her idol.

Fan Girl

2020

Fan Girl poster
6.5

A starstruck girl sneaks into an actor’s house and discovers a horrifying truth about her idol.

Fan Girl

2020

Alone/Together poster
6.1

Former college sweethearts Christine and Raf reconnect as adults — reminiscing of their shared past, and revisiting what could've been their future.

Alone/Together

2019

Alone/Together poster
6.1

Former college sweethearts Christine and Raf reconnect as adults — reminiscing of their shared past, and revisiting what could've been their future.

Alone/Together

2019

Alone/Together poster
6.1

Former college sweethearts Christine and Raf reconnect as adults — reminiscing of their shared past, and revisiting what could've been their future.

Alone/Together

2019

Utol poster
NR

An Oppo Reno2 short film by Antoinette Jadaone.

Utol

2020

Utol poster
NR

An Oppo Reno2 short film by Antoinette Jadaone.

Utol

2020

Zack Tabudlo: Episode poster
NR

A collection of OPM singer-songwriter Zack Tabudlo's most personal experiences. Those experiences are put into stories, stories put into songs, and songs brought to life through a series of fourteen music videos with different narratives about love, heartbreak, happiness, and loneliness. Collectively, these are narratives that demand the viewer to feel, to confront, and to heal.

Zack Tabudlo: Episode

2021

Cuddle Weather poster
4.4

After realizing that prostitutes are not entitled to the best part of love making, two sex workers form a screwy relationship as "cuddle partners" only to realize that they want something more.

Cuddle Weather

2019

Kitty K7 poster
7.3

After her boyfriend breaks up with her, Hana, an underpaid graphic artist, reinvents herself as Kitty K-7, the newest camgirl of the alter world.

Kitty K7

2023

The Breakup Playlist poster
6.0

A story about an aspiring professional singer and a rock singer who collaborates in a song. As they work on their song, they start to develop feelings for each other.

The Breakup Playlist

2015

English Only, Please poster
7.0

A Filipino-American man hires a translator to help translate a letter he wrote for the woman that broke his heart.

English Only, Please

2014

That Thing Called Tadhana poster
6.2

A woman struggling to meet airline baggage requirements meets a man who comes to her aid. They form a friendship that helps them mend each other's hearts.

That Thing Called Tadhana

2015

That Thing Called Tadhana poster
6.2

A woman struggling to meet airline baggage requirements meets a man who comes to her aid. They form a friendship that helps them mend each other's hearts.

That Thing Called Tadhana

2015

Rookie poster
6.5

An awkward 6-footer teen is forced to learn and play volleyball half-heartedly when the Catholic school she transferred to did not have a basketball team. Everything changes when she meets their star player.

Rookie

2023

Never Not Love You poster
7.9

The story of young lovers who try to build a life together until career opportunities send them to a different country where their relationship gets tested.

Never Not Love You

2018

Never Not Love You poster
7.9

The story of young lovers who try to build a life together until career opportunities send them to a different country where their relationship gets tested.

Never Not Love You

2018

Never Not Love You poster
7.9

The story of young lovers who try to build a life together until career opportunities send them to a different country where their relationship gets tested.

Never Not Love You

2018

Heaven's Waiting poster
7.7

Lisang’s soul is trapped in purgatory due to her bad behavior. Once again, her name is picked and reconsidered. Will she be able to make it this time?

Heaven's Waiting

2018

The Bit Player poster
7.4

A single mother working as a film extra dreams of landing bigger roles while struggling with the harsh realities of the entertainment industry.

The Bit Player

2013

'plano poster
NR

Plano is a short film about a man who didn't pick on someone his own size, and a girl who seemed too little to be vengeful.

'plano

2006