Ellen’s career spans a multitude of short film productions as director, animator, production designer, sound recordist, and editor. She is one of the founding members of Pinoy Animagination.Teaming up with her co-director Paolo Villaluna, their debut film Ilusyon (2005) is the first digital film to be Rated A by the Cinema Evaluation Board in 2005. Their second film Selda (2008) competed at the Montreal World Film Festival. Their third film Walang Hanggang Paalam (2009) won the Best Film at th