David Scala

David Scala is a Filipino-American filmmaker whose work amplifies queer and underrepresented voices, while exploring the emotional truths that connect us all. He has written and directed five award-winning short films, with work presented at over 150 film festivals worldwide, including SXSW, Seattle International Film Festival, Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest, Outfest, Frameline, CAAMFest, and the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival.

He is a Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting Semifinalist, a Gold House Futures Member, and a graduate of the NYU Tisch Film Program. His feature screenplays have placed and advanced at the screenwriting labs of Sundance, Austin Film Festival, Outfest, Nashville Film Festival, and Hamptons International Film Festival.

His most recent short film, ENGAGED, starring Daniel K. Isaac (BILLIONS) and Ryan Jamaal Swain (POSE), screened at over 65 festivals worldwide, including seven Academy Award-qualifying festivals. It won Best Comedy Short at the New Hampshire Film Festival, Best Short Film at ReelQ Pittsburgh, and numerous audience awards, and is currently available on YouTube. Another short, GROTTO, is also available on YouTube, where it has over three million views.

In 2017, he wrote and directed the full-length stage play AMONG THE FURIES, which won the Best of Festival Award for Best Play at the New York Theatre Festival, selected from 86 productions, in addition to earning awards for Best Actress and Best Scenic Design. He was also nominated for Best Director. The show returned for a sold-out, critically acclaimed run at the 2018 New York International Fringe Festival.

Based in New York, he is currently developing his feature directorial debut.