SHORT BIO
I am filmmaker from the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Colombia and interdisciplinary artist, I have studied and filmed under the tutorship of Werner Herzog in the Amazon jungle of Peru and Lucrecia Martel in Barcelona and I have been selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus. My works have participated and/or received awards in several national and international festivals such as Mar del Palta Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, PÖFF Tallinn Film Festival, among others. I have worked as a director in film and advertising, writer, composer and director of photography in personal and commissioned projects. I have also been a teacher and creative consultant.
In my personal projects, my interests have revolved around the exploration of narrative forms addressing topics such as chance, collective creation, autobiography and nature. Currently, I am working on my first solo feature film project and I am looking to provide my services in consulting, cinematography or directing, giving all my energy, my willingness and creativity to film, art, or any kind of project that seek to generate a social or ecological impact on the world and especially to generate a harmonious relationship between ourselves and nature.
BIO CORTA (Español)
Soy cineasta egresado de la Facultad de Artes de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y artista interdisciplinario, he estudiado y filmado bajo la tutoría de Werner Herzog en la selva amazónica de Perú y de Lucrecia Martel en Barcelona y he sido director participante del Berlinale Talent Campus, Buenos Aires. Mis trabajos han participado y recibido premios en diversos festivales nacionales e internacionales como Mar del Palta Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, PÖFF Tallinn Film Festival, entre otros. He ejercido como director en cine y publicidad, escritor, compositor y director de fotografía en proyectos personales y por encargo. También he sido docente y consultor creativo.
En mis proyectos personales, mis intereses han girado alrededor de la exploración de formas narrativas abordando temas como el azar, la creación colectiva, la autobiografía y la naturaleza. Actualmente, trabajo en mi primer proyecto de largometraje y busco prestar mis servicios en asesorías, cinematografía o dirección, entregando toda mi energía, mi disposición y creatividad a proyectos de cine, arte o cualquier tipo de proyecto que busque generar un impacto social o ecológico en el mundo y en especial a generar una relación armónica entre nosotros mismos y la naturaleza.ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE AND RECOGNITIONS:
-TELL ME (2020, co-director) Estonia, France, USA, UK, among others. Collaborative documentary feature film made from testimonies received in anonymous voice mailboxes installed in 14 countries during the confinements of the Covid 19 pandemic. Co-director, Co-writer.
(Black Nights PÖFF competition, JihLava Film Festival, IFF Karlovy Vary);
(Black Nights PÖFF competition, JihLava Film Festival, IFF Karlovy Vary);
-MARTEL PHENOMENA (2024). Spain. The Jungle Creative Ecosystem. a collective creation with the mentorship of Lucrecia Martel currently in post-production.
Co-director, Co-writer
Co-director, Co-writer
-SHE AND THE IMPLOSION (2011), a short film that explores different forms of narrative connection.
Director, Writer, Editor, Composer.
(Best Colombian short film at the Bogota FF 2011, Official selection at the Mar del Plata Film Festival 2011, 1st honorable mention for new creators at the FICCI, among others)
Director, Writer, Editor, Composer.
(Best Colombian short film at the Bogota FF 2011, Official selection at the Mar del Plata Film Festival 2011, 1st honorable mention for new creators at the FICCI, among others)
-TUNCHE FEVER (2018) A fever dream with the mentorship of Werner Herzog
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
(2011 Lima Film Festival)
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
(2011 Lima Film Festival)
-DIA DE CAMPO (2019) A sound dystopia with the mentorship of Lucrecia Martel
Director, Co-writer, Director of Photography
Director, Co-writer, Director of Photography
-MINIFILMS (2018-2021) Series of 14 minutes;
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
-RAINLESS AFTERNOON (2024). A documentary that explores the autobiographical narrative and the filmmaker's relationship with his mother (in post-production)
Director, Writer, Composer, Producer
Director, Writer, Composer, Producer
WORK EXPERIENCE
DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY
-Director of photography. Colombia Unit. Threads of my Ancestors. Feature documentary. Carlos E. Lesmes. (Currently in production)
-Director and Director of Photography. FILMING IN A STRANGE PLANET WITH WERNER HERZOG. 2022 for Wenrer Herzog Exhibition of Deutsche Kinemathek and Werner Herzog Exhibition of Eye Filmmuseum of Amsterdam.
-Director of photography. UNDER THE SHADE OF A TREE (2022). Colombia-Estonia. Director Carlos Lesmes
-Director of photography. Additional Cinematography. TO END A WAR. (2021). Colombia, USA. Dir. Marc Silver. Univision Storyhouse
-Director of photography. Additional Cinematography. THE SELECTION (2021) Dir. Mauricio Velez. Amazon Prime
-Director of photography. BREAKING THE MOLD. (2023) OAS - Inter-American Commission of Women. Dir. María Libertad Márquez.
-Director of photography. Colombia Unit. Threads of my Ancestors. (2024)
DIRECTION OF COMMERCIAL CONTENT
-Director at Los Notarios, Colombia (2011-2015) Spots for Dunkin’ Donuts, Genfar, Claro, among others
-Director at Akira Cine, Colombia (2015-2016) Spots for Claro, Banco de Bogotá, among others
-Director at Filmeikers, Ecuador (2017-2018). Spots for Movistar, Warenhauss, Nescafe, among others.
-Director at Made In Austria, Ecuador (2019). Director for Vanish, Pica and others.
-Director at SayWhisky. Colombia and Ecuador (2019-2023). Spots for Netflix, Uber, Presidency of Ecuador, Tigo, among others.
TEACHING AND CONSULTING
-Professor. Visual Storytelling for Civic Engagement. OSUN (Open Society University Network) and Global Public Affairs, School of Government, Universidad de los Andes (2023)
-Teacher. Commercial Cinema Workshop. National Film School, ENACC. (2019)
-Domestika Course. Directing short commercial videos (2023)
-Workshop. “A story for a camera.” Lobo de Paramo Libros. (2022,2024)
-Jury of the of the Fondo de Desarrollo Cinematográfico del Miniterio de Cultura de Colombia shortfilms production call. (2019)
-Creative Consultant for the feature film “MSS”. Vaivén productions. (2023)
-Creative Consultant. Caminos de Paz ARN (Agencia para la Reincorporación Nacional). (2023)
-Creative Consultant. Breaking the Mold - Organization of American States, Interamerican Comission of Women. (2023)
EDUCATION
National University of Colombia, Faculty of Arts. Undergraduate.
Bogota Colombia. 2005-2011
Film and Television Director.
Bogota Colombia. 2005-2011
Film and Television Director.
Berlinale Talent Campus. Meeting.
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2013
Participating talent
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2013
Participating talent
Filming in Peru with Werner Herzog. Black Factory Cinema. Workshop.
Madre de Dios, Peru. 2018
Participating director.
Madre de Dios, Peru. 2018
Participating director.
The Sounds of Summer with Lucrecia Martel. The Jungle Creative Ecosystem. Workshop.
Barcelona, Spain. 2019
Participating Director.
Barcelona, Spain. 2019
Participating Director.
Languages: Fluent Spanish and English. Basic French
FULL BIO
I graduated as a filmmaker from the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Colombia because I found in cinema a place where everything that I have liked to do since I was a child comes together: music, stories, drawings and objects. To graduate, I made the short film Ella y la Implosión (2011), which received several recognitions and awards at national and international festivals and which was part of my academic research on unconventional structures and forms to find dramatic unity. I was selected at Berlinale Talent Buenos Aires with a multimedia project. Then, I had the opportunity to study and film a short film under the mentorship of Werner Herzog in the Amazon jungle of Peru, Tunche Fever (2018), and under Lucrecia Martel in Barcelona, Día de Campo (2019). Both experiences changed my life and I have used a camera almost every day since.
I usually spend a lot of time with animals and that led me to audiovisually explore their point of view and less anthropocentric narratives. Some examples can be seen in the digital series MINIFILMS in which I also experimented with building stories without planning them in very short production times and with any type of audiovisual material. I also explored other narrative forms and animal perspectives as co-director of the collective feature film Tell Me (2021), which was filmed during the Covid 19 confinement in 24 countries and built from anonymous calls and which participated in festivals such as Jih.lava , Karlovy Vary and PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival.
I usually spend a lot of time with animals and that led me to audiovisually explore their point of view and less anthropocentric narratives. Some examples can be seen in the digital series MINIFILMS in which I also experimented with building stories without planning them in very short production times and with any type of audiovisual material. I also explored other narrative forms and animal perspectives as co-director of the collective feature film Tell Me (2021), which was filmed during the Covid 19 confinement in 24 countries and built from anonymous calls and which participated in festivals such as Jih.lava , Karlovy Vary and PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival.
Also, at some point I ended up leaving everything and going to live in the country with just my cats. There I had the opportunity to learn more about nature by exploring through observation and the camera. I think of the camera as a tool of empathy, and film as a medium for art as a question or a search. In short, whether through film, photography, music or objects. what I care most is art and nature.
At work, I have worked as a director, writer, composer, director of photography, in personal and commissioned film projects. I was an advertising content director for 10 years and working for important brands I had the opportunity to learn from the powerful narratives of the commercial world. I closed that stage by delivering everything I learned in a course on the Domestika educational platform. I have been a university professor and creative consultant for projects including feature films and TV shows and work as a director of photography for documentary films and videos.
Currently, I am working on my first feature film project and I am looking to provide my services in consulting, cinematography or directing, giving all my energy, my willingness and creativity to film, art, or any kind of project that seek to generate a social or ecological impact on the world and especially to generate a harmonious relationship between ourselves and nature.
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BIO COMPLETA (Español)
Me gradué como cineasta de la Facultad de Artes de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia porque encontré en el cine un lugar en el que confluye todo lo que me gusta hacer desde que era niño: música, historias, dibujos y objetos. Para graduarme hice el corto Ella y la Implosión (2011) el cual recibió varios reconocimientos y premios en festivales nacionales e internacionales y que era parte de mi investigación académica sobre estructuras y formas no convencionales para encontrar unidad dramática. Fui seleccionado en Berlinale Talent Buenos Aires con un proyecto multimedia. Luego, tuve la oportunidad de estudiar y filmar un corto bajo la tutoría de Werner Herzog en la selva amazónica de Perú, Tunche Fever (2018), y bajo la de Lucrecia Martel en Barcelona, Día de Campo (2019). Ambas experiencias me cambiaron la vida y desde entonces uso una cámara casi todos los días.
Suelo pasar mucho tiempo con animales y eso me llevó a explorar audiovisualmente su punto de vista y narrativas menos antropocéntricas. Algunos ejemplo se pueden ver en la serie digital MINIFILMS en la que también experimenté construyendo historias sin planearlas en tiempos muy cortos de producción y con cualquier tipo de material audiovisual. También exploré otras formas narrativas y perspectivas animales como co-director del largometraje colectivo Tell Me (2021), el cual fue filmado durante el confinamiento del Covid 19 en 24 países y construido a partir de llamadas anónimas y que participó en festivales como Jih.lava, Karlovy Vary y PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival.
También, en algún momento terminé dejando todo y yendo a vivir al campo sólo con mis gatos. Allí tuve la oportunidad aprender más de la naturaleza explorando a través de la observación y la cámara. Pienso la cámara como una herramienta de empatía, y el cine como un medio para el arte. Y el arte como una pregunta o un búsqueda. En resumen, lo que más me importa es la naturaleza y el arte sea a través del cine, la fotografía, la música ó los objetos
Laboralmente, he ejercido como director, escritor, compositor, director de fotografía, en proyectos cinematográficos personales y por encargo. Fui director de contenido publicitario durante 10 años y trabajando para importantes marcas tuve la oportunidad de aprender de las poderosas narrativas del mundo mercantil. Cerré esa etapa entregando todo lo que aprendí en un curso en la plataforma educativa Domestika. He sido docente universitario y consultor creativo para proyectos que incluyen largometrajes y programas de TV y trabajo como director de fotografía para películas y videos documentales. Actualmente, trabajo en mi primer proyecto de largometraje y busco prestar mis servicios en asesorías, cinematografía o dirección, entregando toda mi energía, mi disposición y creatividad a proyectos de cine, arte o cualquier tipo de proyecto que busque generar un impacto social o ecológico en el mundo y en especial a generar una relación armónica entre nosotros mismos y la naturaleza.