Plain and simple...
“If it can be thought, it can be shot”. The famous Stanley Kubrick quote is what made me be interested in every possibilities of audiovisual work. This has also been my path through this profession: I graduated as a Director of Photography but started working as Assistant Director at Alejandro González Iñarritu’s production company (Z Film), then expanded to editing and postproduction. When I moved to Barcelona I started experimenting with Animation and Visual Effects.
At the same time, I began to work as a director: short films, music videos, fashion films, animation and, of course, commercials and TV ids. I feel very comfortable working with heavy visual products, fashion, acting-oriented or storytelling… always with experimentation in mind. As my director career was taking of, I also started working as a freelance VFX compositor for European high-end companies like Vectorsoul (Spain), CustomEFX (Spain), Boolab (Spain), Vando Studio (Spain), Dvein (Spain), GridFX (Belgium), GhostVFX (Denmark) or Hoxton Redsox (London).
At this moment I live mostly in Mexico City but work also for the U.S. and European market. My first feature film had it world premiere at the Rome Film Festival and its national premiere at the Morelia International Film Festival.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1109126/
Academic Qualifications
“Directors series” course (National Film and Television School -London)
Ph.D. Film Studies (Universitat Pompeu Fabra -Barcelona)
M.F.A. Ineractive Visual Communication (Universitat de Barcelona)
B.A. Audiovisual Communication (Universidad Iberoamericana - Mexico)
B.A. Philosophy (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Languages:
Spanish: Native language
English: High level
French: Intermediate level
Catalan: Basic level
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Ariel Awards, Mexico 2022
Feature film “El exorcismo de Carmen Farías”
Winner “Best Make-up” award
Nominee “Best VFX” award
CANACINE Awards, Mexico 2021
Feature film “El exorcismo de Carmen Farías”
Nominee “Best Director” award
FrightFest London 2021
Official Selection, feature film “El exorcismo de Carmen Farías”
Festival Internacional de Cine de Tequila 2022
Official Selection, feature film “Ricochet”
Winner “Best Actor” award
Winner “Best Cinematography” award
Winner “Best Sound” award
Tucumán Cine Festival Latinoamericano Gerardo Vallejo 2022
Official Selection, feature film “Ricochet”
IBIZAFILMFEST 2022
Official Selection, feature film “Ricochet”
Special Mention “Human in focus” section
Winner Distribution award
Zsigmond Vilmos Film Festival (Hungary)
Official Selection, feature film “Ricochet”
Winner “Best Feature” award.
San Francisco Latino Film Festival 2021
Official Selection, feature film “Ricochet”
Hola Mexico Film Festival (Los Angeles) 2021
Official Selection, feaature film “Ricochet”
Shanghai International Film Festival 2021
Panorama, feature film “Ricochet”
D’A Barcelona 2021
Talents, feature film “Ricochet”
FICUNAM 2021
Ahora Mexico, feature film “Ricochet”
Morelia International Film Festival 2020
Official Selection, feature film “Ricochet”
Winner “Best actor” award
Rome Film Festival 2020
Official Selection, feature film “Ricochet”
Ventana Sur 2019 (Argentina)
Films In Progress Selection, feature film “Ricochet”
Festival de Cannes 2016
Short Film Corner Selection, "Satélite"
Oaxaca Film Festival 2014 (Mexico)
Official Selection, Best Mexican Screenplay "Ricochet"
Cartoon Forum 2014
Official Selection, animated series “Ultramort”
Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2012
Official Selection “Creative Focus”, animated series “Ultramort”
Barcelona International Music Clip Festival 2011
Second prize Best New Director, music clip “Autumn”
IndieLisboa 2011 (Portugal)
Official Selecion, music clip “Autumn”
Barcelona Visual Sound 2010
Jury Prize, Commercial Video, “Nike Air Mexico”
Cinematou ’09 (Geneve, Switzerland)
Non-competitive official selection animated short film, “Paseo Nocturno”
Barcelona Visual Sound 2009
Official selection animated short film, “Paseo Nocturno”.
Official selection commercial video, “El temps no es pot detenir”
Festival cinerail - Festival International Train, Metro et Cinema 2009 (Paris)
Official selection experimental video “One trip”
Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Barcelona L’Alternativa 2008
Non-competitive Selection, animated short film “Paseo Nocturno”
Barcelona Visual Sound 2008
Audience Award on Commercial Video Category for “Tots Movem Barcelona”
National Contest “Literatura en Imatges 2008” (Barcelona)
Finalist, fiction short film “Anónimo”
Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia 2008
Official Selection, animated short film “Paseo Nocturno”.
Animadrid 2008
Official Selection, animated short film “Paseo Nocturno”.
Ottawa International Animation Festival 2008
Non-competitive Selection, animated short film “Paseo Nocturno”
Freecurts 2006 (Barcelona)
Non-competitive selection short film “Anónimo”