EDUCATION
Sep 1998/ Jun 2004
Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Telecommunication Engineering: Image and Sound
Sep 2004/ Jun 2008
University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain
BA in Audiovisual Communication: Film Studies
Sep 2007/ Jun 2008
NIC Film Institute of Madrid, Spain
Diploma in documentary filmmaking
Sep 2008/ Jun 2010
Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
MFA in Film Directing: Creative Documentary
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WORKSHOPS
2010
London Film Academy, UK
Screenwriting, 16mm cinematography
2011
New York University, USA
Feature film screenwriting
2011
Sundance Shorts Lab, USA
Production and distribution of short films
2014, 2017, 2021
London Film School, UK
Several workshops in storyboarding, visual storytelling, sound design and editing, and special intensives in directing actors with Udayan Prasad and in screenwriting with Ellis Freeman
2014
Cineuropa.org
Short film screenwriting
2015
Prague Film School, Czech Republic
Fiction filmmaking: screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing
2017
Los Angeles Global Cinematography Institute, USA
Advanced cinematography and colour grading
2018
Maine Media Workshops, USA
Advanced cinematography and feature film lighting
Apr 2018/ Feb 2019
Acting school Beatriz Flores Silva, Belgium
Directing actors
2021
La Fragua Bruta, Spain
Several workshops in experimental filmmaking
Jul 2021/ Mar 2022
Cineuropa.org
Feature screenwriting
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FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
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2008
CHARLIE. Spain. 6 min. Documentary short film. Co-writer / director / co-producer / D.P. / editor.
2008
ESPEJISMOS. Spain. 7 min. Expérimental short film. Writer / director / producer / co-D.P. / editor.
Screening: Renoir Cinema, Madrid (Spain)
Screening: EICTV (Cuba)
2009
JUST TO CALL YOU DAD, Spain / U.K.. 16 min. Creative documentary short. Writer / director / co-producer / editor.
2010
Nomination: BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards (U.K.)
Official selection, DocumentaMadrid (Spain)
Official selection, Cucalorus Film Festival (U.S.A.)
Official selection, Brighton See Festival (U.K.)
MediMed Film Market (Spain)
2011
Non competitive official selection, ZINEBI Film Festival (Spain)
Official selection, Berlin Directors Lounge (Germany)
Unplugged Online Film Festival (Asia)
Observatorio Sur cinema platform (Argentina)
2012
SEBASTIEN WAKNINE. Spain. 4 min. Creative documentaire short. Director / producer / D.P. / editor.
2013
CELL FATE. Spain / U.K.. 24 min. Scientific documentary short. Commissioned by EuroStemCell.org. Co-writer / director / co-producer / editor.
2015
Official selection, Paris Science Film Festival (France)
Official selection, Goethe Institute World Film Tour (Germany)
2013
HANSEN Y ANDRÉS. Spain. 8 min. Creative documentary short. Co-director / producer / co-D.P. / editor.
Official selection, CreaDoc writing laboratory of the Canary Islands (Spain)
2017
AIN'T THAT RIGHT. Spain / Czech Republic. 7 min. Short fiction film. Writer / director / producer / editor.
Audience Award, Prague Film School (Czech Republic)
2018
Official selection, Plasencia Encorto Festival (Spain)
Official selection, Cinema Directed by Woman (Spain)
Screening: V Edition Shorty Week Film Festival, Cádiz (Spain)
Screening: XVIII Radio City International Short Film Festival (Espagne)
Official selection, Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (South Korea)
Official selection, 16th International Short Film Festival FIFICA “Cine a la Calle” (Colombia)
Official selection, Olhares do Mediterrâneo Women’s Film Festival (Portugal)
Screening: Cinema Camp Film Festival, Zamora (Spain)
Screening: Ciudad de Molina Short Film Festival (Spain)
2020
Official selection, SESIFF Extreme-Short Rewind, Seoul (South Korea)
2017
THE BURIAL. Canada. 8 min. Short fiction film. Director / co-producer / D.P..
Official selection, Short to the Point (Romania)
Winner: Best Experimental, nominee: Best Editor, Bucharest ShortCut CineFest (Romania)
2018
Official selection (Unfiltered Cinema), Short Film Movie Club, Minsk (Belarus)
Winner: Best Experimental, Alternative Film Festival, Toronto (Canada)
Finalist, The Perfect Light Film Festival (Australia)
Official selection, Cinemística Festival, Granada (Spain)
Official selection, Veracruz World Film Festival (Mexico)
Official selection, Filmstrip International Film Festival (Romania)
Official selection, Motion Pictures Film Festival (Nigeria)
Official selection, The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards (U.K.)
Woodengate International Film Festival (Romania)
Honorable Mention, Experimental Forum, Los Angeles (U.S.A.)
Official selection, Moving Pictures Festival, Antwerp (Belgium)
Finalist, Independent Talents International Film Festival (U.S.A.)
2019
Official selection, Dumbo Film Festival, New York City (U.S.A.)
2018
CSEND / Days without talking. Belgium. 4 min. Short fiction film. Co-writer / director / producer / D.P..
Official selection, STR'OFF 007 Festival du Microfilm, Strasbourg (France)
Official selection, La Rumeur Court, Liège (Belgium)
2020
Screening: Culture Quarantine, Brussels (Belgium)
2018
LIKE A SUNFLOWER IN JULY. Belgium. 2 min. Short fiction film. Co-writer / director / producer / co-editor.
Screening (online): Nikon Film Festival (France)
2018
DON'T KISS ME GOODNIGHT. U.S.A. 2 min. Short fiction film. Writer / director / D.P. / editor. Advanced Cinematography practice at Maine Media Workshops.
2020
PERDÓNAME, LOLA. Spain / Canada. 20 min. Western short film. Co-writer / co-director / co- producer / co-D.P. / co-editor.
Official selection, Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival, Kolkata (India)
2021
Finalist, Emerging Artists Film Festival, Calgary (Canada)
Finalist, Rameshwaram International Film Festival (India)
Official selection, Bardolino Film Festival (Italy)
Official selection, Deep Fried Film Festival, Glasgow (U.K.)
Official selection, Festival de Cine y Televisión Reino de León (Spain)
Official selection, FICKIN Festival International du Cinéma de Kinshasa (Congo)
Fillum International Storical & Short Film Festival (U.S.A.)
Official selection, Malter Vándor Filmfesztivál (Hungary)
Official selection, NIFF London New Indie Film Festival of London (U.K.)
Official selection, Semana de Cine de Autor de Lugo (Spain)
Official selection, Varese International Film Festival (Italy)
Official selection, Yerevan Short Film Festival (Armenia)
Official selection, Grand Juntion Film Festival, Colorado (U.S.A.)
Official selection, SydFest Independent Film Festival, Syndey (Australia)
2020
LE CRI DU MEROU. Belgium. 7 min. Short fiction film. Co-writer / director / co-producter / D.P..
Official selection, Metropolis Film Festival, Milan (Italy)
Finalist, Paris International Film Awards (France)
Winner: Best Artist Film (Short), Berlin Indie Film Festival (Germany)
Finalist, Berlin Shorts Awards (Germany)
2022
Finalist, Lisbon Film Rendezvous (Portugal)
2021
RUNNING WITH CROWS. U.K. / France. 3 min. Creative documentary short. Part of the collective project FemaleFaces.org. Director / producer / D.P. / editor.
Screening: Access Arts New York City (U.S.A.)
2021
FOR I AM DEAD. Belgium / U.S.A.. 20 min. Short fiction film. Writer / director / producer / editor.
150+ awards and 80+ festival selections
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