Camilo Coba is a young filmmaker and photographer from
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
.
Biography
''Camilo Coba''
was born in Quito Ecuador, on 7 September 1986. He studied film direction in Buenos Aires Argentina, under Argentine director Manuel Antín, where he won several awards for his individual and group works. He is currently attending the Movie and Video career programme at the
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ (informally Universidad San Francisco, or simply USFQ) is a liberal-arts, private university located in Quito, Ecuador. It was the first totally private self-financed university in Ecuador and the first l ...
. His first film, ''El Silencio No Existe'' (The Silence Does Not Exist), received recognition from the
Washington, DC International Film Festival.
He has participated in numerous short film projects in Argentina and Ecuador, mainly as
director of photography
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
and
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
. He represented Ecuador in the Dwight School I.B. Film Festival at the age of 17 years and was awarded the Special Jury Prize. This was the only short film selected from Latin America.
Partial filmography
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Quito, Ecuador
Festivals and awards
*Festival I.B. de The Dwight School, New York 2004: Special Prize of the Jury for ''Popular quitumbe''
*Programa Arte y Parte de la C.C.E., Quito 2004: Best Short film of the Week for ''El Chirisiqui''
*Festival Mirada Joven, Cuenca 2004:
**Best Director for ''El Chirisiqui''
**Best Photography for ''Zapatos Rotos''
**Best Short Subject for ''El Chirisiqui''
**Special Mention for Editing for ''Zapatos Rotos''
**Nomination for Best Photography for ''El Chirisiqui''
**Nomination for Best Experimental for ''El Chirisiqui''
*Festival V.I.A.R.T., Caracas 2005: Nomination and Exhibition of ''El Chiriyacu'', ''Obsesión'' and ''Ni Tu Ni Nadie''
*Washington DC International Film Festival, Washington, D.C. 2007: Best Film in the Making, Sneak Preview, and
Official Selection for ''El Silencio No Existe''
References
External links
D.C.I.F.F DCIFF catalogueDwight School IB film festivalYoutube Video
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1986 births
Living people
Ecuadorian film directors