Jorge Dorado (born December 8, 1976) is a Spanish director, screenwriter and producer. He received

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nominations for his short film '' La guerra'', his documentary short ''Nuevos tiempos'', and his directorial feature film debut '' Mindscape''.

Career

He studied Communication Studies at the

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. He began his career working in as assistant director on films like '' Bad Education'' and ''

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'' by

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'' by Guillermo del Toro and ''

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'' by

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. As director, he has made five short films and a documentary, among them, ''The War'' (co-directed with Luis Berdejo, a candidate for the

in 2006, and with more than 50 international awards). He also shot and directed the 2012 short film ''El Otro''. For five years, working as advertising director, he was responsible for campaigns for Nintendo, Bancaja,

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, and the Olympic big campaign, for which he was nominated Best New Commercials Director in Spain, and more. His film '' Mindscape'', a psychological thriller, is Dorado's first feature, as well as the first chapter in a collaboration between Ombra Films (formed by ''

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with Juan Solá) and

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. The film stars

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, Brian Cox and

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* 1976 births Complutense University of Madrid alumni Living people Spanish film directors {{Spain-film-director-stub