Javier Nicolás Casanova Sampayo (born 22 November 1993) is a Colombian filmmaker. He has been member of the

Colombian Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences The Colombian Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences ( es, Academia Colombiana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas - ACACC) is an industry association in Colombia founded in 2009. Each year the academy present the Macondo Awards to award ac ...

since 2020. His first feature-documentary, '' El Culebro: La historia de mi papá'' (2017), is a tribute to his father, actor

Hernando Casanova Hernando Casanova Escobar known as El Culebro Casanova (Neiva, Huila, April 21, 1945 - Bogotá D.C., October 24, 2002), was a Colombian actor, director, singer, and television presenter. He is considered one of the pioneers of comedy and one of ...

. After several screenings, it premiered on Caracol Televisión, and become one of the most watched documentary that day in Colombia.

Biography

Nicolás Casanova was born in 1993 in Bogota, Colombia. He is the youngest son of Colombian legendary actor Hernando Casanova and journalist Gilma Sampayo. He has four siblings: Juan Sebastián, Adriana (1970-2019), Rocío and Margarita. He studied Film and Television at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Colombia.

Career

Nicolas Casanova debuted in cinema producing, editing and directing the feature-documentary '' El Culebro: La historia de mi papá'' (2017). The film was called "A cornerstone to learn about the history of one of the most important figures on colombian television" and "A true and experienced work despite being produced by a young director" and "(Nicolas) is one of the outstanding directors from Bogotá".

Filmography

* 2017 – ''El Culebro: La historia de mi papá'' (Documentary) : EUREKA Film Festival - World Premiere : Festival Villa del Cine - Out of Competition : XIX Festival de Cine de Santa Fe de Antioquia - Official Selection : Festival de Cine de Oriente - Official Selection : :

Awards and recognitions

* Outstanding directors from Bogota - Revista GO (2018)

External links

Nicolas Casanova
at IMDb
Nicolás Casanova
at Twitter

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Casanova, Nicolas Colombian film directors 1993 births Living people Jorge Tadeo Lozano University alumni People from Bogotá