BIO /
Álvaro has been working as film director and creative director in the past years doing fiction shorts, brand content and fashion films. With a background in photography, advertising, film and music, he has a wide experience developing new kind of audiovisual formats using the Internet as main window. In his work, he put together visual, storytelling and music with a elegant and mesmerist impact. He has a personal aesthetic with a smart balance between emotional and intellectual inputs. He won several awards, selected by Berlinale Talent Campus and presented in Los Angeles American Cinematheque with the program New Spanish Cinema in 2004. He currently works as digital film & creative director in the creation of audio-visual contents for prestige brands such as Volvo, Nike, Yoox or Condé Nast, and on his personal projects for Internet, video-art, fashion and "new cinema".
> AWARDS
Award Best Spanish-French short film – Burgos International Short Film Festival ENINCI 1999
Award Best short film – Girona International Short Film Festival 1999
Award Best cinematography – Madrid Image 1999 (Imago)
Special Mention by the Jury – Palencia International Short Film Festival 1999
First Prize Young Producers – Villagarcía Cinema Festival 2000
"BUSINESS"
Award Best short-film – Government of Catalonia 2002
2nd Prize short film – Ciudad Real International Short Film Festival 2002
Award Best cinematography – 28th Badalona International Short Film Festival FILNETS
Award Best Actress – Young Producers' Saragossa Short Film Festival 2002
Golden Remi (original drama short film) – 36 World Fest Houston (USA)
Best Original Score – 3rd Short Film Tenerife International Film Festival.