Draft:Alejandro Cortés Calahorra

Alejandro Cortés Calahorra
Alejandro Cortés Calahorra
Born	10 June 1983 (age 40); Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

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Alejandro Cortés Calahorra born on 10th June 1983 in Zaragoza, Spain, is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, editor, producer, visual artist, photographer, and painter.

Biography[edit]

Alejandro Cortés Calahorra born in Zaragoza (Spain), 1983 is a Scriptwriter and Filmmaker. Spanish Cinema Academy Member. ACCIÓN Spanish Filmmakers Association Member.

Studies[edit]

Government of Spain National Awards for Academic Excellence Special Mention. University degree in Filmmaking (Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires; UCINE, Argentina). Postgraduates: Documentary, Narrative Structure and Edition (mentoring: Daniel Desaloms and Miguel Pérez, EICTV Cuba tutors). Specialization courses: Adapted Screenplay (CFP-SICA, Argentina), Digital Series (UCINE, Argentina). Animation (Esfera Arts School, Argentina). Advertising Degree (USJ, Spain). Graphic Design Degree (ESDA, Spain).

Film Career[edit]

Alejandro Cortés Calahorra is known for his feature films CARRASCA ^[1] (Spain, 2018), Spanish Institute of Cinema (ICAA, Government of Spain) Special Mention ^[2] “Specially Recommended for the Promotion of Women Equality”, and REFUGIOS (Argentina/Spain, 2015) ^[3] with awards and selections at festivals in Spain, India, USA, Sweden, and Argentina.^[4] ^[5] ^[6] Screened in "Cinema from Spain" at 64th Berlinale (Berlin) and at Ventana Sur 2014 (Buenos Aires).

In 2021 he is finalist at CANNESERIES UNLIMITED 2021 (Cannes International Screenwriters Residency) ^[7] ^[8]. Research and Investigation Director at HÉROES: SILENCIO & ROCK ‘N’ ROLL (NETFLIX, 2021) ^[9], documentary feature film about “Héroes del Silencio” rock band, directed by Alexis Morante and produced by Miguel Ángel Lamata.

His current project of series and movie "1999" wins IBERMEDIA scholarship at LABGUION 2020 Colombia International Cinema Script Laboratory^[10], "Santa Isabel de Aragón, Reina de Portugal" Script Award 2020 ^[11] (Spain) and Aragón Government Audiovisual Development 2020 (Spain). "1999" is also selected at Alicante Film Festival Fiction Laboratory 2020 (Spain) and VLC PITCH FORUM ^[12](Valencia, Spain).

He is director and executive producer of LA NUEVA NORMALIDAD, written by Álex Rodrigo (“Money Heist” Netflix series director), part of RESET ^[13] (Aragón TV; acquired by FILMIN platform) an ensemble movie about CoVID19 consequences.

His thriller screenplay MIRADA DE VIDRIO is Argentina finalist at Latin American Contest of Fiction Arguments LATC (Latin American Training Center) together with CIBA-CILET (Ibero-American Regional Center of the International Center of Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision-CILECT).

Filmography[edit]

Heroes. Silence and Rock and Roll (2021) ^[14] (Documentry Feature Film, 2021) Director of reasearch & investigation
Reset ^[15] (Feature Film, 2020) (Chapter - La Nueva Normalidad) Director, executive producer
Carrasca ^[16] (Documentry Feature Film, 2018) Director, writer, producer, editor
Refugios ^[17] (Feature Film, 2015) Director, writer, producer
Reineta ^[18] (Short Film, 2015) Director, co-writer, co-producer

Awards[edit]

CARRASCA^[19] ^[20]

Awards

27 FESTIVAL DE CINE DE MADRID. FCM-PNR (Spain)

 Audience Award Best National Feature Film.

XIV FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL BUÑUEL - CALANDA (Spain)

 Best Feature Film

14th BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (United States)

 Finalist For Best Feature-length Documentary Film

ARAGÓN CINEMA ACADEMY AWARDS (Spain)

 Best Music Simon Award
 Nominated For Best Documentary Film, Best Direction, Best Production and Best Cinematography.

Selections

63th SEMINCI - SEMANA INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE VALLADOLID (Spain) ^[21]

35th BOGOCINE - FESTIVAL DE CINE DE BOGOTA (Colombia)^[22]

12th ATLANTIDOC - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DOCUMENTAL DEL URUGUAY (Uruguay)

46th FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE HUESCA (Spain)^[23]

10th CIBRA - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DEL CINE Y LA PALABRA (Spain)

REFUGIOS^[24]^[25]

Awards

XII FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL BUÑUEL - CALANDA (Spain)

 Best Director
 Best Actress (Salomé Jiménez)

OPEN WINDOW INTERNATIONAL FILM CHALLENGE 2017 (India)

 Best Feature Film 
 Best Art Direction

9th FLYWAY FILM FESTIVAL (United States)

 Best Film Nominee

ORIANA AWARDS-FESTIVAL DE CINE DE SANT ANDREU DE LA BARCA 2016 (Spain)

 Best Foreign Feature Film

ARTE NON STOP FESTIVAL - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y ARTE 2016 (Argentina)

 Debut Film Best Actress (Salomé Jiménez)

ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015 (India)

 Best International Directors Debut Nominee

ARAGÓN CINEMA ACADEMY AWARDS (Spain)

 Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Direction & Best Art Direction

Selections

SILVER HORSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Sweden)

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DIGITAL EXPERIMENTAL DE ESPACIO ENTER CANARIAS (Spain)

20th FESTIVAL DE CINE DE ZARAGOZA (Spain)

IX PROYECTARAGÓN - MUESTRA AUDIOVISUAL ARAGONESA (Spain)

REINETA^[26]

Awards

60th Seminci de Valladolid 2015

 Best Short Film ValetudoDVD Film Tour

Landscape Film Festival

 Best Movie
 Best Staging
 Best Acting (Llúcia Pérez)
 Barcelona City Council Award
 (Best Use of Locations)

BCCN Barcelona Creative Commons Film Festival (Spain)

 Made in Barcelona - Best Short film

Cinemadamare-Itinerant International Film Festival (Italy)

 Best Short Film Nominee

Selections

FESCIGU Festival de Cine Solidario de Guadalajara (Spain)

Bogotá Creative Commons Film Festival (Colombia)

Medellín Creative Commons Film Festival (Colombia)

Scholorships[edit]

His projects has been supported by Europen and Latinamerican institutions and networks like CANNESERIES, Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires, IBERMEDIA, LabGuion Colombia ^[27] ^[28], VLC Pitch Forum ^[29], AECID (Government of Spain), Cannes-Côte d'Azur, The German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB) Serial Eyes programme, Government of Aragon (Spain), Zaragoza City Council, Aragón Film Commission, ENATE, Vivendi, Canal+ Group, TVE Spanish Public TV, Aragón TV and Festival Internacional de Cine de Alicante ^[30].

Interviews[edit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaGOR9aM2-w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfZWrqjk3O0

References[edit]

^ Borroy, Ana Sánchez (June 10, 2018). ""Me sentí totalmente imantado por la personalidad arrolladora de Teresa Ramón"". ElDiario.es.
^ https://sede.mcu.gob.es/CatalogoICAA/info/192517/1/34/209.pdf
^ "Official Selections – Awards & Winners 2020 / 2016 – Arte Non Stop Festival".
^ https://twitter.com/KalandaCalanda/status/772878102968070148
^ "Movie Details | All Lights India International Film Festival". aliiff.com.
^ https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-y-cultura/2015/11/25/la-pelicula-refugios-de-alejandro-cortes-se-estre- na-en-el-festival-de-cine-de-zaragoza-354995.html
^ "CANNESERIES Unlimited: results of the 2021 calls for applications". canneseries.com.
^ Aragón, Heraldo de (3 March 2021). "El aragonés Alejandro Cortés, uno de los 8 seleccionados en 'Canneseries Unlimited'". heraldo.es.
^ Rojas, Yumber Vera (April 23, 2021). "Héroes del Silencio hacen ruido en Netflix | Alexis Morante dirigió un documental sobre la banda". PAGINA12.
^ "Noticias - LabGuion". labguion.com.
^ "La Diputación de Zaragoza premia doce guiones audiovisuales con 100.000 euros en total". Aragón Digital. January 5, 2021.
^ "ESTOS SON LOS PROYECTOS SELECCIONADOS EN EL VLC PITCH FORUM | València Pitch Forum".
^ "Marathi actor Usha Jadhav shooting for Alejandro Cortés's film in Spain, shares pic from sets". Hindustan Times. July 18, 2020.
^ "Héroes. Silencio y Rock & Roll". IMDb.
^ https://www.filmin.es/director/alejandro-cortes
^ "Carrasca". IMDb.
^ "Refugios". IMDb.
^ "Reineta". IMDb.
^ "Carrasca". IMDb.
^ http://www.promofest.org/en/films/carrasca
^ "Carrasca, seleccionado en la SEMINCI". 20 September 2018.
^ https://infoicaa.mecd.es/CatalogoICAA/Peliculas/GetPdf?Pelicula=192517
^ https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-cultura/2018/06/12/el-festival-huesca-estrena-carrasca-sobre-esa-fuer- za-arrolladora-que-teresa-ramon-1248838-1361024.html
^ "Refugios". IMDb.
^ http://www.promofest.org/en/films/refugios
^ "Reineta". IMDb.
^ "Noticias - LabGuion".
^ "El aragonés Alejandro Cortés se hace con la única beca para España LabGuion". 12 August 2020.
^ "ESTOS SON LOS PROYECTOS SELECCIONADOS EN EL VLC PITCH FORUM | València Pitch Forum".
^ https://www.festivaldealicante.com/el-festival-de-cine-de-alicante-y-la-agencia-local-de-desarrollo-impulsan-la-creacion-de-proyectos-de-fccion/

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^ Aragón, Heraldo de (27 February 2020). "La venta de oro en Zaragoza ya no es "por necesidad"". heraldo.es.

[1] Borroy, Ana Sánchez (June 10, 2018). ""Me sentí totalmente imantado por la personalidad arrolladora de Teresa Ramón"". ElDiario.es.

[2] ttps://sede.mcu.gob.es/CatalogoICAA/info/192517/1/34/209.pdf

[3] "Official Selections – Awards & Winners 2020 / 2016 – Arte Non Stop Festival".

[4] ttps://twitter.com/KalandaCalanda/status/772878102968070148

[5] "Movie Details | All Lights India International Film Festival". aliiff.com.

[6] ttps://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-y-cultura/2015/11/25/la-pelicula-refugios-de-alejandro-cortes-se-estre- na-en-el-festival-de-cine-de-zaragoza-354995.html

[7] "CANNESERIES Unlimited: results of the 2021 calls for applications". canneseries.com.

[8] Aragón, Heraldo de (3 March 2021). "El aragonés Alejandro Cortés, uno de los 8 seleccionados en 'Canneseries Unlimited'". heraldo.es.

[9] Rojas, Yumber Vera (April 23, 2021). "Héroes del Silencio hacen ruido en Netflix | Alexis Morante dirigió un documental sobre la banda". PAGINA12.

[10] "Noticias - LabGuion". labguion.com.

[11] "La Diputación de Zaragoza premia doce guiones audiovisuales con 100.000 euros en total". Aragón Digital. January 5, 2021.

[12] "ESTOS SON LOS PROYECTOS SELECCIONADOS EN EL VLC PITCH FORUM | València Pitch Forum".

[13] "Marathi actor Usha Jadhav shooting for Alejandro Cortés's film in Spain, shares pic from sets". Hindustan Times. July 18, 2020.

[14] "Héroes. Silencio y Rock & Roll". IMDb.

[15] ttps://www.filmin.es/director/alejandro-cortes

[16] "Carrasca". IMDb.

[17] "Refugios". IMDb.

[18] "Reineta". IMDb.

[19] "Carrasca". IMDb.

[20] ttp://www.promofest.org/en/films/carrasca

[21] "Carrasca, seleccionado en la SEMINCI". 20 September 2018.

[22] ttps://infoicaa.mecd.es/CatalogoICAA/Peliculas/GetPdf?Pelicula=192517

[23] ttps://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-cultura/2018/06/12/el-festival-huesca-estrena-carrasca-sobre-esa-fuer- za-arrolladora-que-teresa-ramon-1248838-1361024.html

[24] "Refugios". IMDb.

[25] ttp://www.promofest.org/en/films/refugios

[26] "Reineta". IMDb.

[27] "Noticias - LabGuion".

[28] "El aragonés Alejandro Cortés se hace con la única beca para España LabGuion". 12 August 2020.

[29] "ESTOS SON LOS PROYECTOS SELECCIONADOS EN EL VLC PITCH FORUM | València Pitch Forum".

[30] ttps://www.festivaldealicante.com/el-festival-de-cine-de-alicante-y-la-agencia-local-de-desarrollo-impulsan-la-creacion-de-proyectos-de-fccion/

[31] Aragón, Heraldo de (27 February 2020). "La venta de oro en Zaragoza ya no es "por necesidad"". heraldo.es.

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