Draft:Alejandro Cortés Calahorra

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

Studies
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
Alejandro Cortés Calahorra is known for his feature films CARRASCA (Spain, 2018), Spanish Institute of Cinema (ICAA, Government of Spain) Special Mention “Specially Recommended for the Promotion of Women Equality”, and REFUGIOS (Argentina/Spain, 2015) with awards and selections at festivals in Spain, India, USA, Sweden, and Argentina. 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) . Research and Investigation Director at HÉROES: SILENCIO & ROCK ‘N’ ROLL (NETFLIX, 2021), 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, "Santa Isabel de Aragón, Reina de Portugal" Script Award 2020 (Spain) and Aragón Government Audiovisual Development 2020 (Spain). "1999" is also selected at Alicante Film Festival Fiction Laboratory 2020 (Spain) and VLC PITCH FORUM  (Valencia, Spain).

He is director and executive producer of LA NUEVA NORMALIDAD, written by Álex Rodrigo (“Money Heist” Netflix series director), part of RESET (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

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

Awards
CARRASCA

Awards

Audience Award Best National Feature Film.
 * 27 FESTIVAL DE CINE DE MADRID. FCM-PNR (Spain)

Best Feature Film
 * XIV FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL BUÑUEL - CALANDA (Spain)

Finalist For Best Feature-length Documentary Film
 * 14th BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (United States)

Best Music Simon Award Nominated For Best Documentary Film, Best Direction, Best Production and Best Cinematography.
 * ARAGÓN CINEMA ACADEMY AWARDS (Spain)

Selections


 * 63th SEMINCI - SEMANA INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE VALLADOLID (Spain)


 * 35th BOGOCINE - FESTIVAL DE CINE DE BOGOTA (Colombia)


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


 * 46th FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE HUESCA (Spain)


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

REFUGIOS

Awards

Best Director Best Actress (Salomé Jiménez)
 * XII FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL BUÑUEL - CALANDA (Spain)

Best Feature Film Best Art Direction
 * OPEN WINDOW INTERNATIONAL FILM CHALLENGE 2017 (India)

Best Film Nominee
 * 9th FLYWAY FILM FESTIVAL (United States)

Best Foreign Feature Film
 * ORIANA AWARDS-FESTIVAL DE CINE DE SANT ANDREU DE LA BARCA 2016 (Spain)

Debut Film Best Actress (Salomé Jiménez)
 * ARTE NON STOP FESTIVAL - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y ARTE 2016 (Argentina)

Best International Directors Debut Nominee
 * ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015 (India)

Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Direction & Best Art Direction
 * ARAGÓN CINEMA ACADEMY AWARDS (Spain)

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

Awards

Best Short Film ValetudoDVD Film Tour
 * 60th Seminci de Valladolid 2015

Best Movie Best Staging Best Acting (Llúcia Pérez) Barcelona City Council Award (Best Use of Locations)
 * Landscape Film Festival

Made in Barcelona - Best Short film
 * BCCN Barcelona Creative Commons Film Festival (Spain)

Best Short Film Nominee
 * Cinemadamare-Itinerant International Film Festival (Italy)

Selections


 * FESCIGU Festival de Cine Solidario de Guadalajara (Spain)


 * Bogotá Creative Commons Film Festival (Colombia)


 * Medellín Creative Commons Film Festival (Colombia)

Scholorships
His projects has been supported by Europen and Latinamerican institutions and networks like CANNESERIES, Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires, IBERMEDIA, LabGuion Colombia, VLC Pitch Forum , 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.

Interviews

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


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