Dylan Verrechia

Dylan Verrechia (born March 9, 1976, in Paris) is a Barthélemois award-winning film director, auteur, screenwriter, director of photography, and producer. He grew up in Saint Barthélemy, French West Indies, bedridden with severe ankylosing spondylitis for many years. At age twelve, he was sent to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in France. He then started correspondence courses from the National Centre for Distance Education. After the national service, Verrechia studied Cinema at Paris Nanterre University taught by Jean Rouch from la Cinémathèque française. He graduated with honors in Film & TV from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and became soon after a U.S. citizen. Verrechia is a director of Mexican cinema, and his films have won awards worldwide.

Tijuana Makes Me Happy won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Slamdance Film Festival, the Indie Max Award for Best Feature Film at San Antonio Film Festival, and screened at CECUT Tijuana Cinematheque. Tierra Madre won the Jury Honorable Mention for Best Mexican Feature Film at Morelia International Film Festival, Best Narrative Feature at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Diversity Award for Best Feature Film at Barcelona LGTIBQ+ Film Festival, Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Feature Award at Williamsburg International Film Festival, Cinesul Award for Best Picture at Cinesul Ibero-Americano Film Festival, Golden Palm for Best Feature Film at Mexico International Film Festival, Honorary Mention at New Jersey Film Festival, and Silver Lei for Best Feature and Excellence in Filmmaking at Honolulu Film Festival. La Pura Vida was officially selected at Harlem International Film Festival, won Best Feature Film at Paris Art & Movie Awards, and Best Film About Women at New York International Women Festival.

Verrechia's documentaries Kumeyaay Land received the Environmental, Social, Economic, Political Justice Award for Indigenous America at Latino & Native American Film Festival, and Kids of the Majestic won Best Feature Children's Advocacy at Artivist Film Festival & Awards, and Directing and Writing Insight Awards of Recognition at the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists. The Laughter of God won the IFCT World Tour Awards for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography. Verrechia is the co-founder of Troopers Films (Arakimentari directed by Travis Klose on Nobuyoshi Araki with Björk and Beat Takeshi, Audience Award for Best Documentary at Brooklyn Film Festival), of Palenque Filmaciones (Sangre de mi sangre directed by Christopher Zalla, Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic at Sundance Film Festival), and of 25th Frame (Picture Me: A Model's Diary directed by Sara Ziff, Audience Award for Best Documentary at Milan International Film Festival).

Verrechia Films LLC has offices in Brooklyn, and in Baja California. The company collaborated on films such as BlackCard directed by Pete Chatmon with Dorian Missick, Simone Missick and Hisham Tawfiq (Black Lives Matter Award at Diversity in Cannes, acquired by HBO), Sega directed by Idil Ibrahim with Alassane Sy (Best Narrative at BlackStar Film Festival, acquired by Canal +), The Weinstein Company presents Rosewood Hotels & Resorts with Verrechia's niece Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff and Barron Nicholas Hilton II, ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013 film) directed by Martin Prakkat, 2B (film) directed by Rich Kroehling with James Remar and Kevin Corrigan, participated on documentaries 499 (film) directed by Rodrigo Reyes (Golden Frog for Best Docudrama at EnergaCAMERIMAGE), The Price We Pay directed by Harold Crooks, Anthrax War directed by Bob Coen, Storytelling (film) directed by Todd Solondz with Selma Blair, Paul Giamatti and John Goodman, conducted interviews with Akebono Taro, Ken Alibek, Wouter Basson, Beck, Hillary Clinton, Tiger Hattori, Henry Kissinger, Jaron Lanier, The Rolling Stones, and on the making of music videos with artists Wu-Tang, Kanye West, Terence Trent D'Arby, Rihanna, Paul McCartney, Plies, Rae Sremmurd, Migos, Thieves Like Us (band), Von Haze, Nortec Collective, and The Calling.

Awards

 * Special Jury Award for Best Mexican Feature Film at Morelia International Film Festival,
 * Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Slamdance Film Festival,
 * Environmental, Social, Economic, Political Justice Award for Indigenous America at Latino & Native American Film Festival,
 * PAMA Award for Best Feature Film at Paris Art & Movie Awards,
 * Best Film About Women at New York International Women Festival,
 * Black Lives Matter Award at Diversity in Cannes Film Showcase,
 * Jury Winner for Best Narrative at BlackStar Film Festival,
 * Chicago Award for Best Film at Chicago International Film Festival,
 * Jury Award for Best Feature Film at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival,
 * Artivist Film Festival & Awards for Best Feature Children's Advocacy,
 * Diversity Award for Best Feature Film at Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival,
 * Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Feature Award at Williamsburg International Film Festival,
 * Best International Feature at Out in the Desert Tucson's LGBT International Film Festival,
 * Cinesul Award for Best Feature Film at Cinesul Ibero-Americano Film Festival,
 * Golden Palm at Mexico International Film Festival,
 * Honorary Mention Prize at New Jersey Film Festival,
 * Excellence in Filmmaking at Honolulu International Film Festival,
 * Silver Lei for Best Feature Film at Honolulu International Film Festival,
 * Directing and Writing Insight Awards of Recognition at the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists,
 * Audience Winner for Best Documentary at Milan International Film Festival,
 * Audience Winner for Best Documentary at Brooklyn Film Festival,
 * Indie Max fo Best Feature Film at San Antonio Film Festival,
 * Gold Remi Prize at WorldFest Houston Film Festival,
 * Filmmaking Award of Recognition at IMCED,
 * World Tour Award for Best Director at International Festival of Cinema and Technology,
 * World Tour Award for Best Actor at International Festival of Cinema and Technology,
 * World Tour Award for Best Cinematography at International Festival of Cinema and Technology.