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Carlos Serrano Azcona is a film and television director, producer and editor.

Serrano Azcona's work has been featured and awarded at many international film festivals, including Rotterdam, Cannes, Moscow, Vienna, San Sebastian, Pesaro, Leeds, Bafici, Sitges, and more.

Carlos Serrano Azcona's background in philosophy has significantly influenced his filmmaking style.

Many of Azcona's films delve into existential themes, such as the search for meaning and the human experience. His debut feature "The Tree" (2009) is a prime example, exploring the struggles and existential crises of its characters.

Azcona's films often feature a slow, deliberate pace that allows the audience to immerse themselves in the characters' experiences. His debut feature "The Tree" (2009) was partly inspired by the style of the Dardenne brothers, known for their slow-burning, realistic dramas.

Azcona favors natural lighting, long takes, and static camerawork to create a sense of realism in his films. His cinematography is often described as minimalist and stripped-down, allowing the performances and setting to take center stage.

Azcona has worked as an editor and producer with acclaimed auteur directors like Carlos Reygadas, whose philosophical and contemplative films have influenced Azcona's own directorial style. This collaborative approach reflects a philosophical appreciation for diverse perspectives.

In "Falsos Horizontes," Carlos Serrano Azcona explores several philosophical ideas through the themes and narratives presented in the film. Deleuzian Concepts of the "Body Without Organs" and "Schizophrenic Discourse. The film features a proliferation of voices that speculate on what the 15M movement combats or should combat. This is interpreted as a "schizophrenic discourse" that Deleuze theorized, where the body of the 15M movement expresses itself through incoherencies, allegories, and contradictory affirmations. This approach highlights the fragmented and contradictory nature of social movements and their discourses. The film's use of fragmented narratives, multiple voices, and contradictory affirmations aligns with postmodern and poststructuralist philosophical approaches. These approaches emphasize the fragmented nature of reality and the role of language and discourse in shaping our understanding of the world

Many of Azcona's films tackle social and political themes, such as homelessness ("Desahuciados"), the Spanish transition to democracy ("Antonio García-Trevijano: Transición e historia política de España en primera persona"), and the impact of the economic crisis ("Coronavirus: Demolición descontrolada de una era a cámara lenta")

In his editing and post-production work he has worked on films and series such as Japan by Carlos Reygadas, Cinéma, de notre temps created by André S. Labarthe and Janine Bazin, One Strange Rock by Darren Aronofsky with Will Smith, Greed by Michael Winterbottom and 24 Hours in Police Custody nominated for a Bafta award; and for productions from the BBC, Channel 4, I TV, Amazon or National Geographic.

Filmography

 * 1) The Tree (2009)
 * 2) Quantum Men (2011)
 * 3) False Flags (2012)
 * 4) False Horizons (2013)
 * 5) Letters from Parliament Square (2014)
 * 6) Evicted (2019)
 * 7) Antonio García-Trevijano: Transición e historia política de España en primera persona (2021)
 * 8) Coronavirus: Demolición descontrolada de una era a cámara lenta (2023)
 * 9) Quantum Men Reloaded (2023)