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Sebastian Ponton Cueva (March 13, 1987) is an Ecuadorian film director, screenwriter, producer, VFX artist and miniature builder. His first films started in the city of Toronto. His style covers a wide range of genres, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, thriller and animation. He was raised in the Capital City of Ecuador, Quito, where he attended at the age of four years old the Art school "Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana". His first National award was given at the age of five by Olwaldo Guayasamin. His interest for miniature building increased and became one of his passions. He graduated with a BFA degree in Computer Animation and VFX from Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. Later on, he obtained a Film Production degree at the Toronto Film School where he started his film career.

His first short film Samantha (2018) has screened all over the world winning many awards.

He is son of Edmundo Ponton, a dentist, and Rita Cueva, a sociologist and ceramist. He is of Colombian, Spanish, Ecuadorian and Italian descent.