Camilo Coba
Born
OccupationFilm director

Camilo Coba is a young filmmaker and photographer from Ecuador.

Biography

Camilo Coba was born in Quito Ecuador, on 7 September 1986. He studied film direction in Buenos Aires Argentina, under Argentine director Manuel Antín, where he won several awards for his individual and group works. He is currently attending the Movie and Video career programme at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. His first film, El Silencio No Existe (The Silence Does Not Exist), received recognition from the Washington, DC International Film Festival.

He has participated in numerous short film projects in Argentina and Ecuador, mainly as director of photography and cinematographer. He represented Ecuador in the Dwight School I.B. Film Festival at the age of 17 years and was awarded the Special Jury Prize. This was the only short film selected from Latin America.

Partial filmography

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Year Film Capacity Notes
2005 No Somos Nada Photographer 8 minutes
2005 Ausente – Presente Photographer, director, editor 8 minutes
2005 Decadencia Photographer, director 8 minutes
2005 Sub–Zero Photographer 8 minutes
2005 Decline Photographer, director 8 minutes
2005 Un Colchón y una pistola Editor 8 minutes

Quito, Ecuador

Year Film Capacity Length
2005 Mi Anillo Photographer, director 8 minutes
2006 El Silencio No Existe Photographer, director Feature length
2007 Guardia – Vigilante Photographer, director 12 minutes
2007 Drag Nights Photographer, director 7 minutes
2007 Mary Photographer, director 8 minutes
In production Sin Nombre Photographer, director To be determined
In production Quito – Toki Photographer, director, editor 20 minutes

Festivals and awards

  • Festival I.B. de The Dwight School, New York 2004: Special Prize of the Jury for Popular quitumbe
  • Programa Arte y Parte de la C.C.E., Quito 2004: Best Short film of the Week for El Chirisiqui
  • Festival Mirada Joven, Cuenca 2004:
    • Best Director for El Chirisiqui
    • Best Photography for Zapatos Rotos
    • Best Short Subject for El Chirisiqui
    • Special Mention for Editing for Zapatos Rotos
    • Nomination for Best Photography for El Chirisiqui
    • Nomination for Best Experimental for El Chirisiqui
  • Festival V.I.A.R.T., Caracas 2005: Nomination and Exhibition of El Chiriyacu, Obsesión and Ni Tu Ni Nadie
  • Washington DC International Film Festival, Washington, D.C. 2007: Best Film in the Making, Sneak Preview, and

Official Selection for El Silencio No Existe

References

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