Sebastián Faena
Born(1990-09-15)15 September 1990
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s)Photographer
Musician
Filmmaker
Websitesebastianfaena.com

Sebastián Faena is a photographer, singer-songwriter and filmmaker.

Early life

Faena was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied literature and music at Columbia University.

Career

His first feature film premiered as a work in progress at the 2007 Mar Del Plata Film Festival, where the lead actress, Dolores Fonzi, won Best Actress.[1][2][3]

Over the last decade, he has shot editorials for magazines Vogue Italia,[4] Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Pop,[5] CR Fashion Book,[6] V Magazine[7] and many others, starring supermodels like Cindy Crawford,[8][9] Naomi Campbell,[10] Gigi Hadid,[11] Cara Delevingne[12] and celebrities such as Lady Gaga,[13][7] Rihanna,[14] Penelope Cruz,[15] Sigourney Weaver[16] amongst others.

He directed a short film 'Those Wrecked by Success' in 2015, starring Gigi Hadid, as a special project with V Magazine.[17]

In 2016 he was named Photographer of the Year at the Fashion Media Awards, awarded by Celine Dion and Carine Roitfeld.[18]

He premiered his short film Fernando, at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès during the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[19]

In 2021, he released his first EP with songs 'Save Your Life' (featuring Gray Sorrenti) and 'Artificial Irresistible'.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Dolores Fonzi, el otro yo de Sebastián Faena". La Nacion. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Libedinsky, Juana (15 September 2012). "El argentino que retrata el glamour". La Nacion. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Desarma y Sangra". escribiendocine.com/. escribiendocine. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lulu. Sebastian Faena per Vogue Italia". www.vogue.it. 10 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Six Faces of 'Pop' Finally Revealed!". New York. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Okwodu, Janelle (27 February 2013). "Exclusive : CR Fashion Book's Olympic Spirit". models.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  7. 1 2 "V Magazine Lady Gaga". models.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Zimmerman, Amy (13 November 2013). "Cindy Crawford Opens Up on Her Supermodel Stardom to V magazine". thedailybeast.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Okwodu, Janelle (12 November 2013). "Cindy C". models.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "NAOMI CAMPBELL BY SEBASTIAN FAENA FOR V SPAIN FALL 2011". www.fashiongonerogue.com. 29 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "PHOTOGRAPHER SEBASTIAN FAENA'S NEW SHORT FILM WITH GIGI HADID TO LAUNCH ON VMAGAZINE.COM". www.fashionweekdaily.com.
  12. ↑ "CARA DELEVINGNE STARS IN JOHN HARDY'S SPRING 2015 CAMPAIGN". www.fashionweekdaily.com. 20 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "In pictures: behind the scenes with Lady Gaga". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "PAPER MAGAZINE: Rihanna by Sebastian Faena". www.imageamplified.com.
  15. ↑ "Penélope Cruz vuelve a las portadas de moda con Harper's Bazaar, Linda Evangelista y Lady Gaga". www.trendencias.com. August 2014.
  16. ↑ "SIGOURNEY WEAVER ON THE COVER OF INSTYLE IS 2021'S FIRST WINNER". www.fashionweekdaily.com. 8 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "SEBASTIAN FAENA UNVEILS SHORT FILM 'THOSE WRECKED BY SUCCESS' WITH GIGI HADID". www.fashionweekdaily.com. 30 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "KAIA! MARC! GIGI! FASHION'S A-LIST HITS THE DAILY'S FOURTH ANNUAL FASHION MEDIA AWARDS". www.fashionweekdaily.com. 9 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "FERNANDO by Sebastian Faena". Office Magazine. 17 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Sebastián sobre "Save Your Life": "Es la primera canción que grabamos y es acerca de mi madre"". www.billboard.com.ar.
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