Camilo Coba
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| Born | Quito, Ecuador |
| Occupation | Film director |
Camilo Coba is an 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. Four years later his film Barrio Cuba (Cuban District), made together with Cuban director Humberto Solas, was an entrant in the Washington, DC International Film Festival.
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