Camilo Coba

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Camilo Coba is a young filmmaker and photographer from Ecuador.

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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

YearFilmCapacityNotes
2005No Somos NadaPhotographer8 minutes
2005Ausente – PresentePhotographer, director, editor8 minutes
2005DecadenciaPhotographer, director8 minutes
2005Sub–ZeroPhotographer8 minutes
2005DeclinePhotographer, director8 minutes
2005Un Colchón y una pistolaEditor8 minutes

Quito, Ecuador

YearFilmCapacityLength
2005Mi AnilloPhotographer, director8 minutes
2006El Silencio No ExistePhotographer, directorFeature length
2007Guardia – VigilantePhotographer, director12 minutes
2007Drag NightsPhotographer, director7 minutes
2007MaryPhotographer, director8 minutes
In productionSin NombrePhotographer, directorTo be determined
In productionQuito – TokiPhotographer, director, editor20 minutes

Festivals and awards

Official Selection for El Silencio No Existe

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