Pascual Sisto

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Pascual Sisto
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Ferrol, Spain
Education ArtCenter College of Design
University of California [1]
Occupation(s)filmmaker
visual artist
Notable work John and the Hole , Océano
Website pascualsisto.com

Pascual Sisto (born 1975, Ferrol, Spain [2] ) is a Spanish filmmaker and visual artist. His works were exhibited in international galleries and museums, such as the Pompidou Center, the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art and the 53rd Venice Biennale. [1]

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John and the Hole , the film that marks his directorial debut, was selected for the Cannes 2020 and Sundance 2021 film festivals. [3] [4] Sisto was named by Variety as one of the ten directors to watch in 2021. [5]

Biography and career

Education

Sisto graduated from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film. In 2007, he obtained a master's degree in media arts from the University of California Los Angeles. [1] Sisto also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2011, and received grants from the California Community Foundation Emerging Artist in 2012, [6] ARC Durfee Foundation in 2011 and NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Digital and Electronic Arts in 2017. [7] In 2017 he was awarded a residency in Visual Arts at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, [8] and the 2019 Artistic Residency of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace. [7]

Career

In 2003, due to the short film Océano, in which he worked as a director and screenwriter, Sisto won the Kodak Vision Award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. [9] In 2009, he presented art exhibitions at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art [10] and at the 53rd Venice Biennale. [1] In 2010, he was one of the artists selected by the Department of Cultural Affairs and LAX to create a permanent exhibition at the Tom Bradley International Terminal. [11]

His art exhibitions have already been reviewed by Art in America , [12] Flash Art , [13] Los Angeles Times [14] and Vice . [15]

In October 2019, Sisto started shooting the feature film that marks his directorial debut, John and the Hole , [16] which was written by Nicolás Giacobone. [17] John and the Hole was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival and 2021 Sundance film festival, [3] [4] which placed Sisto on Variety's list of ten directors to watch in 2021. [5] In January 2021, the movie appears on TheWrap, Screen Daily, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and IndieWire's [18] lists of the most anticipated films at the Sundance Film Festival. [19] [20] [21] [22] It was released on August 6, 2021, by IFC Films. [23]

Filmography

Films

Online

Award

YearFestivalCategoryWorkResult
2003 Rhode Island International Film Festival Grand Prize Kodak Vision AwardOcéanoWon [9]
2021 Deauville American Film Festival Prix de la Révélation John and the Hole Won
2021 Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival Crossovers Prize John and the Hole Won

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