Juan Francisco Pérez Villalba

Writer-Director at Freelance
Director, Screenwriter and Filmmaker

Bogotá, Colombia

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About Juan

Director, screenwriter and filmmaker with experience in 10 short films, 4 web series, 2 in development feature films, 7 music videos, 5 tv episodes and 80 commercial videos. His projects as writer-director have achieved a total of 20 awards and 32 festivals around the world, as well as exhibitions in 40 cinema theaters and 2 streaming services.

Gender:
Male

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Videos

Juan Francisco Pérez Villalba | Director's Reel 2017

Déjà Vu: The complete first season (12/12) [Eng sub]

Our World (6 awards + 13 official selections) | Short film

Credits

Loop (2016 - 2017)
Film (short) by Juan Francisco Pérez Villalba (Sci-Fi and Thriller) Writer-Director A sci-fi short film about time travel paradoxes. It was exhibited for a month in 40 cinema theaters in Colombia.
Standpoint (2016)
Film (short) by Juan Francisco Pérez Villalba (Drama and Romance) Writer-Director A short film filmed in vertical format (9:16), and tells a story between a man and a woman who will discuss about pursuing dreams. The film was selected in the Vertical Film Festival 2018.
Déjà Vu (2011 - 2013)
Series by Juan Francisco Pérez Villalba (Action, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Director | Creator | Co-Writer A sci-fi 12-episodes web series, that tells the story of a young man who can see tragedies before they happen. The series won 14 awards at 16 festivals around the world. It is the most international awarded web series from Colombia and was the first Colombian sci-fi web series. The series has also been licensed and distributed for two streaming services for Latin America: Movistar Play and Personal Play.
Our World (2012)
Film (short) by Juan Francisco Pérez Villalba (Drama, Fantasy and Romance) Writer-Director A short film that tells a love story at a mental institute, where the main characters will seek to create an imaginary world to escape from reality. The film won 6 awards and was selected in 13 festivals around the world.
El Maletín (2010)
Film (short) by Juan Francisco Pérez Villalba (Action, Comedy and Crime) Writer-Director A crime and comedy short film about two friends who find a bomb case for which the police is offering a reward, which will lead them to get involved in several problems. The film was selected in 2 film festivals and broadcasted in 2011 by a television network in Colombia.

Awards

WINNER BEST IBERO-AMERICAN WEB SERIES, Buenos Aires Web Fest (Argentina)
(2015)
WINNER BEST IBERO-AMERICAN WEB SERIES WRITING, Buenos Aires Web Fest (Argentina)
(2015)
WINNER BEST WEB SERIES, Festival de Cine Corto de Popayán (Colombia)
(2014)
WINNER BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY WEB SERIES, Baja Web Fest (Mexico)
(2014)
WINNER BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY WEB SERIES, Vancouver Web Fest (Canada)
(2014)
WINNER OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR IN A SCI-FI/FANTASY, LA Web Fest (USA)
(2014)
WINNER OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A SCI-FI/FANTASY, LA Web Fest (USA)
(2014)
WINNER OUTSTANDING SERIES IN A SCI-FI/FANTASY, LA Web Fest (USA)
(2014)
NOMINATED FOR BEST FOREIGN WEB SERIES, Baja Web Fest (México)
(2014)
WINNER BEST FOREIGN WEB SERIES, Unofficial Google+ Film Festival (USA)
(2013)
WINNER BEST FOREIGN WEB SERIES, Rome Web Fest (Italia)
(2013)
WINNER BEST DRAMA, International Student Film Festival Hollywood (USA)
(2013)
WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM, Monfragüe Films Festival (España)
(2013)
WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY, Premios Césares (Colombia)
(2013)
WINNER BEST EDITING, Premios Césares (Colombia)
(2013)
WINNER BEST EDITING, Campi Flegrei Web Series Fest (Italia)
(2013)
NOMINATED FOR BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM, Premios Césares (Colombia)
(2013)
WINNER TELEFÓNICA AWARD FOR DIGITAL CONTENTS CREATIVITY, Festival Iberoamericano Universitario de Contenidos Digitales (Perú)
(2012)
WINNER BEST NARRATIVE FILMS FOR NOT PORTABLES DEVICES, Festival Iberoamericano Universitario de Contenidos Digitales (Perú)
(2012)
WINNER BEST UNDERGRADUATE WORK (HONORABLE MENTION), Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
(2012)
NOMINATED FOR BEST PRODUCTION, Premios Césares (Colombia)
(2011)

Education

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Social Communication with an emphasis in Audiovisual Production
(2007-2012)
Robert Mckee: Story
(2007-2012)
Dov S-S Simens: 2-Day Film School
(2007-2012)