Fernando Lebrija

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Fernando moved to Los Angeles in 2000 where he did his MBA (Master’s Degree) at the American Film Institute, which is one of the most successful film programs in the World.

He also took a Screenwriting postgraduate course at UCLA, a Directing Course at USC, and then joined the Judith Weston workshops “Acting for Directors”. Fernando has worked in the Film and TV business for more than 18 years producing more than 30 different TV Shows for companies like MTV, Televisa Mexico, and Fox Sports. He also directed many Music Videos and commercials for international brands such as Mini-Cooper, Honda, Snapple, Tommy Hilfiger, and more.

In the feature film world AMAR A MORIR (Love till death), his feature film Directorial debut, has been screened at numerous festivals around the world ranging from Australia, New York, Chicago, LA, and Colombia among others. In 2010 he received various nominations and awards such as LAS DIOSAS DE PLATA (Mexican Golden Globes) where he won the Best New Director in addition to 7 nominations including Best Director. The film received others nominations in the CANACINE Awards (Industry awards) for Best Feature Film and Best Director among others. Fernando was also nominated for Best Director in the IMAGEN FOUNDATION AWARDS who recognizes the most respected Latin talent in the US. The movie was very successful in Mexico and has been having great sales all around the world.

Fernando is finishing the last details of post-production for his latest movie, SUNDOWN, a coming of age romantic comedy, working with actors including Teri Hatcher, Camilla Belle, Sara Paxton, John Michael Higgins, Jordi Molla, Devon Werkheiser, and Sean Marquette. This movie is going to be released all over the world in 2015.

Fernando is based in Los Angeles CA and is ready to direct feature films and TV series. Also since he is a writer also he’s developing future films projects and TV series for international audiences.