F. Calvelo
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Francisco Calvelo Moreira is a Spanish filmmaker born in Almeria
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He is self-taught as a visual author and one of the principal impellers of the experimental and fantastic cinema at present of Galicia. He is a charter member of Black Maria Producciones and of the Marienbad Festival of fantastic shorts films.
His short film Chrysalis was selected in the Sitges's International Cinema Festival' in 2006, inside the section Brigadoom and in the Weekend of Horror Festival organized by the magazine Fangoria, turned out to be a winner of the contest "Vente a Salamanca 2007". In 2007 he concluded Go'El, a short film from a script by Jose Antonio Ramos that features the popular Galician
television actor Santiago Romay. Also in 2007, he collaborated on the full-length film Going nuts, directed by Juanjo Ramirez and produced by Manuel Cristóbal. As of late 2007, he is in full preproduction of Santiago de Sangre, a short film set in the streets of Santiago de Compostela
and inspired by the drawings of the Japanese illustrator Suehiro Maruo
. It is a joint production of Perro Verde Films and Black Maria Producciones and will be filmed at the end of 2007.
Almería
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
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He is self-taught as a visual author and one of the principal impellers of the experimental and fantastic cinema at present of Galicia. He is a charter member of Black Maria Producciones and of the Marienbad Festival of fantastic shorts films.
His short film Chrysalis was selected in the Sitges's International Cinema Festival' in 2006, inside the section Brigadoom and in the Weekend of Horror Festival organized by the magazine Fangoria, turned out to be a winner of the contest "Vente a Salamanca 2007". In 2007 he concluded Go'El, a short film from a script by Jose Antonio Ramos that features the popular Galician
Galician people
The Galicians are an ethnic group, a nationality whose historical homeland is Galicia in north-western Spain. Most Galicians are bilingual, speaking both their historic language, Galician, and Castilian Spanish.-Political and administrative divisions:...
television actor Santiago Romay. Also in 2007, he collaborated on the full-length film Going nuts, directed by Juanjo Ramirez and produced by Manuel Cristóbal. As of late 2007, he is in full preproduction of Santiago de Sangre, a short film set in the streets of Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
and inspired by the drawings of the Japanese illustrator Suehiro Maruo
Suehiro Maruo
, is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, and painter.-Biography:Maruo graduated from junior high school in March 1972 but dropped out of senior high school. At the age of 15 he moved to Tokyo and began working for a bookbinder...
. It is a joint production of Perro Verde Films and Black Maria Producciones and will be filmed at the end of 2007.
Filmography
- Santiago de Sangre. Shortfilm. Director. (2008, in preproduction)
- Susana & David. Cortometraje. Director, Guionista. (2007, in postproduction)
- Go'El. Shortfilm. Director. (2007)
- Crisálida (Chrysalis). Shortfilm. Director, writer, actor. (2006)
- Con tu cara (With your face). Shortfilm. Director, writer, Actor. (2004)