Camilo Coba

Camilo Coba is a filmmaker and photographer from Ecuador.

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

Year Film Capacity Notes 2005 No Somos Nada Photographer 8 minutes 2005 Ausente – Presente Photographer, director, editor 8 minutes 2005 Decadencia Photographer, director 8 minutes 2005 Sub–Zero Photographer 8 minutes 2005 Decline Photographer, director 8 minutes 2005 Un Colchón y una pistola Editor 8 minutes

Quito, Ecuador Year Film Capacity Length 2005 Mi Anillo Photographer, director 8 minutes 2006 El Silencio No Existe Photographer, director Feature length 2007 Guardia – Vigilante Photographer, director 12 minutes 2007 Drag Nights Photographer, director 7 minutes 2007 Mary Photographer, director 8 minutes In production Sin Nombre Photographer, director To be determined In production Quito – Toki Photographer, director, editor 20 minutes

Festivals and awards Festival I.B. de The Dwight School, New York 2004: Special Prize of the Jury for Popular quitumbe Programa Arte y Parte de la C.C.E., Quito 2004: Best Short film of the Week for El Chirisiqui Festival Mirada Joven, Cuenca 2004: Best Director for El Chirisiqui Best Photography for Zapatos Rotos Best Short Subject for El Chirisiqui Special Mention for Editing for Zapatos Rotos Nomination for Best Photography for El Chirisiqui Nomination for Best Experimental for El Chirisiqui Festival V.I.A.R.T., Caracas 2005: Nomination and Exhibition of El Chiriyacu, Obsesión and Ni Tu Ni Nadie Washington DC International Film Festival, Washington, D.C. 2007: Best Film in the Making, Sneak Preview, and Official Selection for El Silencio No Existe