Juan Pablo González (born August 13, 1984) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and editor known for his 2018 film Caballerango, [1] and the 2022 Sundance award winner Dos Estaciones. His work primarily focuses on the Los Altos region of Mexico, where he's from. [2]
In 2015 González was named one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine. [3] The following year, his one-take short Las Nubes premiered at Havana and at the 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam. [4]
In 2018, his critically acclaimed mid-length documentary Caballerango premiered at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). [5]
He is currently the co-director of film at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). [6] In 2020 he won the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking. [7]
References
- ^ "Kristen Yoonsoo Kim on the 11th BAMcinemaFest". Art Forum.
- ^ "Juan Pablo González: Reflections on a Homeland". Texas Orator. 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Juan Pablo González | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Las Nubes | IFFR".
- ^ "Caballerango | IDFA". IDFA.
- ^ "Juan Pablo González". CalArts.
- ^ "Juan Pablo González: "You allow the place to tell you what it is."". Vilcek.