Juan Sebastián Mesa
SECTION: Berlinale Talents
PEFIL: Director
COUNTRY: Colombia
INTERESTED IN: #Trabajo Colaborativo #Series Dramáticas #Derechos Humanos #Formatos Híbridos #Filosofía #Política #Arte/Experimental #Documental #Drama #Road Movie #Cortometraje.
Medellín-born audiovisual communicator (1989) with expertise in screenwriting and contemporary narratives. Notable for the award-winning debut film "Los nadie" (2016) at Venice Critics' Week. Served as a teacher and project advisor at various universities, while also contributing as a juror in film funds and festivals. Co-founder of Monociclo Cine. Achieved recognition for short film "Tierra Mojada" (2017) at Venice, Sundance, and Clertmont Ferrant. Second feature film, "La Roya," premiered at San Sebastian 2021, and currently engaged in the production of the third feature film, "Lovers go home!" with support from FDC and Ibermedia.
About Berlinale Talents:
Berlinale Talents is a talent development programme that explores the how and why of movie making. Since 2003, it has grown to become a one-of-a-kind forum for film professionals and cinema lovers alike, featuring public talks, discipline-specific workshops, project development Labs and networking events. While the Berlinale sections showcase films in all their facets and the European Film Market is the festival's most vibrant business hub, our focus is creative people and how they see the world through a different lens.