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PACO TORRES
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER,
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, WRITER
DIRECTING AWARDS / HONORS
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FEATURE FILMS
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"THE MAGIC OF HOPE" aka El vuelo del tren, SEVILLE, SPAIN, 2011. DIRECTOR, WRITER, COPRODUCER.
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4 NOMINATIONS ASECAN AWARDS FOR BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SCRIPT AND BEST SOUNDTRACK.
SELECTION BEST EUROPEAN FILM AT EUROPEAN FILM PROMOTION AT NEW YORK, 2012.
SELECTION IN AMSTERDAN FILM FESTIVAL, GALWAY FILM FLEADH, SEVILLE EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL, AMONG OTHERS.
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"SAOL", experimental feature film shot in 14 hours. DUBLIN, IRELAND, 2015. DIRECTOR, WRITER.
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SELECTION AT CORK FILM FESTIVAL 2015 AMONG OTHERS.
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"ATROCITIES" script, SAN SEBASTIAN, 2007. WRITER.
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SELECTION AT EUROPEAN CROSSING BORDERS AT SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL.
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SHORTS
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"THE RATTLE OF BENGHAZI", DUBLIN, IRELAND, 2012. DIRECTOR, WRITER, COPRODUCER.
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RTVA AWARD FOR BEST FILM AT ISLANTILLA FILM FESTIVAL, HUELVA, SPAIN, 2013.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SELECTION FOR BEST HUMAN RIGHTS FILMS, GERMANY, 2014.
GOLDEN BLOGS AWARDS, NOMINATION FOR BEST FILM, SPAIN, 2013.
CINEMA FOR PEACE FOUNDATION SELECTION (HOLLYWOOD ACTORS) FOR SPECIAL SCREENING IN BERLIN, AUGUST 2016.
BEST FILM AWARD AT I MOSTRA ALBORAYA INTERNATIONAL SHOT FILM FESTIVAL, VALENCIA, SPAIN, 2013.
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD AT RIVAS MACÍAS FILM FESTIVAL, MADRID, SPAIN, 2013.
BEST HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD FOR BEST FILM AT INVISIBLES FILM FESTIVAL, BILBAO, SPAIN, 2012.
SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST FILM AT SHORTS SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, MEXICO, 2012.
3rd PRIZE AWARD FOR "THE RATTLE OF BENGHAZI" AT ICC HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS, IDUBLIN, RELAND, 2013.
AUDIENCE PRIZE AWARD FOR BEST FILM AT KIMERA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY, 2013.
SELECTED IN MORE THAN 200 FILM FESTIVALS WORLDWIDE.
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"SEVENTY", CORDOBA, SPAIN, CO-DIRECTOR, CO-WRITER, PRODUCER, 2007.
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​RTVA AWARD FOR BEST FILM AT CÓRDOBA, SPAIN, 2007.
FIRST PRIZE AWARD FOR BEST FILM AT EUTOPÍA 2007.
SELECTED IN MORE THAN 60 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS, INCLUDING NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, TOKYO SHORTS SHORTS, 2007.
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"HALOWIN", DUBLIN, IRELAND, DIRECTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER, 2012.
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​LAR´S VON TRIERS´GESAMT SELECTION AT GESAMT, 501; WHAT HAPPENS TO MAN?, DENMARK, 2012.
SELECTED IN MORE THAN 30 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS, INCLUDING MALAGA FILM FESTIVAL, ROTTERDAM, 2012.
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ADVERTISING AWARDS.
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CANNES CORPORATE & TV SILVER AWARD AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR COMMERCIAL BANK, 40 YEARS OF PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION, 2015
FINALIST AT JC DECAUX SPAIN ADVERTISING FESTIVAL 2016 FOR THE DIGITAL CONTENT ACTION FOR DISNEY FILM ZIPI Y ZAPE y DIA SUPERMARKETS.
BEST CREATIVE DIRECTOR AWARD FOR IU CAMPAIGN 2007, AT ADVERTSING ASSOCIATION OF MALAGA, 2007.
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OTHERS
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FIRST PRIZE AWARDS AS BEST SCHOOL NEWSPAPER IN SPAIN, ALTAIR SCHOOL 1986..
SEVERAL THEATRE AWARDS FOR THE THEATRE PLAY JIMMY BOTTOM AND LUCAS EL MAQUINISTA, 1993.