© Carlos M. Quintela
Carlos M. Quintela (Cuba, 1984). Cuban Filmmaker who graduated from the E.I.C.T.V and F.A.M.C.A He has made experimental shorts until the feature debut La Piscina, which earned him several awards at International Film Festivals. His narrative style is influenced by Asian and European Art house cinema. His starting point in film are traced back to 1997 when he was cast as a child in Miguel Coyula’s early short Válvula de luz (1997).
Source: IMDb
Filmography
2006: Ciudad sobre ruedas (Documentary short)
2007: Stand By (Short)
2008: Contenedores (Short)
2012: La piscina (Feature)
2014: Buey (Short)
2015: La obra del siglo (The Project of the Century) (Feature)
2016: Higashi no okami
2016: El lugar preciso (Short)
2017: Los lobos del este (The Wolves of the East)
2018: Gure oroitzapenak
2019: The Russian Playground (Documentary)
2020: El Sucesor (Miniseries)
Nominations and Awards
La piscina
- Caracol Award Winner, Havana Film Festival, Cuba, 2011
- Special Jury Award Winner, Havana New Directors Film Festival, Cuba, 2012
- Special Jury Award Winner, Marrakesh International Film Festival, Morocco, 2013
- Ibero-American Opera Prima Award Winner, Miami Film Festival, USA, 2013
- Best Film, Jury Award Winner, World Cinema Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2013
La obra del siglo
- Best Film, International Competition, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, Argentina, 2015
- Best Film, Special Mention, Havana Film Festival, Cuba, 2015
- International First Film Award, FIPRESCI Nominee, Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2015
- Special Jury Prize Winner, Lima Latin American Film Festival, Peru, 2015
- Kingfisher Award, Special Mention Winner, Ljubljana International Film Festival, Slovenia, 2015
- Lions Film Award Winner, Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Netherlands, 2015
- Tiger Award Winner, Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Netherlands, 2015
- Horizons Award Nominee, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain, 2015
- Grand Prix, Special Mention Winner, International Competition, T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland, 2015
