FERNANDO DE FRANCE
Filmmaking&Photography
ESP
ENG
CURRICULUM
Graduated at SUNY New York Cum Laude, I started working at a local TV Station (WTZA TV) in Kingston NY. I then earn my first couple of local advertising awards, and find a way to direct my first music clip and my first short film, The Corridor (36 min.), before going back
to Spain.
In Madrid I start in the business as an assistand director, and the following year I start directing TV commercials, music videos and short films. I also write, produce and direct my first long length feature film, Necesidades, independent film that is presented at the Sitges International Film Festival.
Since then I have worked for various Production Companies such as Quasar Films, Rodar&Rodar, Eddie Saeta, Tesauro, Idea Film, directing numerous campaings for various clients. At the same time, I have worked for other Production Companies and Agencies in foreign countries, like Italy, Portugal, Lebanon, Turkey, México, France, Greece, etc.
Keeping always film in the horizon, I write and direct all sorts of audiovisual pieces, like music clips, short films, another feature film, half way between fiction and documentary (Ar Meno Un Quejío), and some free style films.
My other passion is Photography. Since my uncle Michel Bernoville offered me my first camera, a Nikon FE, I haven’t stopped taking photos of all the things that call my attention as I my life unfolds day after day in our marvelous world. I work mostly in black and white and process my work at home, although until today most of my work has been kept concealed from the eyes of the world.
ADVERTISING
Playstation Bloodrain, Bronze Lion at the Advertising Film Festival, Cannes 2009.
Spots for Nike (Urban Training), awarded with a Golden Lion at the Advertising Film Festival in Cannes, 2000 and a Sol de Oro, two Soles de Plata and a Special Jury Price at the San Sebastian Advertising Film Festival.
Vips (Acompañante), Sol de Oro at the San Sebastian Advertising Film Festival, 1999.
I have directed commercials for brands such as Fiat, Fanta, Mahou Beer, Peugeot, Sony Playstation, Telefónica Movistar, Vodafone, Vips, Banco Popular, Mitsubishi, Repsol, As, Swatch Internacional, Epson, Citroën, Flora, Control, HP, Ikea, Bimbo, P&G, etc.
MUSIC CLIPS
RHYDER: Angel, I believe
DAVID GÓMEZ: Sixteen Years Old, The Lighthouse
CARLOS DE FRANCE: El Centinela, Nada, Quiero ir a Brasil, Te Extraño
JAVIER DE TORRES: Amor Racial, Un Fan en el CSIC, Son más los que mueren de Desamor
MARIA MILLET: Falling, Charade, A Felicidade, All the Things You Are
JARABE DE PALO: Depende (Premio Ondas 1999), El Lado Oscuro, La Flaca (Acustic), Grita
ROSARIO FLORES: Sabor, Sabor (Premio Ondas 1997), Mi Gato, Te Llamo a gritos, Estoy Aquí, Nada Mejor, Cómo Quieres Que Te Quiera
MÁRTIRES DEL COMPÁS: Tu Hielo, Peluqueros
KETAMA: Estatua de Sal
AMARAL: Rosita, Voy a Acabar Contigo
FILMS
Historia de MI (Story of MI)
34 min. - 2015
Shortfilm
Writer , producer and director
Annaniá
14min. - 2013
Musical Shortfilm
Writer, producer and director
Sí, Madre (Yes, Mother)
2 min. - 2012
Promotional Short Film for Pianist David Gómez
Screenwriter and director
El último día antes de mañana (The Last Day Before Tomorrow)
2 min. – 2010
Promotional Short Film for Eduard Márquez’s Novel
Screenwriter, producer and director
El último pez (The Last Fish)
17 min. - 2009
Experimental Dance-Film
Co-writer and director
First Price at the Lisbon Festival
INSHADOW 2009
La más breve historia de amor jamás contada (The Shortest Love Story Ever Told)
13 min. - 2008
Short film
Writer and director
Ar meno un quejío (If Only a Lament)
90 min- 2008
Feature Film
Co-writer (with Chico Ocaña) and Director
Winner of the First Price at Malaga Film Festival,
ZONAZINE 2007
Muestra de cine Español en Toulouse, Francia
Flor de Lotro (Flower Of Another)
Shortfilm 30 min. - 2001
Writer and director
The Boxer
3 min. - 1998
Short film for Canal +
Writer and director
Necesidades (Necessities)
Feature Film 1997
Writer and director
Sitges Fantastic Film Festival
Cinespaña (Spanish Film Festival in Toulouse, France), and Peñíscola Film Festival
ONCE Braille
7 min.
Short Film Produced for Sevilla’s EXPO '92
Sevilla
Writer and director
Un trabajo limpio (A Clean Job)
13 min. - December 1988
Short film
Writer and director
First Price at the Carabanchel X Semana de Cine de Carabanchel
Madrid
The Corridor
36 min. – 1987
Short Film
Co-writer and director