Pedro Collantes
History
Pedro Collantes is a screenwriter, director, editor and producer. He studied cinema and specialized in editing in Madrid and later studied an MA at the Netherlands Film Academy. Since 2018 he’s a member of the OSCARS Academy (Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences) and of the French Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma since 2020.
His short films have screened in international film festivals, including IFFR Rotterdam, Chicago Int. Film Festival, Encounters, or Festival des Filmes du Monde de Montréal. His work has received awards at Clermont Ferrand, Festival de Cine Español de Málaga, ALCINE, Palm Springs and Cinespaña-Toulouse, among others. In 2018 he wrote and directed the short film “ATO SAN NEN”, official selection for the CÉSAR 2019 award for best fiction short film.
“EL ARTE DE VOLVER” (2020), the first Spanish project selected in the Biennale College Cinema program, is his first feature film as a screenwriter and director. It premiered at the 2020 VENICE Film Festival.
As a producer he received a GOYA nomination in 2020 for the animated short MUEDRA, directed by César Díaz. As an editor he has over twenty credits. Some examples are the series 800 Meters (Netflix, 2021) Antidisturbios (Movistar +, 2020), the documentary series The Alcàsser Murders (Netflix, 2019) and Héroes Invisibles (TVE, 2016-2017), or the documentary feature film Shadow World (2016).
Editor
Editor
Noemí is a young actress who returns home after 6 years in New York for an audition that could change her career. During the first 24 hours back in Madrid, she has a series of encounters that teach her how to cherish the seasons of life.
Writer
Noemí is a young actress who returns home after 6 years in New York for an audition that could change her career. During the first 24 hours back in Madrid, she has a series of encounters that teach her how to cherish the seasons of life.
Director
Noemí is a young actress who returns home after 6 years in New York for an audition that could change her career. During the first 24 hours back in Madrid, she has a series of encounters that teach her how to cherish the seasons of life.
Writer
While his father lies sick in a hospital room, Albert and his family try to get on with their lives. Their world seems suddenly divided in two: what happens inside the hospital, and the universe outside.
Director
While his father lies sick in a hospital room, Albert and his family try to get on with their lives. Their world seems suddenly divided in two: what happens inside the hospital, and the universe outside.
Screenplay
Marisa is a 65-year-old widow living in a small country town in the sole company of her dog Tico. One day she receives and unexpected visit from Hiroshi, and they will share a day that won't be like any other.
Director
Marisa is a 65-year-old widow living in a small country town in the sole company of her dog Tico. One day she receives and unexpected visit from Hiroshi, and they will share a day that won't be like any other.
Editor
A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and promoting a state of permanent war throughout the world, while they cynically asked for a lasting and universal peace.
Editor
My birthday is the brightest day of a year. My birthday always starts at the cemetery.
Producer
Short film. Synopsis: There is always a first time for everything, even for celery.
Editor
Short film. Synopsis: There is always a first time for everything, even for celery.
Writer
Short film. Synopsis: There is always a first time for everything, even for celery.
Director
Short film. Synopsis: There is always a first time for everything, even for celery.
Editor
It’s a fine and warm sunny day at a beach in the Trondheim fjord. Laila and Aksel, a couple in their late twenties, are enjoying the opportunity to relax and unwind near the sea. Halvard, an old classmate of Laila’s, happens to be having a walk at the very same place. Although it has been twelve years since they last saw each other, Halvard’s memories seem much more vivid than Laila’s.
Director
It’s a fine and warm sunny day at a beach in the Trondheim fjord. Laila and Aksel, a couple in their late twenties, are enjoying the opportunity to relax and unwind near the sea. Halvard, an old classmate of Laila’s, happens to be having a walk at the very same place. Although it has been twelve years since they last saw each other, Halvard’s memories seem much more vivid than Laila’s.
Writer
It’s a fine and warm sunny day at a beach in the Trondheim fjord. Laila and Aksel, a couple in their late twenties, are enjoying the opportunity to relax and unwind near the sea. Halvard, an old classmate of Laila’s, happens to be having a walk at the very same place. Although it has been twelve years since they last saw each other, Halvard’s memories seem much more vivid than Laila’s.
Editor
Years ago, Ling had a dream. Even today she can remember every detail.
Director
Years ago, Ling had a dream. Even today she can remember every detail.
Writer
Years ago, Ling had a dream. Even today she can remember every detail.
Editor
Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.
Director
Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.
Writer
Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.
