Mauricio Maldonado

Mauricio Maldonado

Historia

Mauricio Maldonado is a Colombian filmmaker born Medellín, Colombia. He is the co-founder of the Cosmódromo Cine collective. His graduation short film EN BUSCA DE AIRE (2015) won the India Catalina award for best short film in the New Creators category at the FICCI 55th. His short film THE NIGHT SHINES (2018) was a beneficiary of the Fund for Film Development in Colombia in 2016 and was selected at Fribourg IFF 2020. He is currently working on the development of his first feature film LOS DILUVIOS, a winning project of the FDC fund award for scriptwriting in 2019.

Perfil

Mauricio Maldonado

Películas

Las Fauces
Las Fauces
Director
On the foggy slopes of mysteriously deserted roads, Deivis, an isolated teenager finds an injured body. A young man that belongs to the world of the dead, will be the only bridge to find a group of people that will put an end to his loneliness. The longing for a new family as a dream of times gone by.
La Noche Resplandece
La Noche Resplandece
Director
Before leaving the neighborhood where he grew up. Mafe (15) is reunited with her boyfriend Damián (18), who has just been transferred from prison to a discreet place where he purges house arrest.
En busca de aire
En busca de aire
Director
En un futuro cercano donde la libertad se ha prohibido en la periferia de la ciudad, un atormentado adolescente próximo a ser reclutado por la fuerza, se verá presionado a dejar atrás todo lo que ama, enfrentando sus miedos y la violencia que acecha como única esperanza para escapar de la guerra. La periferia de la ciudad ha sido sitiada para ser controlada, sirviendo como campo de concentración donde los jóvenes alejados de sus familias son criados para servir a un estricto régimen militar que gobierna. 2015: Premio India Catalina al mejor cortometraje en la categoría de Nuevos Creadores en el 55º Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de la India (FICCI 55).