DIEGO SANCHEZ - C.V.
Writer, director, editor
Education
- Postgraduate: Dirección escénica (directing actors) at EICTV, Cuba. (Otober/November 2014).
- Postgraduate: Filmmaking program at Universal Studios Hollywood; New York Film Academy. (Los Angeles, March 2011)
- Journalism degree at Communication University of Salamanca, Spain (2003/ 2008)
OTHER STUDIES
- Screenwriting at Southend College , England. (Spring-Summer 2012)
- Screenplay workshop at Madrid Arts and Science Academy (Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias en Madrid, Spain), November 2010
- English for filmmakers at London Film Academy (14th to 28th September 2009) .
Activities
&
skills
- Writer for several Spanish web sites such as Cookies On the Net, Cinemascomics film magazine and Planta 13”, a personal blog/web site about films. (2003- July 2013).
- Native language - Spanish.
English: TOEFL iBT® test score of 91 (November 16th, 2012)
- English for speakers of foreign languages at Thurrock and Basildon college, England (October 2008/June 2009) ESOL LEVEL 1
- Driver’s License
- Mac and Windows kwoledge: Advanced
Filming at Universal Studios Hollywod
Job
Experience
- Assistant Director for Galbani Cheese Idents, directed by Nathan-Leigh Horrocks and produced by xFilm. (May 2016)
- Runner for Mother Care corporate video, directed by Nathan Leigh Horrocks and produced by xFilm. (May 2016)
- Production Assistant at xFilm production office (April 2016)
- Director of a web sketch for Wolfpack Productions (March 2016)
- Runner in several projects for Wolfpack Productions (March 2016)
- Runner and Production Assistant at xFilm production office (February 2016)
- Runner for the short film Exmas (December 2015) directed by BAFTA winner director Kerri Collins and produced by xFilm.
- Runner and production assistant at xFilm offices (December 2015)
- Second assistant director & aditional data manager of STONES, a feature film directed by Roydon Turner and produced by Donroy Films in London (March/April 2015).
- Co-writer & co-director of CAPGRAS, a short film shot in Mexico (February 2015).
- Writer, director and producer of a short film called Giggles, supported by the BFI, selected finalist of the Talenthouse competition in October 2014 and screened at the legendary Prince Charles Cinema in London.
- Runner and editor of Alex At The Worx, an acoustic 40 min concert of artist Alexander McKay. (October 2014)
- Runner and editor of a commercial interview for Maple & Black. (September 2014)
- Runner of Day Of The Living video for LLTGL charity. (September 2014)
- Cowriter, director and editor of What Really Matters for the Phonetastic Sitges Film Festival. (August 2014)
- Editor of a commercial video for Longines/Swatch brand with Steffie Graff. (June 2014)
-Runner/editor of 3 videos for the charity LLTGL. (May 31st 2014).
- Director/editor of the documentary James Needs A Heart, for the charity LLTGL. (March 18th 2014)
- Creative director for the video Engineering GREAT for IMI Engineering (May 15th 2014).
- Assistant director of three music videos (Stones, Agaisnt The Tide, Chasing Fires) for Donroy Films (January 2014)
- Assistant director/editor of documentary 30 guitars on the rocks for Donroy Films. (December 2013).
- Winner of the [REC]: The Lost Tales film contest with Let Them Eat Cake. (Co-writer/director - November 2013)
- Film critic for the website Flicks & The City (Since August 2013)
- Writer, director and editor of Dangerous, a book trailer for the writer Sandra Prior.
- Editor of a commercial for Sonna African Textiles. (September 2013).
- Writer, Director and editor of Room 17 pitch teaser trailer. (August 2013); a project currently on developement by Planta 13 Productions.
- Director of the Underground video (summer 2013).
- Writer, Director for the video The Undead Affair (Summer 2012).
- Assistant Director in Hambre, a short movie winner of the Spanish contest Jóvenes creadores in Salamanca (Spain). (2010).
- Sport Writer and redactor for Spanish newspaper La Gaceta Regional de Salamanca (October 2007 to June 2008)
- Writer, interviewer and narrator on the Spanish T.V. Channel Televisión Salamanca, which is now Called Castilla y León 7, (May to September 2007)
- Extra for 3 days in Goya’s Ghosts film, directed by Milos Forman in 2006.
