David Muñoz (director)

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David Muñoz
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Occupation(s)Film producer, screenwriter, director

David Muñoz was born in 1968 in Málaga, Andalucia, southern Spain and is a Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter.

Biography[edit]

He has a PhD in Financial Economics.[citation needed] He also worked as a financial adviser to several regional governments in Spain, and as a professor of financial applications for professionals.

In 2000, he founded Hibrida: a multidisciplinary communications company involved in contemporary culture and social issues. He has been Hibrida's director since its inception.

Film career[edit]

He writes, directs and produces documentary and fiction films. He is the winner of the Goya Awards 2010 for best short documentary given by the Spanish Film Academy for Flowers of Rwanda. His film The Infinite Jest was a Jury Award 2011 winner for best short documentary in the 7th Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival (Qatar). His previous film, Another Night on Earth won, among others, the Film Critics FIPRESCI award at DOK Leipzig, the best feature documentary award at the 15th Guanajuato International Film Festival, and[clarification needed] the Japan Foundation Presidential’s Prize at NHK Japan Prize. About Ndugu was a world premiere at the Berlinale 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. His poetic documentary "A Farewell to All That" about the Verdiales, a disappearing type of music played by shepherds in the Andalusian sierras, won the ASECAN Award to Best Andalusian Short Documentary in 2018.

Director filmography[edit]

Year Film
2007 Human Development[1]
2008 Flowers of Rwanda[2]
2008 854 [3]
2010 Tres Tristes Tigres[4]
2011 The Infinite Jest [5]
2012 Otra Noche en la Tierra [6]
2013 About Ndugu[7]
2014 Hide & Seek [8]
2015 Veloce Vita [9]
2017 A Farewell to All That [10]
2020 Un Trono para Miss Ghana [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Official webpage of the documentary film Human Development, based on the Human Development Index report by the United Nations
  2. ^ Official webpage of the documentary film Flowers of Rwanda, about the Rwandan genocide
  3. ^ Official webpage of the documentary film 854
  4. ^ "Official webpage of the documentary film Tres Tristes Tigres". Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  5. ^ Official webpage of the documentary film The Infinite Jest
  6. ^ Official webpage of the documentary film Otra Noche en la Tierra
  7. ^ "Official webpage of the documentary film About Ndugu". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  8. ^ Official webpage of the documentary film Hide & Seek
  9. ^ "HOME".
  10. ^ "A Farewell to All That".
  11. ^ "DocuQueer – Festival de Cine OutfestPeru".

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