Sonia Escolano
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Sonia Escolano is a Valencian film director, born in Alicante in December 1980, he moved to Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares , meaning Citadel on the river Henares, is a Spanish city, whose historical centre is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, and one of the first bishoprics founded in Spain...

 in 1996 to study Literature. In 2005 she joined as director of the short film Sadrac González
Sadrac González
Sadrac Gonzalez is a Spanish film director, born in Madrid, in 1983. In 1985 he moved to the city of Alcalá de Henares where he was a student of art in high school....

 for the project of "Mr. Neck-long" which won the second prize at the Alcine film festival.

In 2006 she continued in the direction with "Juliet." Furthermore, in the literary field has won numerous awards for poetry and essays and has also been a professor of children's theater for several years. Her talent for handling child actors assumed the success in achieving short like "Cedric", participating in festivals around the globe or the controversial "The Rape of Ganymede."

In 2009 she directed, together Sadrac González
Sadrac González
Sadrac Gonzalez is a Spanish film director, born in Madrid, in 1983. In 1985 he moved to the city of Alcalá de Henares where he was a student of art in high school....

 the film Myna has gone
Myna Has Gone
Myna has gone is a Spanish film directed by Sonia Escolano and Sadrac González. It is a naturalistic, independent film and is played by unknown actors....

, which tells the story of an illegal immigrant and the problems that happens in Spain. This film won the Best Film in the Indie Fest film festival in Los Angeles
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, as well as in many international festivals among which the Austin Film Festival, one of the largest in the world. Also participating in the official section of festivals like Athensfest, Les Reencontres des Cinémas d'Europe or The Bronx, in New York
New York
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.

In 2009 she shot the fake trailer "Second Blood", filmed in Japan for Spanish players to Teaserland with the remaining finalist from over 1000 projects presented and the short film "Invisible Old People" which got a official selection in Vancouver Film Festival
Vancouver Film Festival
The Canadian city of Vancouver hosts three film festivals:* The Vancouver International Film Festival* The Vancouver Asian Film Festival* The Vancouver Queer Film Festival...

.

Sonia is also the director of the theater group "Broken and Unstitched", specializing in performances of Federico Garcia Lorca and where she teaches how performance to new opera singers.

Currently preparing the release in the U.S. of her most ambitious feature film: The vampire in the hole.

Filmography

Year Film Format
2005 Mr. Long-Neck Short film
2006 Juliets Short film
2007 Cédric Short film
2007 The Rape of Ganymede Short film
2009 Second Blood Fake teaser
2006 Invisible Old People Short film
2009 Myna se va
Myna Has Gone
Myna has gone is a Spanish film directed by Sonia Escolano and Sadrac González. It is a naturalistic, independent film and is played by unknown actors....

Feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...

2010 The vampire in the hole Feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...


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