Toño Chouza

Toño Chouza. Movie Director / Scriptwriter / Editor / Philologist

Degree in Filmmaking and Philology. Currently, studying Philosophy.

Represented by
* Movie Director on PUEBLO (Spain).

Contact
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+34676776412
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* Brands: Adidas, Coca-Cola, eBay, Nestlé, ABANCA, Turismo de Canarias, Almond Breeze, Granada C.F., Alain Afflelou, Desigual, FOX TV, Miró, Twins&Bros, Brother Barcelona, CURTOCIRCUITO International Shortfilm Festival, Grupo Prats, Henten, Sara Coleman, Affinity, NORMAL (A Coruña), Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Club Celta de Vigo.

* Agencies: Sra. Rushmore, McCANN, J. Walter Thompson, DEC BBDO, Shackleton, Usted, &Rosàs, Arista, GroupM, Double You, Gas&Gin, Larsson-Duprez.

* Production: PUEBLO, Celofán, La Cosa de las Películas, Fandango Films, POP Films Asia, Malditos Produce, Partners&Crew, GOGO-Project, Dosdecadatres, RCR Films, Cool Shot Films, Wonderturner, LaVisual, Glassy Films, Diplodocus Produccións, Blua Producers, CASSADY.

Filmography:
* Entreparadas (feature documentary, 2012).
* Seule (shortfilm, 2012).
* Por la mañana (shortfilm, 2008).
* Sueño Imperfecto (shortfilm, 2007).
* Somnium (shortfilm, 2007).

Merits and awards
* Best microfilm in European Shortfilm Festival. FEC. 2012.
* Finalist in Vimeo Festival Awards, 2010.
* Best Shortfilm in the 1st Shortfilm Festival by Canal TCM, 2010 (prime-time broadcast TCM Chanel).
* Official Selection on Zero Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA, 2014).
* Official Selection ESF (Russia, 2014).
* Semana Internacional de Cine de Autor (Lugo, Spain, 2014).
* Official Selection on Zero Film Festival (New York, USA, 2013).
* Best Shortfilm "Free Theme" in Minute Festival (Brazil, 2013).
* Cineuropa (Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2013)
* Best Feature Film in FECIDISCOVI (Madrid, Spain, 2013)
* Official Selection Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio di Resana (Italia, 2013).
* Official Selection Festival de Cortometrajes COR3, Roatán (Honduras, 2013).
* Official Selection "Ils ont Osé" in Festival International des Très Courts (France, 2013).
* "Special Program" in The One Minute Film & Video Festival (Aarau, Switzerland, 2013).
* Official Selection 7th Toronto Urban Film Festival (Canada, 2013).
* Official Selection IX edition “San Rafael en Corto” (Canary Islands, Spain, 2013).
* Official Selection Almería en Corto (Almería, Spain, 2013).
* V Certamen de Cortometrajes Angelika (Madrid, 2013).
* ROOM ART FAIR #3 (Madrid, 2013).
* Official Selection Seminci. Semana Internacional de Cine (Spain, 2012).
* Official International Selection Badalona Film Festival, FILMETS (Spain, 2012).
* Best Shortfilm Fascurt (Spain, 2010).
* Best Shortfilm FIC Bueu (Spain, 2010).
* Official Selection of UNIFEST (International Festival of University Cinema), Georgina Amat Best Actress (Spain, 2010).
* Official Selection of Cans Festival (Spain, 2010).
* Official Selection in Curtocircuito (Spain, 2010).
* Best Shorfilm of 10th Shortfilm Exhibition Vila de Noia (Spain, 2010).
* Official Selection in the New Filmmakers Exhibition in Havana (Cuba, 2010).
* Muestra de Romerías de Mayo en Ciudad de Holguín (Cuba, 2010).
* Best Direction in Curtas na Rede (Spain, 2009).
* Jury Award to the Best Shortfilm in Curtas na Rede (Spain, 2009).
* Selected for the PLAYAVID.DOC marathon at Documentary International Festival PLAYDOC (Spain, 2008).
* Best Shortfilm in Acción Festival (Spain, 2007).
* Finalist of Notodofilmfest (2007).

* Works broadcast on TCM, FOX TV, TVE, TV3, TVG, , VOZ TV, ...

Merits and awards in Advertising
* Best Direction for "Hertfordshire", Premios CREA (Galicia, 2018).
* FOX TV (2º Award, 2012).
* Alain Afflelou (3º Award, 2012).

Documentary Work: Consello da Cultura Galega.

Education
* Degree in Movie Direction by ESCAC (Escuela Superior de Cine y Audiovisuales de Cataluña), Universidad de Barcelona (2004-2009).
* Degree in Philolosophy by UNED (2017- ...).
* Degree in Philology by Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, speciality in Literature, Literary Theory and Linguistics (1999-2004).
* Digital Production Challenge (DPC), workshop in digital production workflows, CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA & FOCUS. (Berlin, 2014).
* Filmmaking International Workshop, EICTV (Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, 2010).
* First course of Doctorate program History and Invention of Spanish Literary Texts, from the University of Barcelona, with honors qualification (2005).
* International Congress of Theatre and Cinematography: For an inter-artistic approach (grant holder and collaborator). University of Santiago de Compostela (2003).
* 11th International Congress of Comparative Literature. Literature and Film. Dedicated to filmmaker Gonzalo Suárez. University of Vigo (2003).
* Film workshop: Writing a script. Directed by filmmaker Mr. David Trueba. International University Menéndez Pelayo (Santander, 2003).
* Film workshop: Cinematographic creation. Directed by filmmaker Mr. Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. International University Menéndez Pelayo (Santander, 2004).
* Collaborator in Syd Field’s Master Class (SGAE) (June 2006).
* Master Class by George A. Romero, ESCAC, 2007.
* Master Class by Joe Dante, ESCAC, 2007.

Experience
* Jury and Programer at the International Short Film Festival in Santiago de Compostela (Curtocircuito, Shortfilmdepot, 2011 and 2012).
* Teacher “Initiation to videoart”. CREARTE. (A Coruña, Spain, 2012).

* Member of CREA (Asociación de Directores e Realizadores de Galicia).
* Member of DAMA (Derechos de Autor de Medios Audiovisuales).

Philologist / Literary Proofreader / Copyeditor
* Contrato con Dios (2007), by Juan Gómez-Jurado. (Literary Proofreader -digital version, 2017-).
* Espía de Dios (2006), by Juan Gómez-Jurado. (Literary Proofreader & Copyeditor -digital version, 2017-).