FILMMAKER

Luis Avilés

Luis Avilés
Biography

Filmmaker based in Los Angeles – California.  Master in Film and Media Production at NYFA – Los Angeles, CA.

Bachelor of Audiovisual and Multimedia Communications at Universidad Casa Grande.

Associate’s in Television Production & Directing at ITV

Works

– Director, writer, and producer of Final Minute – 2018

– Director of the short film El Fútbol del Cerro – 2011.

– Director of the short film Móvil – 2009.

– Director of the short film Trans – 2008.

– President of Asociación de Cineastas de Guayaquil, 2013 – 2015

– Producer of the tv show The Moment to Shine – ECTV – 2012

Awards

– Winner of Guayaquil International Film Festival. Best Movie and Best Director with Final Minute – 2018.

– Official Selection at Providence Latin American Film Festival 2020 with Final Minute.

– Official Selection at FICTS in Milan – Italy 2012 with El Fútbol del Cerro.

– Winner at Festival de Artes al Aire Libre FAAL 2011 with El Fútbol del Cerro.

– Winner in 2009 and 2011 of the Ministerio de Cultura del Ecuador funds with El Fútbol del Cerro.

Press Coverage

Awards

– Winner of Guayaquil International Film Festival. Best Movie and Best Director with Final Minute – 2018.

– Official Selection at Providence Latin American Film Festival 2020 with Final Minute.

– Official Selection at FICTS in Milan – Italy 2012 with El Fútbol del Cerro.

– Winner at Festival de Artes al Aire Libre FAAL 2011 with El Fútbol del Cerro.

– Winner in 2009 and 2011 of the Ministerio de Cultura del Ecuador funds with El Fútbol del Cerro.

Press Coverage
Biography

Filmmaker based in Los Angeles – California.  Master in Film and Media Production at NYFA – Los Angeles, CA.

Bachelor of Audiovisual and Multimedia Communications at Universidad Casa Grande.

Associate’s in Television Production & Directing at ITV

Works

– Director, writer, and producer of Final Minute – 2018

– Director of the short film El Fútbol del Cerro – 2011.

– Director of the short film Móvil – 2009.

– Director of the short film Trans – 2008.

– President of Asociación de Cineastas de Guayaquil, 2013 – 2015

– Producer of the tv show The Moment to Shine – ECTV – 2012

Luis Avilés - Festival de Cine de Guayaquil

Portfolio

Here you can check my most recent work. Please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Producer

BARBARIAN | Tickets On Sale Now

Marketing promo for the horror movie Barbarian.

Producer / Camera

Sonic 2 Nickelodeon TV Special

Behind the Scenes of the TV special.

Producer / Camera / Editor

Valentines Day 2023

Social media piece for Narrator Inc.

Film Producer / Director / Writer / Editor

Final Minute Trailer

Trailer of the feature film Final Minute, the first thriller of the world entirely shot with drones.

Film Producer / Director / Writer / Editor

Final Minute Craneo Scene

Scene from the feature film Final Minute with the antagonist Craneo.

Camera / Editor

The Global Guardians

Episode for the Chinese Channel CGTN about the COVID-19 in Ecuador.

Spot Director / Writer / Editor

Casa Menestra Spot

Video to promote the products of the food restaurant Casa Menestra.

Spot Director / Writer / Editor

Ecofest Spot

Video to promote the EcoFest electronic music fest.

Spot Director / Writer / Postproducer

Guayaco Store

Video to promote the new T-shirts of Guayaco Store

TV Performance Producer / Director / Writer

Vane & Barril – Ecuador’s Got Talent

Golden Buzz performance of Vane & Barril for the Ecuador’s Got Talent TV show.

TV Show Producer

The Moment to Shine – ECTV

Spot of The Moment to Shine TV show about bright young people of Ecuador.

Short Film Director / Writer / Editor

The Soccer of the Hill Trailer

A short film about a group of kids whose dream to  play in the ideal soccer field.