CV Alfonso Quijada
Mr. Quijada is an international multi award winning director, writer, producer and executive producer with more than 30 years experience in the film industry. He has produced films in Cuba, Los Angeles, Vancouver/BC, Colombia and El Salvador.
His production company (Sivela Pictures) has financed and produced seven full length feature films.
Director & writer:
1 - El Suspiro del Silencio (The Whisper of Silence) shot on location in the mountains of El Salvador, post production in Colombia -- AFI Silver LAFF, Chichester International Film Festival (UK), International Film Festival Suchitoto (El Salvador), Whistler Film Festival, Hof International Film Festival (Germany), Icaro Int. Film Festival (Guatemala): winner of Best Actress and EICE award, Latin Film Fest Poland, Vancouver Latin Film Fest, San Diego Latino Film Fest.
2 - “Tomorrow Before After” - a post apocalyptic film shot in Bogota/Colombia - starring Natalia Reyes (Terminator Dark Fate) - Special Presentation and Official Selection of the 62nd Cartagena International Film Festival. Winner of Best Production, Best Art Design and 6 nominations at the Icaro Int. Film Festival.
Producer:
1 - "Fabula" - shot entirely on location in Havana/Cuba.- Official Selection 2011 at the 33rd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema: (Winner of the prestigious Third Coral, the Award for highest theatrical performing film and voted the Second Most Popular Film at the festival. - Official Selection Lima/Peru Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, Official Selection to the 48th Annual International Chicago Film Festival
2 - “Black Box” - shot in Los Angeles and Vancouver.
- Winner of the Golden Ace Award at the Las Vegas Film Festival - Lions Gate Distribution.
3 - "Malacrianza" (The Crow's Nest") was shot entirely on location in El Salvador with writer/director Arturo Menendez - post production in Mexico City. “Malacrianza” had its world premiere at the prestigious American Film Institute Silver Latin American Film Festival October 4th 2014: Official Selections and special presentation of the AFI Silver LAFF, 36th Festival of New Latin American Cinema, International Chicago Latino Film Festival, International Film Festival of Panama, International Film Festival Innsbruck/Austria (Honourable Mention Award), Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Central America International Film Festival in Los Angeles/California: Winner of Best Screenplay and actress. Costa Rica International Film Festival
4 - “La Palabra de Pablo” (“Pablo’s Word”) Arturo Menendez’s second film — shot in El Salvador - HBO USA and Sony Pictures (Latin America) Distribution.
Official Selection Chicago Latino Film Festival, Innsbruck International Film Festival, New York Latino Film Festival, AFI Silver Latin American Film Festival, Latino Iberian Film Festival at YALE, Icaro Film Festival Guatemala.
Writer:
TV Series “Duality” - in Hollywood with Pantelion Films (Lions Gate/Televisa).
He has written/produced 2 proof of concepts: Random Walk" and “Sweet Heaven”. He helped co-produced the highly acclaimed proof of concept: “Somnolence" and The Zone”. He is the executive producer of the short film “Meridian”, he is the producer of the short film “Arthur” and writer/co-producer of the short film ”Hereafter". He is in development stages with the films "Random (A Consequential Odyssey)“, "killO", "Embracing the Sun”, and Infamy”.