Dead Mariachi Films is an independent production company that creates and collaborates with new, emerging content. We specialize in genre-specific & dark subject matter films.
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Brian Quintero is an award-winning Costa Rican-Canadian filmmaker. An alumnus of the 2022 Blood in the Snow Film Festival's Horror Development Lab, he was recently selected for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Access Canada's The Diversity Showrunner Bootcamp 2024, mentored by Anthony Farrell and Canfro Productions.
Brian wrote and directed the horror-comedy OLDTIMERS, which won the Silver Audience Award for Best Canadian Short Film at Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 and received the Youth Jury Prize and Best Audience Choice Awards at the San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in Spain. The film has been selected for over 20 international festivals.
Brian was hired to direct the emotional drama AS WE FALL SILENT, which won Best Narrative Short Film at the 512 ATX Film Festival and received nominations for Best Director and Drama Film at the Indie Film Fest 2024.
Brian also produced two feature films: LAST RESORT, distributed by Gravitas Ventures through his company Dead Mariachi Films (DMF), and was hired as a producer on WE CAME TO WRECK EVERYTHING, distributed by Image Killer on YouTube. Additionally, Brian produced the award-winning horror-sci-fi short film THE FORE-MEN through DMF, which has screened at over 30 international festivals and garnered over 500,000 views on YouTube through the Dust Sci-Fi channel.
  • Writer (7 Credits)
    BRIAN QUINTERO – NO DRAMA – 2024
    Short
    Mr. Entertainer
    Short Script
    Sleepboxer
    Screenplay
    Under The Roots
    Screenplay
    Oldtimers2022
    Short
    Days Gone Bye2019
    Short
    Narcissistic2017
    Short
  • Director (6 Credits)
    BRIAN QUINTERO – NO DRAMA – 2024
    Short
    Con/Freud
    Short
    Grievance
    Short
    As We Fall Silent2024
    Short
    Oldtimers2022
    Short
    Days Gone Bye2019
    Short
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    Days Gone Bye2019
    Short
    Narcissistic2017
    Short
  • Acting (1 Credit)
    Narcissistic2017
    Short
Youth Jury Award & Best Audience Choice Award for Short Film
Oldtimers
San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
Donostia-San Sebastián
2022
Silver Audience Award for Best Canadian Short 2022
Oldtimers
Fantasia International Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec
2022
Official Selection
Narcissistic
The Willson Oakville Film Festival
Great Toronto Area
2018
College
Seneca College
Acting for Camera & Voice
20112013
Nickname
B, Bri, Q, Quinty,
Birth City
Toronto
Current City
Toronto
Hometown
Toronto
Height
5'8
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Latin American or Latinx
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
“If I only had an hour to chop down a tree, I would spend the first 45 minutes sharpening my axe.” – Abraham Lincoln.
Dead Mariachi Films is an independent production company that creates and collaborates with new, emerging content. We specialize in genre-specific & dark subject matter films.
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