Diana Orduna (Ecuador, 1988) is a cultural manager, researcher, and filmmaker. She has studied Film in Buenos Aires (CIEVYC) and Guayaquil (UCSG), with a specialization in Artistic Practices and Politics in Latin America at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters (University of Buenos Aires), and a master's degree in Cultural Studies of Latin America, at the same institution.
With ten years of experience as a production designer in films, she has immersed herself in the language of contexts that is central to all her projects. In 2020, she won the ADA Award for Best Production Design for her work in the film "La botera," and in 2023, she was selected to be part of Berlin Talents at the Berlinale Film Festival for her proposals and previous performance.
As a film director and artistic projects manager, she explores narratives where the sensory and intuitive enable interdisciplinary intersections in various formats such as documentary essays and installations.
Her short film "Nania 1988" won the award for Best Documentary Short Film at the Kunturñawi Festival and has been screened at festivals on all continents.

Filmography:
Art Director for feature films such as "La Botera," "El Aprendiz," and "Barrefondo." Producer of documentaries like "La Muerte No Duele," "Katrileo," and "Tierra Incógnita." Directed the TV documentary series "Propiedad:Privados" and various music videos for Argentinean and Spanish music groups. Her short film "Nania 1988" was part of (2022) Effny (Ecuadorian Film Festival New York), Gmff Festival - Edición América Del Sur 2022, San Francisco Latino (U.S.A), 30Th San Diego Latino Film Festival, Voces Contra El Silencio (México), Festival Del Cinema Di Cefalu (Italia), Premio De Periodismo Alberta Giménez (España), Fala São Chico (Brasil), Dona I Cinema (España) among others.