Independent filmmaker, screenwriter and producer focussed on arthouse films, and eager to work on the development of documentary, fiction and hybrid projects.
Xavier Guàrdia is a producer, screenwriter and filmmaker based in Barcelona. He studied Film Directing at Centre d'Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya CECC and graduated in 2002. He has written and directed fiction and documentary short films in 8mm, 16mm and HD Video.
He also has a degree in Hispanic Philology from the University of Barcelona and Proficiency in English from Cambridge University. He has run Britway School of English since its foundation in 2001.
Xavier Guàrdia is co-founder since 2020 of the film production company Seny&Rauxa Docfilms, a project that focusses on the production of arthouse films and independent documentaries.
He is currently working on the editing of documentary feature film Barcelona Tourist Walk and also in the writing of the script for feature film Soy Camino.
Honorable Mention
OTHER TIMES
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens
2026
Award Winner
OTHER TIMES
New York Movie Awards
New York
2026
Nominee
OTHER TIMES
Barcelona Indie Awards
Barcelona
2026
Official Selection
OTHER TIMES
Anatolia International Film Festival
Istanbul
2026
Official Selection
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Anatolia International Film Festival
Istanbul
2026
Award Winner
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India International Star Film Festival Awards
Kolkata
2026
Award Winner
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New York Nil Gallery
New York
2026
Official Selection
LITTLE DARLING
Puerto Aventuras International Film Festival
Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo
2026
Official Selection
LITTLE DARLING
CinemaBriz Film Festival
Barcelona
2026
Official Selection
LITTLE DARLING
Florence Film Awards
Florence
2026
Finalist
LITTLE DARLING
Anatolia International Film Festival
Istanbul
2026
Official Selection
LITTLE DARLING
Short Way International Short Film Festival
Sao Paulo
2026
Official Selection
LITTLE DARLING
Love & Hope International Film Festival
Barcelona
2026
Nominee
LITTLE DARLING
Folkestone Film Festival
Kent
2026
Official Selection
LITTLE DARLING
Nawada International Film Festival 7th Season
Nawada, Bihar
2026
Official Selection
LITTLE DARLING
New York Nil Gallery
New York
2026
Official Selection
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Buenos Aires International Film Festival
Buenos Aires
2026
Official Selection
LITTLE DARLING
Brazil New Visions Film Festival
Camaragibe, Pernambuco
2026
Official Selection
LITTLE DARLING
Pupila Film Festival
Olinde, Pernambuco
2026
Finalist
LITTLE DARLING
Parai International Musical Awards
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2026
Nominee
LITTLE DARLING
Nicomedia International Film Awards
Izmit, Kocaeli
2026
Finalist
LITTLE DARLING
Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
Istanbul
2026
Award Winner
ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS
Shanghai International Short Week
Shanghai
2025
Official Selection
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Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival
Istanbul
2025
Award Winner
ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS
Nicomedia International Film Awards
Izmit
2025
Official Selection
ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS
Anatolia International Film Festival
Istanbul
2025
Official Selection
ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS
CinemaBriz Film Festival
Barcelona
2025
Finalist
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Buenos Aires International Film Festival
Buenos Aires
2025
Official Selection
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Bloomsday Film Festival
Dublin
2025
Award Winner
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Art Experimental Screenings Film Festival Fresh Stream
Tbilisi
2025
Award Winner
ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS
International Star Film Festival Awards ISFFA
Kolkata
2025
Award Winner
ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS
Moscow Indie Film Festival
Moscow
2025
Official Selection
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Travel Film International Film Festival
Moscow
2025
Award Winner
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Strasbourg International Film Festival
Strasbourg
2025
Finalist
ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS
All That Moves International Film Festival
Sao Paulo
2025
Honorable Mention
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Athens International Art Film Festival
Athens
2025
Nominee
OTHER TIMES
Bratislava International Film Awards
Bratislava
2025
Official Selection
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Doc Screenings Documentary Film Festival
Tbilisi
2025
Official Selection
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Independent Hungarian Film Festival
Budapest
2025
Nominee
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Doc Only
Copenhagen
2025
Official Selection
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Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival
Istanbul
2025
Official Selection
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Festival Cortos Rodinia
Valladolid
2025
Finalist
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Guitarist Music Video Festival
Siroki Brijeg
2025
Official Selection
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Festival de Cine "Entre Tacos y Películas"
Ciudad de Mexico
2025
Official Selection
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Zafic Film Festival
Mosquera
2025
Official Selection
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O'Higgins Independent Film Festival
Machalí, O'Higgins
2025
Official Selection
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Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival
Amsterdam
2025
Award Winner
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FICLAPAZ - La Paz International Film Festival
La Paz
2025
Official Selection
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Music Art Film Craft Fest
Nashville
2025
Official Selection
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Puerto Aventuras International Film Festival
Riviera Maya
2025
Award Winner
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Porto Music Video Festival
Porto
2025
Official Selection
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FestCine Itaúna
Caruaru, Pernambuco
2025
Official Selection
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Malabo International Music & Film Festival
Malabo
2025
Official Selection
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CinemaBriz Film Festival
Barcelona
2025
Honorable Mention
OTHER TIMES
Folkestone Film Festival
Kent
2025
Award Winner
ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS
Global Independent Film Festival of India
Kolkata
2025
Official Selection
ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes - Milan - Athens
Cannes, Milan, Athens
2025
Official Selection
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Festival de Largos y Cortos de Santiago / FELACOS
Santiago
2025
Official Selection
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Europe Music Video Awards
Kosice
2025
Official Selection
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FilmArte Festival
Berlin
2025
Official Selection
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Strasbourg International Film Festival
Strasbourg
2025
Official Selection
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Pupila Film Festival
Olinda, Pernambuco
2025
Award Winner
SEARCHING FOR THAT SEA
All That Moves International Film Festival
Sao Paulo
2025
Semi-Finalist
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Parai International Musical Awards
Chennai, Tamil
2025
Award Winner
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Short Way International Short Film Festival
Sao Paulo
2025
Finalist
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Buenos Aires International Film Festival
Buenos Aires
2025
Official Selection
SEARCHING FOR THAT SEA
Brazil New Visions Film Festival
Camaragibe, Pernambuco
2025
Official Selection
OTHER TIMES
Shanghai International Short Week
Shanghai
2024
Official Selection
OTHER TIMES
All That Moves International Film Festival
Sao Paulo
2024
Quarter-Finalist
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Follow The Arrow International Film Festival
Budapest
2024
Official Selection
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Odisha International Film Festival
Odisha
2024
Official Selection
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New York Nil Gallery
New York
2024
Official Selection
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Travel Film International Film Festival
Moscow
2024
Official Selection
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Kerala Short Film Festival
Kerala
2024
Official Selection
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Short Way International Short Film Festival
Sao Paulo
2024
Official Selection
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Kalakari Film Festival
Dewas
2024
Award Winner
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Nawada International Film Festival
Nawada
2024
Semi-Finalist
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Chhatrapati Shanu International Film Festival
Kolhapur
2024
Honorable Mention
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Dialog Film Festival
Köln
2024
Official Selection
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14th Pune Short Film Festival
Pune
2024
Official Selection
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Oregon Film Festival Pune
Pune
2024
Official Selection
OTHER TIMES
Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival
Tokyo
2024
Award Winner
ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS
Istanbul International Nartugan Film Festivali
Istanbul
2024
Award Winner
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So Limitless and Free International Film Festival
Montreal (Quebec)
2024
Official Selection
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6th Literature in Cinema
Inglewood, California
2024
Official Selection
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Motion Pictures International Film Festival
Calgary
2024
Finalist
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International Moving Film Festival
Mexico City
2024
Nominee
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Cinestesya Film Festival
Porto
2024
Official Selection
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Aotearoa Poetry Film Festival
Wellington
2024
Official Selection
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Lane Doc Festival
Jackson / Tennessee
2024
Official Selection
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Paris Lift-Off Film Festival
Paris
2024
Semi-Finalist
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Folkestone Film Festival
Folkestone, kent
2024
Official Selection
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The Flight Deck Film Festival
New York
2024
Nominee
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Golden Nugget International Film Festival
London
2024
Official Selection
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Ural Shorts
Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Region
2024
Official Selection
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Beyond Border International Film Festival
Kolkata
2024
Official Selection
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The French Duck Film Festival
Paris
2024
Nominee
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Beyond the Curve International Film Festival
Paris
2024
Official Selection
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Short Way International Short Film Festival
Sao Paulo
2024
Official Selection
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London Global Film Awards
London
2024
Official Selection
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Five Continents International Film Festival
Puerto la Cruz, Anzoategui
2024
Award Winner
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Crown Wood International Film Festival
Kolkata
2024
Award Winner
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South Films and Arts Academy Festival
Rancagua O'Higgins
2024
Official Selection
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Poetic Cinema Festival
Buenos Aires
2024
Official Selection
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Zafic Festival
Mosquera, Cundinamarca.
2023
The Remarkable / Informative
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IFF Message to Man
St.Petersburgh
2023
Oficial Selection
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ISFFA Indian International Short Film Festival
Calcuta
2023
Award Winner
OTHER TIMES
Five Continents International Film Festival
Anzoategui
2023
Semi-Finalist
OTHER TIMES
International Moving Film Festival
Abadan, Khuzestan Province
2023
Official Selection
OTHER TIMES
Ural Shorts
Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Region
2023
Official Selection
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Saint Andrews Film Festival
Saint Andrews
2022
Official Selection
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New York Human Rights Film Festival
New York
2022
Official Selection
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Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival
Manchester
2022
Official Selection
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New York Nil Gallery
New York City
2022
Finalist
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Euro Music Video Song Awards
Kosice
2021
Semi-Finalist
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International Sound Future Awards
Budapest
2021
Award Winner
TOWARDS THE HILL
International Music Video Awards
London
2021
College
University of Barcelona UB
Spanish Language and Literature (Hispanic Philology)
19941997
College
CECC (Centre Estudis Cinematogràfics Catalunya)
Film Directing
19962002
Birth Date
October 26, 1970
Birth City
Sabadell (Barcelona)
Current City
Barcelona
Height
180
Gender
Male
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
Independent filmmaker, screenwriter and producer focussed on arthouse films, and eager to work on the development of documentary, fiction and hybrid projects.
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