Roberto I. Ercolalo

Roberto I. Ercolalo (born February 21, 1992) is an Italian-Argentine director, writer, and producer of short films. Judge of Los Angeles CineFest 2018, 2021, and 2022 (California, USA). President of the Jury of the Madrid Film Awards 2020-2021 (MADFA - Madrid, Spain). Director of the Madrid Film Awards 2022. Under his guidance, the Festival has been named an official IMDb (USA) qualifying competition. Co-Founder and Director of the Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BUEIFF: Argentina- Spain), BUEIFF Web Series (Argentina), and the Condor Awards (Europe). Nominated for an Academy Award®, Canadian Screen Award®, and BAFTA® Qualifying Film Festival in the United States (Rhode Island International Film Festival). Winner of 15 official IMDb film festivals, his works have obtained 160 international laurels in 34 countries. Invited to prestigious film festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Moscow, Roma, Delhi, Amsterdam, Marbella, among others. He has received over 20 personal awards as a director and several others as a writer at many film festivals worldwide. His first short film (Job Life) surpassed the100 international distinctions in 18 countries. In January 2020, the tour of "Nature" (his second short film, and the first with Italian nationality) began through various international competitions. In this work, he expresses his particular vision of art and resources. Made it in black and white, without a single dialogue, focusing on the communicative power of images. "Pedidos", a Spanish short film from 2021, selected by an Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying festival, has won several awards in more than ten different countries and was award-recognized by all film festival that has been sent. Some personal Awards: * Nomination by the Academy Award, Candian Screen Award, and BAFTA qualifying film festival Rhode Island International Film Festival (United States) * Winner of "Best First Time Director" in European Cinematography Awards (Warsaw, Poland) * Winner of "Best First Time Director" in Independent Shorts Awards (North Hollywood, USA) * Winner of "Best Short Script" in Independent Talents International Film Festival (Bloomington, USA) * Winner of "Best Director" in Great Message International Film Festival (Pune, India) * Certificate of Excellence in Noida International Film Festival (Noida, India) * Certificate of Excellence in Delhi Shorts International Film Festival (Delhi, India) * Certificate of Excellence in Global India International Film Festival (Pune, India) * Certificate of Excellence in Great Message International Film Festival (Pune, India) * Nominee for "Best First Time Director" in Golden Earth Film Award (USA) * Nominee for "Best Director" in European Cinematography Awards (Amsterdam, Netherlands) * Nominee for "Best First Time Director" in New York Cinematography Awards (New York, USA) * Nominee for "Best Editing" in European Cinematography Awards (Amsterdam, Netherlands) * Nominee for "Best Short Script" in Las Vegas Global Film Convention (Las Vegas, USA) * Nominee for "Best First Time Director" in Aphrodite Film Awards (New York, USA) * Nominee for "Best Director" in Aphrodite Film Awards (New York, USA) * Nominee for "Best Director" in European Cinematography Awards (Amsterdam, Netherlands 2020) * Nominee for "Best Debut Director" in Noida International Film Festival (Noida, India) * Nominee for "Best Debut Director" in Delhi Shorts International Film Festival (Delhi, India) * Nominee for "Best First Time Director" in 6 On Nebraska (Belville, South Africa) * Nominee for "Best Short Script" in Lebanese Film Festival (Lebanon) * Nominee for "Best Director in Malabo International Music & Film Festival (Equatorial Guinea) * Nominee for "Best Director" in White Deer International Film Festival (United Kingdom) * Nominee for "Best Director" in Focus International Film Festival (USA) Full list: www.robertoercolalo.com