Neto Villalobos

Neto Villalobos was born in San José, Costa Rica. He graduated in Sociology from the University of Costa Rica, and Film Direction in Barcelona. His first feature "Por las Plumas" (All about the feathers) was premiered in Toronto IFF and then San Sebastian, Buenos Aires, Rotterdam, Miami, San Francisco, Toulouse, Vancouver, Stockholm, Havana, Frankfurt, Sydney and won Best Central American Film and Best Director in Guatemala and Best Script in Colombia. He co-directed the short film "El Gran Líbano" as part of The Factory, opening the Director's Fortnight at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. His 2nd feature film, "Cascos Indomables" (Helmet Heads) premiered in Toronto and was part of Cannes Cinéfondation Residence among other workshops.