Camilla Saldarriaga

Camila Saldarriaga is an award-winning Colombian director and multi-disciplinary artist that has spent her life traveling between Bogotá, Miami, and Los Angeles. Camila works with equal fluency between the worlds of fashion, FILM, art and commercial. She is dedicated to embracing diversity as well as spotlighting social issues and female experiences in her work. Her background in photography, creative producing and costume design has nurtured a passion for filmmaking, which led her to start directing. Her first self-directed-and-produced short film, ¡ Mais Duro !, was accepted to festivals world-wide, such as Oscar-Qualifying OUTFEST. It won Best Narrative Short at Nordic International Film Festival and it garnered a Special Mention by juror Kim Yutani, Sundance Senior programmer, at Provincetown Film Festival. In association with The Inertia, one of the most recognized channels of surfing in the United States, Camila launched her latest project, the doc. "Las Shapers." A thoughtful glimpse into the lives of three women breaking the boundaries of traditionally gendered roles in the world of surfboard building. To date, "Las Shapers" has won Best Screenplay at Lagoa Surfe Arte and has been selected to festivals world-wide. Camila holds a B.A. in Communications from Florida International University with a minor in Photography and Art. She is based in Los Angeles and mentors youth at the LFI - Youth Cinema Project.