Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Also Known As Gianfranco Fernandez-Ruiz, Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz, Gianfranco Fernandez Ruiz

Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz

Biography

Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz is an award winning writer and director. His short film WHEN BIG PEOPLE LIE had its World Premiere at the 51st Telluride Film Festival. More recently, Gianfranco won Best New Filmmaker of the year with NewFilmmakers LA for their 12th Annual Awards. Other awards include the Latino Film Institute’s Inclusion Fellowship, Quarterfinalist of the Nicholl Fellowship, qualified for the 96th Academy Awards and finalist for the HBO Short Film Award. Gianfranco earned a Masters from the AFI Conservatory in Directing. His shorts have played at over 50 film festivals globally, and placed at a dozen other notable competitions.

Known For

Director

Granada

as Director

Dead Flesh

as Director

2024
2023
Saborrrr!

as Director

2023
Jerome

as Director

2022
Mancha

as Second Assistant Director

Writer

Granada

as Writer

Dead Flesh

as Writer

2024
2023
Jerome

as Writer

2023
Saborrrr!

as Writer

Producer

Dead Flesh

as Producer

2023
Saborrrr!

as Producer