Álvaro Congosto (b. 1983, Madrid) is an independent filmmaker and associate professor for the Film & TV Department at Boston University.
Victor Erice (Cannes award winner for The Spirit of the Beehive,) curated his first short film A Final Remembrance (2006), which was selected for Los Angeles International Film Festival and received numerous awards in Spain.
Álvaro was granted with a Fulbright Scholarship to study an MFA in Film Production in the US
His latest short film The Suitor, was awarded by EGEDA prize (Spain), same as Best Director in Queens International Film Festival, Best Short Film in New Jersey International Film Festival and a dozen more of principal awards and more than 80 festival selections, including Top international festivals such as Montreal World Film Festival,
Victor Erice (Cannes award winner for The Spirit of the Beehive,) curated his first short film A Final Remembrance (2006), which was selected for Los Angeles International Film Festival and received numerous awards in Spain.
Álvaro was granted with a Fulbright Scholarship to study an MFA in Film Production in the US
His latest short film The Suitor, was awarded by EGEDA prize (Spain), same as Best Director in Queens International Film Festival, Best Short Film in New Jersey International Film Festival and a dozen more of principal awards and more than 80 festival selections, including Top international festivals such as Montreal World Film Festival,