JULIO SOTO (DIRECTOR & PRODUCER), SPAIN Born in Spain, he moved to NY in 1998where he began a career as a filmmaker, playing a key role in advertising and music videoprojects. A nomination for the MTV awards was followed by numerous awards for his films infestivals such as Clermont-Ferrand and Oberhausen. He has broadcast his films on NationalGeographic Channel, Channel 4 UK, MDR Germany, SVT Sweden, TVE Spain, HistoryChannel, Aljazeera and Planète. Additionally, he has received more than a dozen internationalfilm awards in international festivals such as the 2006 BIFF in New York, the ECU EuropeanFilm Fest in Paris, the GFFS IFF in Seoul, Documenta Madrid 2006 and 2007 Punto de VistaDocumentary FF both in Spain, besides being present at numerous film festivals around the worldsuch as Palm Springs International FF, Full Frame Film Festival, the 2006 Hollywood Awardsand the L.A. FF and the 2008 Sacramento IFF. Julio Soto holds a fellowship from the New YorkFoundation for the Arts and has received several grants to develop his fiction film work. Hepresently resides in Madrid, Spain.
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