Kiro Russo
Year of residence
Director, producer and scriptwriter. He studied direction at the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires. As a director and scriptwriter, he made the short films Enterprisse (2010), Juku (2012), and New Life (2015), premièring at the 68th Locarno Film Festival, received a special mention from the jury and won first prize and the Orona Award in the International Film Students Meeting at San Sebastian Film Festival. These works have a are very closely related to Viejo Calavera, his first feature film in post-production phase.
Filmography:
2011 - Enterprisse.
2012 - Juku.
2015 - Materiales.
2015 - Nueva vida.
2016 - La Bestia.
After being part of Ikusmira Berriak, Kiro Russo’s project was selected to be part of the second edition of LoboLab of Mar de Plata Film Festival. Loba, was awarded with the first prize, valued in 100.000 Argentinian pesos.
