ABOUT
Victor Velasco is Venezuelan writer and director based in Los Angeles.is a Los Angeles-based Venezuelan writer and director with a passion for creating raw dramas with fantastical elements and strong visuals. His work draws inspiration from the human condition, nostalgia, and the fantastic elements of Latin American Literature.
His short films have screened at over 40 international film festivals, including Oscar-Qualifying SITGES, Cleveland Film Festival and Interfilm Berlin and got the honorary award in USA Film Festival.
Victor was a top 10 finalist in Adobe’s 2024 From Minutes to Movies ShortFest, won the 2022 Musicbed Challenge, and was part of Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today sponsored by Warner Brothers Discovery and The Hollywood Press Association.
In addition to his work as a writer and director, Victor is also a motion graphic designer and VFX artist. He has worked with companies such as Netflix, Universal Music, Def Jam Records, Nike, Oakley, and Marvel and renowned artists such as Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Elton John, and Karol G.
Currently, he is developing his feature film debut, I Have Wings But I Cannot Fly which explores the struggles of a single mother whose son starts turning into a bird. Drawing on his own intimate experiences with his mother, Victor adds a metaphorical turn with the fantastical element of the shape-shifting bird son to explore the "bird leaving the nest" theme. A proof of concept short treatment won the New Filmmaker’s LA New Narratives Grant of 2023 and it’s part of the Latino Film Institute Inclusion Fellowship founded by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity and it’s currently in the pre-production phase.
Skills & Highlights
Venezuelan writer/director based in Los Angeles passionate to tell raw dramas with fantastical elements and strong visuals using his VFX knowledge.
Over 30 nominations to International film festivals including the Oscar Qualifying: Sitges, LA Shorts, Cleveland Film Festival, Interfilm Berlin and USA Film Festival where he won the “Honorific Award”.
Part of “Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today” 2022 program sponsored by Warner Brothers Discovery and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Over 10 years of experience in Film, Television & Social Media productions.
Recipient of New Filmmaker’s LA New Narratives Grant of 2023 for the treatment of his upcoming film “I have wings but I cannot fly”
Selected Experience
Director, Writer, VFX Artist, Angelica, 2023 - Shortfilm
Official Selection in LA Shorts and Hola Mexico’s Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today.
Director, Writer, VFX Artist, Spoon, 2022 - Shortfilm
Honorific Award - USA Film Festival
Winner of the Musicbed Challenge 2022 and Best Screenplay in Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2022.
Official Selection in Sitges, Interfilm Berlin and over 30 International Film Festivals.
Sold to the French Distributor “Canal Plus”
Director, Writer, VFX Artist, Breathe, 2021 - Shortfilm
Daily Short Pick - Film Shortage.
Premiered at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Theater as part of New Filmmakers LA.
Director, Writer, Propulsion Drive, 2020 - Shortfilm/Music Video
Developed creatively in accordance with a limited budget.
Director, Writer, VFX Artist, Shinobi, 2019 - Shortfilm
Premiered in the Oscar Qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival.
Features Maximilano Hernandez (Walking Dead, Avengers: Endgame and Sicario).
Featured on: Directors Notes, CG Society and Film Shortage.
Director, VFX Artist, Misc, 2015-2024 - Music Videos
Includes videos for the music labels: Def Jam Records, Universal Music and Warner Music.
Includes work for artists like Elton John, Snoop Dog, Lil Wayne, Karol G, 2 Chainz and Tyga.
VFX Artist, Misc, 2015-2024 - Films/Marketing
Includes work with the following companies: Disney, Netflix, Nike, Oakley and Marvel.
Includes campaigns for “Transformers 4”, “House of Cards” and “Iron Man”.
Director, Writer, Editor, VFX Artist, Monday, 2016 - Shortfilm
Daily Short Pick - Film Shortage.
Best Student Film - Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival and Roma CinemaDoc.
Director, Writer, Game Designer, Composer, Klaus, 2016 - PS4/Switch/Steam Video Game
Excellence Award in the Square Enix Latin American Contest.
76% score in Metacritic.
Published on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam.
• Square-Enix Latin American Contest (2012) – Excellence Prize “Klaus”.
• Spanish American Festival VIART (2011) – Official Selection “Tempus”.
• Doritos Best Commercial of Venezuela (2008) – Excellence Prize “Living Ideas”.
Education
New York Film Academy - Master in Fine Arts, 2015.
School of Cinema and TV of Caracas - Bachelor in Fine Arts, 2012.
Metropolitan University of Caracas - Systems Engineer, 2012.