José Ignacio Valenzuela

FILM / CINE

ESPAÑOL

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SCREENWRITER
2008
Isla Films, Inc. – Partnership of the San Juan Bay Estuary
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Screenwriter of the screenplay entitled Las Estrellas del Estuario


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SCREENWRITER
2008
Isla Films, Inc.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Screenwriter of the screenplay entitled Miente, based on the book Different, written by Javier Ávila. The movie was selected as the official representative of Puerto Rico in the 2009 Oscars.


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SCREENWRITER
2007
Isla Films, Inc. – Caleidoscopio, Inc.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Screenwriter of the motion picture entitled Manuela y Manuel  starring Humberto Busto (Amores Perros), and selected by the AFI Festival in Los Angeles.
Manuela y Manuel is a very easy and witty comedy, very “Pedro Almódovar”. It has a smart balance between agility and tragicomedy”.
Francisco López Villarejo, movie critic. Huelva, Spain.


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SCREENWRITER
2001 – 2007
13 Lunas
Mexico City, Mexico
Co-writer with Iván Ávila, of the screenplay La Sangre Iluminada, released in February 27th 2007, in Mexico. Awared with the Prize of the European Young Jury to Best Movie (2007), Biarritz Festival, France.


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INVESTOR
2004
13 Lunas
Mexico City, Mexico
Investor of the film Adán y Eva (todavía), directed by mexican director Iván Ávila, and released on March, 2004. Exhibited in several Film Festivals such as Chicago International Film Festival, USA, 49 Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid, Spain, Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil, 25 Festival des Trois Continents, Festival International du Film, Nantes, France, and 26 Festival Internacional de Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, La Habana, Cuba. Winner of a Mexican Academy Award Ariel in 2005.


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SCREENWRITER
2002
Chile Films Productions – Warner Brothers
Mexico City, Mexico
Corazón de Melón, filmed in Mexico and premier on August 7, 2003. Chicago Film Festival, 2005.


SCREENWRITER
2001 – 2002
Artimag
Sevilla, Spain
Los ladrones no tocan el timbre, written for the Spanish director Pilar Tavora.


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SCREENWRITER
2001
Johnny Walker
Santiago, Chile
Screenwriter of Decision, short film for Johnny Walker, under the guidance of Rodolfo Pérez, Johnny Walkers’ Chilean CEO.


SCREENWRITER
2000
Videocine
Mexico City, Mexico
Cómo casarse con el hombre equivocado.


SCREENWRITER
2000
13 Lunas
Mexico City, Mexico
Shortfilm Definitivamente entre sus brazos, for Mexican Director Iván Ávila.


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CONSULTANT
1998
JL Producciones
Santiago, Chile
Revision and rewriting of movie script Los Pioneros del Fin del Mundo, written by the Chilean filmmaker Jorge López.