Carlos Solano

Carlos Solano (Madrid, 1988) graduated in Audiovisual Communication from Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid in 2011. He created a group with some of his colleagues called El Punto C Creaciones, working in music videos and commercials for firms and groups such as the Spanish NGO organization Medicos del Mundo, Obra Social Caja Madrid or Club Deportivo Leganés S.A.D. At the same time, he combined these studies with courses in video editing with AVID before taking his Masters in Film Direction at ESCAC. Carlos was selected by ESCAC FILMS amongst the best students of his class and awarded with the production and distribution of Somos Amigos (We Are Friends), a short film that has been selected in over 125 film festivals all over the world, winning more than 25 awards such as Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor and different Special Mentions. During 2014 Carlos worked in the developing process of his first feature film, Persistence, with the help of a grant from MEDIA program. It was one of the 12 projects selected from all over Europe. In 2015 it is premiere at JamesonNotodofilmfest his second short film, titled The 27 Club, winning the Distribution Award and the Best Actor Award.