William VEGA

William Vega was born in Cali in 1981. He is a graduate of the Universidad del Valle’s School of Communications and Journalism (Colombia 2003) and specialized in Film and Television Screenwriting at the School of Arts and Entertainment (TAI) in Madrid (Spain 2008). His first film La Sirga had its world premiere at the 65thCannes Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight and has been selected for major festivals around the world including the Discovery section of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and the Latin Horizons section of the San Sebastian Festival. The short film Simiente (2011) grew out of this encounter and became a kind of prelude to La Sirga. Prior to directing his own first film, Vega was assistant director to Oscar Ruiz Navia on El vuelco del cangrejo (La Barra) and directed the short film Amnesia (2001), Sunrise (2003), which he also co-wrote, selected for the Latin American Film Encounters at the Toulouse Festival’s “Sección Ecran Libre” (France, 2006); and Tricolor fútbol club (2005).
 

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