BxFW Digital: August

AMANDA NEMCIK (1984-) was born and raised in Puerto Rico and has a Master Degree (Summa Cum Laude) in Cinema and Audiovisual Communication from the Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires and a B.A. in Drama from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. She became a film and a theatre actress, at a very young age, under the tutelage of Cuban filmmaker Enrique Pineda (1933-) and other local Theater directors. While a Drama student she co-founded Nomads Productions, a college theater group for which she produced and acted. Her short documentary Copyleft … a challenge to copyright in Argentina was selected to screen at the Convention of the Market of Cultural Industries in Argentina (MICA 2012). The animated stop-motion short Water —which she co-produced and co-directed with fellow UCA students— was selected for Cinefiesta 2012 and Divercine 2013 festivals and became a finalist in the Environmental Film Festival of San Juan 2012. Amanda works producing mini-documentaries and commercials for private firms and public agencies. Her next independent project is Ecoloriza, a stop motion animation that addresses the danger to our planet posed by the excessive production and inadequate disposal of solid wastes. Amanda has been an amateur bodyboarder since age 15.

Still photo from Luz in Latin America reproduced by courtesy of the director.

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