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Nico Blanco
(1992, Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian filmmaker who graduated from the American Film Institute Conservatory in 2021. While at AFI he served as consulting producer on the documentary THE DEVI'L DRIVERS (TIFF 2021) and produced more than seven short films screened internationally. Since then he has taken part in the Film Independent Imaginar Residency, The Gotham Market, PGA Create and the NewFest Concord Sound & Scene Initiative. As a producer, he is currently in production on the documentary MADRE TIERRA, in post-production on HOUSE OF LEATHER, and in pre-production on the fiction features BEST MAN, a romantic comedy, and STEAM, a queer slasher. As a director, his short films have screened at international festivals. He is currently developing ASPHYXIA, and is also expanding MIÉNTEME into a feature.