Sebastián Pinzón Silva is a Colombian documentary filmmaker. He studied film and television at the Savannah College of Art and Design and a master's degree in documentary media at Northwestern University in Chicago. His directorial work has been screened at festivals such as Locarno, Cínema du Réel, MoMA Doc Fortnight, True/False, RIDM, and New Directors / New Films and has received support from Catapult, Sundance, Visions SudEst, the National Cinematography Fund of Colombia, and Nia Tero. His film Palenque won Best Latin American short in FICValdivia in 2017. Sebastián worked as an as assistant editor for MINDING THE GAP (2019 Oscar Nominee). He has since worked as editor and cinematographer for productions for National Geographic, Honnold Foundation and the Truth Commission of Colombia. Sebastián was named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Cinema in the United States by Filmmaker Magazine in 2019. He is co-founder of Jarana Cine, SITE Collective and Video Consortium Colombia, a global network of support and connection between documentary filmmakers.
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