Julian Amaru Estrada DFP
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Julian Amaru Estrada is a Director of Photography, Camera Operator (above and underwater) and active member of the Peruvian
Society of Cinematography (DFP) since 2014, with a MFA in Cinematography from AFI Conservatory, Los Angeles; a BA in
Communications Science from PUCP, Peru; and postgraduate film studies from EICTV, Cuba. He has shot in the deep amazon
rainforest, the Peruvian highlands at 17000 feet, under the water in the Bahamas and all over the world, including Los Angeles, Las
Vegas, Colorado, NY, Germany, the Netherlands, Mexico, Panama, Colombia and Argentina. He is also a former tv and theatre actor
and theatre lighting designer.
FEATURE LENGTH
SIETE SEMILLAS (in postproduction)
-Major theatrical distribution planned for Winter 2017
-Javier Camara cast (winner of 2 Goya awards, has starred in
Pedro Almodovar’s “Talk to Her”)
INOMOXO (documentary) (in post)
EL CANDIDATO
-Nationwide theatrical release July 17th 2016
HOGAR (documentary) (in post)
-TalentDOC 2015
-Talents BAFICI 2014
MAXIMUM RIDE (B camera operator)
-Digital release Winter 2016
NO ESTAMOS SOLOS
-Commercial success in theatres, released Jan 2016 in Peru,
Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico.
-Marco Zunino (actor in Broadways “Chicago”) cast
LAS ELEGIDAS or THE CHOSEN ONES (camera operator)
-Executive Produced by Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna
-Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2015
-Rio de Janeiro Internation Film Festival 2015
-18 Festival de Cine de Lima 2015
-BFI London Film Festival 2015
-San Sebastian International Film Festival 2015
-Zurich Film Festival 2015
-28th Tokyo International Film Festival 2015
-Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia 2015
-12 Nominations for Ariel Awards 2016, won 6 awards including
Best Movie, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best
Cinematography
LIVE CARGO (camera operator)
-Keith Stanfield, Dree Hemingway, Bob Wisdom, Leonard Earl
Howze, Sam Dillon cast
-U.S. in Progress section, Champs-Elysees Film Festival 2015
-IFP Development Lab 2015
-Tribeca 2016
DEMONS (unreleased)
EL VIENTRE or THE WOMB
-Commercial success in theatres nationwide released Feb 2014
-Played on HBO Aug 2015, available on HBO Go as The Womb
-San Diego Latino Film Festival 2015
-Chicago Latino Film Festival 2015
-Montreal Latin American Film Festival 2015
-Fine Arts Film Festival of Santo Domingo 2015
-Vancouver International Film Festival 2015
-Ibermedia Coproduction Award 2010
-DAFOS Post Production Award 2013
-Will screen at El Salon Internacional de la Luz 2016
(Cinematography film festival)
G=9.8 (experimental)
DIR. DANIEL RODRIGUEZ RISCO
TONDERO FILMS, PERU
2016
DIR. RODOLFO ARRASCUE
PERU
2016
DIR. ALVARO VELARDE
PERU
2016
DIR. JANO BURMESTER
ATIAJA FILMS, PERU/GERMANY/
NETHERLANDS
2016
DIR. JAY MARTIN, DP ED WU
STUDIO 71, LA
2015
DIR. DANIEL RODRIGUEZ RISCO
CINECORP, PERU
2015
DIR. DAVID PABLOS,
DP CAROLINA COSTA
CANANA FILMS, MEXICO/
FRANCE
2014
DIR. LOGAN SANDLER,
DP DANIELLA NOWITZ
WANTED MEDIA, NY/BAHAMAS
2014
DIR. ANTHONY GAGNON
PROD. DREW STEWART, LA
2013
DIR. DANIEL RODRIGUEZ RISCO
CINECORP, PERU
2012
DIR. ALDO CACEDA
PERU
2011
SHORT FILM
MAMIFERA (in post)
DIR. ANGI LOZANO
EPIC, PERU
2016
DIR. DAN LEVY DAGERMAN
TWO HANDS PRODUCTIONS, LA
2015
DIR. DINGWEN MEI
USC, LA
2015
DIR. DIANA CHAO
LA
2015
DIR. RYAN VELASQUEZ, DP ED WU
FILM INDEPENDENT PROJECT
INVOLVE, LA
2015
DIR. TIFFANIE HSU
UCLA, LA
2015
DIR. DYLAN PAFFE
AFI THESIS FILM, LA
2014
DIR. JORIS DEBEIJ
I AM LOS ANGELES, LA
2014
DIR. EMILY ACKERMAN
AFI 35mm FILM, LA
2013
DIR. WANG ZHAN
LOYOLA MARIMOUNT U, LA
2013
DIR. EDEN M. SPAIROW
PROD. PATRICIA K. MEYER, LA
2013
DIR. MICHAEL SUMMERS
AFI STUDENT FILM, LA
2013
DIR. DOMINIK LOCHER
AFI STUDENT FILM, LA
2013
DIR. JOHN DE MENIL
AFI 16mm FILM, LA
2012
NOBODY’S VICTIM
DIR. HANNA VASTINSALO
AFI STUDENT FILM, LA
2012
WIÑAYMANTA
-Won Conacine National Short Film Competition 2012
-FilmoCorto Short Film Festival 2013
DIR. AUGUSTO ZEGARRA
PROD. VALENTINA BRERO,
PERU
2012
DIR. MIKHAIL PAGE
PERU
2012
DIR. ORSO SUMAR
PANTERA, PERU
2012
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
NOCHE DE LOS CORTOS, PERU
2011
MERE PLAYERS (in post)
MUTATA (in post)
MATCH
-Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival 2016
-2016 Port Shorts Film Festival
DROWNING (underwater camera operator)
WONDERLAND
-Joan Chen (The Last Emperor, Lust Caution) cast
-UCLA Directors Spotlight 2016
PINKY
-Visionfest 2015
-Raindance Film Festival 2015
-Louisville International Festival of Film 2015
-Rivers Edge International Film Festival 2015
-Hamilton Film Festival 2015
-YoungCuts Film Festival 2015
MAKING IT IN AMERICA (documentary)
-VIMEO staff pick 2014
-Sundance 2015
-Traverse City Film Festival 2015
-Indy Film Festival 2015
-One Lens Film Festival 2014
-Los Angeles International Shorts Fest 2014
SINNER
STYX INN
-LA Shorts Fest 2015
-Los Angeles CineFest 2015
-Big Asian Los Angeles Cinema Festival 2015
-Shorts Film Corner, Cannes 2016
DEFAULT
-Won Best Local (L.A.) Film, 2014 Sunset Film Festival
-Central Michigan International Film Festival 2014
-Athens International Film + Video Festival 2014
-Sunscreen Film Festival West 2014
DOING WELL
GUNS, TITS AND TWO RANDOM IDIOTS
LAST MADONNA
EVA
TRABAJO INTERIOR
ZOLIPRONT
-Won Best Short Film Noche de los Cortos 48hour competition
COPY/PASTE
-Best Experimental Short Film, VIII Fenaco 2011
-Muestra Internacional de Video Experimental Ojo de Perro
#7, Mexico - España 2015
-18 Festival de Cine de Lima 2014
-VIDEADA.05 Performative practices guided towards the
camera, SAVVY Contemporary, Neukolln, Berlin 2015
-5 Videada, Elgalpon.espacio, Lima 2013
-Gate-F, International Performance Experience, London 2013
-Dixon Place, Annual HOT! Film Festival, NY 2011
DIR. GERMAN TEJADA and
LILIANA ALBORNOZ
PERU
2011
SECRETOS PARA COCINAR UNA RELACION SALUDABLE
-Won Conacine National Short Film Competition 2011
-Audience Award Fenaco 2011
-BIFF Broadway International Film Festival 2012
-La Ultima Latino Film Festival 2012
-Audience Award Cusco International Film Festival 2012
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
NOCHE DE LOS CORTOS, PERU
2010
CASAS DE REFUGIO (short documentary)
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
V-DAY PERU, PERU
2010
DIR. JULIAN AMARU ESTRADA
NOCHE DE LOS CORTOS, PERU
2010
DIR. ORSO SUMAR
PANTERA, PERU
2010
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
CINECORP, PERU
2010
DIR. ORSO SUMAR
PANTERA, PERU
2009
DIR DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
STUDIO PLUS, FRANCE
LA PEPA, PERU
2016
MAKER STUDIOS, DP FARHAD
DEHLVI
MAKER STUDIOS, LA
2015
DIR. JAY MARTIN, DP ED WU
COLLECTIVE DIGITAL
STUDIO, LA
2015
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
LA PEPA, PERU
2015
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
LA PEPA, PERU
2013
LA
2015
TFL ENTERTAINMENT, LA/
BAHAMAS
2015
JUAN AVARO PEREZ
LA NIÑA TUMBADA
EL LUGAR INDICADO
-Won Best Production Design at Conacine 2010
EL OTRO LADO
WEB
AJ ZOMBIES! - 10 EPISODES
-TV/Digital series for Studio Plus France
FILM 101 (camera operator)
MAXIMUM RIDE (in post) (camera operator)
HUMMUS OF BARRANCO - 8 EPISODES for TF1 France
-Bilbao Web Fest 2016
-Best Art Direction @ Miami Web Fest 2016
-Raindance Film Festival 2016
AJ ZOMBIES! – PILOT
-Over 2 million Youtube views total
-Best Web Series and Best Comedy award, Miami Web Fest 2015
-Best Makeup and Honorable Mention for Best Latin American
Series in BAWBFEST 2015
-Best Comedy and Best Latin American series at Baja WebFest 2015
-Latino Web Fest 2015
TV
ANIMUS - PILOT (in post)
DIR. ANNE JORDAN
DESTINATIONS LESS TRAVELED - PILOT (travel show)
REC – 1st SEASON (comedy sketch show)
HOMBRES DE ROJO (reality)
DIR. JULIAN AMARU ESTRADA
FRECUENCIA LATINA,
PERU
2011
DIR. JEREMY SIU
SIETE DRAGONES, PERU
2009
MUSIC VIDEO
EZIO OLIVA - EL CALENDARIO
DIR. DIEGO VEGA JENKINS
PERU
2016
EL VERANO MURIO - GOMAS
DIR. AUGUSTO ZEGARRA / RAFO
TALAVERA
PERU
2016
QoA
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
LA PEPA, PERU
2014
DIR. SILVANA OLEA
PUCP, PERU
2009
DIR. DIEGO VEGA JENKINS
LA PEPA, PERU
2015
DIR. MIQY DE LA BARRA
REBECA, PERU
2015
DIR. DIEGO VEGA JENKINS
LA PEPA, PERU
2015
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
LA PEPA, PERU
2015
SAGA FALLABELLA - SYBILLA Coleccion Invierno 2015
DIR. DIEGO VEGA JENKINS
LA PEPA, PERU
2015
COMFORT - TENA
DIR. DIEGO VEGA JENKINS
LA PEPA, PERU
2015
SALON DE LA FAMA 2015 - HYUNDAI
DIR. DIEGO VEGA JENKINS
VITAMINA C, PERU
2014
MUJER DE FLAMENCO - FLAMENCO SHOW
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
VITAMINA C, PERU
2014
AMOR CONDICIONAL - BOOK TRAILER
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
CINECORP, PERU
2013
DIR. RICARDO GHIBELLINI
CORPORACION AUDIOVISUAL SAC, PERU
2012
DIR. GERMAN TEJADA
LA PECA, PERU
2011
BIDAS CON B DE BRAHMA - BRAHMA
DIR. RICARDO GHIBELLINI
CORPORACION AUDIOVISUAL SAC, PERU
2011
ALGOLIMSA – INKA COTTON
DIR. RICARDO GHIBELLINI
CORPORACION AUDIOVISUAL SAC, PERU
2011
ELECCIONES 2010 - ONPE
DIR. RICARDO GHIBELLINI
CORPORACION AUDIOVISUAL SAC, PERU
2010
MULTIPLICATE - SAMSUNG
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
LA PECA, PERU
2010
CUAL ES TU COMPLICE? - SAMSUNG
DIR. DANIEL MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
NO2, PERU
2009
EL BRAVO – SABOR Y CONTROL
COMMERCIAL ADS
TELARES - CERVEZA CUSQUEÑA
REDES SOCIALES - ENTEL
EL VIAJE DE LA QUINOA - CERVEZA CUSQUEÑA
LO QUE LLEVAS DENTRO - CHOCOLATE PRINCESA
NUDOS DE CORBATA - JOHN HOLDEN
NO QUIERO SER SOLO TU AMIGO - CHICLETS ADAMS
STAGE LIGHTING DESIGN:
ES-CUPIDO
by CAMILA ZAVALA
DIR. DANIELLA TOUZET
MICROTEATRO, PERU
2015
LA MUERTE Y LA DONCELLA
by ARIEL DORFMAN
DIR. MIKHAIL PAGE
TEATRO DE LUCIA, PERU
2015
GROUP CREATION
DIR. MAYRA BARRAZA
CAJA NEGRA DE LA PUCP, PERU
2011
LA MUERTE DEL CHIHUAHUA
by DANIELA LANZARA
DIR. DANIELA LANZARA
CAJA NEGRA DE LA PUCP, PERU
2011
METRO
by ANABELI BOLAÑOS
DIR. ANABELI BOLAÑOS
TEATRO MOCHA GRAÑA, PERU
2011
by ANNIE BAKER
DIR. DANIELLA TOUZET
AUDITORIO CAFAE-SE, PERU
2011
GROUP CREATION
DIR. MAYRA BARRAZA / CLAUDIA
RUIZ
CENTRO CULTURAL EL OLIVAR, PERU
2011
UN AÑO SIN VERANO
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION
TRANSEUNTES
LA MADONNITA
by MAURICIO KARTUN
DIR. MIKHAIL PAGE
CENTRO CULTURAL EL OLIVAR, PERU
2011
by MAYRA CARBAJAL
DIR. MAYRA CARBAJAL
ALIANZA FRANCESA DE MIRAFLORES,
PERU
2010
by SARAH KANE
DIR. FRANKLIN DAVALOS
CAJA NEGRA DE LA PUCP, PERU
2010
GROUP CREATION
DIR. CLAUDIA TANGOA / SEBASTIAN
RUBIO
ESTUDIO DIGITAL, PUCP, PERU
2009
PAREJA ABIERTA
by DARIO FO
DIR. CARLOS ACOSTA
CAJA NEGRA DE LA PUCP, PERU
2009
AMOR MATERNAL
by AUGUST
STRINDBERG
DIR. MIKHAIL PAGE
TEATRO DE CAMARA DE SAN ISIDRO,
PERU
2009
ANN-TONY
4:48 PSICOSIS
COLGADOS
VIDEO ART FOR THE STAGE:
EL ANHELO DE JUAN
by TELMO AREVALO
DIR. LEONOR ESTRADA, VIDEO DIR.
GERMAN TEJADA
CC RICARDO PALMA, PERU
2016
LA RAZON BLINDADA
by ARISTIDES VARGAS
DIR. MARCO OTOYA
ELGALPON.ESPACIO, PERU
2011
PERFORMANCE
DIR. KOKI BALDEON / LILIANA
ALBORNOZ
CCE LIMA, PERU
2011
AMPAY ME SALVO
EDUCATION:
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE CONSERVATORY (AFI)
MFA in Cinematography
LA, June 2012 – Dec 2014
High Studies Diploma: Advanced Cinematography,
Color in the Digital Cinematography Process
Cuba, 2011
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL PERU (PUCP)
Bachelors Degree in Arts and Sciences of
Communication
Peru, 2005-2011
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL PERU (PUCP)
Studies in Electronic Engineering
Peru, 2003-2005
ESCUELA INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y TELEVISION (EICTV)
LANGUAGES: Spanish, English (TOEFL IBT score 117/120), Portuguese, French
RELEVANT SKILLS: Certified Scuba Diver
September 14, 2016