Igna López Vacas incorporates to Imagineindia as Jury

Director, screenwriter and film writer. He is currently developing several projects in pre-production and in full distribution of his new film, the Mexican The Partner of Death, released in Mexico in commercial theaters, winner of the Best Film Award at the León International Film Festival (Guanajuato) and presented internationally in Hollywood, at the Los Angeles Fantasy Fest.

Born and regularly resident in Madrid, he studied at TAI, the film and arts faculty of the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid. Next, he would pursue a master’s degree at Metrópolis, a renowned school in the Spanish capital.

Among his most notable works are his short films Videotortura, Autocaníbal, Asalto de Navidad and the internationally awarded (Best Short Film at Hollywood Blood Film Fest) or Killer Brownie! with which he was awarded, among others, the Best Director award at the MBFF in Kazakhstan. Her debut in the world of feature films was The Nanny’s Night, with the renowned Diana Peñalver and Juan Carlos Vellido among the casting. Filmed in English, it enjoyed a wide tour of international festivals and awards such as Best Film at the New York festival. It is currently available for viewing in several countries on the Amazon Prime, Apple TV or Mubi platforms. He collaborated in the anthologies Dark Girls, writing and directing the Nightmare segment, and in Vampus Horror Tales, where he was the scriptwriter of the piece titled Cumpleaños.

As Jury, he has highlighted his presence in competitions such as the NIFFF in Switzerland, Fantaspoa in Brazil or Espanto in Mexico, among many others.

In addition, he is one of the owners of the Madrid-based independent and reference movie theater Artistic Metropol, author of two books, the film essays Manual de survival para cinéfagos and The last days of videoclub terror. He writes in different media, including the digital magazines Scifiworld and Almas Oscuras, analyzing new releases, and frequently collaborates on the radio programs “Tiempos de videoclub” and “La Butaca Asesina”, where he comments on current affairs and other issues about cinema.

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