projectsInternational Relations director, New York Film Academy, US I BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Practice program leader, Arts University Plymouth, UK I European Project media director, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain I International Film Festival director, Cancun Riviera Maya, Mexico I Film/TV Event Espacio Cine director, Televisa, Mexico.
“These are spaces where stories emerge through shared authorship where students, audiences, and communities shape the narrative. From outreach programs in New York to contemporary media education in the UK, and a film festival in Mexico, creative energy travels across borders —connecting people through arts what moves us all.”
International Relations
NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY I US
International Relations director for Ibero-America at NYFA in New York.
— Projects: El País, Notodofilmfest
Contemporary Media
ARTS UNIVERSITY PLYMOUTH I UK
Program leader of new BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Practice, Arts University Plymouth, UK.
— Projects: Media Lab, MIXarts
European Project
UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID I SPAIN
Media director of Crossing Stages, arts project co-funded by the European Union, UC3M.
— Projects: Film/Media
International Film Festival
CANCUN RIVIERA MAYA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL I MEXICO
Director of Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival.
— Projects: Film/Arts
“Coordinating International Relations at New York Film Academy, I supported upcoming filmmakers. When I write that I've worked in over twenty countries, it was mostly through NYFA. As program leader for BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Practice at Arts University Plymouth, I started outreach projects: Media Lab, MIXarts, and Ulysses. Coordinating media for Crossing Stages Universidad Carlos III de Madrid arts project co-funded by the European Union, I coordinated media work that received international recognition. Directing Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival, we built a ground-breaking project in Southeast Mexico. Developing Espacio Cine [Film Space], we introduced film in Televisa’s Espacio, main university media event in Latin America.” — PV I Photo: PV I Crsossing Stages European Project UC3M: Jesús Antón
“What makes the work interesting is if you choose the right questions.”
Bruce Nauman
“Innovation has guided Pedro Valiente's work reshaping media and the arts through cross-cultural collaboration, cutting-edge education, and vision across global platforms —each role has served as a canvas to reimagine the way media is created, taught, and experienced.
NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY, US I As International Relations director, outreach work was at the heart of building strategic activities across countries, with focus in Ibero America. This role involved pioneering partnerships that brought global talent into dialogue with NYFA's world-class resources, expanding the school’s multicultural reach, including universities, film schools, and media.
ARTS UNIVERSITY PLYMOUTH, UK I As BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Practice program leader, I helped to develop a program to meet the challenges of a digital, post-linear media environment. By integrating emerging technologies, and critical theory, the new degree was transformed into a dynamic hub, fostering a new generation of hybrid film/media creatives.
UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID, Spain I Working as Crossing Stages. European Project media director, I aimed to connect performing arts with visual arts. Through installations, digital art, and transmedia storytelling, the project entered interdisciplinary art in higher education, amplifying voices from countries across Europe, and weaving media into the very fabric of live art, and the project itself.
CANCUN RIVIERA MAYA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Mexico I As International Film Festival director, this new event was set as a regional showcase for new voices. Curating programs on operas primas, and eco-cinema, the Festival served as cultural bridge for Latin American filmmakers with industry leaders and audiences. It was featured internationally in over 2000 articles/notes in 200 media.
TELEVISA, Mexico I Working as Espacio Cine (Film Space) Film/TV Event director, I contributed to a vital forum for discovery and development within Latin America's largest media network. By creating spaces for dialogue between students, creators, and industry professionals, Espacio Cine connected broadcast media and independent cinema. It was attended by over 6000 university students each year.” — PV
Projects
NY I UK I EUROPE
NYFA
Founder/President Jerry Sherlock, in memoriam I International Relations director: Pedro Valiente
New York Film Academy I NYFA (2003-2004), film, media and performing arts school.
"Outreach activities with universities, film schools, film festivals, institutions, companies as well as public talks, live events, and press. Travels from New York to Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Cuba." I NYFA
AUP
Head of Media: Tony Smith I Program leader: Pedro Valiente
Arts University Plymouth I BA (HONS) CONTEMPORARY MEDIA PRACTICE (2016-2017), new program at Arts University Plymouth, UK.
"This new cutting-edge degree is a hands-on program focusing on visual creativity and production ranging from film, television and new media to the performing and visual arts." I AUP
UC3M
Cultura UC3M director: Sonsoles Herreros Laviña I Artistic director: Sergio Blanco I Media director: Pedro Valiente
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid I CROSSING STAGES (2013-2015, 2018), arts project co-funded by the European Union.
"Classic myths shape arts to connect European countries through a common culture. Partners: Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia. Collaborators: Denmark, Mexico, Chile." I UC3M
The King of Harlem film, NYFA
International Relations with Switzerland, Denmark, UK, Japan, India. Grants: El País, Notodofilmfest (ES), Ficco Film Festival (MX). Public Talk: CCCB Barcelona.
The King of Harlem, NYFA
Oberhausen Film Festival, Germany
Media Lab Plymouth Marine Laboratory, National Marine Aquarium, The Science Assembly, The Ocean Corner, Argans Satellite Sensoring. MIXarts Mohini Chandra (AU), Frederique Santune (FR), Lee Nutbean, Andrew James (UK), Ildiko Hurley (HU). Ulysses Javier Aparicio (ES).
Crossing Stages, Europe
Documentary feature film received awards in two film festivals in Los Angeles. Video installation screened in Italy, Spain, and the UK. Documentary film aired on Canal 22 International, Mexico. Web series with nearly 100 film/media works open online. Digital 3 websites with original content. Book including essays, illustrations, and multimedia.
Film Festival
Founder/mentor: Francisco Córdova I Director: Pedro Valiente
Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival (2007-2009) presented emerging cinema with a distinctive profile, including its official competition (International, Ibero-America, Mexico), focus on operas primas, and environmental cinema. Supported by Andy García and Danny Glover. I Flickr
Espacio Cine
Producer: Jorge Párraga I Executive producer: Yuri Breña I Director: Pedro Valiente
Espacio Cine (2005-2007) was the first film workshop at Televisa’s Espacio. As the main university media event in Latin America for decades, it gathered yearly over 30.000 students to attend TV/media programs. Espacio was set all over Mexico, Washington DC, and Latin America.
MEXICO
Film Festival team at Closing Night
Film Festival presented 200+ films, and hosted 100+ guests per edition. Features in 200+ media in 20 countries. Presented in 50 events, 7 cities, 3 countries. 200+ collaborators. In-kind sponsorship: USD 0.5 million (year 1), and USD 1.2 million (year 2).
Film Festival hostess Ana Claudia Talancón
Host Óscar Uriel I Festival director Sara Hoch
Espacio Cine promotes new forms of expression, film production, access to media and technology, contributing with hands-on training to Espacio’s philosophy.
Espacio Cine coordinator Luis García, Lucila Moctezuma from The Rockefeller Foundation, New York I Espacio logo
Rethinking Media and the Arts
“At the intersection of culture and industry, these projects opened space for new voices and regional narratives to connect with international audiences. Through curatorial vision and strategic coordination, these platforms bridged independent creation, media, and academic centers.”
“These projects have empowered new generations of artists and thinkers to create beyond conventional languages —reflecting a drive to rethink media and the arts through global engagement, and interdisciplinary education.
The journey spans over twenty countries. From launching a media program in the UK. and directing media in a European arts project, to building Ibero American partnerships at a film school in New York, the focus has been on expanding access, and collaboration.”
PENELOPE BUILDS SHIPS
(2018, Spain, 3:11) visual poem from You Are Mythical documentary film on Notodofilmfest produced at European Project,
