STORY 「 VISUAL BIO 」
“Art, which finds its roots in the unconscious memory, is the evocation of the inner nature of human beings.”
"Award winning filmmaker exploring narratives across the arts, with a focus on interdisciplinary and multicultural storytelling."「 LinkedIn 」
"Part experimental tone poem, part heartfelt elegy for 9/11 and part paean to the cultural richness of Gotham, [New York Spin] focuses on six New Yorkers. [...] This engrossing, imagistic portrait of the city and its denizens should prove a welcome short addition to fest and arty cable lineups." I Ronnie Scheib, Variety「 IMDb 」
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"In Multiple Portraits the classic film language is deconstructed as action is fragmented on 4 screens. Anthropology meets digital cultures." — PV I Tarahumara Project (2024), Humans in the Desert (2022), Penelope is Waiting (2015).
“My first production, ‘Cuba 15’, with its captivating character and direct cinema style, opened new doors for us after an incredible run in film festivals. A more recent project, ‘You Are Mythical’, is a documentary film in seven languages. In between, projects in the arts that evolved into collective adventures.”
— Swimmer
"Award winning Spanish filmmaker Pedro Valiente explores narratives across the arts ―describing his practice as interdisciplinary and multicultural storytelling. [...] His work has received two Berlinale awards, an Emmy nomination, and nearly sixty honors. His films have screened at over 100 festivals, including Sundance and SXSW; broadcast on PBS, BBC, RTVE, and Canal+; and been presented at art centers such as MoMA and the Whitney Biennial."「 Press 」
New York Spin "This film shows filmmaking talent." Carole Dean, Roy W. Dean Foundation. │ "I'm fascinated by this project: concept, people, structure, everything intrigues me." Deborah Cravey, Digital Media Center.
Cuba 15 "It's as delightful as anything I've seen upon a television screen." Robert Lloyd, LA Times. │ "She's irresistible. We learn more from her in 15min than from a half-dozen feature documentaries." Amy Taubin, NY The Village Voice.「 Awards 」
The Buzz
FILMMAKING
Filmmaking
"Pedro produced Cuba 15 by Elizabeth Schub, which won the Jury and Audience Awards for Best Short Film at Berlinale (Panorama), screened at over 40 festivals, and aired on POV (PBS). He also collaborated in projects produced by Steven Soderbergh and Spike Lee. He co-produced Forgetful, which won 16 awards."「 IMDb 」
「 Films │ Television │ Shorts 」
You Are Mythical
(2018, Spain, 80:00) seven European artists connect their daily life with classic myths. Exploring new narratives, it received awards in two film festivals in L.A.「 You Are Mythical 」
New York Spin
(2002, Spain/US, 87:00, 63:00) portrait of New Yorkers lives and dreams. The film follows 24 characters, celebrating the city’s unique spirit. 7 honors, 40+ film festivals.「 New York Spin 」
VISUAL THEATER
Visual Theater
"Pedro participated in workshops with The Wooster Group, Trisha Brown Dance Company, and Atsushi Takenouchi; and presented Butoh inspired by Kazuo Ōhno at the National Center for the Arts, Mexico. In Madrid, he coordinated a theater-dance company inspired by Joan Brossa, and directed a theater company that pioneered multimedia on stage at Madrid’s university, premiering works by Bernard-Marie Koltès, Sergi Belbel, and Julio Cortázar."「 IMDb 」
「 Robert Wilson │ Butoh │ Tilmun Teatro │ Early Work 」
Robert Wilson
Video design collaboration for three years in New York for The Days Before DDDIII by Robert Wilson. PhD dissertation and book series on Wilson’s creative process.
The Days Before DDDIII
(1999, US/Italy, 01:45) by Robert Wilson with Umberto Eco (text), Ryuichi Sakamoto (music), Suzushi Hanayagi (choreography) ft. Fiona Shaw, Isabella Rossellini, et al., at Lincoln Center. I Robert Wilson「 The Days Before DDDIII 」
WRITING
Filmmaking I Visual Theater I Poetry
Writing
Screenwriting for film/media. Texts for visual theater in Mexico City. Poetic writing. Articles in Madrid and New York.
"You Are Mythical and New York Spin are transmedia film projects. │ I look at technology on stage as in AZ The Monster Learns Words a girl teaches language to a monster, and in Flying Fish Over Mexico Gondwana and Laurasia continents split up. │ My poetic writing feeds all my work. In The First Universe trilogy, Memories of Uruguay is a love story, The Numbers of Earth travels through the history, the 20th century, amd a lifetime, and Inner Geographies is inspired by Medieval China’s fantastic tales. Most recently, The Book of B blends poetry and self-fiction as a children’s story." — PV
VISUAL ART
Video Art Trilogy
Intallations
Multiple Portraits is a series of paintings in motion. The classic film language is deconstructed as action is fragmented in simultaneous screens. Anthropology meets digital cultures. Tarahumara Project (2024, Mexico, 7:00) │ Humans in the Desert (2022, Jordan, 6:00) │ Penelope is Waiting (2015, Spain, 7:00).
Projects
Visual Art
Sites balance function and expression, often within a transmedia universe of contents. Photography reflects a personal study of form, light, and atmosphere. Digital art becomes a platform for creative research.
「 Installations │ Sites │ Photo │ Digital 」
WORK
Projects
International Relations (US) director, New York Film Academy │ Contemporary Media (UK) program leader, Arts University Plymouth │ European Project (ES) media director, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid │ Film Festival director, Cancun Riviera Maya │ Film/TV Event (MX) Espacio Cine director, Televisa.
RESEARCH │ "I look at emerging narratives as spaces for imagining more sustainable futures, in the frame of interdisciplinary and multicultural practice." — PV
EDUCATION │ PhD Audiovisual Creativity and Production I MA Cinema Studies. I Studies in Filmmaking, Photo, Writing, Theater/Dance (NY), and Visual Art (UK). Ongoing training in Innovation/Technology.
Projects in media arts and higher education across more than twenty countries.
「 Creative Research │ Education 」
University
Over 10yrs in Work Integrated Learning in the US, UK, Spain, Mexico, and Jordan. Lecturing in film/media, performing arts, and visual art. │ edX MIT / Harvard University (US) Film MOOC. │ Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (ES) lecturer │ Tec de Monterrey (MX) lecturer.
