Jorge Cadena

Screenwriter, Director, Cinematographer, Sound Editor, Editor, Location Sound Mixer

Born in 1985 in Barranquilla, Colombia. Colombian citizenship. After studying photography in Buenos Aires, he completed a Bachelor in cinema from HEAD-Genève (Haute école d’art et de design). His graduation film THE TALE OF ANTONIA (2016) won the IFFR Tiger Award. He then completed his Master at ECAL/HEAD with THE JARARIJU SISTERS (2018), which was awarded at Berlinale. Alumnus of EFP Future Frame, TIFF Lab and Berlinale Talents, his last short FLORES DEL OTRO PATIO (2022) received critical acclaim and a EFA nomination. He's currently writing his debut feature, TROPICAL MALAISE which already won the Fasttrack Award at San Sebastian IFF Foro and the Sideral Award of the Proyecta de Ventana Sur programme.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2027
Malestar Tropical by Jorge Cadena
2022
Flores del otro patio by Jorge Cadena
2018
Sœurs Jarariju by Jorge Cadena
2017
Sonali by Jorge Cadena, Lucia Martinez Garcia
2016
Les trois hirondelles by Jorge Cadena
2016
El cuento de Antonia by Jorge Cadena
2014
Mapalé by Jorge Cadena

Screenwriter

2027
Malestar Tropical by Jorge Cadena
2022
Flores del otro patio by Jorge Cadena
2018
Sœurs Jarariju by Jorge Cadena
2017
Sonali by Jorge Cadena, Lucia Martinez Garcia
2016
Les trois hirondelles by Jorge Cadena
2016
El cuento de Antonia by Jorge Cadena
2014
Mapalé by Jorge Cadena

Cinematographer

2019
Train à la dérive by Laura Gabay
2017
Sonali by Jorge Cadena, Lucia Martinez Garcia
2016
Les trois hirondelles by Jorge Cadena
2016
Climax by Fulvio Balmer-Rebullida
2015
Totally Lies by Robin Mognetti

Editor

2017
Sonali by Jorge Cadena, Lucia Martinez Garcia
2016
Les trois hirondelles by Jorge Cadena
2014
Mapalé by Jorge Cadena

Location Sound Mixer

2017
Sonali by Jorge Cadena, Lucia Martinez Garcia
2014
Mapalé by Jorge Cadena

Sound Editor

2017
Sonali by Jorge Cadena, Lucia Martinez Garcia
2016
Les trois hirondelles by Jorge Cadena
2014
Mapalé by Jorge Cadena
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