Angel Gracia
Ángel Gracia | |
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 Angel Gracia on set. | |
| Born | Angel Gracia |
| Occupation(s) | film director, cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, editor, |
| Notable work | From Prada to Nada, The Three Cornered Hat |
| Website | Angel Gracia |
Ángel Gracia (USA) is a Venezuelan-American
Early career
His career started when he won a Student Academy Awards for his experimental short "The Three Cornered Hat", a flamenco short film.[3]
The following year he won an Emmy for his music video "If I Were Alone" for singer song writer John Bauer.
Shortly thereafter, he won
This video caught the attention of Geffen Records which offered him a contract to direct in-house music videos; which led to a collaboration with hit artist Snap! making 6 of their music videos, including the ground breaking 3D and Motion Controlled video for their hit single "The World in my Hand", which led the giant label BMG Ariola to move him to England to direct videos for some of Europe's top artists, including Enigma's award-winning music video for their single "Out from the Deep", one of the first video fully integrating live action with computer graphics animation.
Today, his work includes jobs for globally-known powerhouses like
Career
Angel was a partner at
In 1998 he directed a TV movie for BMG / Ariola's European division entitled 5NY "The Spirit", based on the real life of a group of young musicians signed to the label with designed to promote their record release. It was the first reality based TV movie about musicians in the industry.
In 2001 he signed with Ridley Scott's RSA Films to direct commercials worldwide.
In 2023 he produced the movie King of Killers, starring Frank Grillo and Stephen Dorf. Also in 2023 he produced and directed the movie How The Gringo Stole Christmas, starring George Lopez, Mariana Trevino, Jack Kilmer, and Emily Tosta.
He works as a director of TV commercials and online video content through different production companies around the world.
Work
1986 — "
1987 – Student Academy Awards for his experimental short "The Three Cornered Hat"
1990 — The Disturbance (Feature Film) [cinematographer]
1994 — "Out from the Deep" – Enigma (Music Video)
1997 — "Kaleidoscope Skies" – Jam & Spoon (Music Video)
2007 — "Moonlight" – Alex Luna (Music Video)
2011 — From Prada to Nada (Feature Film)
2015 – "Table Manners" – (TV pilot)
2022 – King of Killers (Feature Film)
2023 - How The Gringo Stole Christmas (Feature Film)
Awards and nominations
- Winner, Best Actress From Prada to Nada (2011)
- Winner Supporting Actress From Prada to Nada (2011)
- Nominated, Best Picture "From Prada to Nada" (2011)
- Winner, Experimental The Three Cornered Hat (1986)
References
- ^ nytimes.com
- ^ Gracia, Angel. "Bio". Imdb. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ "angelgracia.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ Gracia, Angel. "Bio". Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
External links
- Angel Gracia at IMDb