Fernando Frías is a director and producer known for I'm No Longer Here (2019), Rezeta (2012) and Calentamiento local (2008). His first narrative feature, Rezeta, won several awards on the festival circuit, including the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2014 Slamdance Film Festival.^[1]

Fernando Frías was born and raised in Mexico City. His nickname is Fernando Frias de la Parra, he graduated from Columbia University School of the Arts as a Fulbright Scholar, where he finished his MFA in directing and screenwriting. ^[4]

Among many other awards, his first most recent feature, Rezeta, won the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2014 Slamdance Film Festival. Fernando also won Best Director for Rezeta at the 2014 Milan International Film Festival. ^[2]

His documentary Calentamiento Local was awarded the prize for Best Digital Film at FICCO (Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo) in 2009, as well as the prize for Best Television documentary in DOCSDF that same year.

He has worked as a writer, director, cinematographer, and editor for television series, commercials, musk videos and documentaries. His collaborations cover a wide range going from cinematography for artist Cyprien Gaillard on awarded pieces, to Condé Nast Traveler Magazine for which he has been making films about cities like São Paulo.

Fernando is the screenwriter for I’m No Longer Here, which was chosen for the 2014 Sundance Screenwriters Lab. He will also be directing this film and production is planned for Summer 2017. ^[3]

He attended the 2014 Sundance Screenwriters Lab with Ya No Estoy Aqui. He will be directing the new HBO pilot, Mexico City, starring Fred Armisen. ^[2]

Director

Jimigration (Documentary) (post-production) (2019)

Los Espookys (TV Series) (6 episodes) (2019)

El sueño falso (The Fake Dream) (2019)

El laboratorio alienigena (The Alien Lab) (2019)

El espejo maldito * (The Cursed Mirror)* (2019)

El monstruo marino (The Sea Monster) (2019)

El espanto de la herencia (The Inheritance Scare) (2019)

I'm No Longer Here (2019)

Inner Dragons (Short) (co-director) (2013)

Alguien Más (TV Series) (5 episodes) (2013)

Tailandia (2013)

Envidia de la buena (2013)

Salma (2013)

La montaña (2013)

Trauma superado (2013)

Rezeta (2012)

Calentamiento local (Documentary) (2008)

Writer

Jimigration (Documentary) (post-production)

I'm No Longer Here (2019)

Inner Dragons (Short) (co-writer) (2013)

Rezeta (writer) (2012)

Calentamiento local (Documentary) (script) (2008)

Producer

Jimigration (Documentary) (producer) (post-production)

Taco Chronicles (TV Series documentary) (executive producer - 6 episodes) (2019)

Guisado (2019)... (executive producer)

Barbacoa (2019)... (executive producer)

Asada (2019)... (executive producer)

Canasta (2019)... (executive producer)

Carnitas (2019)... (executive producer)

Calentamiento local (Documentary) (producer) (2008)

Actor

American Thief (post-production)

Hipster Programmer

Nobody's Watching

Mexican Director (as Fernando Frías) (2017)

The Science of Blowjobs and Throbbing Hearts (Short) Max Planck (2011)

Total Rijor (Short)

Cajero 7 Eleven (2002)

Editor

Jimigration (Documentary) (post-production)

Calentamiento local (Documentary) (2008)

Cinematographer

Jimigration (Documentary) (post-production)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Total Rijor (Short) (assistant director) (2002)

Thanks

Southwest (Short) (special thanks) (2013)