Angela L Statnik
- Production Department
- Script and Continuity Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Emerging from the vibrant cultural landscape of Colombia, Angela is an award-winning fantasy cross-genre writer and director with 16 years of experience in film and television. Transitioning from script supervising, she boldly challenges conventional narratives, crafting stories that are both absurd and deeply psychological.
Her stories shifts through emotions and eras, delving into her characters' minds with an unfiltered approach. By taking everyday stories and elevating them to surreal levels, she critiques and questions the beliefs and behaviors that shape contemporary society. Her work has premiered at LA Shorts, SITGES, and Bogoshorts.
Angela has honed her skills in Hollywood, receiving the Icetex 2016 Young Talented Artists Scholarship and the 2019 HFPA scholarship. In 2024, she participated in Lab-Macondo, organized by Netflix, the Colombian Film Academy and Fundación Gabo. Her career has been supported by Ibermedia and Proimagenes Colombia.
She is a pioneer at the foundation of the union for script supervisors and assistant directors in Colombia, ASCAD, and the first Colombian immigrant script supervisors to work in the Hollywood industry as a member of IATSE Local 871, where she serves as she transition into director. She was born and raised in Bogotá. As a child, Angela developed artistic skills performing Colombian-Caribbean drums, dancing, and acting at her catholic only women school where from she graduated with honors as best artist. She pursued a film career convinced of Cinema as the best way to integrate all arts. She graduated from the school of cinema Blackmaria being the only woman in her class, which shaped her standpoint in filmmaking.
She is a pioneer at the foundation of the union for script supervisors and assistant directors in Colombia, ASCAD, and the first Colombian immigrant script supervisors to work in the Hollywood industry as a member of IATSE Local 871, where she serves as she transition into director. She was born and raised in Bogotá. As a child, Angela developed artistic skills performing Colombian-Caribbean drums, dancing, and acting at her catholic only women school where from she graduated with honors as best artist. She pursued a film career convinced of Cinema as the best way to integrate all arts. She graduated from the school of cinema Blackmaria being the only woman in her class, which shaped her standpoint in filmmaking.
