Biography

Adriana Otero (Director, producer and sound)

Born in the city of Mérida Yucatán. At the beginning of year 2012 presents the project "Cuentos Mayas Animados", showing her work as an Animation Maker and FX editor, a project that was granted a fund by the "National Fund for the Culture and Arts" (FONCA) in 2012.

Obtained the Degree of Masters in Teaching and Production of Visual Arts, at the Superior School of Arts in Mérida Yucatán (2014-2016).

Awarded with an scholarship in the second and third generation of the project "Ambulante Más Allá" by the Organization AMBULANTE A.C.

Directs the documentary "The Value of the Land" in 2013. Winner as the Best Mexican Short Documentary at the Festival of Cinema and Video Kayché "Tejidos Visuales en Yucatan" (2015). This documentary becomes part of many Tours and festivals like the Ambulante 2014 Tour, the International Festival of Cinema in the Desert 2014, International Festival of Indian Cinema in Nepal 2014, International Festival of Invisible Cinema at Bilbao España 2014 among others.

Producer of the short documentary "PAAX" (Official Selection of the International Festival of Cinema at Morelia 2015) and the short fiction film "The Toy" presented in the Short Film Corner at Cannes Festival in France in its 69th edition.

Awarded by the Program of Encouragement to Creators of Art in Yucatán 2014. In 2013 wins the first place in the youth contest "Lights, Camera and Action for the Girls" sponsored by UNICEF México in the "Script" category. Certified trainer in the Program of Video Production for the youth "One Minutes Jr" by UNICEF.

Winner of the Municipal Award of the Youth 2015 in the "Culture" Category, and benefited by the "Municipal Fund for the Visual Arts 2016 in the "Video" category and by the National Fund for the Culture and Arts (FONCA) in the "Audiovisual Media" Category in 2016 and Finalist of the National Youth Award 2017 of Mexico, in the category of artistic and cultural activities.

Producer and co director the Documentary Film "What happened to the bees? Project in benefit of the Gabriel Garcia Marquez for the Cinematography Creation in México and Central America, granted by the Mexican Institute of Cinematography, IMCINE, the W.K Kellog foundation and Bertha Foundation.
- IMDb mini biography by: Adriana Otero