Biography

Federico Cafaro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In his early twenties, he moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he worked in renowned restaurants as a chef before turning to the arts. His passion for music led him to study tango guitar, jazz, and Mexican folk music, and in 2006 he co-founded the artistic collective El Terror del Silencio with actress, singer, and writer Kirsti Eline Torhaug, exploring storytelling through theatre, music, and early short film experiments.

Between 2015 and 2016, he studied Film Directing at Kulturama in Stockholm, where he directed Rebecka, Portrait of a Mother. The short film screened at several international festivals, receiving multiple awards. From 2021 to 2024, he pursued further film studies at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires, directing a number of short films. In 2024 he was selected by the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture to participate in the Looking China program, directing the documentary Sewing Confidence in Dalian, which received the Second Prize of the Golden Lens Award 2024. As part of this recognition, he was invited to participate in the Looking China 2025 program in Chongqing, where he directed the short film Meld Inside and Out.

In 2025 and 2026, Cafaro will continue his professional training by studying a Master's degree in Cinematographic Photography at The Core School in Madrid, Spain.

As a filmmaker, Cafaro seeks originality and frequently explores existential, psychological, and surreal themes, often revolving around solitude and the human condition.
- IMDb mini biography by: P.H

Federico Cafaro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina - a vibrant and contradictory city where chaos, perplexity, strange beauty, and romanticism coexist daily. In his early twenties, he moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he worked as a chef in renowned restaurants before discovering his true calling in the arts - particularly film, music, and visual expression.

His passion for music led him to study tango, guitar, jazz, and Mexican folk music, participating in diverse creative projects. In 2006, together with actress, singer, and writer Kirsti Eline Torhaug, he founded the artistic collective El Terror Del Silencio, exploring multiple forms of storytelling through live tango performances, theatre plays, and short film scripts. During this period, he began experimenting intuitively with filmmaking.

Between 2015 and 2016, Cafaro formalized his interest in cinema by studying Film Direction at Kulturama, a renowned art school in Stockholm, where he directed Rebecka, Portrait of a Mother - a short film selected by several international festivals and awarded in some of them.

From 2021 to 2024, he continued his studies in Film Direction at Universidad Del Cine in Buenos Aires, expanding his creative vision through several short films. During this time, he was selected by the Academy of Communication and International Culture of China to participate in the Looking China 2024 program, directing the documentary Sewing Confidence in Dalian. He was later invited to the Looking China 2025 program, where he filmed Meld Inside and Out in Chongqing.

Between 2025 and 2026, Federico is pursuing a Master's degree in Cinematographic Photography in Madrid, Spain.

As a filmmaker, Federico Cafaro seeks originality and visual depth, often exploring themes related to existentialism, psychology, solitude, and surrealism.
- IMDb mini biography by: Kirsti Torhaug