Andres Ramirez(XIV)

Andres Ramirez is a Mexican independent filmmaker. While growing passionate about the world of cinema with movies and literature, Andres started writing short stories at a young age. While he was in high school in Monterrey, Mexico, he started his filmmaking career shooting short films and music videos. At this point, writing and filmmaking became more prominent in his life. Aiming to get an education at one of the leading US film schools, he studied a one-year program at Vancouver Film School to gain more experience. In Canada, he wrote, directed, and produced "Why?" (2016) and "Frame" (2017). With the latest one, he received numerous awards. "Frame" was presented at the Cannes Short Film Corner in 2018, and he is currently looking for distribution for it. Eventually, he went on to study Film and TV Production at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. At the end of 2019, he started a festival circuit run for his two more recent short films, "Shutter" and "From Charlie, with Love," which have also received numerous awards. While he is passionate about filming and experienced with 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm, Andres also likes experimenting with different formats. He is currently in post-production for his first VR project, "Scars and Voices: A VR Experience." Andres graduated from NYU in 2022. He is working on his next short film in collaboration with contemporary dancer Jayde Margulis, "World Needs You." More recently, he has been working on a sports documentary in Mexico, where he has been following Mexican athletes in the most recent Olympic cycle for Paris 2024, where he filmed and covered the World Relays Bahamas 2024. Finally, he is currently in post-production for his next major project "Dancing or (In the Constant Search for Perfection)" aiming for a release in late Summer 2025. He also has several projects under his radar and looks forward to filming his independent films while collaborating with other filmmakers worldwide.