Fernando Lebrija
Posted by Nalip on September 16, 2020
Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Fernando Lebrija is a writer-director, skilled in directing in both English and Spanish. His career spans multiple genres such as Action, Drama, Comedy, Thrillers, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy. Fernando has worked in the Film and TV business, producing/directing more than 30 different TV Shows for companies like MTV, Televisa Mexico, and Fox Sports. In 2010 he received various nominations and awards such as LAS DIOSAS DE PLATA (Mexican Golden Globes) and Best New Director in addition to 7 nominations. The film received others nominations in the CANACINE Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Director among others. Fernando was nominated for Best Director in the Imagen Foundation Awards. Fernando’s movie Sundown was his first English-speaking film that had a theatrical release in the U.S. Mexico, and Latin America in 2016, and released online on Netflix. His third film, a Netflix Original, #REALITYHIGH was released in 2017. In 2018, Lebrija contributed to NALIP’s “Looking Into The Directing Process Workshop.” In 2019, he directed a new series “El Juego de las Llaves,” on Amazon and most recently, executive produced “Dad Wanted”, “Asphalt Goddess”, and “Sin Hijos”.
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