Marta Forns Escudé
Head of Films Department at SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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German Professional working proficiency
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Catalan Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Experience
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SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
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Spain
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Movies and Sound Recording
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Films Department
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Jul 2022 - Present
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Dewinter (band)
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Barcelona Area, Spain
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Composer / Vocalist
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Nov 2016 - Present
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Primavera Sound
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Spain
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Musicians
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100 - 200 Employee
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Transportation & Logistics Team
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May 2018 - Present
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MagmaCultura
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Spain
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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400 - 500 Employee
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Planner of Travelling Exhibitions
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Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
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Guest and Institutional Relations Coordinator
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May 2017 - Aug 2020
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SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
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Spain
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Movies and Sound Recording
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1 - 100 Employee
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PR Department Coordinator
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Aug 2017 - Jul 2020
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Fira Barcelona
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Spain
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Events Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Airport Registration Project Manager - Mobile World Congress
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Jan 2017 - Feb 2020
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Americana Film Fest
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Spain
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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International Relations & Programming Support
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Oct 2013 - Mar 2019
* Responsible for film acquisitions with international and national distributors, coordination of guests, relationship with the Consulate General of the US in Barcelona (festival collaborator). * Responsible for film acquisitions with international and national distributors, coordination of guests, relationship with the Consulate General of the US in Barcelona (festival collaborator).
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Rezero - Fundació per a la Prevenció de Residus i el Consum Responsable
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Spain
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director and Producer - objectiu #Rezero
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Jan 2017 - Feb 2018
Director, Producer and co-creator of this webseries about 5 Catalan families who have accepted the challenge to produce zero waste in 1 month. ** Winner of the 2017 European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) Award in the Association/NGO Category ** Director, Producer and co-creator of this webseries about 5 Catalan families who have accepted the challenge to produce zero waste in 1 month. ** Winner of the 2017 European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) Award in the Association/NGO Category **
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Advanced Music, S.L.
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Spain
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sónar+D Information Desk
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Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
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Barcelona City Council
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Spain
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Creative Director and Producer "Comerç + Sostenible"
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Jul 2016 - Feb 2017
* Creative director and producer of a 6 min video called "Comerç + Sostenible" (stores that carry out sustainable good practices) for the Ajuntament de Barcelona (Ecologia Urbana).
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Creative Director and Producer "Comerç Verd, Comerç + Sostenible"
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Nov 2015 - Jan 2017
Creative Director and Producer of a campaign of 6 video pieces for the Ajuntament de Barcelona (Ecologia Urbana) and Rezero.cat, portraying Barcelona city businesses that carry out sustainable good practices.
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SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
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Spain
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Movies and Sound Recording
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1 - 100 Employee
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Press Interviews and Interpreters Coordination
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Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
* Coordinated a team of 7 interpreters for all festival-related presentations, press interviews and activities (English, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese). * Coordinated and programmed around 700 media interview petitions for festival guests, working closely with the PR department and external press agents. * Coordinated a team of 7 interpreters for all festival-related presentations, press interviews and activities (English, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese). * Coordinated and programmed around 700 media interview petitions for festival guests, working closely with the PR department and external press agents.
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PIMEC
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Spain
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Civic and Social Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Creative Director and Producer "1a Trobada Mediterrània d'Economia Circular"
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May 2016 - Aug 2016
* Creative Director and Producer of the video coverage for the 1a Trobada Mediterrània d'Economia Circular (First Mediterranean Conference on Circular Economy) , organized by PIMEComerç and Recircula. * Creative Director and Producer of the video coverage for the 1a Trobada Mediterrània d'Economia Circular (First Mediterranean Conference on Circular Economy) , organized by PIMEComerç and Recircula.
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Festival Internacional de Cine de Valencia - Cinema Jove
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Valencia, Spain
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Press Coordinator
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May 2016 - Jul 2016
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Make it GAS
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Spain
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Coordinator - Social Performance Report 2015 - BBVA Microfinance Foundation
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Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
* Project Coordinator of the print version (300 pgs) and web version of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation's Social Performance Report 2015 (www.mfbbva.org/informe-2015/en), and the Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA Informe de Desempeño Social 2015 (www.mfbbva.org/informe-2015). * Project Coordinator of the print version (300 pgs) and web version of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation's Social Performance Report 2015 (www.mfbbva.org/informe-2015/en), and the Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA Informe de Desempeño Social 2015 (www.mfbbva.org/informe-2015).
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Rezero - Fundació per a la Prevenció de Residus i el Consum Responsable
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Spain
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Creative Director and Producer - "Xè Aniversari - Fundació per a la Prevenció de Residus"
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Sep 2015 - Nov 2015
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FORMA I&M
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Media Production
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Creative Director and Producer "Pont Alimentari"
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May 2015 - Jul 2015
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Filmax
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Spain
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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English coach - "Sweet Home"
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Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
* English coach for Spanish speaking actor during pre-production and shooting of this horror film. * English coach for Spanish speaking actor during pre-production and shooting of this horror film.
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FORMA I&M
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Media Production
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Owner, Creative Director and Producer
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Sep 2013 - Feb 2014
Personalized assessment in concept development, production, and post-production of video projects mainly around sustainability, social issues and environmentalism.
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Creative Director, Producer, and Editor
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Oct 2013 - Dec 2013
* Creative Director, Producer, and Editor of this commemorative video for the Associació per a les Nacions Unides a Espanya (ANUE.org) for the 65th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi)
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Barcelona Area, Spain
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Publication Coordinator - Member of the Editorial Committee
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Jun 2012 - Oct 2013
* Publication Coordinator and Member of the Editorial Committee for the publication "Higher Education in the World 5: Knowledge and Higher Education - Contributing to Social Change". The job entailed coordinating the authors' drafts (about 70 authors) and the submissions with the publishing house (Palgrave Macmillan) following a deadline calendar. * Editor and writer of the GUNi Newsletter on higher education issues around the world. * Translations and proofreading jobs of articles related to higher education from Spanish to English. Show less
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Filmax
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Spain
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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Stunts Team and Special FX Make-Up Team Coordinator - "Rec 3: Génesis"
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Mar 2011 - May 2011
Filmax. Producer: Julio Fernández. Director: Paco Plaza. * Coordinated the Stunts Team and the Special FX Make-Up Team. Filmax. Producer: Julio Fernández. Director: Paco Plaza. * Coordinated the Stunts Team and the Special FX Make-Up Team.
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Directors Guild of America
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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500 - 600 Employee
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Second Assistant Director
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Sep 2005 - Dec 2010
Worked as Assistant Director in several DGA films, for example: “THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU”~ Hundreds of Hats, Inc. New York 2009. Producer: Chris Moore, Bill Carraro, Michael Hackett. Director: George Nolfi. – Additional 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "LAW AND ORDER (Episode: Blackmail)“~ Universal Network Television. New York 2009. Producer: Steve Wertimer. Director: Marc Levin. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE (2nd Unit)”~ Incantation Productions, LLC. New York 2009. Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer. Director: George Marshall Ruge. - Additional 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "JACK GOES BOATING”~ Cannoli Productions, LLC. New York 2009. Producer: Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Beth O’Neil, Emily Ziff. Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "THE WINNING SEASON”~ Winning Season, LLC. New York 2008. Producer: Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Gia Walsh, Kara Baker, Celine Rattray. Director: James C. Strouse. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "PLEASE GIVE”~ Feelin‘ Guilty, LLC. New York 2008. Producer: Anthony Bregman. Director: Nicole Holofcener. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR "NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU“~ New York, I Love You, LLC. New York 2008. Producers: Emmanuel Benbihi, Marina Grasic. Director: Natalie Portman. – Additional 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR “COLLEGE ROAD TRIP”~ Double Dutch Bus Productions, Inc. Stamford, CT 2007. Producers: Andrew Gunn, Anne Marie Sanderlin.Director: Roger Kumble. – Additional 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR “BIRDS OF AMERICA” (Working Title: Laws of Motion)~ Laws Of Motion, LLC. Norwalk, CT 2007. Producers: Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Galt Niederhoffer. Director: Craig Lucas. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Show less
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Various film production companies
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New York, USA
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Film Production
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Jun 2002 - Sep 2005
Worked as non-union Assistant Director and Production Assistant in several films, for example: “SORRY, HATERS”~ Hamfisted Pictures/InDigEnt. New York 2004. Producers: Karen Jaroneski, Jake Abraham, Gary Winick. Director: Jeff Stanzler. – Key 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR “AMERICA BROWN”~ America Brown Film Company, LLC. New York 2003. Producers: Andrew Fierberg, Christina Lurie. Director: Paul Black. – 2nd 2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR “THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND”~Yari Film Group. New York 2006/2007. Producers: Jennifer/Suzanne Todd, Jason Blum, Bob Yari. Director: Griffin Dunne. – Key Set Production Assistant “TENDERNESS”~ Upstate Pictures, Inc. New York 2006. Producers: John Penotti, Howard Meltzer, Charles Randolph. Director: John Polson. – Set Production Assistant “WE OWN THE NIGHT”~ 2929 Productions. New York 2006. Producers: Nick Wechsler, Mark Butan. Director: James Gray. – Set Production Assistant “ACROSS THE UNIVERSE”~ Period Musical, Inc. New York 2005. Producers: Jeniffer/Suzanne Todd, Matthew Gross. Director: Julie Taymor. – Set Production Assistant “GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN’” (New York Unit)~ Paramount Pictures. New York 2005. Producers: Jimmy Iovine, Paul Rosenberg, Chris Lighty. Director/Producer: Jim Sheridan. – Set Production Assistant “SHERRYBABY” (Working Title: Shall Not Want)~ Sherry Films, Inc. New York 2004. Producers: Marc Turtletaub, Lemore Syvan, Melissa Marr. Director: Laurie Collyer. – Set Production Assistant “HEIGHTS”~ Heights Productions, LLC. New York 2003. Producers: Ismail Merchant, Richard Hawley. Director: Chris Terrio. – Set Production Assistant Show less
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Education
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Escola Oficial d'Idiomes - Vall d'Hebrón (Barcelona)
C1, German Language -
Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals
Master, International Relations -
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Master in Theory and Practice of the Creative Documentary, Audiovisual Communication -
Clemson University
Speech and Communications, Communication and Media Studies -
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Comunicació Àudio-Visual, Communication and Media Studies