21 June 2010

Juan Pablo Patiño Arévalo

2010 Democracy Video Challenge winner for the Western Hemisphere

Juan Pablo Patiño Arévalo

Juan Pablo Patiño Arévalo is a visual arts professional at the Javeriana University of Bogotá who has studied at the School of Cinema and Television in Cuba and the National University of Bogotá.

His works include Los Fantasmas Del Palacio (The Ghosts Of The Justice) (2007) about the takeover of the Justice Palace in Colombia by the guerrilla group M19, Justos X Pecadores (Just For Sinners) (2008) about animal rights in Colombia and Osos Abandonados (Lost Innocence) (2009) about war children in Colombia.

His documentaries have been screened at film festivals in Colombia, Brazil and the Czech Republic.

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