Filmmaker, screenwriter, and curator from Argentina, working at the intersection of contemporary cinema, identity, and technology-driven forms of storytelling.
Federico Pintos
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Transmedia storytellingContemporary cinemaCreative researcher
Autofiction
Legacy and memory
Technology
Hi! I’m a filmmaker, screenwriter, and curator from Argentina working at the crossroads of documentary, contemporary cinema, and new media. My artistic practice draws from a multidisciplinary background in film, playwriting, literature, poetry, technology, and documentary theater—shaped under the mentorship of acclaimed local artists and nurtured by the vibrant cultural landscape of Latin America.
I started my career as Editor-in-Chief of Haciendo Cine, Argentina’s leading film magazine, where I interviewed key voices of the New Argentine Cinema and led major editorial projects. Since then, I’ve written and developed ideas for film production companies, animation studios, visual artists, and global brands.
Some highlights: for Raymond, I created video content for I-SAT and for the Performance Biennial (Bienal de Performance), including collaborations with artist Fernando Rubio. At Detuco, I wrote animated content for Cartoon Network and scripted a short film awarded by Argentina’s National Film Institute (INCAA). At Pattern TV, I created science-themed videos currently featured at C3 (Argentina’s Science and Culture Center). At Virgen Films, I developed music videos for Fito Páez and co-created a TV series. I’ve also written pitch decks, treatments, and visual bibles for sci-fi projects, series, and campaigns for companies like Las Minas, Culmin, and Dukkah.
As a mentor and educator, I worked for several years at the Biennial of Young Art (Bienal de Arte Joven) at the Recoleta Cultural Center, advising emerging artists and giving talks on creativity and transmedia content. I’ve also led seminars, lectures, and workshops at DAC, Citylab (Chile), BAFICI, NYU Buenos Aires, FUC, UBA, C3, Centro Cultural Recoleta, and various universities and institutions across Colombia, Mendoza, Rosario, and Córdoba.
As a screenwriter and artistic producer, I’ve co-written award-winning films like A Blue Bird (Jury Prize, Biarritz Film Festival) and contributed to Dark Skull (Viejo Calavera) by Kiro Russo (Special Mention, Locarno). My producing credits include Semen (Mar del Plata Film Festival, 2008), Vrindavana by Ernesto Baca (Punto de Vista, Spain, 2010), Love Songs by Karin Idelson (FID Marseille, 2011), and Mothers of the Gods by Pablo Agüero (Visions du Réel, 2015).
I’ve curated showcases and programs internationally: New Brazilian Cinema at the Gaumont Theater, a retrospective of Carlos Hugo Christensen (in collaboration with Rio’s Museum of Modern Art and the Mar del Plata Film Festival), and Citylab Chile at Argentina’s National Museum of Decorative Arts. I also curated a program of Argentine films at the Venezuelan Cinematheque and directed the full programming of IN-EDIT Spain in Argentina. I served as Artistic Director of Cinecien, Argentina’s leading science film festival.
As a filmmaker, I work in hybrid forms that fuse archival research, performance, autofiction, and visual experimentation. My debut feature Zainichi (2011), shot between Japan and South Korea, was shown at BAFICI, MAMBA (Museum of Modern Art Buenos Aires), Loop Barcelona, and Chile’s Museum of Contemporary Art. My second feature Artificial Generation (2015) explores the forgotten history of Argentine video art and VJing and expands into a transmedia universe—including a neural network performance, an interactive website, and a video game. The film won Best Editing at BAFICI and was exhibited for several months at MALBA (Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires). It also toured extensively through festivals, museums, and cultural venues in Latin America and Europe.
I’ve been fortunate to receive multiple artistic and research grants in the fields of film, performance, and literature, including those from Argentina’s National Fund for the Arts (Fondo Nacional de las Artes), the Cultural Industries Market (MICA), and the 70 Flaherty Corrientes Fellowship in New York. I’ve participated in residencies such as the Biennial of Moving Image (Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento, Argentina) and Sentimientos Encontrados, an experimental laboratory directed by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Manuel Abramovich.
Currently, I’m developing my new film Something’s Pulling Me Gently, an intimate, politically charged reflection on masculinity, legacy, and memory. The project won the BAL LAB Award at the Biarritz Film Festival, was selected for FIDBA, SANFIC, and received four development prizes at FICVIÑA (Chile).
In parallel, I’m curating MESH, an international film festival dedicated to AI-generated cinema; working on a dystopian graphic novel; teaching; and developing content for narrative and experimental projects across formats and platforms.
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