Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo was born in Madrid in 1970 and has a B.A. in Business Administration. Daniel has been a professional screenwriter since 1993 in acclaimed Spanish TV series such as: “Farmacia de guardia”, “Querido maestro”, “Ellas son así” and “Hospital Central”. Having been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship he completed an MFA at Columbia University, New York, where he started his career as a director.

Back in Spain, he won two consecutive years (2002-2003) the Notodofilmfest (Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award) with “Gol” (”Goal”) and “Exprés” (”Express”). He was also nominated for Best Short Film to the Spanish Academy Awards (GOYA). “Física II” (”Physics’ II”), his first 35mm short film, has earned over fifty awards, including a preselection to the Oscars 2005 in the Short Fiction Category. “La culpa del alpinista” (”The mountaineer’s guilt”), with more than twenty awards, was written by Spanish worldwide known director Julio Medem. It has participated in the 61st Mostra Di Venezia, as part of the official selection in Corto Cortissimo.

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