Biography
VERÓNICA RIEDEL Screenwriter / Director / Producer
Director, Producer, Screenwriter and Multimedia artist. Her second feature film Gallo Gallina has been awarded with Ibermedia coproduction grant and will be soon in production. Gallo Gallina has the support from the Guatemalan Government. With this project, Riedel has been recognized by Sundance Institute, Ibermedia, NALIP Latino Media Market and FICCI. The story is about a female teenager who survives in a unique way in a town where no one can surpass the challenges she is confronted with.
Riedel is the creative director and producer of the docu-series Strange Medicine for FusionTV and Univision. The series is about an Alopath doctor looking for alternative medicine in Central America and in USA.
Her feature narrative film and Opera Prima Capsules (2012) participated in more than 30 international film festivals and received the Gran Cine, Best Movie, Best Editing and Best Art Direction Awards. The movie is about dysfunctional families, where the main actor is a 12-year- old boy.
Her Video art and Photography have been exhibited in many international Art museums and fairs. She is a mentor for other filmmakers and artists. Riedel's main theme is about justice. Riedel went to the University Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala, University of Miami, University of California, graduating with a B.F.A. on Film and Photography, Master of communications and a minor in visual arts. Veronica lives in Guatemala, writing scripts about female themes in Central America. Riedel considers an urgent matter to tell stories about women in Latin America.
FEATURE FILM IN PRE-PRODUCTION (Original Title KIKO): "GALLO GALLINA". Writted by Verónica Riedel.
PLATINO IBEROAMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Jury. Riviera Maya, México. April 2019.
LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Projection of the feature film "CAPSULES". May 2019.
2ND. LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBENHO CINEMA EXHIBITION. Projection of the feature film "CAPSULES". Brasilia, Brazil. May 2019.
PLATINO IBEROAMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Jury. Riviera Maya, México. April 2018.
PLATINO IBEROAMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Jury. Madrid, Spain. July 2017.
THE CULTURAL LATIN AMERICAN CIRCLE OF ART AND THE CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY ART Projection of the feature film "CAPSULES". Málaga, Spain. November 2016.
LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL OF THE KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY Projection of the feature film "CAPSULES". Atlanta, USA. October 2016.
CENTER OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND THE LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL CIRCLE Projection of the feature film "CAPSULES". Málaga, España. November, 2016.
BODY & DESIRE "EROTOMÍA" Collective exhibition in Gallery Arte x Arte. Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 2016.
INTERNATIONAL ANTROPOLOGY AND HISTORY BOOK FAIR Organized by Guatemalan Embassy. Projection of the feature film "CAPSULES" Mexico City, Mexico, October 2016.
LATINOAMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL "CAPSULES" Screening of her opera prima. Organized by Latinamerican and Caribbean group - GRULAC-. August, 2016.
PLATINO IBEROAMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Jury. Punta del Este, Uruguay, 2016.
FRANCISCO MARROQUÍN UNIVERSITY Film workshop "MY OWN VOICE, UNIQUE STORIES". Guatemala, 2016.
EL ATTICO GALLERY "INTIMATE GAMES: Photographic drawings in light boxes". February, 2016.
FILM PROJECT IN DEVELOPMENT: "IXCHEL AND THE LAKE". Script by Verónica Riedel.
ÍCARO CENTRAL AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Jury, International Feature Films and Experimental Short Films Categories. 2015.
ÍCARO CENTRAL AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Workshop with Sebastiano Risso. 2015.
FUSION (DISNEY-ABC Television Group and Univision) New hispanic english channel. "STRANGE MEDICINE" TV Series developed, produced and directed by Verónica Riedel. Premiere: November 2013.
UNIVISION Y GALAVISIÓN "STRANGE MEDICINE" TV Series developed, produced and directed by Verónica Riedel. 2013 - 2014.
PLATINO FILM FESTIVAL Jury. Marbella, Spain, 2015.
VIDEO ART OF PALMIRA Video Art "ASPIRO". Organized by URBANARTE. Colombia, 2015.
CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN IBERMEDIA FILM WORKSHOP selected "KIKO", feature film by Verónica Riedel. Dominican Republic, November 2013.
VERITAS UNIVERSITY Film workshop imparted by Verónica Riedel. San José, Costa Rica. April, 2013.
GUADALAJARA'S FILM MARKET selected "CAPSULES". Written, directed and produced by Verónica Riedel.
NALIP LATINO MEDIA MARKET selected "KIKO". Feature film project, script by Verónica Riedel. The Angels, California.
VENTANA SUR FILM MARKET selected "CAPSULES". Written, directed and produced by Verónica Riedel.
FEATURE FILM "CAPSULES". 103 min. Release: 2012. Completed in January 2011, is the first narrative feature film written, directed and produced by Verónica Riedel. Selected by 30 important International Film Festivals. Won BEST FILM, selected by the audience at the Mittelamerikanisches Filmfestival 2012, Vienna, Austria; won BEST DRAMATIC FILM at the Women's International Film & Arts Festival (WIFF) USA and the prize Gran Cine at the IX International Festival of Digital Cinema (DIFF) in Chile. As a Director's cut in November 2010, at the ÍCARO Central American Film Festival, CAPSULES won Best Editing and Best Art Direction with 8 nominations in Best: Direction, Production, Photography, Actor, Sound and Best Film. As a project, "Capsules" was the only Central American project chosen at the V Coproduction Encounter at the 24th Guadalajara Film Festival and in 2011 CAPSULES was selected for the Guadalajara Film Market and in Ventana Sur, Argentina, 2010. It is also part of IILA (Instituto Italo-Latino Americano) permanent Film Collection, in Italy. Refer to complete credits: www.capsulaslapelicula.com.
SUNDANCE INSTITUTE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO (SPAIN) SCREENPLAY LAB selected "KIKO" which was thoroughly revised by award winning screenwriters like: Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia), Zachary Sklar (JFK movie) and Jeremy Pikser (Bulworth, Reds).
CARTAGENA FILM FESTIVAL selected "KIKO" for the Producer's Encounter.
IBERMEDIA FUND selected "KIKO" in Development category. Script by Verónica Riedel. Octubre 2009.
GUADALAJARA'S FILM FESTIVAL selected "CAPSULES" for the V Iberoamerican Film Coproduction Encounter. Guadalajara, Mexico. March, 2009.
"GASOLINA" EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND SCRIPT CONSULTANT Melindrosa Films. Feature film awarded with San Sebastian Horizontes prize and others. 2008.
OTHER PROJECTS AND AWARDS "ISABELA'S DREAM" Short film for Down Syndrome Organization. Directed and Produced by Verónica Riedel. THE 11TH LATIN AMERICA FILM FESTIVAL DUBLIN selected the Short Film "SWEEPING" written and directed by Verónica Riedel. Dublin, Ireland, April 2010. BID INTERAMERICAN VIDEO BIENNALE Honorific Mention Award for "SWEEPING" (I aspire to the role), written and directed by Verónica Riedel. Competition and Exhibition in Cultural Center Inter-American Development Bank (BID) December, 2008. Art Gallery of the IDB Cultural Center, Washington, D.C. EUA. FESTIVAL GRAMAO IN MONTECATINI Selected for Video Award: "LOOM OF THE RAINBOW". PROMO- DOCUMENTARY. Brasil. "CAEM PROMO" DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER for 20 min. Promotional for the Chamber of Commerce in Guatemala. "VERACRUZ, MEXICOS BEST KEPT SECRET" DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER of 20 min. Promotional for the Tourism Institute of Veracruz, México. DIANE THOMAS AWARD, UCLA SCREENWRITER. Award on feature length screenplay "DEADLY REFUGE" Jury: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Kennedy. Los Angeles, California, USA. BAND OF THE HAND ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR. Tri Star Pictures and Michael Mann Productions. Miami, Fla. CRIME STORY ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR, T.V. series for Universal and Michael Mann Productions.Chicago, Ill, USA. MIAMI VICE SET PHOTOGRAPHER, SCREENWRITER T.V. series for Universal and Michael Mann Productions.
ART EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS MOLAA Museum of Latin American Art. "NEW GEOGRAPHY". Permanent collection display for the exhibition Dialogues: Chapters of Latin American Art in the MOLAA. Los Angeles California, U.S.A. SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF ART AND CRAFT Individual Exhibition. "The Making of a Mestiza". San Antonio Texas, USA. BALELATINA Basel, Suiza. Representated by Arte x Arte Gallery of Argentina. VI CENTRAL AMERICAN BIENNAL "Armored Tuk Tuk" Third prize. 3D Instalation. Tegucigalpa, Honduras. LAP ART SHANGAI (Latin American PAVILLON) "Electrical Mound", Photography. 11ª Fair of Art in Shangai. FERIA ARTE AMERICAS. Miami, Florida."Bienvenidos a la nueva Cuba" Digital Photography. Representated by Aldo Castillo Gallery of Chicago and by the Arte x Arte Gallery. Argentina. VALOARTE Latin American Art Collective, San José Costa Rica. MATTHEI GALLERY Fotoamérica. Exhibition "Mestiza" Santiago, Chile. BUENOS AIRES PHOTO Arte x Arte. Buenos Aires, Argentina. PALM BEACH 3 Represented by Bernice Steinbaum Gallery. ES2006 IV INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF STANDARDS , Tijuana, México. ALDO CASTILLO GALLERY, Crowned Latin America. Chicago, Illinois. 6 CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, sponsored by the Danish Trade Council. Copenhagen, Denmark. PAIZ XV BIENNIAL, Honorific mention. "Today's headlines, tomorrow's and everyday..."Photography and mixed media. Guatemala, Guatemala. PHOTOESPAÑA - Phedigital, photography, finalist "Discovers". Madrid, España. BERNICE STEINBAUM GALLERY, "Mestiza", Miami, Florida. Embroidered monoprints. Individual exhibition. CONTEMPORARY ART INSTITUTE OF CUENCA, "Rites", Cuenca, Ecuador. Photography exhibition and video instalation. Individual exhibition. LIA BERMUDEZ MUSEUM Bienal del Barro, "Cash for a miracle", video instalation. Maracaibo, Venezuela. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CARLOS MERIDA Individual Painting Exhibition. Guatemala, Guatemala. ART MIAMI, Galería Pirámide. Miami, Florida. ARTE AMERICAS, Galería Pirámide. Miami, Florida. MUSEUM OF LAS VEGAS, "Women in Art," Las Vegas, California.
EDUCATION
JUDY WESTON DIRECTOR'S WORKSHOP Acting for Films Director's and Director's rehearsal. Los Angeles California. EUA.
ANDERSON RANCH ART CENTER Art courses. Snowmass, Colorado.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Screenwriting Specialities. Los Angeles, California.
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, BFA IN COMMUNICATIONS Cinematography and Photography. Miami, Florida.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Journalism. Columbia, South Carolina.
FILM AND TV PUBLICATIONS THE SEATTLE TIMES . PRENSA LIBRE . SIGLO 21 . EL PERIÓDICO . LA HORA . NUESTRO DIARIO . AL DÍA . PUBLINEWS . DIARIO DE CENTROAMÉRICA . REVISTA D . REVISTA SWITCH . REVISTA MUNDO COMERCIAL . REVISTA CAFÉ & CULTURA . REVISTA GERENCIA
ART PUBLICATIONS ARTE AL LÍMITE . ARTES EN SANTO DOMINGO . ART NEXUS . LATIN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LATINOAMERICAN PLASTIC CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS . ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST . DATOS DISPERSOS DE LA PLASTICA GUATEMALTECA (Book) . EL NUEVO HERALDO
Since 2001, her work has appeared in Catalogues, featured Articles in major Newspapers in Guatemala, Ecuador, Chile, Venezuela and other countries.
Contact: vrcine@gmail.com Movil +502 3037-0102 FOR HER EXTENSIVE CURRICULUM IN FILM AND TV www.riedelveronica.com and www.anverfilms.com.
