FOTÓGRAFA - CINEASTA PHOTOGRAPHER - FILMMAKER
Based in Bogotá, Colombia
BIO
Filmografía - Filmography
"Balanta" - Director and Producer, 2022.
Awards:
- Best Short Documentary at the Afro Film Festival Quibdó 2022,
- Best Short DocumentaryFestival Cine de las Aldeas 2023.
"Unless We Dance" - Director and Producer, 2022.
Awards:
- Young Jury Prize at Oberhausen 2023
- Audience Award at the 37th Sao̊ Paulo Short Film Festival 2023,
- MOVES Award at Short Waves Festival in Poland 2023.
- Audience Award at Bogoshorts, 2023.
- Best documentary short film, AL ESTE FILM FESTIVAL, 2024.
- Special mention, CFF New York, 2024
• "La Reunión de los Fragmentos" - Director and Producer, 2023
Awards:
- Best Documentary at the Festival of Colombian Women Directors and Producers. 2023
• "Bosques, el Último Refugio del Aire" - Director and Producer. 2023.
Recognition:
- Honorable Mention at the Environmental Festival of Cali. 2023
• "Páramos, la Siembra del Agua" - Director and Producer, 2023
Recognition:
- Honorable Mention at the Arica Nativa Festival Chile 2023.
- Best documentary at SANTIAGO WILD FILM FESTIVAL, 2024.
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Fernanda Pineda, fotógrafa y documentalista colombiana enfocada en la narración visual que explora la identidad, la memoria y el territorio.
Mi metodología se basa en la inmersión y la colaboración, buscando que cada narrativa refleje de manera auténtica las experiencias vividas por las comunidades rurales. He trabajado junto a organizaciones humanitarias, recibiendo formación en derechos humanos y utilizando el documental como herramienta para promover la equidad, la inclusión y la representación.
Mi trabajo ha sido exhibido en plataformas y exposiciones internacionales como PhotoVogue Milán, Arte x Arte Buenos Aires, ArtBo, el Latin American Foto Festival del Bronx Documentary Center en Nueva York, y FOLA en Uruguay. En 2024 fui seleccionada como becaria de la Joop Swart Masterclass de World Press Photo y obtuve el Vision Sud Est Award.
Como cineasta, he dirigido y producido cortometrajes galardonados como Unless We Dance, que recibió múltiples premios, incluidos Mejor Documental y Premio del Público en Oberhausen, Curta Kinoforum y Bogoshorts. Balanta fue nominado a los Premios Macondo 2024, mientras que Páramos: La Siembra del Agua obtuvo el premio en Santiago Wild 2024, entre otros reconocimientos.
Colaboro como fotoperiodista con medios internacionales como The Washington Post, The New York Times, Bloomberg y The Guardian, utilizando la fotografía como herramienta de investigación social y construcción de narrativas profundas.
Soy cofundadora de Páramo Films, una productora comprometida con la narración inclusiva y socialmente consciente. A través de nuestro trabajo, buscamos fortalecer el poder de las narrativas visuales como herramientas de incidencia y transformación social significativa.
Fui fellow del programa Adelante Colombia de la IWMF (2020/2021) y seleccionada para la XXXV edición del Eddie Adams Workshop, donde recibí el Premio Bloomberg. Asimismo, he sido seleccionada para la exhibición Rencontres de la Photographie de Marrakech 2024 y para el PhotoVogue’s Local Open Call 'Latin America Panorama' en Milán 2025.
He sido nominada al Foam Paul Huf Award 2024 y al Leica Oskar Barnack Award en 2024 y 2025.
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Fernanda Pineda, Colombian photographer and documentary filmmaker focused on visual storytelling that explores identity, memory, and territory.
My methodology is based on immersion and collaboration, striving to ensure that each narrative authentically reflects the lived experiences of rural communities. I have worked alongside humanitarian organizations, receiving training in human rights and using documentary storytelling as a tool to promote equity, inclusion, and representation.
My work has been exhibited on international platforms and at exhibitions such as PhotoVogue Milan, Arte x Arte Buenos Aires, ArtBo, the Latin American Foto Festival at the Bronx Documentary Center in New York, and FOLA in Uruguay. In 2024, I was selected as a Joop Swart Masterclass fellow by World Press Photo and received the Vision Sud Est Award.
As a filmmaker, I have directed and produced award-winning short documentaries such as Unless We Dance, which received multiple awards including Best Documentary and Audience Awards at Oberhausen, Curta Kinoforum, and Bogoshorts. Balanta was nominated for the 2024 Macondo Awards, while Páramos: La Siembra del Agua won at Santiago Wild 2024, among other recognitions.
I also work as a photojournalist, contributing to international media outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and The Guardian, using photography as a tool for social inquiry and in-depth storytelling.
I am the co-founder of Páramo Films, a production company committed to inclusive and socially engaged storytelling. Through our work, we aim to strengthen the power of visual narratives as tools for advocacy and meaningful social transformation.
I was a fellow of the IWMF’s Adelante Colombia program (2020/2021) and was selected for the XXXV edition of the Eddie Adams Workshop, where I received the Bloomberg Award. I have also been selected for the 2024 edition of Rencontres de la Photographie de Marrakech and for PhotoVogue’s Local Open Call 'Latin America Panorama' in Milan 2025.
I have been nominated for the 2024 Foam Paul Huf Award and for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award in 2024 and 2025.