Gustavo Adolfo Fuertes Talavera is an screen-writer and director of Spanish cinema born November 14, 1959 on Madrid

Madrid

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 Spain

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Among his main works it highlights the short film El Juicio Final (US Title: The Final Judgement 1991

The Final Judgement 1991

The Final Judgement , original title El Juicio Final, is a Spanish short film, written, directed and produced by Gustavo Fuertes. Fuertes also took control of special effects, make-up and editing....

 winner of a Silver Plaque in Chicago International Film Festival

Chicago International Film Festival

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Biography

In 1982, Fuertes concluded his studies in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, being licensed in Audiovisual Communication. At the time that he obtained the diploma in the Center of Studies of the Image. In 1984 he got a diploma of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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 for their short of animation presented in the Olympic Games

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 of Los Angeles

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, [The Spirit of Olympus(1984)]http://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.4/articles/deneroffini1.4.html.

In 1991, he founded his own production company Legendland Films at the time that the branch, High Contrast, a special, holding company of effects and animation, dedicated mainly to short films. In that same year it gets a Silver Plaque in The International Chicago Film Festival for their shortfilm “The Final Judgement 1991

The Final Judgement 1991

The Final Judgement , original title El Juicio Final, is a Spanish short film, written, directed and produced by Gustavo Fuertes. Fuertes also took control of special effects, make-up and editing....

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In 1996, he collaborated directly with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is a Spanish film director, script writer, and producer. He directed Intacto and 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later. His film Esposados was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1996.-Early life:Fresnadillo was born in...

 for the realization of his multi winning short, Esposados (US Title: "Linked"), nominated for the Academy Award (Oscar) of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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(AMPAS).

In 2000, he collaborated with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is a Spanish film director, script writer, and producer. He directed Intacto and 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later. His film Esposados was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1996.-Early life:Fresnadillo was born in...

 again, to supervise the script of the film Intacto

Intacto

Intacto is a film thriller first released in Spain during November, 2001, and then internationally on the film festival circuit in 2002. It was directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo....

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Gustavo Fuertes has worked as TV director for CEMAV at National University of Distance Education (UNED). He has been Screenwriting and Audiovisual Narrative professor in the European University of Madrid, as well as in the CEV and in the Screenwriting Factory. He also imparted courses of Screenwriter, Movie Direction, Cinematographer, Camera…. He has worked along 30 years in all type of works for the cinema.

Filmography

• Salvador Dalí (2011) [Cinematographer]
• Blood Brothers (2011) [Cinematographer]
• My Fiancés (2008) [Director] Viral Commercial for Edreams
• The Sergio's Journey (2008) [Cinematographer uncredited][Make up Artist][Actor]
• Sand Walls (2008) [Cinematographer]
• Lenny the Wonder Dog
  Lenny the Wonder Dog
  Lenny the Wonder Dog is a 2005 American film directed by Oren Goldman from a screenplay by Michael Winslow, and filmed on location in Florida.- Story :Doctor Island has invented a computer microchip he plans to use to train dogs instantly...
  
    (2004) [Digital Artist]
• Intacto
  Intacto
  Intacto is a film thriller first released in Spain during November, 2001, and then internationally on the film festival circuit in 2002. It was directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo....
  
    (2001) [Writer uncredited] [Thanks]
• I Couldn't Care Less (2000) [Writer]
• The Open Suitcase (1999) [Title Designer] (as High Contrast)
• The Island of the hell (1998) [Head Titles And Credits]
• Amid any Part (1997) [Title Designer] (as High Contrast)
• The Flavor of the can food (1997) [Animation]
• Trailer (1997) [Title Designer] (as High Contrast)
• Linked (Spanish Title Esposados) (1996) [Title Designer] [Special Effects: artificial head]
• Chewing gums (1996) [Visual Effects]
• Sunflower pipes (1994) [Title Designer]
• The Controls Aren't Responding (1993) [Animation Effects]
• The Final Judgement 1991
  The Final Judgement 1991
  The Final Judgement , original title El Juicio Final, is a Spanish short film, written, directed and produced by Gustavo Fuertes. Fuertes also took control of special effects, make-up and editing....
  
  (Spanish Title El Juicio Final) [Writer] [Animatronics] [Editor][Producer] [Director]
• For the old times (1990) [Cinematographer: / second unit]
• Periodic pure (1984) [Cinematographer]
• The Spirit of Olympus (1984) [Cinematographer] [Writer] [Animation Camera Operator][Managing Of Photography: animation] [Editor] (animation) [Producer]
• Power Game (1983) [Sound Assistant]
• The Doll (1983) [Cinematographer]
• Those Winners of the tomorrow (1981) [Sound Assistant]
• Nostalgia of silent comedy (1981) [Assistant Camera]
• Behind every day (1980) [Sound Assistant]
• Everebody Calls Me The Cat (1980) [Actor.... Policeman] (uncredited) [Assistant Director] [Stunt Driver] (uncredited)
• Sound stimuli (1979) [Cinematographer]
• Blindfolded eyes (1978) [Actor.... Extra] (uncredited)

External links

• GUSTAVO FUERTES Cineasta Total Web about Gustavo Fuertes in Spanish language

http://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.4/articles/deneroffini1.4.html The Olympiad of Animation:
An Interview With Fini Littlejohn