Jorge Cervera Hauser
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Jorge Cervera Hauser, was the winner of Animal Planet
's reality television show Unearthed
on its second season, getting his documentary Pride Lost broadcast all over the world through Discovery Networks.
as creative copywriter with accounts such as McDonalds, and then as field producer for Mexico
's cable entertainment channel ExaTv.
His thesis "Wolfie", an old-fashioned animated short about a baby Mozart orchestrating the magical world around him, was screened in several international film festivals, and was animated by plastic artist and close friend Mike Uriegas. He then made a stop-motion short for a contest alongside Pablo Ortiz, which earned the couple a private screening of the short with filmmaker Michel Gondry
, and the inclusion of it in the Latin American version of Gondry's Science of Sleep DVD. He was later invited by art director Rubén Bross and Emilio Azcárraga Jean
's wife, Sharon Fastlicht, to participate in photographic exhibit and art-book "El ABC de la Discapacidad" (ABC of the Disabled), for NGO Hazlo Ahora and Teletón-Mexico Foundation. The photo exhibit took place in "Las Rejas de Chapultepec", an outdoor gallery alongside Paseo de la Reforma, one of the main avenues in Mexico City with the most cultural significance. Also one of the toughest spots in the country to hold an exhibit, with a 3 year waiting list and the highest art and quality standards.
His most recent work consists of a documentary short about the pandas in Mexico City Zoo; it was requested by the Chinese government to be shown in a festival within the frame of the 2008 Olympics, and the photography for a national campaign of woman with breast cancer, alongside Fundación RETO, Hoffmann-La Roche
and McCann Erickson
.
Before going to Africa
, Jorge had a dirt-bike accident where he lost the big toe on his right foot and after two major surgeries he wasn't able to walk during the next four months, just in time to participate in the television series. He is an enthusiastic scuba diver and currently lives in Mexico City.
Animal Planet
Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...
's reality television show Unearthed
Unearthed (television series)
Unearthed is a television series on the Animal Planet television channel.- Unearthed Series :In April 2006, Animal Planet invited amateur wildlife filmmakers from around the world to participate in a reality t.v. show in the search of the new hot wildlife documentary maker...
on its second season, getting his documentary Pride Lost broadcast all over the world through Discovery Networks.
Biography
Jorge is a photographer with a B.A. in communications. While he was in college he worked in advertising agency DDBDDB Worldwide
DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc., known internationally as DDB, is a worldwide marketing communications network. It is owned by Omnicom Group Inc, one of the world's largest advertising holding companies...
as creative copywriter with accounts such as McDonalds, and then as field producer for Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's cable entertainment channel ExaTv.
His thesis "Wolfie", an old-fashioned animated short about a baby Mozart orchestrating the magical world around him, was screened in several international film festivals, and was animated by plastic artist and close friend Mike Uriegas. He then made a stop-motion short for a contest alongside Pablo Ortiz, which earned the couple a private screening of the short with filmmaker Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry is an Academy Award winning filmmaker, whose works include being a commercial director, music video director, and a screenwriter. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. - Life and career :...
, and the inclusion of it in the Latin American version of Gondry's Science of Sleep DVD. He was later invited by art director Rubén Bross and Emilio Azcárraga Jean
Emilio Azcárraga Jean
Emilio Fernando Azcárraga Jean or Emilio Azcarraga III, is a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and his third wife, Nadine Jean a French citizen....
's wife, Sharon Fastlicht, to participate in photographic exhibit and art-book "El ABC de la Discapacidad" (ABC of the Disabled), for NGO Hazlo Ahora and Teletón-Mexico Foundation. The photo exhibit took place in "Las Rejas de Chapultepec", an outdoor gallery alongside Paseo de la Reforma, one of the main avenues in Mexico City with the most cultural significance. Also one of the toughest spots in the country to hold an exhibit, with a 3 year waiting list and the highest art and quality standards.
His most recent work consists of a documentary short about the pandas in Mexico City Zoo; it was requested by the Chinese government to be shown in a festival within the frame of the 2008 Olympics, and the photography for a national campaign of woman with breast cancer, alongside Fundación RETO, Hoffmann-La Roche
Hoffmann-La Roche
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. is a Swiss global health-care company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange....
and McCann Erickson
McCann Erickson
McCann Erickson is a global advertising agency network, with offices in more than 130 countries. McCann is a subsidiary of the Interpublic Group of Companies, one of the four large holding companies in the advertising industry....
.
Before going to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, Jorge had a dirt-bike accident where he lost the big toe on his right foot and after two major surgeries he wasn't able to walk during the next four months, just in time to participate in the television series. He is an enthusiastic scuba diver and currently lives in Mexico City.
External links
- http://www.barrontv.co.uk/unearthed_students.htm
- http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/animalplanet/unearthed/index.shtml
- http://www.andrewbarron.com/id64.htm
- http://www.anahuac.mx/noticias/1262.html
- http://www.expedition.sk/index.php?page=discovery02
- http://lineupdth.blogspot.com/2008/04/animal-planet-exibe-segunda-temporada.html
- http://www.vimeo.com/hauser