Filmmaker

Juan Manuel Bugarín was born in Buenos Aires in 1985. In 2017 he held a workshop with Werner Herzog and filmed his short film “Magnetic Field” (BAFICI 20º and Biarritz 2018). In 2018 he co-directed the short film “Compañero/a” (awarded in Cortópolis 2018, Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de Rosario 2018 and FAB 2019). He directed two documentaries: “Melo, Iberlucea, Lamadrid” (2017) and “Port Desire” premiered at IDFA International Competition 2022.