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Francisco Saco

franciscosaco@gmail.com
Selchower Strasse 10
Berlin 12049
017627729099

EDUCATION

Goldsmiths College London, UK
MA in Feature Film, Sept. 2008

Emerson College Boston, Massachusetts
BA in Film Production, cum laude, May 2006
Sociology minor

Boston College
Completed first two years of general college education Boston, Massachusetts

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Director Summer '08-Present
Prade Films Berlin, Germany
• Produce short films, music videos, experimental videos and Internet virals independently.
• Create promotional videos and adverts for clients and customers.
• Provide live video services for concerts and events.

Editing Assistant Winter ‘07
Chelsea Pictures New York City, New York
• Created DVD portfolios for in-house directors.
• Reviewed footage and edited video clips.

Teaching Assistant Summer ‘06
New York Film Academy at Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Edited clips of acting students for the program.
• Instructed filmmaking students on the technical aspects of putting together a film.
• Aided students on their film shoots and assisted them in completing their projects.

FILMWORK/PROJECTS

Gaffer, The Lost Film Project film series and installation, Dir R. Reynolds, Dec. 2011                                                                                                                                                       Director/Editor, Albariño: Por Las Rutas Ancestrales documentary, Oct. 2011                                                                                                                                                                  Director/Editor, The Death of Conversation super 8 film, June 2011                                                                                                                                                                               Director/Editor, Distribuidora Jaizkibel online commercial, Jan. 2011                                                                                                                                                                              Art PA, Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot 2 television series, Dir D. Jacobsen/R. Chahoud, June 2010                                                                                                                               Director/Editor, Jutlands video art piece, May 2010                                                                                                                                                                                        
Director/Editor, Berlin Fashion Now, promotional fashion video for Berlin Partner, March 2009
Director/Editor, A Short Film On Paranoia experimental video, July 2008
Director/Editor, Sun Don’t Chill music video, June 2008
Director/Editor, Paseo Por La Tarde video art piece, May 2008
Director/Editor, Missin’ You music video, Jan. 2008
Gaffer/Cameraman, Drastic Makeup installation piece by Sylvie Fleury, Sept. 2007
Art PA, JC Penny commercial, Dir M. Sandtroen, June 2007
2nd AC, Maybelene commercial, Dir M. Vernon, June 2007
Editing Team, FatCamp MTV reality show, Dir J. Aramson, May 2007
PA, Meet Dave, Dir B. Robbins, May 2007
PA, Howard Stern Show commercial, Dir E. Bernard, April 2007
Electric, The Brides television show, M. Anderson, April 2007
PA, Gilette commercial, Dir K. MacDonald, March 2007
PA, Olive Garden commercial, Dir K. MacDonald, March 2007
PA, The Bourne Ultimatum, Dir P.Greengrass, Feb 2007
Electric, Dreamworld, HD short film, Dir E. Kaplan, Feb 2007
PA, BCBG commercial shoot, Dir C. Mieling, Feb 2007
Writer/Director, Tortilla Flats, Film 3, Feb. 2006
Writer/Director, Collection, 16mm Student Short, Nov. 2005

SKILLS

Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Intermediate in French

OTHER

Extensive Travel: Brazil, Central America, Eastern, Western, and Northern Europe, Russia, China, Japan
Work and personal references available upon request
EU and USA Citizenship