Mauas David

born in 1968

filmmaker, videographer, director, producer, photographer

David Mauas was born in Buenos Aires in 1968. In 1994 he graduates as a BFA (Bachelor in Fine Arts), by the Video and Photography Department at the BEZALEL Academy of Fine Arts and Design (Jerusalem).
He directs short films and videos (La Hora Sin Sombra, Over the Line, Sara Take II, Beiad Chazaka) and different reportages on art for television.
Between 1995 to 1997 is working at the Video Department at the Jerusalem Cinemateque.
In 1997, he moves to Barcelona to enrolling into the Audio-visual
Communication Department Doctoral Studies Program at the Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona. He obtains a scholarship given by the Ministery of Foreing Affairs of Spain.
In 2000 he premieres the documentary Tales of a Bookseller, which
focuses on the trial against a known fascist organisation. The documentary is awarded with the First Prize at the Festival de Creación Audiovisual de Navarra and is screened in several festivals around Europe.
Then, he enrolling in different projects, among others: tour manager for of a circus company, assistant director for documentaries, production manager for television programs, production and direction of cultural television reportages.
In 2003 obtains an artist residence for the Kunsthochschule für Medien in Köln, Germany.

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