Francisco Lupini Basagoiti

Francisco Lupini Basagoiti (Caracas, Venezuela, 5 September 1989) was named the best Latino director on the East Coast by the Director's of America for his directing in the short film El Nido Vacío (The Empty Nest) in 2012. Now a New York-based filmmaker, Francisco was born in Caracas, Venezuela to Spanish and Italian parents. Over the past 5 years Francisco's films have earned him over 60 Official Festival Selections around the world. He has received multiple Audience Awards at festivals including Chicago Latino Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Shortfest. He was awarded the Golden Palm Award at the Mexico International Film Festival, Best Short Film at the Lady Filmmaker Film Festival and a special mention for Best Drama at the Trieste Festival of Latin American Cinema in Italy.

His work often features strong female protagonists and focuses on themes about family drama, human obsessions and the pursuit of truth through an Italian sensibility and Spanish flair inspired by the Latin American experience. Francisco received his BFA in Film and TV Production as well as Dramatic Literature from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He's currently in pre-production of his first feature film titled ¡He matado a mi marido! (I killed my husband!) which was an official selection at the Global Script Challenge in the Oaxaca FilmFest.

In 2011 he founded his producing company "Imperator Pictures" based in New York City.

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• Imperator Pictures