About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1984-01-01
Place of birth:
San José, Costa Rica
Website:
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Ariel Escalante

Overview

Ariel Escalante (born 1984; San José) is a Costa Rican screenwriter, film editor and director.

He edited Janaína Marqués's 2009 short Los minutos, las horas (The Minutes, the Hours) which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and Clermont-Ferrand, where it won the Special Jury Award, as well as Carlo Guillermo Proto's documentary El Huaso, which premiered at Guadalajara, Lima, Hot Docs, Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival and Quebec, where it won the Audience Award. The Sound of Things, Escalante's feature directorial debut, premiered at Mar del Plata, Biarritz, Panama, and Moscow, where it won the Kommersant Weekend Prize. The Sound of Things was selected as the sixth ever Costa Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not nominated.

Known for

Acting
2017 Lightning Falls Behind Actor Chofer Uber 58
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2016 The Sound of Things Actor Antonio 58
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Directing
2022 Domingo and the Mist Directing Director 58
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2016 The Sound of Things Directing Director 58
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2014 Musgo Directing Director N/A
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2011 A partir de ahora solo nosotros Directing Director N/A
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2009 Stronzo Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2022 Domingo and the Mist Writing Writer 58
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2016 The Sound of Things Writing Writer 58
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2014 Musgo Writing Writer N/A
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2012 Caos en la ciudad Writing Writer N/A
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2011 A partir de ahora solo nosotros Writing Writer N/A
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2011 Puro Mula Writing Writer 60
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2009 Stronzo Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2022 Domingo and the Mist Production Producer 58
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2009 Stronzo Production Producer N/A
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Editing
2021 The Eye and the Wall Editing Editor 59
Average
2020 Land of Ashes Editing Editor 59
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2019 August Editing Editor 59
Average
2019 Shooting Editing Editor 59
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2017 Violeta at Last Editing Editor 59
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2014 Rosado Furia Editing Editor N/A
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2013 Red Princesses Editing Editor 58
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2012 Caos en la ciudad Editing Editor N/A
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2012 El Huaso Editing Editor N/A
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2011 Los Minutos, Las Horas Editing Editor N/A
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2011 A partir de ahora solo nosotros Editing Editor N/A
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2009 La vida sigue alegre Editing Editor N/A
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2009 Tiempo de Buena Voz Editing Editor N/A
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