Rafa Cortes

live action

Director and screenwriter Rafa Cortés radiates an obsession with giving the highest degree of plausibility to all concepts, with stand-out realism and authenticity through his camera work. His strong attributes include storytelling, conveying real human emotion and hilarity.

Rafa’s feature film ‘Yo’ has received numerous awards, among them are the Revelation of the Year Award at the Cannes Film Festival, the FIPRESCI at the IFF Rotterdam and the Gran Prix at the Annecy Bienial. He has also collaborated with brands such as IKEA, Volkswagen, La Quiniela and PhotoEspaña and has personally won several awards, such as the Golden Sol at the San Sebastian Advertising Festival, the Effectiveness Grand Prix granted by the Spanish Advertisers Association and the "Excellence in Advertising" Award at the Reina Sofia Modern Art Museum in Spain.