Julia Castro(III)
- Sound Department
- Director
- Writer
Born Argentina 1986. Graduate Sound Design at ENERC (National School of Experimentation and Filmmaking).
She has recently been selected to participate in Berlinale Talents, Berlin 2023.
She is developing The Opposite Direction, her first feature film as a director.
Among her most recent works are the Sound Design of the feature Moto premiered in DocLisboa International Competition 2022, El Vaticano premiered in Official Selection of the 42nd Havana Film Festival and Quma y las Bestias from the animation studio Tamandua which was screened worldwide and was awarded at festivals such as Prix Jeunesse International.
In 2012, together with Julia Santesteban, they created J Animación making the short films Hoy anguila, El Monstruo la Construcción, Ukako; using techniques such as chalk, oil on glass and stop motion. She also works in studios like Can Can Club and with Juan Pablo Zaramella.
The Opposite Direction in 2018 has received support from INCAA (development fund), the FNA (National Endowment for the Arts, Argentina) was winner of Mecenazgo Cultural at 2019 and 2021 (From the Buenos Aires Ministry of Culture).
In 2019 (under the title The Singing Arc) participated at Camp4Science at the AFO Academy Film Olomouc in the Czech Republic.
In 2021, together with Fernando Domínguez, they created the documentary film production company Hormiga Argentina. Hormiga Argentina is producing First Names by Fernando Dominguez together with Black Forest Film and Les Valseurs.