César Augusto Acevedo (b. 1987, Colombia) is a member of the youngest generation of Latin American filmmakers. He studied at university in Cali, graduating with a screenplay for his feature-length debut Land and Shade (2015). The film was shown as part of Critics' Week in Cannes, where it won the France 4 Visionary Award for new cinematic talents and the SACD Award for Best Screenplay. Previously, Acevedo had made two short films. He also co-wrote the screenplay and worked as assistant director on The Mushroom (Los hongos, 2014), which won the Special Jury Prize at Rotterdam, and was production assistant on Crab Trap (El vuelco del cangrejo, 2009), which won the FIPRESCI Award at the 2010 Berlinale.
50. MFF Karlovy Vary
