Oscar Ruíz Navia (b. 1982, Cali, Colombia), after studying at the National Film and Television School of Columbia, graduated in social communication from Valley University. He started out as assistant director and assistant cameraman. In 2006 he found Contravía Films, an independent production company which oversaw his feature debut Crab Trap, presented at the Locarno IFF. Filmography: the documentary Three Pounds: Music for the Sick (Tres Libras: Música para enfermos, 2002), the short feature Sunrise (2003), the documentary The Children of the Beast (Los Hijos de la Bestia, 2005), the experimental short Vacuum Package 1, 2, 3 (Al vacío 1, 2, 3, 2006), the documentary There Is a Brain in La Barra (En la Barra hay un Cerebro, 2006), and the experimental movie Liquefaction (Licuefacción, 2007).
MFF Karlovy Vary
