David Pantaleón

David Pantaleon (1978 Valleseco, Gran Canaria, Spain). BA in Drama from Escuela de Actores de Canarias; since 2006, he has been a director. With his works he has attended festivals such as Rotterdam, Oberhausen (SIGNIS Award for LA PASIÓN DE JUDAS, 'The Passion of Judas', 2014), Vila do Conde, Rio de Janeiro, L'Alternativa, Las Palmas (Best International Short Film with EL BECERRO PINTADO (The Painted Calf), Lima Independiente, Málaga, Alcances, Filmadrid or ALCINE, among others. Some of his works to be highlighted are EL POLINIZADOR (Pollinator, 2016), TRES CORDEROS (Three Lambs, 2015), FIESTA DE PIJAMAS(Pajamas party, 2015), A LO OSCURO MÁS SEGURO (2013), or FONDO O FORMA (2011); these last two films, along with LA PASIÓN DE JUDAS, form the "Cardboard Tales" trilogy, made with the collaboration of people with functional diversity of the Occupational Center of Valleseco. RENDIR LOS MACHOS, his first fiction feature film, premiered at the Seville Festival, where he won the AC/E (Acción Cultural Española) award. In 2023, UN VOLCÁN HABITADO (An Inhabited Volcano), co-directed with Jose Víctor Fuentes, premiered at Visions du Rée in the Burning Lights Competition.