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OUR PHILM CREW
Aleksandar Nikolov
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FOUNDER/CEO
Aleksandar Nikolov is CEO and Founder of PHILMIT PRODUCTIONS. Born in the city of Sofia (Bulgaria) from a very young age he awakened a great interest in the world of production. With more than twenty years of experience in filming inside and outside our borders, Alex studied Film Directing and Film Production at the Septima Ars School in Madrid (Spain), after his studies he worked on several projects in Spain such as institutional and music videos, spots, commercials, feature films etc. before returning to his hometown where he presides the company in 2015. He has carried out more than 100 audiovisual projects in which stand out: advertising, film and television.
Carlos Mestanza
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CO-FOUNDER/PRODUCER
Carlos Mestanza, is an actor and film producer with an outstanding business career and acting training, which includes theater, film and television for over 25 years. In 2015 he founded American Road Film in Madrid, an audiovisual production company based in Madrid and working team in Los Angeles (USA). In 2023 he joined PHILMIT PRODUCTIONS as partner and producer of the company. Among his most outstanding productions is the music video Gypsy Laydy by Latin Grammy Winner Diego Twanguero filmed in Los Angeles and distributed worldwide by Warner Music. His last two films produced in 2021: 8AÑOS by JD Alcazar and STOYAN by Roberto Ruiz Cespedes, have a total of 100 selections worldwide and more than 180 International Awards, 60 of them for Best Film. Carlos Mestanza currently has 11 Best Producer Awards in international festivals in cities such as: Los Angeles, New York, Lond
Iván Mena-Tinoco
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PARTNER
He is an artistic rebel who defies traditional storytelling. As a multidisciplinary director and writer, he constantly pushes boundaries. He creates fearless commercials, mind-blowing short films, and electrifying music videos, always with a revolutionary approach. His foundation in piano and guitar education in Spain led to a fearless artistic journey. With a degree in Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies, he honed his expertise as a VFX Compositor at DNEG in London. The shortfilm “Through the Breaking Glass” brought Iván international recognition and awards, including an “Honorable Mention of the Jury” at Palm Springs. This success led to directing the game-changing “Beer Country” commercial for Budweiser’s Super Bowl Campaign in New York. Now diving into narrative filmmaking, Iván works on “Birth,” a supernatural horror feature with writer Thomas Vowles, and “Essence,” a sci-fi horror feature. With daring creativity and relentless drive, he continues to shake up the film industry, pushing storytelling to the edge.
Gabriel Beristáin
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DoP, Director, Writer
Beristain was born in México City, the son of actor Luis Beristain. His interest in filmmaking began with his collaboration in the Mexico's indie film scene. He studied Economy and Sociology and formed part of the first prom of the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica de México.
After filming some documentaries, founded a small production company before moving to Europe to continue his film education in the Britain's National Film and TV School.
In the Unites States had worked in more than 70 productions, such as the latest Black Widow (Marvel Studios), Harold and the Purple Crayon (Sony Pictures) and he is currently filming The Bee Keeper, starred by Jason Statham and directed by David Ayer.
He worked with renown filmmakers such as David Mamet, Derek Jarman, Roland Joffe, Guillermo del Toro, Antoine Fuqua and David Ayer, just to list some of many of them.
Beside of cinema Gabriel had worked also in TV commercials, music videos (as the famous Aerosmith's trilogy: "Crazy", "Crying" and "Amazing") and TV series such as Hawaii Five-0, Exit Strategy, Magic City and McGyver.
Further to that, a special mention to Gabriel's work with the Marvel Studios productions, where he had been one of the regular Directors of Photography, having worked in renowned films and series such as Blade II, Blade Trinity, the Iron Man's trilogy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: The Dark World, Hawkeye, Agent Carter, and Black Widow, among others.
Rhoda N. Wainwright
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PARTNER
Born in Madrid to a British mother and a Spanish father, is a film director and novelist. Her first published novel "She loves you" won the Escriduende Award for the most Inciting novel of 2013 at the Madrid Book Fair. With more than 20 years of professional experience behind her in magazines, film, television and advertising, she has had the opportunity to work alongside illustrious Directors such as Oliver Stone and Paul Greengrass. She has specialized in different disciplines of the film process such as Production, Direction and Screenwriting, which gives her a deep knowledge of the Industry. Her short film "Waiting" was selected in nearly 40 international film festivals around the world. She is also the Co-Founder of Mrs. Greenfilm a consultancy firm specialized in reducing the environmental impacts of audiovisual productions.
Jaime Valdueza
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PARTNER
I’m a seasoned creative with a diverse reel of engaging content. My experience ranges from directing branded content and music videos to editing and supervising post production for commercials and feature films. I thrive to see an idea grow to its full potential and bring it to a cohesive vision to every project I work on.
