Leticia Tonos Paniagua is a Dominican film director. She was born in
Santo Domingo. Advertising Graduate Degree in 1992 from the University
APEC. Started as a production assistant in Claudio Chea Films.
Produced TV commercials and feature films for national and
international companies such as Vega Film (Switzerland), CineSon (Los
Angeles), Forti Lane (Miami), Les Films de l'Astre (France), Ammuse
Inc. (Tokyo), among others. Obtained a master's degree in Audiovisual
Communication at the International University of Andalusia (1997). The
following year she traveled to London to complete her film studies at
The London Film School, specializing in film directing. Her short film
"Ysrael", based on a story by Junot DÃaz, was well received
internationally.Leticia has been involved in various social projects
and has directed institutional promotional videos. She also had an
active participation in the Dominican film industry, producing several
feature films including "Perico Ripiao." She was one of the founders
of ADOCINE (Dominican Association of Professionals in the Film
Industry, Inc.). Her first feature film La hija natural (Love Child)
won a prize for the Audience of 27th Chicago Latino Film Festival and
was the Dominican Republic official entry in the Best Foreign Film
Category at the 84th Academy Awards. She is currently President of the
production company "Linea Espiral".Her latest film Cristo Rey was
selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at
the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Santo Domingo. Advertising Graduate Degree in 1992 from the University
APEC. Started as a production assistant in Claudio Chea Films.
Produced TV commercials and feature films for national and
international companies such as Vega Film (Switzerland), CineSon (Los
Angeles), Forti Lane (Miami), Les Films de l'Astre (France), Ammuse
Inc. (Tokyo), among others. Obtained a master's degree in Audiovisual
Communication at the International University of Andalusia (1997). The
following year she traveled to London to complete her film studies at
The London Film School, specializing in film directing. Her short film
"Ysrael", based on a story by Junot DÃaz, was well received
internationally.Leticia has been involved in various social projects
and has directed institutional promotional videos. She also had an
active participation in the Dominican film industry, producing several
feature films including "Perico Ripiao." She was one of the founders
of ADOCINE (Dominican Association of Professionals in the Film
Industry, Inc.). Her first feature film La hija natural (Love Child)
won a prize for the Audience of 27th Chicago Latino Film Festival and
was the Dominican Republic official entry in the Best Foreign Film
Category at the 84th Academy Awards. She is currently President of the
production company "Linea Espiral".Her latest film Cristo Rey was
selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at
the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
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