Francisco Saco

Biography

Francisco Saco (1983) will do whatever it takes to push the boundaries of his storytelling. Having trained as a director and screenwriter, Francisco found himself on productions featuring the likes of Eddie Murphy and Matt Damon, working as an in-house editor at Chelsea Pictures in New York and Gestalten in Berlin, and creating original content for clients such as Nike, RVCA, Maybelline and Fuji TV to name a few. Since 2015, he has lived and worked as an independent producer and director in his home country of Costa Rica. He is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, MA and Goldsmiths College in London, UK and aside from working on commercial projects for clients such as Nike, RVCA, Dove, Maybelline, and FujiTV to name a few, the personal projects he has directed have run a wide gamut both thematically and visually. The following is a selection of his work as Director: -Copshow (Nominee at the Berlin Music Video Awards 2016) -Canasta (Winner of the Best Foreign Film and Grand Jury Prize at the Mimpi Surf and Skate Film Festival 2017) -Send Me Out (Official Selection Lift-Off Film Festival New York 2018) -Hombre Expuesto Con Arma En Mano (Winner of the Huawei Short Film Festival Costa Rica 2019, Winner Best Mobile Short IndieX LA October 2020, Winner of Jury's Citation Award at the 40th Annual Thomas Edison Film Festival, Winner Best Experimental Film FlickFair January 2021) -Boxeo (Official Selection Böwö Film Festival 2020) -La Mascarilla (Official Selection: Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2022, Climate Crisis Film Festival 2021, Green Screen Environmental Film Festival 2021, Suncine Environmental Film Festival 2021, Wildlife Conservation Film Festival 2021) -Entre Luces Dibujo Tu Rostro (Winner Jury's Special Mention Costa Rica International Film Festival 2022, Official Selection Bogo Shorts 2022)