Javier Barbero Montes (Pozoblanco, Córdoba, España, 14/05/1991). Estudió Publicidad y RRPP en la Universidad de Sevilla y después el curso profesional de Cámara y Postproducción en Escuela Arte Granada, donde ganó el premio a mejor proyecto del curso con su cortometraje «Fútbol 122». Empezó a trabajar como auxiliar de cámara en largometrajes de directores como Jesús Ponce o Juan Miguel del Castillo, hasta que en 2016 fundó la productora Fourminds Films en Granada. Allí ha escrito, dirigido y editado contenido publicitario para marcas como Mercadona, TVE o el Ministerio de Agricultura. Actualmente está escribiendo su primer largometraje, «La cuarta edad», cuyo guion ha sido seleccionado en los laboratorios de Sources 2 Europa Media Creativa, Cine Qua Non Lab de México y My First Script del Zagreb Film Fest. «Nos acompañamos», un retrato íntimo de sus abuelos rodado durante seis años, es su segundo cortometraje como director, después de «Los ojos de Érebo» (2021).
Javier Barbero Montes (Pozoblanco, Córdoba, Spain, 05/14/1991). He studied Advertisement and PR in the University of Sevilla, and a professional course in Cinema at Granada School of Arts, where he was awarded best project with his short film “Fútbol 122”. He started working as a camera assistant in the shootings of films directed by Jesús Ponce, Juan Miguel del Castillo or Ismael Morillo, until he founded the production company Fourminds Films in 2016. During his time there, he wrote, directed and edited advertising content for brands such as Mercadona, TVE and Governmental entities. He is currently writing his first feature film, “La cuarta edad”, that has been selected in script labs like Sources 2 Creative Europe Media, Cine Qua Non Lab (México) and My First Script in Zagreb Film Festival. “Side by side” (original title “Nos acompañamos”), a very intimate portrait of the director’s grandparents shot during six years, is his second short film as a director, after “The eyes of Erebus” (2021).
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Nos acompañamos (Side by side)
My grandparents gifted me a Canon 6D when I told them I wanted to become a filmmaker. A few years later, I used that camera to film the last years of their lives. While filming, I would ask myself what would happen if one of them died,...
