Cinecolor Lab Directors

Writer and director Armando Bo was born in Buenos Aires and has been working in the film and advertising industries since he was just 16 years old. His education background is diverse, having studied filmmaking at New York Film Academy and art history at the Fine Arts Museum in Buenos Aires, as well as chrome color research with architect Gaston Breier and acting with renowned Argentine actor Julio Chávez.As the fourth member of a dynasty of Argentine filmmakers, Bo has built a solid career of his own. His gift for storytelling has been heralded for projects across various formats, with his spots for brands such as Axe, VW and Got Milk landing him the full gamut of awards including Cannes Lions, as well as praise in industry tastemakers such as Creativity, Shots and Best Ads. Recent campaigns helmed by Bo include Visa with Almap BBDO, and CA Milk and TD Ameritrade with Goodby Silverstein & Partners. In addition to his award-winning career in the commercial arena, Bo is now well established in feature films. In 2009 he co-wrote, along with Nicolás Giacobone, the script for Alejandro G. Iñarritu’s film Biutiful, which was honored with an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film. In 2012, his directorial feature film debut — El último Elvis (The Last Elvis)—premiered at Sundance to rave reviews. It was also well received by festival audiences around the world, receiving awards internationally in San Sebastian, London, France, Korea and Bulgaria. Bo’s most recent collaboration as a screenwriter, with Giacobone again, is Iñárritu’s critically acclaimed feature film, Birdman, which was named one of 2014’s Top Films by the AFI. Birdman continues to garner accolades from audiences and critics alike, including earning Bo and company the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. Bo and Iñárritu have once again joined forces, along with Giacobone and Alexander Dinelaris Jr., to create and Executive Produce The One Percent, an original scripted drama set in the world of organic farming. Premium cable network Starz picked up 10 episodes of the series, which will star Ed Helms, Hilary Swank, and Ed Harris.

LUCIANO PODCAMINSKY STARTED IN ADVERTISING WORKING AS A COPYWRITER FOR SEVERAL ADVERTISING AGENCIES, AND MOVED TO WORKING IN TOP PRODUCTION COMPANIES IN BUENOS AIRES AS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. APPROXIMATELY IN 1995 HE STARTED DIRECTING. HE HAS RECEIVED AWARDS FROM THE BEST WELL KNOWN FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD: CANNES, EL SOL DE SAN SEBASTIAN, ONE SHOW, D&AD DE LONDRES, CLIO, FIAP, MARTIN FIERRO, OJO DE IBEROAMERICA, DIENTE. IN 2005 HE WAS PART OF THE SAATCHI & SAATCHI NEW DIRECTOR’S SHOWCASE, IN CANNES. IN 2006, LUCIANO WAS RANKED BY THE GUNN REPORT AS 4TH IN THE LIST OF MOST AWARD-WINNING DIRECTORS OF THE WORLD, AND IN 2009 APPEARS NUMBER 15TH AT THE GUNN REPORT TEN YEARS CONSOLIDATED TABLES 1999-2008 HIS FIRST FEATURE FILM, THE THIRD PINT, WAS SELECTED FOR THE 2007 BUENOS AIRES INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (BAFICI) AND ALSO WAS SELECTED AT THE 2008 EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (EIFF) AS ONE OF THE BEST OF THE FEST FILMS. HIS EXPERIENCE AS A JURY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FESTIVALS: CLIO, LONDON FESTIVAL AND EL OJO DE IBEROAMÉRICA.