Sebastian Sarmiento
About Sebastian Sarmiento
Sebastian Sarmiento is a Production Coordinator and Business Owner at Extranjero Films, with extensive experience in filmmaking and education across Colombia and New York. He has directed award-winning documentaries and served in various production roles throughout his career.
Work at Platzi
Sebastian Sarmiento currently serves as a Production Coordinator at Platzi, a role he has held since 2022. His responsibilities include overseeing production processes and ensuring the successful execution of audiovisual projects. Prior to this position, he worked as an Audiovisual Creator at Platzi from 2021 to 2022, contributing to the development of educational content.
Education and Expertise
Sebastian Sarmiento has a solid educational background in filmmaking. He studied at the New York Film Academy, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Film Directing from 2013 to 2015. Additionally, he completed a program in Dirección de cine at the same institution in 2010. His undergraduate studies include a degree in Cine y vídeo from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, completed from 2008 to 2012.
Background
Sebastian Sarmiento has extensive experience in the film and education sectors. He worked as a Realizador at Universidad Nacional de Colombia from 2019 to 2020 and served as a university professor at Universidad Externado de Colombia in 2021. His early career included positions at Sociedad Televisión del Pacifico Ltda. and Producciones Tiempo de Cine S.A.S. He also gained international experience through an internship at Cinema Tropical in 2010.
Achievements
Sebastian Sarmiento has directed and produced several notable projects. His short documentary '5'45'' won the Best Short Documentary award at FICCI new creators. He served as an associated producer for the feature film 'Señoritas', which premiered at various international film festivals, including FICCI 2013 and TIFF Bell Lightbox. Additionally, he produced the animated short documentary 'Antes de las 4', which received funding from Proimágenes Colombia in 2019.
Entrepreneurial Ventures
Sebastian Sarmiento is the Business Owner of Extranjero Films, a position he has held since 2016. Under his leadership, the company has engaged in various film production projects. He previously worked as a Producer at Extranjero Films from 2016 to 2020, where he contributed to the growth and development of the business in the film industry.