{{Short description|Mexican filmmaker and writer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Antonio Chavez Trejo | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Antonio Chavez Trejo | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|5|20|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Mexico City | alma_mater = Universidad Anahuac del Sur, New York Film Academy - Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking | occupation = {{hlist|Filmmaker|Writer|Producer|Entrepreneur}} | years_active = | awards = {{hlist|«Best filmmaker in Burbank»|Glendale Film Festival}} }} '''Antonio Chavez Trejo''' (born May 20, 1981) is a Mexican filmmaker, writer, producer and entrepreneur.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5372510/bio|title=Antonio Chavez Trejo|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref> His films are noted for their surreal feel, dark undertones and sense of humor, visually appealing cinematography and have been featured in many film festivals internationally including Cannes Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/ListThematiqueSfc|title=Mon catalogue du court|website=sub.festival-cannes.fr|language=fr-fr|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref> and Glendale Film Festival.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.glendaleinternationalfilmfestival.com/copy-of-featured-2017|title=Glendale International Film Festival {{!}} 2017|website=Glendale International Film Festival|language=en|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref>
== Life and career == Antonio was born and raised in Mexico City. In 2005, he received his bachelor's degree in Science of Communication from the Universidad Anahuac del Sur where he met his screenwriting mentor The Palme d'Or winner and Oscars-nominated writer and producer Guillermo Arriaga<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0037247/|title=Guillermo Arriaga|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref> with whom he still has a great friendship.<ref name=":0" /> He also possesses an associate degree from Spanish Radio TV - RTVE in Screenwriting and as a Television Anchorman and a master's degree from the New York Film Academy as a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/mfa-filmmaking-grad-produces-feature-el-freeman/|title=MFA Filmmaking Grad Produces Feature 'El Freeman'|date=2015-05-26|work=New York Film Academy Blog|access-date=2018-09-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2014, his dark comedy short film ''Killer Tango''<ref>{{Citation|title=Killer Tango|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3731834/|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref> was world premiered at Cannes Film Festival. In 2015, Antonio's short action/drama ''Bloody Luck'' premiered at Cannes Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/ListThematiqueSfc|title=My short film catalogue|website=sub.festival-cannes.fr|language=en-us|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref> and in 2016 received 6 nominations and won Best Short Film at WIND International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004415/2016/1/|title=WIND International Film Festival (2016)|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref> It was also an official selection at the HBO's Urban Action Show Case International Action Film Festival in New York, where it was nominated for Best Short Film.<ref>{{Citation|title=Bloody Luck (2015)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3756108/trivia|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref>
Shortly thereafter, Antonio wrote and directed the dystopian post-apocalyptic short drama ''MIRA Protocol''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/3009376/|title=Antonio Chavez Trejo (Antonio Chavez Trejo)|website=КиноПоиск|language=ru-RU|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref> The film premiered at Glendale Film Festival nominated as «Best Short Film» and Antonio won a «Best filmmaker in Burbank» award and got the recognition from the Legislature of the State of California in 2017 as such.<ref name=":1" />
In 2018, Antonio announced that he is working on a project entitle ''Howlers'' and creating a unique scriptwriting narrating structure which allows to follow multiply story lines at the same time. The project combines together three elements: 360 degree environment, traditional filmmaking and immersive theatre.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thisfunktional.com/2018/05/filmmaker-antonio-chavez-trejo-takes.html|title=Thisfunktional: Filmmaker Antonio Chavez Trejo Takes Unique Perspectives to Progress Career|last=Figueroa|first=Jesus|work=Thisfunktional|access-date=2018-09-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/angeliquedevons/10-reasons-to-keep-an-eye-on-filmmaker-antonio-cha-37gjg?ref=mobile_share#.ls1zbBKw5m|title=10 Reasons To Keep An Eye On Filmmaker Antonio Chavez Trejo|work=BuzzFeed Community|access-date=2018-09-26|language=en}}</ref>
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