# Antonio Chavez Trejo

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{{Short description|Mexican filmmaker and writer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}
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| name               = Antonio Chavez Trejo
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| 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](/source/Universidad_Anahuac_del_Sur), [New York Film Academy](/source/New_York_Film_Academy) - Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking
| occupation         = {{hlist|Filmmaker|Writer|Producer|Entrepreneur}}
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| awards             = {{hlist|«Best filmmaker in Burbank»|Glendale Film Festival}}
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'''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](/source/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](/source/Mexico_City). In 2005, he received his bachelor's degree in Science of Communication from the [Universidad Anahuac del Sur](/source/Universidad_Anahuac_del_Sur) where he met his screenwriting mentor The [Palme d'Or](/source/Palme_d'Or) winner and [Oscars](/source/Academy_Awards)-nominated writer and producer [Guillermo Arriaga](/source/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](/source/RTVE) in Screenwriting and as a Television Anchorman and a master's degree from the [New York Film Academy](/source/New_York_Film_Academy) as a [Master of Fine Arts](/source/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](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival). In 2015, Antonio's short action/drama ''Bloody Luck'' premiered at [Cannes Film Festival](/source/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](/source/HBO) Urban Action Show Case International [Action Film](/source/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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Category:Living people
Category:1981 births
Category:Mexican film producers
Category:Mexican surrealist artists
Category:English-language film directors
Category:Film directors from Mexico City
Category:Writers from Mexico City
Category:20th-century Mexican male writers
Category:21st-century Mexican male writers
Category:Surrealist filmmakers
Category:New York Film Academy alumni
Category:Universidad Anáhuac México alumni

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