Seeking a challenging and rewarding position as videographer / video editor /
photographer leveraging my !ifteen years of experience in the industry to create compelling independent !ilms, commercials, documentaries, and short !ilms, while utilizing my expertise in live event shooting, pre-production planning, and pro!iciency in camera, video, audio equipment and editing software. EXPERIENCE RELATED
EL FARO PRODUCCIONES - CINEFOCUS . Producer-Director of the features documentary Narratives of Exile/ January - April 2023. Job Responsibilities: Produce and direct interviews, shooting and edit reel off a documentary !ilmed in Argentina, Colombia and US historias with migrants. DICAPTA. Producer and sound engineer / March 2021-December 2022 JR: Production and recording of audiobooks for the Library of Congress of the United States. Production and editing of institutional short !ilms and inclusive creative work addressing Latino population with disabilities work. CINEFOCUS .Producer and video-editor / July 2020 - February 2023 JR: Live event production, shooting designer, planning details, schedules, logistics and events photographer.
TEREGUA. Producer and video editor / August 2017 - March 2021 JR: Produce and edit a documentary that records the life of a family over 18 years. The documentary has won several international awards: Best Narrative in Seattle Latino Film Festival 2021 and CINEFEM Uruguay 2021. SEÑAL COLOMBIA / January 2020 - November 2020
JR: Producer and video editor . Winner of the Señal Colombia 2019 open call projects.
LIVING WITHOUT FEAR - COMPENSAR U. / August 2019 - July 2020 JR: Script, producer and video editor Animation TV Series (5 episodes) titled: Live without Fear. The animation of 5 minutes per episode, recounts the experiences of different children who have to overcome fear. Children must live outside of that imaginary and the series invites them to live without fear. EDUCATION
Master in Cultural Studies - National University of Colombia Diploma in Bilingualism and Culture. Purdue University US Diploma in Bilingualism and Cultural Studies -West Indies University - Barbados Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema Studies and Television Production - National University of Colombia -
Bachelor in Journalism - Jorge Tadeo Lozano University Bogota Colombia. 321-***-****
**********@*****.***
1021 Trout Creek Ct.
Oviedo Fl
32765
LANGUAGES
English - Bilingual
Spanish - Mother tongue
REEL
https://vimeo.com/805985864
JAVIER OLARTE
Objective
@j2olarte
https://www.facebook.com/javier.olarte.67
linkedin.com/in/javierolarte67
SKILLS:
•Live event shooting and pre-
production planning
•Knowledge latest video camera,
audio equipment, drones
•Editing software pro!iciency (Adobe
Suite, Final Cut, Protools)
•Leadership and communication skills
•Analog, celluloid, and digital !ilm
editing
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
A highly imaginative !ilmmaker
with a solid track record of
producing a diverse range of !ilms
in four countries, with a particular
passion for independent
!ilmmaking. Proven ability to create
compelling documentaries and
short !ilms that have participated
in artistic calls in Seattle, Poitiers,
Koln, Buenos Aires, Quito, and
Bogotá. Adept at live event
shooting, with a focus on pre-
production planning to ensure
every shot is executed !lawlessly.
Photography Portfolio
https://xaviolarte.myportfolio.com