Hermes Paralluelo (b. 1981, Barcelona) studied film photography at the Catalan film school CECC. He began his career with documentaries produced for Barcelona television. He moved to Buenos Aires in 2004; three years later he returned to his native country, where he currently directs films for Cine El Calefón in Córdoba. His medium-length documentary Sugar Loaf (Pan de azúcar, 2008) was screened at various festivals, and he achieved considerable international success with the feature-length documentary debut Yatasto (2011), which took awards at Málaga, Marseille, Buenos Aires and Vienna. The talented filmmaker enjoyed similar acclaim for his latest film, Not All Is Vigil (2014), which, after premiering at San Sebastián, won awards in Bratislava, Mar del Plata and Palm Springs.
50. MFF Karlovy Vary
