Felipe Vargas
Director | Writer / Based in Miami, Florida
Felipe Vargas is a Director in the realm of boldly-original, heartfelt stories with a genre twist. Born in Colombia, Felipe's work is often inspired by Latin American mythologies, monsters, and magical realism. Felipe's...
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Director, Writer
About
Available in: Miami, Florida
Focused on:
Director, Writer
Coverage Regions:
Latin America USA & Canada
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Years of experience: 6 to 10
Felipe Vargas is a Director in the realm of boldly-original, heartfelt stories with a genre twist. Born in Colombia, Felipe's work is often inspired by Latin American mythologies, monsters, and magical realism.
Felipe's directed films have garnered over 10 million views online. His films have been featured in over 90 film festivals including three Oscar-qualifying festivals. He is the recipient of a DGA Award and Imagen Award.
Recently, Felipe was hired to direct his first studio feature for Paramount Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment, based on a Latin American myth. He is currently Pilot Writer and Co-EP on LOTERIA, a fantasy-adventure series for Norman Lear, Sony Pictures Television, and Amazon / IMDb TV. Felipe is also writing a Brazilian horror comic book series for Aftershock Media. He is attached to direct an independent horror-thriller feature in 2023. Last year, Felipe directed a proof-of-concept series for Disney Channel.
Felipe's directed films have garnered over 10 million views online. His films have been featured in over 90 film festivals including three Oscar-qualifying festivals. He is the recipient of a DGA Award and Imagen Award.
Recently, Felipe was hired to direct his first studio feature for Paramount Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment, based on a Latin American myth. He is currently Pilot Writer and Co-EP on LOTERIA, a fantasy-adventure series for Norman Lear, Sony Pictures Television, and Amazon / IMDb TV. Felipe is also writing a Brazilian horror comic book series for Aftershock Media. He is attached to direct an independent horror-thriller feature in 2023. Last year, Felipe directed a proof-of-concept series for Disney Channel.
Felipe graduated from USC's School of Cinematic Arts in 2020. He is represented by Creative Artists Agency, Magnolia Entertainment, and Gang Tyre Ramer Brown & Passman Inc.