Jonathan Bellés Film Director / Audio-visual Producer / Ph.D.
Rue du Monténégro, 37. 1060. Brussels, Belgium johnbels@451prods.com (0032) 465 575 732 www.451prods.com
Education
Current studies Doctorate Ph.D. (Polytechnical University of Valencia - Waseda University. Tokyo, Japan)
2013 to present
Universitaries studies 2006 - 2012 Master’s Degree in Artistic Production. Speciality: Film Director (UPV, Spain) Bachellor’s Degree in Fine Arts (Polyechnical U. of Valencia - Complutense University of Madrid, Spain) Complementary studies Film Director Training by Master School Documentary Campus. Köln and Leipzig, Germany Film Director Training by Urbact II (European Commission project). Tampere, Finland
Professional experience
Principals Spots and Commercial videos as Film Director and Producer Stock material. Client: Musée René Magritte. Bruxelles, Belgium My Generation at Work. Client: European Union and Urbact II. Tampere, Finland Celio. Client: Celio. Valencia, Spain Welcome to Benimaclet. Client: Lo mejor del barrio, S.L. Madrid, Spain Commercial video. Client: Seguros Equitación. Valencia, Spain “Preparación física”. Client: Invasa, S.L.. Valencia, Spain Commercial videos with Green Chroma and 2D animations. Madrid, Spain Coaching videos. Client: Loftalento. Valencia, Spain Model European Union. Client: European Union. Strasburg, France
2014
2010 to present
Films and documentaries
Documentaries as Film Director, Screenplayer, Producer and Media Producer 2006 to present 2015-2016. Godzilla: The Nuclear Threat. Password: LuckyDragon. Filmed in Japan-U.S. 90 min. 2009. René Magritte: Drôle de Bonhomme. Filmed in Bruxelles, Belgium. 35 min. Finalist in Media Film Festival, Palmas de Canarias, Spain. Available in the Library Moderm Museum of Art (MoMA), New York.
Princiapals Short Films as Film Director, Producer and Screenplayer 2012. Tres llums (video dance). Produced by 451 Productions. Award: Artistic Resident Grant in Creative Center Las Naves, Valencia. 2011. L’ennéagramme (video dance). Produced by 451 Productions. Award: National Certamen Valencia Crea. Selections: 2013. Palacio de Pronillo. Fundación Santander Crea. 2013. Institut Français de Valencia. 2012. Optica Festival Video Arte. Gijón. 2011. The Loop Festival. Barcelona. 2011. I Festival de Video creaciones, Valencia. 2011. The Scientist Video Arte. Ferrara, Italia. 2011. Optica Festival Video Arte. Gijón. 2011. Optica Festival en Sucre y Santa Cruz. Bolivia. 2011. IV Festival Internacional de Video Arte en CAMAGÜEY. Cuba 2008. Sima (Art video). Produced by 451 Productions. Finalist in: Fountaine du court. Dijon, France 2006. El Juzgado (Short film). Produced by 451 Productions. Genre: Social Issues
Other interesting jobs
As teacher 2013 - 2014 Masterclass Directing and Producing your own short film. Las Naves, Valencia Masterclass Editing and postproducing video with Final Cut. Las Naves, Valencia Workshop: Professional Editing Video with Final Cut. Las naves, Valencia 1
As Media Producer and Social Media Creator of the Film Festival Xarrades en Curt. Roles: Foundator, Media Producer and Jury. Facebook campains, Twitter, LinkedIn and Youtube Strategies for audiovisual contents.
2009 - 2014
Conferences 2009 - 2014 Godzilla: A monster born from the Atomic Age. University of Barcelona. Spain Godzilla: 60 years of the Japanese postwar metaphor. Powered by FNAC. Alicante Motivation conference. UPV (Valencia) NGO: Teléfono de la esperanza. Valencia Surrealism: Magritte and Dalí. Powered by L’intitut Français de Valencia. Social Media, press and medias 2012 - 2015 Interview in TV Castellón El Mundo (Spanish national newspaper) Interview in the University RTVUPV Interview in the RTVV (Channel from Valencia) Online Godzilla and the Monsters of Nuclear War by David Konow to Tested. San Francisco, USA. 02/01/2014 A word with Godzilla & Hiroshima en Armandsrancho. Los Angeles, USA. 13/09/2013 Mythbuster Addres the Darker Origins of Godzilla by Everything Kaiju. USA, 02/01/2014 Trailer and First Details on New Documentary Godzilla by Dread Central. USA, 14/09/2013 Principals Publications Dirigido por, nº 439. Page 4. December. Imágenes de actualidad, nº 341. Page 21. December. SciFi World España, nº 67. Pages 18-19. November.
2013
Skills Team motivator, leadership, decision maker, communicative, responsible, creative and innovator. Software Windows, Linux, Mac Os X Final Cut 7 & X, Adobe Premiere Adobe After Effects CS5, Sony Vegas Pro 10 Adobe Photoshop CS5 Adobe Indesign CS5 Microsoft Office, Excel, Power Point,... Extra abilities Capacity to direct international production teams. Experience with Japanese, Belgian and Spanish teams. Capacity to take professional photographies.
Languages
Spanish/ Català: Native language English*: Reading Excellent / Lisenting Good / Writting Advanced / Speaking Moderate French: Reading Good/ Lisenting Moderate / Writting Moderate / Speaking Moderate *Currently improving my English level in “Les Cours du soir de Langues”, Brussels.
Additional info
Own audiovisual professional equipment: Canon 5D Mark II, Video camera Sony Fx 7 HD, professional microphone NTG-3, Light Pro 250W, tripod, Tascam DR40 recorder, flash cards, LCD monitor, iMac 24”. Founder of the brand 451 Productions from 2006 to present. Audio-visual production experience: more than 8 years. Signed:
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In Bruxelles, January 15th, 2015