Multi-awarded filmmaker with a background as an architect and a photographer. Cofounder of Casatarantula production company and DOC:CO Distribution and Promotion Agency. Alis, his last film, premiered at Berlinale 2022 and won the Crystal Bear and the Teddy Award. His debut Amazona (producer, codirector, DOP and sound) premiered at IDFA, was DocsBarcelona’s opening film, was nominated for the Goya Awards, won 3 Colombian Academy Awards and was distributed in 11 countries. Nicolas has coproduced with Romania, France, Scotland, Chile, Brazil and US, and his films have been selected in festivals such as Berlinale, IDFA, HotDocs, Cinema du Reel, Dok Leipzig, Sheffield and DocNYC. His work has been supported by Ibermedia, Sundance, Catapult, the IDFA Bertha Fund, Chicken & Egg, Tribeca, the Colombian Film Fund-Proimagenes, the Romanian Film Center and Señal Colombia TV. He has been selected for Dok Incubator, EAVE Producers Workshop, IDFAcademy, GoodPitch, Tribeca Network, Campus Latino and IFP Doc/Week. Nicolas is a member of the Colombian Film Academy, Global Impact Producers and Cinema 23. As a DOP he was nominated for best cinematography at the Fenix Awards. As a photographer his work has been exhibited in America, Europe and Asia.