-20 years of experience in film, television, advertising and teaching, in Mexico and Colombia.
He has also done work for the United States, Germany and Spain among others.
- Director and director of photography in television programs at the regional level with the TRO, and at the national level with independent production companies for RCN television and internationally in Mexico with TV Azteca, Beret films, Milenium Producciones in Colombia with FEOH Films for Aruba and Curacao, with UNIFILMS for Deutsche Welle from Germany, and from Colombia for the US with Rivera productions, New Land Pictures (Los Angeles) and Renovatio Films.
-He has made more than 100 works between Short Films, Institutional, Video clips and commercials of different genres and formats.
- He has obtained awards, mentions and official selections in important national and international film festivals (Cartagena International Film Festival, La Boca del Lobo International Film Festival Spain, New Latin American Film Festival La Habana Cuba - Screen Film Festival of Cristal Mexico - Guanajuato Mexico Film Festival - Santander International Film Festival - Bogotá Film Festival - El Espejo Film Festival - International Light Show - National Meeting of Film Critics, among others.
- Advisor of audiovisual projects winning calls and festivals at national and international level. (Tokio film Festival, AXN Film Festival, Cartagena International Film Festival, Scholarships from the Ministry of Culture, Cesares Awards among others)
-Writer and co-author of several short and feature film scripts as well as thesis and research on Cinema and Audiovisual in general. Registered with the Copyright Office.
-University teacher of undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees in Film, television and advertising at universities in Mexico and Colombia. Thesis work advisor and jury. Advisor for the Faculty of Audiovisual Arts of the Universidad del Valle de Mexico. He was Technical Coordinator of the Universidad Del Cine Campus México and the Instituto Cinematográfica Lumiere de México.
-He currently works as a freelance director and director of photography, is an undergraduate and postgraduate teacher at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and the Central University, an independent workshop, in universities and regional television channels.
-Member of the Mexican Association of Filmmakers - Founder of the Colombian Association of Independent Filmmakers and Vice President of the ACCAA Colombian Association of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts 2011-2014.
-Manager Director of the Production Company and House of rental of cinematographic equipment VIP Video Image & Audiovisual Advertising
-WRITER, DIRECTOR AND PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR OF THE HORROR FEATURE FILM “EL SACRIFICIO” HIS OPERA PRIMA AS DIRECTOR.
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-He has just finished his 5th Feature Film PUEBLO DE CENIZAS - Dir. John Salazar - Verde Viche productions. (Cali October 2017)
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION RECEIVED AS A DIRECTOR
Award FOR BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST SHORT FILM “A SOLAS”
-National Film Critics Meeting - Pereira October 2011
-Official Selection Cartagena International Film Festival 2011 "A SOLAS"
International Short Film Festival 2010.
-Official selection of the International Light Show 2011
Category Best Direction of Photography for short film "A SOLAS"
-Official Selection International Short Film Festival LA BOCA DEL LOBO (Spain) Best international short film category. Short film "A SOLAS"
- “A SOLAS” Guest short film for the opening and closing of the II Santander Film Festival OJOS AL AIRE LIBRE 2011. Declared Out of Competition.
-Official Selection INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL AND FILM SCHOOLS EL ESPEJO.
SHORT FILM “RESURRECCION” CINEMA 16MM Dir. Jaime Cesar Espinoza Bonilla - Position: Director of Photography.
-Winner of the Call for best short film FDC 2008
-Official Selection International Film Festival of Bogota 2010
VIDEO CLIP “LAUGH ATTACK” VELVETS
Director of photography John Reyes Calderón
-Nominated for best music video clip at Shock Awards 2011
- Official selection SALON INTERNACIONAL DE LA LUZ -Category Best photography for video clip
SHORT FILM AGUAS (3D Animation) DIRECTOR AND EDITOR JOHN REYES
-Winner Festival Crystal Screen Mexico 2003
-Official Selection International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana Cuba December 2003.
SHORT FILM 16 MM ONE PERFECT DAY. PHOTOGRAPHY DIR JOHN REYES CALDERON - Official Selection Crystal Screen Festival 2002.- Special mention for best photography.
John A. Reyes Calderón
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