Nicolás Casanova


Javier Nicolás Casanova Sampayo is a Colombian-American filmmaker. He has been member of the Colombian Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences since 2020.
His first feature-documentary, El Culebro: La historia de mi papá, is a tribute to his father, actor Hernando Casanova. After several screenings, it premiered on Caracol Televisión, and become one of the most watched documentary that day in Colombia.

Biography

Nicolás Casanova was born in 1993 in Bogotá, Colombia. He is the youngest son of Colombian actor Hernando Casanova and journalist Gilma Sampayo. He has four siblings: Juan Sebastián, Adriana, Rocío and Margarita. He studied Film and Television at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Colombia.

Career

Nicolas Casanova debuted in cinema producing, editing and directing the feature-documentary El Culebro: La historia de mi papá. The film was called "A cornerstone to learn about the history of one of the most important figures on colombian television" and "A true and experienced work despite being produced by a young director" and " is one of the outstanding directors from Bogotá".

Filmography

  • 2017 – ''El Culebro: La historia de mi papá''

Awards and recognitions