Javier Prato
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Javier Prato’s devotion to filmmaking began on the exotic streets in his hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentina. His father, a business attorney, gifted him his first video camera on his fourteenth birthday which fueled his passion for filmmaking. Javier’s first cinematic muse was his loving mother, a popular Argentinean Tango Singer whose creative nature inspired him to cast her in his first set of experimental short films. However, it was in college that Javier truly refined his skills by exploring all of the facets of filmmaking where he studied under both Rodolfo Hermida, a prominent Argetinean Film Producer and Beda Docampo Feijoo an award winning Argentinean director and screenwriter.
Eager to expand his knowledge and love for film, Javier took the big leap and moved to Hollywood, California. Since his arrival, he has kept himself busy by having his short films screened at various film festivals in the States as well as around the world. His satirical short “Jesus Christ: The Musical” continues to hold the number one spot of most viewed video on the Internet to date. His latest short “Empty Arms” was selected as one of the top 20 final videos in the competition,"YouTube Project Direct" led by award winning director Jason Reitman, known for his film "Juno".
Never loosing sight of his education, in 2007 Javier received an MBA in Entertainment and New Media at the University of Palermo. In early 2008, he partnered with Mexican director Orlette Ruiz to form the production company “Gadget Films,” in which their main focus is to create sponsored online short video content for Internet viral distribution. His most recent and current project is the experimental film “POV”, which uses miniature cameras and the power of the Internet to bring interactivity into the story. He is also developing “InstantCrew”, a website which help filmmakers find cast & crew for their productions.
Eager to expand his knowledge and love for film, Javier took the big leap and moved to Hollywood, California. Since his arrival, he has kept himself busy by having his short films screened at various film festivals in the States as well as around the world. His satirical short “Jesus Christ: The Musical” continues to hold the number one spot of most viewed video on the Internet to date. His latest short “Empty Arms” was selected as one of the top 20 final videos in the competition,"YouTube Project Direct" led by award winning director Jason Reitman, known for his film "Juno".
Never loosing sight of his education, in 2007 Javier received an MBA in Entertainment and New Media at the University of Palermo. In early 2008, he partnered with Mexican director Orlette Ruiz to form the production company “Gadget Films,” in which their main focus is to create sponsored online short video content for Internet viral distribution. His most recent and current project is the experimental film “POV”, which uses miniature cameras and the power of the Internet to bring interactivity into the story. He is also developing “InstantCrew”, a website which help filmmakers find cast & crew for their productions.