David Gutierrez Camps

David Gutierrez Camps is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Barcelona. His work combines two opposite trends: one that explores the depths of minimalism and another that pushes him towards extreme manipulation. He grew up in Vidreres (Girona, Spain), 12 km away from the Mediterranean shores and moved to Barcelona when he was 17 years old eager to experience film. He studied Audiovisual Communication in Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) and graduated in 2004. During this time, he also participated in an exchange program that brought him to FAMU (Prague, Czech Republic) for one semester. In 2004 David moved to Amsterdam (Netherlands) where he struggled with digital technology while washing dishes in a fancy restaurant. Returning to Barcelona in late 2005, he started a career as freelance editor. His credits include such feature documentaries as Utopia 79 and Hollywood at War, in addition to multiple television shows and commercials. He also directed in 2005 a 30 minute documentary called Terreny de Joc/ Playground, produced by TVC (Catalan Public Television). In 2008 Fundacio Riera Gubau gave David a grant to study in the US and make films, and he enrolled in the Documentary Film Program at the New School in New York. This year David presents two new short films produced in New York City: Water in the Boat and 175. Both are being shown in festivals around the world including CPH DOX in Denmark, CMJ Festival in New York or Zero Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Currently, David is back in Barcelona working as director and preparing new projects.

Filmography:

Parkstories (Spain, 2005)
Terreny de joc (Playground) (30´, Spain, 2006)
Water in the Boat (17´, USA, 2009)
175 (5´, USA, 2009)
Juan Bushwick Goes to Barcelona (45´, Spain, 2011)