"Vargas is exceptionally talented and I expect to hear a whole lot more from and about him in the future."
- Michelle "Izzy" Galgana
Screen Anarchy
"Excellent direction... Someone to keep an eye out for."
- Bite Size Reviews
"Vargas shows that you do not have to have a long runtime or a major budget to create a stomach-churning production."
- Erin Brady
Gargoyle
"A macabre blend of WTF and cinematic beauty, via the Del Toro nightmare gallery!"
- Horrible Imaginings
DGA AWARD WINNER.
IMAGEN AWARD WINNER.
12+ MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS.
35+ MILLION TIK-TOK VIEWS.
OVER 100 FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS.
VARIETY'S EMERGING LATINO CREATOR.
WORK BROADCASTED ON PBS, CNN, TEDx, KTLA.
ONLINE RELEASES ON SHORT OF THE WEEK, DUST, ALTER.
PROJECTS WITH AMAZON FREEVEE, SONY PICTURES TELEVISION,
PARAMOUNT PICTURES, LIONSGATE FILMS, MATTEL FILMS, AGC STUDIOS,
VERTIGO ENTERTAINMENT (ROY LEE), ACT III PRODUCTIONS (NORMAN LEAR),
EXILE CONTENT, BOAT ROCKER STUDIOS.
BIO
Colombian-American Writer and Director Felipe Vargas is a DGA and Imagen award winner, selected as a Latino Content Creator to Watch by Variety. His horror and fantasy films often focus on the supernatural, magical, and macabre.
Felipe helmed the theatrical horror feature ROSARIO for Mucho Mas Media, starring Emeraude Toubia and David Dastmalchian. He wrote and directed two upcoming feature films in 2025, HIVE starring Xochitl Gomez for Tubi Originals and THE MOUTH OF THE FURNACE starring JR Ramirez. As a writer, Felipe is penning BOB THE BUILDER for Mattel Films and Amazon/MGM, produced by Jennifer Lopez and starring Anthony Ramos. His short films ZZZ for Exile Content, CARNIVORA for Film Independent, and MILK TEETH collectively garnered over 50 million views and screened at over 100 film festivals. He previously wrote the Pilot of a fantasy-adventure series based on Mexico’s beloved LOTERIA card game for Sony Television and Norman Lear. He's currently developing projects for Miramax Television and CBS Studios.
Felipe is represented at Verve Talent Agency and Magnolia Entertainment.
BEHIND THE SCENES
ACCOLADES
Official Selection
BOGO Shorts Film Festival
DECEMBER 2020
Official Selection
CRASH Int'l Fantastic Film Festival
DECEMBER 2020
As Writer and/or Director, 2016 - 2020
Please contact us for updated list.
Official Selection
Athens International Children's Film Festival
NOVEMBER 2020
Official Selection
Aesthetica Film Festival
NOVEMBER 2020
Official Selection
Sitges Film Festival
OCTOBER 2020
Official Selection
Athens International Children's Film Festival
OCTOBER 2020
Official Selection
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival
OCTOBER 2020
Best Student Film Winner
Imagen Award
SEPTEMBER 2020
Official Selection
Catalina Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2020
Official Selection
CAA Moebius Film Festival
MAY 2020
Discovery Scholar Distinction
University of Southern California
MAY 2020
Best Emerging Filmmaker Semi-Finalist
Scout Film Festival
APRIL 2020
Official Selection
Lady Filmmakers Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2019
Acquisition and Multi-platform Release
Gunpowder & Sky - DUST
AUGUST 2019
Official Selection
Chattanooga Film Festival
APRIL 2019
Special Mention
LA Festival of Cinema
APRIL 2019
Official Selection
AFC Global Fest
NOVEMBER 2018
Official Selection
Long Beach Indie International Film Festival
AUGUST 2018
Official Selection
Latin-X Screening
General Consulate of Mexico
MAY 2018
Official Selection
Southern Arizona Independent Film Festival
APRIL 2018
Official Selection
Film Carpet XII
FEBRUARY 2018
Official Selection
Early Bird International Film Festival
NOVEMBER 2017
Best Emerging Filmmaker Winner
C&C Hollywood Film Festival
OCTOBER 2017
Official Selection
Copenhagan Underground Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2017
Official Selection
Hackney Attic Film Festival
AUGUST 2017
Official Selection
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
MAY 2017
Most Likely To Succeed
TV Production Program
Cypress Bay High School
MAY 2016
Accepted Student Filmmaker
Chapman University Dodge College of Film
MARCH 2016
Accepted Student Filmmaker
UNC School of Arts
MARCH 2016
Accepted Student Filmmaker
USC School of Cinematic Arts
JANUARY 2016
First Place Winner
Sci-Fi / Fantasy Short Film Competition
Student Television Network
JUNE 2016
Best of the Best (First Place Winner)
Short Film Category
Florida Scholastic Press Association
MARCH 2015
Official Selection
Certamen International De Cortas De Soria
NOVEMBER 2020
Official Selection
Fantastic Film Festival
OCTOBER 2020
Best Student Film - Nominee
National Film Festival for Talented Youth
OCTOBER 2020
Best Young Director Winner
Maniatic International Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2020
Official Selection
Catalina Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2020
Best Short Film Winner
Horrible Imaginings
SEPTEMBER 2020
Official Selection
L'Étrange Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2020
Official Selection
Academy Gold Alumni Screening
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
APRIL 2020
Outstanding Sound Design Winner
School of Cinematic Arts Sound Faculty
MAY 2020
Acquisition and Multi-platform Release
Gunpowder & Sky - DUST
APRIL 2020
Official Selection
Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2019
Acquisition and National Broadcast
PBS Filmmaker - Season Two
JULY 2019
Official Selection
Beverly Hills Film Festival
APRIL 2019
Official Selection (Three Films)
Scout Film Festival
JANUARY 2019
Honorable Mention
Salute Your Shorts Fest
AUGUST 2018
Official Selection
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival
AUGUST 2018
Official Selection
25 Under 25 Film Fest
MAY 2018
Official Selection
Global Grit Film Fest
APRIL 2018
Official Selection
Miami Independent Film Festival
DECEMBER 2017
Official Selection
AFC Global Fest
NOVEMBER 2017
Best Student Film Nominee
Hollywood Verge Film Awards
SEPTEMBER 2017
Official Selection
Cote d'Azur Sport Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2017
Official Selection
Santa Monica Int'l Teen Film Festival
JULY 2017
Grand Prix - First Place Winner
Alphies Competition
USC School of Cinematic Arts
OCTOBER 2016
First Place Winner
Digital Cinema Competition
SkillsUSA Florida State Conference
APRIL 2016
Accepted Student Filmmaker
Emerson College Film & Media Art
MARCH 2016
Accepted Student Filmmaker
UT Austin Department of Radio-TV-Film
MARCH 2016
Merit Winner
National YoungArts Foundation
NOVEMBER 2015
Best of Miami & Fort. Lauderdale Nominee
48 Hour Film Festival
JUNE 2015
Best of the Best (First Place Winner)
Broadcast Film Review
Florida Scholastic Press Association
MARCH 2015
Official Selection
Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival
NOVEMBER 2020
Official Selection
Morbido Film Fest
OCTOBER 2020
Official Selection
Lund Fantastic Film Festival
OCTOBER 2020
Best Cinematography Winner
Maniatic International Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2020
Finalist
Fine Cut Festival of Films
SEPTEMBER 2020
Official Selection
Fantasia Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2020
Official Selection
Newport Beach Film Festival
AUGUST 2020
Finalist
In Roads Screenwriting Fellowship
APRIL 2020
Best Genre Film Nominee
USC First Look Jury
APRIL 2020
Grand Prize Winner
Cine-Books
JANUARY 2020
Best Short Screenplay Finalist
HollyShorts Film Festival
AUGUST 2019
Official Selection
Sarasota Film Festival
MAY 2019
Best Short Film Nominee
LA Festival of Cinema
APRIL 2019
Grant Winner
National YoungArts Foundation
DECEMBER 2018
Best Short Film Finalist
Film Miami Fest
AUGUST 2018
Acquisition and National Broadcast
PBS Filmmaker - Season One
JUNE 2018
Official Selection (Three Films)
Earth Day Film Festival
APRIL 2018
Official Selection
Garden State Film Festival
MARCH 2018
Official Selection
Camera Ziziano
DECEMBER 2017
Official Selection
Seoul International Youth Film Festival
NOVEMBER 2017
Official Selection
Newark International Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2017
Official Selection
Covellite International Film Festival
SEPTEMBER 2017
Semi-Finalist
Los Angeles CineFest
JULY 2017
Third Place
Digital Cinema Competition
SkillsUSA National Conference
JULY 2016
Accepted Student Filmmaker
FSU Film School
MARCH 2016
Accepted Student Filmmaker
Savannah College of Art and Design
MARCH 2016
Accepted Student Filmmaker
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
MARCH 2016
Official Selection
All-American High School Film Festival
AUGUST 2015
Second Place
Digital Cinema Competition
SkillsUSA Florida State Conference
APRIL 2015
All-Florida Winner (Second Place)
Broadcast Film Review
Florida Scholastic Press Association
MARCH 2015
UPDATES
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HOLISTIC
Television Development Intern
Annapurna Pictures
SUMMER 2019
Production & Development Intern
Pantelion Films
Lionsgate Entertainment
SUMMER 2019
Academy Gold Participant
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
SUMMER 2019
Television Intern
Blumhouse Productions
SPRING 2019
Office of the CEO Intern
Showtime Networks
SUMMER 2018
Advertisement Director
Trojan Marketing Group
University of Southern California
SPRING 2018 - SPRING 2020
Video Team Cameraman / Editor
Price School of Public Policy
University of Southern California
FALL 2017 - SPRING 2018
Vice-President
Undergraduate Student Council
USC School of Cinematic Arts
SPRING 2017 - FALL 2017
CREATIVE PROCESS
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Agent
Verve
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Jen Herrera
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+1 310 777 4801 fax
Daniel Passman
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