BA (Hons) Film Production
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View course Sebastián Lojo
Lecturer
School of Creative Industries
Biography
Sebastián Lojo (1989) is a director and cinematographer born in Guatemala City. He has dedicated himself to filming feature films and short films across the globe, including Malaysia, Lebanon, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, Guatemala, and Turkey.
Los Fantasmas, his debut feature film as a director, was the first Guatemalan film to premiere in the Bright Future Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2020. His work as both director and cinematographer has been showcased at prestigious film festivals such as Berlin Critics’ Week (2020), Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF - 2020), Cannes Film Festival (Semaine de la Critique) (2024), and Venice International Film Festival (Biennale) (2024), among others. He has received multiple awards for his directing and cinematography, including the Canal+ Award at the Cannes International Film Festival (Critics’ Week, 2024).
Sebastián is currently developing his second feature film as a director, Pilgrim, a Guatemalan/Taiwanese production featuring Lee Kang-Shen as the protagonist. He is also working on his fourth feature film as a cinematographer, Los Invisibles, directed by Andrés Rodríguez.
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Further information
- Director on The Mountain (Guatemala/Turkey, 2025): Fiction short film with non-fiction elements. Currently in post-production. Selected for Locarno Open Doors development programme.
- Cinematographer on Todos Santos (Guatemala/Chile, 2025): Fiction feature film, directed by Sergio Ramírez. Currently in post production.
- Cinematographer on Marte Al Anochecer (Guatemala/México/Denmark, 2025): Fiction feature film, directed by Edgar Sajcabún. Currently in post production.
- Cinematographer on Noksan (Turkey/Guatemala, 2024): Fiction short film, directed by Cem Demirer. Official selection at Canne’s Critic’s Week — Winner of the Canal + award.
- Cinematographer on James (Guatemala/México, 2024): Fiction short film, directed by Andrés Rodríguez. Official selection at La Biennale (Venice International Film Festival).
- Cinematographer on Drought (Lebanon, 2020): Fiction short film, directed by Remi Itani. In competition at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF - 2020).
- Director on Los Fantasmas (Guatemala/Argentina, 2020): A La Deriva Cine, Perro Suelto, Guatemala/Argentina: hybrid feature film mixing documentary and fiction filmmaking. Selected for the Bright Future Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR - 2020).
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