Rómulo Guardia

Rómulo Guardia Granier (born 1961-09-13, Caracas, Venezuela) was educated in France, England, and the University of California San Diego in the United States.

Film/Production Career Background

He started his career in the late eighties directing video clips, music shows and spots for record companies such as Polygram, MCA, WEA, Sony Music and Deutsche Grammophon. During this period he worked with renowned artists such as Menudo, Desorden Publico, Julio Iglesias and the New World Symphony.

In 1993 he became one the original MTV Miami team members that created MTV Latino and was instrumental in the launching of the station in 1993. While at MTV, Guardia directed and produced shows as "MTV International with Daisy Fuentes", "In Situ", "Rock n´Gol" and Pink Floyd´s "Division Bell" Concert (Miami).

Later in 1997, Rómulo Guardia accepted a directorial position with Discovery Networks, where he is credited with setting up and directing the production and post production teams at the Discovery Television Center in Miami

List of Productions

Features

*"Titanic Live"
*"Inside Titanic"
*"Eco Challenge ´98 Morocco and Eco Challenge '99 Argentina",
*"Wild Discovery",
*"Discovery News",
*"Breakfast with Frost" (BBC)

pecials

*"Jorge Luis Borges: The Man in the Mirror"

Branding campaigns for The Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Discovery Kids

Other

In addition he created and directed high profile branded film spots for clients such as Kodak, IBM, Jeep, Sony and Master Card.

Awards

His creative work was recognized with the "Gold Promax/BDA", "Peer", "Gold Telly" and "Gold and Silver Addy" Awards.

Current Work

Today, back at home in Venezuela, he is Vice President of Development & New Media at RCTV (Radio Caracas Television, Channel 2) the pioneer and leading terrestrial TV network in Venezuela. Romulo has developed successful shows such as "Sonoclips" and "Chatodromo".

In his new position he has Executive-Produced three Movies of the Week, "Chupacabra", "La Sayona" and "Maria Lionza", and has developed successful series such as "Archivos del Más Allá". "La Rumba de Fin de Mundo" ("Party ´till the End of the World") is Rómulo's long format directorial debut.

Recently, Guardia adapted and is producing and directing his new feature film "El Señor Presidente", based upon Miguel Ángel Asturias's masterpiece. Asturias is the Nobel Laureate in Literature for the year 1967.

Apart from the creation of RCTV- HD Digital films, his division is also taking bold steps for the development of IPtv, video content for cellular phones, VOD and high end commercials for different digital lifestyles initiatives.

References

*http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974358.html?categoryid=2523&cs=1
*http://www.vcrisis.com/index.php?content=letters/200801210539
*http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1138015/plotsummary