Carlos Ferrand

Biography

Carlos Ferrand was born in Lima, Peru. For the past 35 years he has worked in filmmaking as a screenwriter, director of photography and director. He has directed more than forty films and videos, including Cimarrones, Cuervo, Il parle avec les loups, Visionnaries and Casa Loma. During the seventies, he was part of the historic Liberación sin Rodeos Film Group alongside Marcela Robles, Nenée Herrera, Pedro Neira and Raúl Gallegos, consolidating a diverse perspective and a firm desire for social justice in national cinema. As a director of photography, he has collaborated on productions such as Céline Baril’s Du pic au cœur, Jean-Philippe Duval’s Lumière des oiseaux and Catherine Martin’s L’esprit des lieux and Dans les villes. He works in both fiction and documentary. He lives in Montréal with his family.