Nicolás Zárate Denis

Biography

Nicolás Zárate Denis has a degree in Filmmaking from Columbia University of Paraguay. He currently works as a freelance editor, director and cinematographer and a college professor at his alma matter. In 2025, he won first place of the "Premio Lúmina" with his video essay "Misa Agogó". In 2022 he attended the Université d'été of La Fémis (Paris). He has directed several short documentaries, "Palo amargo, jeep, pomelos." (2020) won 1st prize at "Premio Lumière 2020". In 2022 he coordinated the film debate "Ciclo Máscaras" a selection of films around the concept of other masculinities in contemporary cinema. In September 2023 he joined "El Dinosaurio" as a teacher assistant, a film workshop created by director Paz Encina.