Jac Avila

Jac Avila, the founder of Pachamama Films, is the director, producer and editor of the award winning and critically aclaimed film Krik? Krak! Tales of a Nightmare and director, writer, producer, and actor of the celebrated mini-series El Hombre de La Luna and the feature film The Death of St Eulalia, for which he also did the principal photography.

He produced, directed, filmed and edited the documentaries Vientos Negros and Misiones, both filmed in the vast territory of Beni, Bolivia. Jac also produced, did the principal photography and edited the recently released feature film Nocturnia, (Written and directed by Erik Antoinne).

He recently produced, acted and did principal photography in the feature film Monsieur Montéz, (Written and directed by Amy Hesketh), and produced and directed the feature Spectres of Blood Castle..

He has worked with international film organizations like The National Film Board of Canada, ICAIC (the Cuban film institute), Magyar Films in Hungary, Ki Films, France, Channel Four of England and most recently with National Geographic in the production of Outbreak Investigation: Curse of the Black Typhus, shot on location in Beni, Bolivia

He’s currently preparing the production of three feature films, amongst them Paloma, a feature film to be shot in Bolivia with Veronica Paintoux, Amy Hesketh and Carmen Paintoux.

Read what Jac says in his Blog HERE