Pablo Pagán, born in 2001, is a film director, writer and producer from Valencia. At the age of 16, he directs and produces his first short film "Pawns": a first hand look inside the Spanish Civil War, told through the eyes of gen Z. Financed almost exclusively through crowdfunding, it was selected in numerous festivals all around the world, winning the award for Best International Short Film at the prestigious "AAHSFF" festival in New York, the largest student festival in the world, becoming the first Spanish short film awarded in the history of the contest; in addition to obtaining two awards at Cinemajove – Valencia International Film Festival. After finishing his first film, he enrolls in a film program at ESCAC, where he directs his upcoming short films, which go on to premiere at several international festivals. Simultaneously, he participates as a programmer in the Manises International Fantastic Film Festival, as well as a young jury in the prestigious Giffoni International Film Festival. He is currently in the distribution process of his latest short film "Voyager", a neo-noir thriller with fantastic elements. Produced by ESCAC Films, and partially financed through crowdfunding, it premiered in some of the world biggest genre film festivals, including: Screamfest (Los Angeles) and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Belgium), while also winning the Audience Award at the 23rd Landshut Film Festival. Read less