Jorge León

Biography

Jorge León studied film at INSAS in Brussels. His interests led him into the documentary field as director and director of photography. He’s been working as photographer and videomaker, with a.o. Éric Pauwels, Wim Vandekeybus, Thierry De Mey, Xavier Lukomski, Olga de Soto, Ana Torfs, and Meg Stuart. At the kunstenfestivaldesarts 2010 in Brussels he created his first theatre production, „Deserve“, in collaboration with Simone Aughterlony. His productions as documentary director include „De Sable et de Ciment“ (2003), „Vous êtes Ici“ (2006), „Between Two Chairs“ (2007). His latest films „10 Min.“ (2009) and „Vous êtes Servis“ (2010) have been widely presented at film festivals worldwide and were awarded on several occasions. His film “Before We Go” (2014) was first selected and awarded at FIDMarseille 2014. In 2015 it was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize.