BIO
Gerardo "Gerry" Maravilla is a Mexican-American writer/director based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, he escaped his suburban Catholic upbringing through punk rock and horror movies. A bicultural lovechild of Tim Burton and Guillermo del Toro, he crafts supernatural horror stories with heart.
He's been a Film Independent Project Involve Writing Fellow, a New York Film Festival Artist Academy Fellow, and a Latino Film Institute Inclusion Fellow. He also developed his work through Hola Mexico’s Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today, the Mexican-American Cultural Education Foundation's Masterclass, and the Stowe Story Labs.
His films have screened at Palm Springs ShortFest, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF), and Bogo Shorts, among others.
His feature script, Niño de Vidrio (Child of Glass), was developed at Cine Qua Non’s Storylines Lab and participated in their Script Revision Lab. The short version won the Roadmap Writers Short Script Competition, and the feature recently won the BendFilm Basecamp Pitch Competition.
Management // Expectation MGT - Mitchell Bendersky
LABS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Film Independent - Project Involve Writing Fellow
New York Film Festival - Artist Academy Filmmaking Fellow
Latino Film Institute - Inclusion Fellow
Cine Qua Non - Storylines Lab, Script Revision Lab
BendFilm - Basecamp
Hola Mexico Film Festival - Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today Participant
Mexican-American Cultural Education Foundation - Masterclass
Stowe Story Labs - Selected Project & Lab Participant
CONTEST PLACEMENTS
BendFilm Basecamp Pitch Competition - Winner
Roadmap Shorts Competition - Winner
Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition - Horror Top 10
Killer Shorts - Honorable Mention
Austin Film Festival Script Competition - Second Rounder
13Horror.com - Finalist
Script2Comic - Finalist
HorrOrigins - Finalist
ISA Fast Track - Semifinalist (Top 50)
Latino Screenwriting Project - Semifinalist
Screencraft Horror - Semifinalist
WeScreenplay Shorts - Semifinalist
FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Palm Springs ShortsFest
LALIFF (Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival)
Bogo Shorts (Bogotá Short Film Festival)
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
New York Latino Film Festival
Micheaux Film Festival
OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival
Comic Con International Film Festival
Texas Frightmare Film Festival
Midsummer Scream Film Festival
Nevermore Film Festival
Chicago Horror Film Festival
Bakunawa Fest
Horror Origins Film Festival
Horror Haus Film Festival
Night Frights Film Festival
Philadelphia Latino Film Festival
Houston Latino Film Festival
San Francisco Latino Film Festival
Cinefest Latino Boston
East Los Angeles Film Festival
Latine Film Festival
Humboldt International Film Festival
We Make Movies International Film Festival
Winter Film Festival
Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival
DC Asian Pacific Film Festival
Asians on Film Festival
Portland Film Festival
Stuff MX Film Festival
Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival
Highland Park Independent Film Festival
Vudú Horror Fest
San Antonio Film Festival
Raw Film Festival
Connect Film Festival
Short+Sweet Hollywood Film Festival
Film Shortage #DailyShortsPick
We Make Movies International Film Festival
Hollywood Gold Awards
International Film Arts and Hearts Film Festival
