Antonio Perez is an award-winning writer/director based in Los Angeles. Perez has received several awards for both his writing and directing, including four Promax/BDA Awards in advertising, an Advertising Age Award, and most recently a 2015 Cablefax Award. “Larry Hernandez: El Presidente”, a viral video directed by Perez, was an Official Honoree of the 2014 Webby Awards and won Best Web Comedy at the 2014 Imagen Foundation Awards. Perez directed an on-air campaign for CineSony, that is currently nominated for a Promax/BDA Award 2015.
Perez wrote, produced and directed the horror short “Luna”, which won Best Horror Short Film at Screamfest LA and at The Los Angeles Fear & Fantasy Festival. Perez co-wrote the hit sci-fi viral short film, “The Raven”, and his other short films have played various festivals including LA Film Festival, Blacklist, NewFilmmakers LA, Hollywood Horrorfest, Hollyshorts, and Sitges Fantastic Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain. Perez has collaborated on projects featuring Pitbull, Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria, Carson Daly, Gina Rodriguez, George Lopez, Christina Aguilera and many more.
HONORS & AWARDS
NOMINEE, NAMIC Vision Awards “Best Digital Short” for “Larry Hernandez: El Futbolista” (Director & Story), 2015 NOMINEE, Promax/BDA “Interstitial Campaign” for “Cine Sony” (Director), 2015
WINNER, Cablefax Trailer Award for “La Patrona” (Director/Producer/Concept/Editor), 2015
WINNER, Imagen Foundation Award “Web Series: Best Comedy” for "El Presidente” (Director & Story), 2014
WINNER, Best Short Horror Film at The Los Angeles Fear & Fantasy Festival (Writer/Director/Producer), 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION, NUVOtv “POV: The Emerging Latino Filmmaker Showcase”, 2014
OFFICIAL HONOREE, Webby Awards “Comedy: Short” for “Larry Hernandez: El Presidente” (Director & Story), 2014
NOMINEE, NAMIC Vision Awards “Best Digital Short” for “Larry Hernandez: El Presidente” (Director & Story), 2014
WINNER, Promax/BDA SILVER Award “Dramatic Spot” for “La Patrona” (Director/Producer/Concept/Editor), 2014
WINNER, Best Short Film at Screamfest LA Film Festival for “LUNA” (Writer/Director/Producer), 2013
WINNER, Promax/BDA SILVER Award for “12 Corazones” (Writer/Director), 2013
WINNER, Promax/BDA SILVER Award for “Alma Awards” featuring Eva Longoria and George Lopez (Writer), 2012
WINNER, Promax/BDA GOLD Award for “Descontrol” (Writer), 2011
WINNER, Advertising Age Bronze Award for “Piñatas Revenge” (Story), 2008