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 Cinematographer Vicente Franco, a native of
Madrid, Spain, began his studies at the University of Journalism in
Madrid. To avoid the draft during the military dictatorship in Spain,
he relocated to the United States in 1975 where he earned his Film
Studies bachelor's degree at the University of California in Santa
Barbara, and his Masters Degree at San Francisco State University.
As a TV Producer/Director/Writer, for the Spanish Television Network
(Univision) from 1982 to 1989, Franco was involved in public affairs,
commercials, PSAs, news and special programming such as "Mexico
Earthquake Telethon"(Winner of a Peabody Award in 1985), , "Entre
Nosotros: Nuestra Familia Frente al Sida" "Exito Escolar", etc. He also
directed local live news programs.
As an
Independent filmmaker, he has produced, directed, shot or edited
numerous documentaries:
- "Nicaragua:
For the First Time" (1985), about the 1984 Democratic Elections in
Nicaragua.
- "Entre el
Diablo y los Tigres" (Between the Devil and the Tigers,1991), about the
history of "La Violencia" en Colombia. "Cuba Va: The Challenge of the
Next Generation", a documentary about Cuban youth.(1993).
- "Cada
Cabeza es un Mundo, (Each Mind is a World, 1994) a documentary for the
prevention of Latino drop outs in California.
- "Freedom
on my Mind" (Academy Award Nomination 1994) about the Mississippi Voter
Registration drive.
- "Making
Peace: Soul Survivors" (1996) About poet-writer ex-gang member Luis
Rodriguez
- "The
Fight in the Fields"(1996) About the history of the United Farm Workers
and Cesar Chavez.
- "In
Search of Law and Order"(1997) About Juvenile delinquency and the
Justice system in the US.
- "The Good
War, and those who refused to fight it" (1999) About Conciencious
Objectors in the Second World War.
- "Nasci
Mulher Negra" (I was born a black woman) (1999) About Benedita da
Silva, the first afrobrazilian woman to ever make it to the Brazilian
Senate.
As an
independent commercial spots Copywriter/Creative, Vicente works with
Advertising Agencies like Young and Rubicam, Hal Riney & Partners,
Ogilvy and Mather.
He has produced, directed or shot films and/or training videos for
Institutions like UCSF, The State of California and The Smithsonian
Institution.
Vicente has served for 5 years a member of the board of Directors of
"Cine Accion," the only Latino Film/Video organization in the Bay Area.
Most
recently Franco was nominated for a 2003 Academy Award for Co-directing
and shooting the feature documentary, Daughter from Danang.
Franco's long-running collaboration with Jed Riffe includes
cinematographer credits on the films Waiting to Inhale and Convention
(Heart
of the Possible).
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