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Iris Almaraz
Director | Producer | Writer
(310) 365-1615
irisalmaraz@gmail.com

CREDITS

2023 Red Onion, short film
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

2023 House Husbands, webseries
Producer, 1st. Assistant Director

2023 Free Lunch, feature film
1st. Assistant Director

2023 Now You Know, Ey!, sketch comedy
Director, Co-Writer, Producer, Editor

2022 Bloody Maria, pilot
Director, Producer, Co-Writer, Editor

2016 Miss Beverly Hills Ghost, webseries
Co-Director, 5 episodes

2015 The Bay, NBC, TV series
Second unit first camera assistant, 8 episodes

2012 Delusions of Grandeur, feature film
Director, Writer, Editor

2007 New Light in the Realm of Possibilities, documentary short
Producer, Director, Editor

2007 A Few Hundred Blows, short film
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor

2005 Someter, short film
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor

2005 La Puta, short film
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor

2005 It’s A Pleasure, short film
Producer, Editor, 1st. Assistant Director

2005 Jayson, short film
Producer, Editor, 1st. Assistant Director

2004 Untitled, short film
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor

EXPERIENCE

2023 Creative M Projects - No Budget Film School with Iris Almaraz

2022 Aurora Picture Show - Filmmaking Workshop with Iris Almaraz

2022-2024 Festival Director of the Latina Independent Film Extravaganza

2004-2008 Mentor for young Latina filmmakers, Belladonna Productions

2004 Co-creator of Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza

PUBLIC APPEARANCES

2015 Dances with Films, film festival, Los Angeles
Judge

2014 Cinequest, film festival, San Jose, CA
Judge

AWARDS

East Side Arts Initiative Grant Jan Marino Scholarship Tiger Awards Competition "Someter", Rotterdam International Film Festival
Selection "Delusions of Grandeur", Cinequest
Audience Choice Award "Delusions of Grandeur", Dances with Films
Best Screenwriting Feature "Delusions of Grandeur", Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles
Best Independent Film. "Delusions of Grandeur", XicanIndie
Best Feature Film "Delusions of Grandeur", Vina De Oro Fresno International Film Festival
Audience Award. "Delusions of Grandeur", Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Best Director - "La Puta", Sol Dance Best Short “La Puta”, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora

EDUCATION

2023-Present Stephens College
Master of Fine Arts: TV and Screenwriting

2023 Sundance Collab
Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay

2023 Women of Color in Film 201 Advanced Directing Workshop Mentored by Emmy award winner Steven Peterson

2013-2015 UCLA Film Extension Program, Los Angeles, CA
Writing program

2003 A Band Apart/Lawrence Bender Productions
Intern

1998-2002 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Bachelor’s of Fine Arts: Cinema