This is me, Diego
Do you want to enjoy the process of working in the creation of a short film script? Here I am to guide you in this beautiful world.
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Bio
My name is Diego Fandos. I'm a Spanish filmmaker based in Prague, Czech Republic. I studied Journalism at the University of Navarra and Filmmaking at FAMU International.
I worked as a script analyst for Morena Films and Lolafilms in Madrid, and have served as a jury member at several film festivals. Since 2008, I have been a screenwriting professor at Prague Film School (www.praguefilmschool.cz).
I have written and directed TV commercials, documentaries, and the feature film Cosmos, which was presented at the San Sebastián Film Festival.
My recent short films — Under Pressure (2014), Aurora (2017), Tango (2024), and 29 de febrero (2024) — have been selected and awarded at more than 70 festivals worldwide. The shining stars of 29 de febrero are Ramón Barea and Zorion Eguileor (The Platform). Besides these two wonders, I have worked with actors such as Xabier Elorriaga, Maria Havrysevych, Javier Albalá, Ivan Shvedoff, Ester Geislerova, Jakub Kohák, Kryštof Hádek, and Helena Růžičková, as well as acclaimed directors of photography including Javier Agirre, Kiko de la Rica, Michael Brierley and Martin Štrba.
I have published two collections of short stories — Lemon Loves (2015) and Prague on February (2020) — as well as Writing for Short Film (2019, in English and Spanish), a handbook used in various educational institutions, including the Film Department at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
My students
Alumni
in Prague Film School
In PFS, I´ve been lucky and honoured to have taught to a wonderful bunch of students, among them… Erdem Tepegoz (best debut in Turkey with Zerre (2012)); Ziya Demirel (competed with his short Sali in Cannes 2015 and now has two successful features under his belt); Raam Reedy (director) and Doron Tempert (DoP), winners in Locarno 2015 with their feature debut Thithi and presented at Berlinale 2024 with The Fable; Giovanni Rustanto´s great Maria; Giovanni Fumu (Venezia 2016, Good News); Kaveh Daneshmand (2016 Film Critics Award in Iran and acclaimed for his successful Endless Summer Syndrome); Boris Nikolov (Yana); Ran Li (with her powerful short Lucie, as well as her great feature Till Love Do Us Apart); Aeden O´Connor (90 minutes, wonderful debut, Miami winner); Simon Kubiena (so young, but already twice in Berlinale); Aylyn Gökmen (Spirits and Rocks, Sundance 2021); Engin Erdem & Haolu Wang & Leonora Londsdale have directed for Netflix and Lionsgate; Harsh Vaibhav (in Rotterdam 2025 with Bokshi); the alumni who worked in the 2025 Oscar nominated Anuja (Ksheetij Saini, Akash Raje and Laura Salagnac); and Yasemin Demirci, Joaquín Franke, Alba Robledo, Lara Afrazmanech... and so so many more young filmmakers that have shared their energy and talent in PFS and have helped all of us to be better authors.