Jonathan Cortés

Producer and director

Jonathan Cortés is an emerging artist, screenwriter, director, and Colombian-Canadian producer based in Montreal. Born in Medellín, where he studied advertising, he later moved to Montreal to pursue audiovisual studies, including a Certificate in Screenwriting at UQAM and technical training on set production. His final project, 11, was selected from over 40 projects to be filmed at MELS Studios in Montreal. A few years later, after working as an assistant editor at MELS on several fiction projects in the Quebec film industry, he decided to pursue his professional goal of becoming a director and screenwriter, which led him to Barcelona, Spain, to earn a Master's degree in Filmmaking. His Master's final project, My name is Alba, which he wrote, directed, and co-produced, was part of the official selection at numerous international festivals and has won five awards at three of those festivals.

In 2021, thanks to the success of his previous project, the production company DosMentes from Barcelona decided to co-produce his new short film, The last macho, which is completed and in the distribution phase.

Recently, Jonathan has been part of the Coalition Média with his project L’enfant Jésus, as well as the PRISME residency with the same project. He also received a CALQ grant for the development of his short film Langue Maternelle. Additionally, he was chosen as a member of the Coalition Média delegation that will participate in the Berlinale 2025. Jonathan is currently one of the producers at Ready2Post. These accomplishments mark significant milestones in his career.

His artistic research is based on the exploration of human complexity, seeking to reflect on the individual and their role in society through his works.