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Nico Casavecchia

Writer/Director

Nico Casavecchia is an Emmy Nominated director, screenwriter and illustrator based in Los Angeles. His work has been featured by the BBC, New York Times, Indi Wire and Wired among other media outlets. Nico’s first feature film, Finding Sofía premiered at the Austin Film Festival. BattleScar, his virtual reality film starring Rosario Dawson premiered at Sundance 2018, and his new short film “Border Hopper” was selected by the 2024 Sundance Film Festival for the US Competition. Nico is currently working on Momoguro, a multi-platform franchise he co-created with Martín Allais and developed with award winning studio Baobab.

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