Emilio Belmonte
Born in Almería (Spain) in 1974. Emilio moved to France in 1999 and began making documentary films self-taught, before writing and directing documentaries broadcasted on ARTE, FRANCE 5, FRANCE 3 RÉGIONS.
Since 2015, he has been working on a trilogy of feature films exploring the boundaries of flamenco music in the 21st century. The first film, IMPULSO, had a theatrical release in France in 2018, received an advance on receipts from the CNC, and was screened in cinemas in many countries. In 2022, he earned the title of Documentary Filmmaker Author from FEMIS. The second installment of the feature film trilogy, TRANCE, was released in theaters in Spain and France in 2022.
