Lorenzo Vigas

Lorenzo Vigas
Vigas at the Miami Film Festival presentation of From Afar
Born	Lorenzo Vigas Castes 1967 Mérida, Venezuela
Nationality	Venezuela
Alma mater	University of Tampa
Occupation	director, screenwriter and film producer
Awards	Golden Lion

Lorenzo Vigas Castes (born in 1967) is a Venezuelan director, screenwriter and film producer.

Born in Mérida, the son of the painter Oswaldo Vigas, Vigas graduated in molecular biology at the University of Tampa.

In 1995 he studied cinema at New York University and started directing several experimental films.

Back in Venezuela in 1998, he directed the RCTV documentary series Expedición and various documentaries and commercials. Located in Mexico, in 2003 he directed the short film Los elefantes nunca olvidan (Elephants Never Forget), produced by Guillermo Arriaga and presented at the Cannes Film Festival.

With his first feature film From Afar, Vigas won the Golden Lion for best film of the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival. In July 2016 he was named as a member of the main competition jury for the 73rd Venice International Film Festival where he will premiere a documentary on his father titled "The Orchid Seller".