Ian Padrón Durán

Cuban film director and screenwriter. Creator of countless documentaries and music videos. Son of the renowned animator Juan Padrón (b. 1946).

He graduated in Direction from the Audiovisual Media Faculty at ISA. In 2000, he wrote and directed Motos, his first fictional short film. He was casting director for the film La vida es silbar by Fernando Pérez. His first feature film is Habanastation.

From a young age he collaborated with scripts for the Zunzún magazine, and for the animated series Filminutos of ICAIC. In 1996 he begins to work professionally with ICAIC, producing the following year, the Making of Amor Vertical, his first professional work.

His fictional short Motos, written and made in 2000, was the 1st graduation thesis produced by a student of the Higher Institute of Art of Cuba, in the Faculty of Cinema, Radio and TV.

In this he found that 35 mm cinema was something magical and difficult. He was able to work with actors now very well-known such as Rigoberto Ferrera, Heron Vega, Liliana Pérez and Orlando Ferrera. His father had a role.

Padrón graduated with excellent grades. His most recognized and controversial work is "Fuera de liga" his first feature documentary, which addresses the theme of baseball in Cuba.

He has also been the artistic director of concerts and galas of important figures in Cuban culture (Van Van, Beatriz Márquez and gala for the 2007 National Cinema Award to Juan Padrón).

Among his works are: "Después de tanto tiempo", that sublime tribute to Luis Carbonell, his video clips such as "Chapeando" and, of course, his controversial "Fuera de liga" as what it is: a good documentary, filmed from different angles attempting to offer the whole truth about the Industriales team.

He made the documentary ESO QUE ANDA about "Juan Formell y Los Van Van" and as the most important project of 2011, his feature film debut "Habanastation".

As of July 7, 2010, he started a new direction in his work with a radio program dedicated to soundtracks for audiovisuals. Within the Radio Taíno station "De Mañana", every Thursday at 10:30 am.

Being the son of Juan Padrón and nephew of Ernesto Padrón is a luxury and a challenge at the same time. Both were examples of professionalism and respect for children's audiences. They are cartoonists and filmmakers simultaneously. But he doesn't feel the weight because of their established works but because they have taught him and demanded that he be honest; they have motivated him to understand what is essentially Cuban, and they are the example that one can achieve success at a given moment and for that reason does not have to "put on airs".

Filmography
1986 Elpidio Valdés (Comic Script. Zunzún Magazine)

1996
II Virtual Reality Encounter (Script and Direction. 30´´ Spot)
Virtual Memory (Script and Direction. Doc. 5´)
7 for 1 (Script and Direction Doc.8´)
Filminute 36 (Co-screenwriter. Animation, 6', Dir. Jorge Valdés)

1997
HRL - 19 New Latin American Cinema Festival (Script and Direction. Advertising Spot 0.30´)
IV IMAGO Festival (Script and Direction. Spot 0.30´)
Napoleon (Script for Comic. Arros a Banda Magazine. Spain)
The Making of Amor Vertical (Script and Direction. 13´)
Filminute 31 (Script. Animation, 6', Dir. Jorge Valdés)
Tropical Island (Script and Direction. Animated advertising spot. 30´)

1998
III Virtual Reality Encounter (Script and Direction. Spot 0.30´)
Faja´o con los leones (Script and Direction. Doc.)
La vida es silbar (Assistant Direction - Casting. Dir. Fernando Pérez)
A Nativity Play in Old Havana (Assistant Director. Doc.)
XI Elsinor Festival (Script and Direction. Spot 0.30´)
HRL-2 (Script and Direction Spot 0.30', ICAIC)
Batos, la pelota (Script for animated cartoons)

1999
Flores de otro mundo (Casting in Cuba. Dir. Iciar Bollain)
Hard Currency Concert (Direction for TV)
That Would Be Worth Seeing, Compay (Script and Direction. Doc.)
Cineclips (Script. Dir. Juan Padrón, Canal +. Spain, 1999 -

2001
Alter Ego Quartet (Promotional Doc, 13', Spain)

2000
Elpidio Strikes Again (Script and Direction. Doc.)
Motos (Script and Direction. Fiction 20´)
With Feet on the Ground (Script and Direction. Doc. Egrem)
Without Speaking (Script and Direction. Music Video 3:20´)

2001
To Put a Little Black Child to Sleep (Script and Direction. Music Video 3´)
Luis Carbonell: After So Much Time (Doc. 29 min. BETACAM)
Just Like the Little Boy Valdés (Video Art 4´. BETACAM)

2002
Cuba Image 3 (Advertising Spot 0:10´. Ministry of Tourism)
Cuba Image 2 (Advertising Spot 0:20´. Ministry of Tourism)
Cuba Image I (Advertising Spot 0:30´. Ministry of Tourism)

2003
Fuera de Liga (FM. Doc. 70´. DV CAM. ICAIC-TOSTONES)
Finally, Love (Doc. 13´. DV CAM. León Jiménes)
New Album (Carbonell Spot 0:30´. DV CAM. TOSTONES)
End of the Party (Video Clip Buena Fe 4´. DV CAM. EGREM)
Dreaming in Blue (Video Clip Buena Fe 4´. DV CAM. EGREM)
More Vampires in Havana (Script Collaboration)

2004
Mack the Knife (Video Clip Ernán Lopez-Nussa 4´. DV CAM. ABDALA)
For a Better Future (Doc. 13´. DV CAM. SAVE THE CHILDREN)
Between the Two Americas (Video Clip Los Papines 3´. DV CAM. EGREM)
The Newscast of My Life (Video Art 5´. DV CAM)
Don't Laugh Because This Is Serious (Video Art 5´. DV CAM)

2005
The Thermometers Broke (Video Clip Manolito Simonet y Bamboleo. BIS Music)
Knock Out (DVD Bamboleo y Manolito Simonet. 70´. BIS Music)
Angels Passing By (Video Clip Ernán López-Nussa. 4´. DV CAM. ABDALA)
Country Relative (Video Clip Adalberto y su Son. 4´. DVCAM. BIS MUSIC)
Chapeando (Video Clip Juan Formell y los Van Van. 4´. DV CAM. ABDALA)
Family Violence (Animated Spot 0:30´. DV CAM. SAVE THE CHILDREN)
Sensemayá (Video Clip Luis Carbonell 3´. DV CAM)

2006
In the Village (Video Clip Vocal Sampling. 4´. DV CAM)
Tight But Relaxed (Video Clip Vocal Sampling. 4´. DV CAM)
You Give More (Video Clip Buena Fe. 4´. DV CAM)
I Keep Falling (Video Clip Buena Fe. 4´. DV CAM)
Come On, Come and Love Me (Video Clip Van Van. 4´. DV CAM. Producciones ABDALA)
In the Moon of Valencia (Video Clip Diego Gutierrez. 4´. DV CAM. ABDALA)

2007
Bulletproof (Report Tres de La Habana 11', DV CAM, BASA)
PLAN B (Give Two) (Video Clip Los Van Van, 4', DV CAM, EGREM-ABDALA)
I'm in Love (Video Clip Tres de La Habana, 4' DV CAM, EGREM-BASA)
7909 - Barcelona Football Club (Doc. Estrella Damm, 27', DV CAM, ALBIÑANA FILMS)
Hotel California (Music Video. Vocal Sampling. 5' DVCAM)
Here the One Who Dances Wins (the concert) (DVD Van Van. 140´. DV CAM. ABDALA)
Don't Cross the Line (Music video. Grupo 3 de la Habana. 4´. DVCAM. EGREM)

2008
Fuera de liga (Doc. Producer: ICAIC – Tostones Pitchors)
Here the One Who Dances Wins (the documentary) (DVD Los Van Van. 90 min. DVCAM, Abdala)
Ernán Lopez Nussa Trio (DVD Ernán López-Nussa 90 min. DV CAM, Colibri)

2009
Guess (Video Clip. Yesey. 3 min. High Definition)
Telescope (Video Clip Buena Fe. 4 min. High Definition)
If She Were to Leave Me (Video Clip Elaine. 4 min. High Definition)
Lascia chi´o pianga (Video Clip Elaine. 4 min. High Definition)
Ne me quittes pas (Video Clip Elaine. 4 min. High Definition)
Ne me quittes pas 2 (Video Clip Elaine. 4 min. High Definition)
One Word (Video Clip Elaine. 4 min. High Definition)
Shadows on the Wall (Video Clip Elaine. 4 min. High Definition)
Buena Fe LIVE (Concert DVD. 120 min – HDV. EGREM)

2010
Eso que anda (Doc. 75 min. DVCAM. ABDALA)
The Elephants (Video Clip. Liuba Ma. Hevia. 4 min. HDV. Bis MUSIC)
Van Van 40 (Concert 40 years. 180 min. HDV. ABDALA)
Elaine Habanecer (Concert. 120 min. High Definition. Habanece)
Spontaneously (Concert. 90 min. HDV. Unicornio)

2011
Habanastation (feature film director)

Awards and Recognition
Angels Passing By
Nomination for Best Instrumental Music Video Clip, Lucas Awards, 2006
Tight But Relaxed
Lucas Award for Best Traditional Music Video Clip. Havana, 2006
Nomination for Best Video Clip. Cubadisco Award 2007
Buena Fe LIVE
Best Documentary Award. Cubadisco International Fair. Cuba. 2010.
Each Country
Nomination for Best Video Clip. Cubadisco 2009.
Telescope
Nomination for Best Pop Video. Lucas Awards. Cuba. 2009.
Nomination for Most Popular Video of the Year. Lucas Awards. Cuba. 2009.
Chapeando
Lucas Award Best Video Clip of a Group. Havana, 2005.
Lucas Award Best Popular Dance Music Video Clip. Havana, 2005.
Nomination Best Video of the Year. Lucas Awards. 2005.
Nomination Most Popular Video of the Year. Lucas Awards. 2005.
Nomination Best Animation. Lucas Awards. 2005.
Nomination Best Director. Lucas Awards. 2005.
Nomination Best Special Effects. Lucas Awards. 2005.
DVD Here the One Who Dances Wins
Grand Prize Cubadisco. Cubadisco 2009.
Best Testimony. Cubadisco 2009.
Best CD-DVD. Cubadisco 2009.
Best Audiovisual Concert. Cubadisco 2009.
The Making of Amor Vertical
Special Mention Editing. Cine Plaza, 1997.
Special Mention of the Jury. Imago, 1997.
Best Promotional. The Image Warehouse Festival, Camagüey, 1997.
In the Moon of Valencia
Award for Best Video Clip, Cubadisco Awards, 2007
Between the Two Americas
Lucas Award Best Traditional Music Video Clip. Havana, 2004.
Nomination Best Video Clip. CUBADISCO, 2005.
That Would Be Worth Seeing, Compay
Caracol Award from OPJM. Caracol, 1999.
1st. Documentary Mention. 21 International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana, 1999.
Special Mention of the Jury Cine Plaza, 2000.
Blue Heron Award. II International Festival Santiago Álvarez in memoriam, 2001.
Eso que anda
Special Jury Prize. Exhibition of New Filmmakers. Cuba, 2010.
1st Prize Best Documentary. Santiago Álvarez in Memoriam International Documentary Festival. Cuba, 2010.
Best Sound Design Award. Santiago Álvarez in Memoriam International Documentary Festival. Cuba, 2010.
Centro Matamoros Award. Santiago Álvarez in Memoriam International Documentary Festival. Cuba, 2010.
Elvira Cape Award. Santiago Álvarez in Memoriam International Documentary Festival. Cuba, 2010.
Best Documentary Award. Cubadisco International Fair. Cuba. 2010.
Official Selection Havana Film Festival New York. United States. 2010.
Official Selection Chicago Latino Film Festival. 2010.
Faja´o con los leones
Grand Prize City Lights. The Image Warehouse Festival, Camagüey, 1999.
Fuera de liga
Award for Best Film. 3rd Annual Film Festival. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, 2008.
Best Cuban Documentary in 2008. Cuban Association of Cinematographic Press. 2008.
Grand Caracol Prize for Non-Dramatized Work. Caracol Contest UNEAC. 2008.
Cathedral Award of SIGNIS for Cinema. Caracol Contest UNEAC. 2008.
Honorable Mention. SPORTCINE Festival Milan, Italy. 2008.
Audience Award in Documentary. 30 International Festival of New Latin American Cinema. 2008.
Special Jury Award. Exhibition of New Filmmakers. Havana, Cuba, 2009.
Special Mention. Humberto Solás International Poor Cinema Festival. Gibara, Cuba. 2009.
Official Selection Gothenburg International Film Festival. Sweden. 2008.
Official Selection Havana Film Festival New York. USA. 2008.
Official Selection Leipzig Animation and Documentary Festival. Germany. 2008.
Official Selection London Latino Film Festival. United Kingdom. 2008.
Official Selection Buenos Aires Latino Festival. Argentina. 2008.
Official Selection São Paulo International Film Festival. Brazil. 2008.
Official Selection Brussels Freedoms Festival. Belgium. 2008.
Official Selection Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, Best Docs Section. Iberoamerica. 2008.
Hotel California
Award for Best Pop-Rock Ballad Video Clip, Nomination for Best Video Clip of the Year; Nomination for Best Group Video Clip. Lucas Awards, 2007
Nomination for Best Video Clip of the Year. Lucas Awards. 2007.
Nomination for Best Group Video Clip Lucas Awards. 2007.
Knock-out
Nomination for Best DVD, Cubadisco Awards, 2007
Lascia Chi´o pianga
Nomination for Best Song Video. Lucas Awards. Cuba. 2009.
Luis Carbonell: After So Much Time
Selected by Cuban critics as a significant documentary exhibited in Cuba in 2001.
Community Culture Award New Latin American Cinema International Festival, 2001.
Revolución y Cultura Magazine Award New Latin American Cinema International Festival, 2001.
Best Documentary Award Cine Plaza Festival, 2002.
Pablo de la Torriente Brau Award Cine Plaza Festival, 2002.
Caracol Award (Best Documentary Direction) Caracol Festival, 2002.
Official Selection. Cartagena International Festival, 2002
Official Selection. II Exhibition of Young Filmmakers Havana, 2003
Mack the Knife
Lucas Award Best Instrumental Music Video Clip. Havana, 2005.
Motos
AHS Award. Caracol Contest (UNEAC), 2000.
Second Audience Prize. International Short Film Festival, São Paulo, 2000.
Official Selection at the Bilbao International Short Film Festival, 2000.
Official Selection at the I National Exhibition of New Filmmakers, 2000.
Official Selection at the New Latin American Cinema Festival of Havana, 2000.
Official Selection at the Iberoamerican Short Film Festival of Huesca, 2001.
Official Selection at the Algarve International Short Film Festival, 2001.
Official Selection at the Toulouse Latino Festival, 2001.
Official Selection at the Havana Festival in New York, 2002.
Don't Cross the Line
Nomination for Best Group Video Clip, Nomination for Best Reggaeton Video Clip. Lucas Awards, 2007
I Keep Falling
Nomination for Best Video Clip; Most Popular, Lucas Awards, 2006
Without Speaking
Lucas Award Best New Artist Video Clip. Lucas Awards, 2000.
Video Clips 2005-2006
Butterfly Award Best Video Clip Director of the Year, 2006.
2014
The video clip Se bota a matar, directed by Padrón and performed by Buena Fe, won the awards for Best Video of the Year, Best Fusion Video and Best Production.

Ian Padrón has resided in the United States of North America since 2015.

In 2016 he creates Padrón Films, the name of the audiovisual production company created by the popular Cuban filmmaker Ian Padrón. The new company will cover a wide range of formats that includes fiction films, cartoons, music videos, concerts, advertisements, consulting, screenwriting clinic and documentaries. "We are prepared to take on any genre and any production challenge."

For several years he has had a YouTube channel that he has named Derecho@Réplica where he interviews personalities to talk about Cuban culture and society. The channel has 24,400 subscribers.