J.D. Fernández Molero

Known for: Directing

Born: July 21, 1987 in Lima, Peru

J.D. Fernández Molero (1987, Peru) is a film director, producer, editor, and programmer. His films, which include the documentary Reminiscencias (2010), the fiction feature Videofilia (2015), and the hybrid film Punku (2025), have been screened at festivals such as Berlinale, Rotterdam, FIDMarseille, New Horizons, Mar del Plata, BAFICI, Cartagena, FICValdivia, La Habana, Singapore, Flaherty NYC, and presented in spaces like MoMA and MoMI in New York, Casa Encendida and Tabakalera in Spain, and the Mexican Cinematheque. He has won many awards, like the Tiger Award at Rotterdam, Grand Prix at Split, and Best Iberoamerican Cinematography in Cartagena, in addition to being the Peruvian candidate for the 89th Academy Awards with Videofilia and a recipient of grants from Hubert Bals Fund, Visions sud est, and DAFO.