ARY ZARA

Ary Zara is a transgender screenwriter and director. He studied cinema at Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon and University of Texas in Austin. "An avocado pit", his debut short film, earned a spot on the shortlist of the 96th Academy Awards® (Oscars®). This achievement comes after the short film has garnered 90+ selections and 20+ awards in festivals such as: Clermont-Ferrand, AFI FEST, FIC Guadalajara and Outfest.  Ary will shoot his second short "Tokos" early 2025, developed at Midpoint Institute, pitched at WEMW 2024. He'll join the Factory with "Sun in Saturn", his first feature project, which was selected for Torino Script Lab (CNC Prize for pitch), won Best Debut Project at Dot.on.the.map, Cyprus and was selected for EAVE.