Vicente Franco
Cinematographer
Cinematographer Vicente Franco, a native of Madrid,
Spain, began his studies at the University of Journalism
in Madrid. To avoid the draft during the military
dictatorship in Spain, he relocated to the United States
in 1975 where he earned his Film Studies bachelor's
degree at the University of California in Santa Barbara,
and his Masters Degree at San Francisco State
University.
As a TV Producer/Director/Writer, for the Spanish
Television Network (Univision) from 1982 to 1989, Franco
was involved in public affairs, commercials, PSAs, news
and special programming such as "Mexico Earthquake
Telethon"(Winner of a Peabody Award in 1985), "Entre
Nosotros: Nuestra Familia Frente al Sida" "Exito Escolar",
etc. He also directed local live news programs.
As an
independent commercial spots Copywriter/Creative, Vicente
works with Advertising Agencies like Young and Rubicam, Hal
Riney & Partners, Ogilvy and Mather.
He has produced, directed or shot films and/or training
videos for Institutions like UCSF, The State of California
and The Smithsonian Institution.
Vicente has served for 5 years a member of the board of
Directors of "Cine Accion," the only Latino Film/Video
organization in the Bay Area. Most recently Franco was
nominated for a 2003 Academy Award for Co-directing and
shooting the feature documentary, Daughter from Danang.
Franco's long-running collaboration with Jed Riffe includes
cinematographer credits on the films Waiting to Inhale and
Convention.
