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ABOUT
Camilo Sanabria is a music composer based in Bogotá, Colombia, who has composed scores for numerous critically acclaimed feature films and documentaries.
Among his notable works are Alias María, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 in the Un Certain Regard section, gaining attention for its poignant portrayal of child soldiers in Colombia; Amazona, nominated for a Goya in 2018, which resonated with audiences for its exploration of motherhood and resilience; Eles transportam a morte, screened at the Venice Film Festival's Critics' Week, captivating viewers with its historical narrative on colonialism; Carta a una sombra, acclaimed for its bold confrontation of political assassination in Colombia; and Árbol rojo, which engaged audiences with its insightful cultural commentary on identity. He is currently working on the Netflix adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude, a highly anticipated project due to the novel's profound literary legacy.
He has also worked on international productions such as Un caballo llamado elefante by Chilean director Andrés Waissbluth, El encuentro de Guayaquil by Argentine director Nicolás Capelli, I Will Be Murdered by British director Justin Webster, Eles transportam a morte by Canary directors Samuel Delgado and Helena Girón, and O Corno by Galician director Jaione Camborda, which won the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival in 2023.
He has been nominated seven times for the Macondo Awards by the Colombian Academy of Cinematic Arts and Sciences, winning on three occasions: twice for Best Original Score for Amazona (2018) and The Smiling Lombana (2019), and once for Best Original Song with "¿Y Si Fuera Usted?" from the film Salvador (2023). He also won the India Catalina Award for Best Musical Direction for Así Somos by Señal Colombia (2017)
Internationally, Camilo Sanabria has been recognized with several prestigious nominations and awards for his exceptional work. He was nominated for the Fénix Awards in 2017 in Mexico for the music of Amazona. In 2022, his work on Eles transportam a morte earned him a nomination at the XX Mestre Mateo Awards by the Galician Audiovisual Academy.
Camilo's international triumphs include winning the Berlinale Talent Campus Film Score Competition in 2010 in Berlin, where Alexandre Desplat was his mentor. He also won Best Sound and Music with Carlos García for Eles transportam a morte at the 26th Cinespaña in Toulouse.
His musical range varies from electronic experimentation to orchestral composition.
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AWARDS
2025
PREMIOS india catalina
Winner for best music for One Hundred Years of Solitude
2024
XX PREMIOS MESTRE MATEO. ACADEMIA GALLEGA DO AUDIOVISUAL
Nominated best music for O corno / The Rye Horn
2023
MACONDO AWARDS
Winner best original song for Salvador
2022
XX Premios Mestre Mateo. Academia Gallega do audiovisual
Nominated best music for Eles transportan a morte
2021
26e CINESPAÑA TOULOUSE
Meilleurs Son & Musique pour Eles transportan a morte
2020
PREMIOS india catalina
Nominated for best musical director for TV series for El Libertador.
2019
MACONDO AWARDS
Winner best original score for The Smiling Lombana
2018
MACONDO AWARDS
Winner best original score for Amazona.
2017
PREMIOS Fénix
Nominated for best original score for Amazona.
2017
MACONDO AWARDS
Nominated for best original score at the Macondo 2017 Awards at Bogotá, Colombia for the movie Un Caballo Llamado Elefante
2017
33º premios india catalina
Winner for best musical director for TV series Así Somos - Señal Colombia.
2016
MACONDO AWARDS
Nominated for best original score at the Macondo 2016 Awards at Bogotá, Colombia for the movie Alias María.
2013
MACONDO AWARDS
Nominated for best original score at the Macondo 2013 Awards at Bogotá, Colombia for the movie The Crack.
2010
BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS MUSIC SCORE COMPETITION
Winner of the Berlinale Talent Campus Music Score Competition. Composer soundtrack with the Babelsberg Orchestra for the animated short Please Say Something of director David Orielly. Mentor: Alexandre Desplat.