Jorge Porras Gamboa was born on September 18, 1986 in the city of Chihuahua. Degree in Communication Sciences from Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey in 2010. Since 2009 he has written, directed and produced independent short films: \u201cEscr\u00edbelo\u201d (2009), \u201cTiempo\u201d (2010), \u201cBianca Va\u201d (2014) and \u201cMuted\u201d (2014). He was invited to participate in the “Filmmakers Institute\u201d project, organized by \u201cThe Creative Minds Group\u201d, within the framework of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. There he obtained the recognition of best short film and best cinematography with \u201cMuted\u201d. FONCA Scholarship (Young Creators 2016-2017, film script). Director and Producer of the documentary El Gran Salto (The Jump), about the Olympic dream of the best
jumper in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NY\nGlam:<\/strong> How long have you been\nmaking films and videos?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u00b4ve been making films for 5 Years, and videos since Highschool, possibly 15 Years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> What film was your directorial debut? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As a feature, this is my first,\nThe Jump (El Gran Salto).<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> What is your recent film about? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n About 4 brothers that share the\nOlympic dream and the close following to the eldest, Luis Rivera, Mexico\u00b4s best\nLong Jumper who attempted to be the first Mexican Olympian with PhD Studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> How did you go about casting for the film?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As it is a Documentary, I\nrealized that Luis, a friend form childhood was breaking all records in Mexico\nand decided to follow him around with my camera, start gathering materials and\nsee what could develop from there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> What was the most important lesson you had to learn that has had a\npositive effect on your film? How did that lesson happen?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since we were waiting on an\nspecific outcome to occur (The moment when our main character qualified to the\nOlympics) The most important lesson was to not over-plan or overthink shootings\nin a documentary. Several times our schedules and plans of weeks, or even\nmonths changed in a day after the main character had to rearrange some trips or\ncompetitions because of injuries, I think after the 2 first years we decided to\njust plan ahead for 2 weeks and continuously adapt from there. Also to be a one\nman army when needed. Two or three times I had to travel with the characters by\nmyself and had to shoot, do audio and pretty much all production on my own,\nhoping that not much happened and some of the best moment happened, so we had\nto be ready always, for whatever came next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> Tell<\/strong> us a bit about\nthe other films you\u2019ve made and your other projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Before The Jump I have only\nmade short films, most of them just for fun with really small crews. But now\nI\u00b4m working on projects that I\u00b4m super excited about, like my first fiction\nfeature about the relationship of two brother fighters, a professional boxer\nand a street fighter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> What role have film festivals played in your life so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n They have been an amazing\nplatform for developing and showing all of my projects. Before I made this film\nI had the opportunity to attend big markets like Toronto and Cannes, and there\nI met some of the first supporters of our film. Now with The Jump we\u00b4ve got to\nnetwork around the world. Thanks to\nfestivals like these you get the shot at showing your film to such diverse\naudiences and getting an immediate feedback to what you are doing. Winning the\nBest Audience Award in our world premiere in Monterrey International Film\nFestival I think was one of the best moment of my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> Is it harder to get started or to keep going? What was\nthe particular thing that you had to conquer to do either?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To start\nsomething is always really hard, since that is the main obstacle everyone has\nto face, but I think keep going is always harder, because you have to keep\nadjusting to new scenarios and things that are out of your hands, like the\ncontingence we are all now experiencing with coronavirus. You have to stay\nalert because the world is changing so fast and sometimes what used to work for\nyou before won\u00b4t work again, so you need to keep pushing your own standards,\nworking and re-inventing yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It took me 5\nyears to start my first feature project, I used the excuse of money, always\nthinking that when I have enough I would start. But after a couple of accidents\nI just took the leap, sometimes you just need to be reminded of the shortness\nof life to put excuses aside and just start. I actually now have piece of paper\nin my office that says: \u201cYes, it is hard. Just start\u201d. (True story)<\/p>\n\n\n\n I used to run my\nown marketing agency, doing short films as side projects. It took me 6 years to\nfinish my first film, and honestly, before postproduction, it came a day when I\npromised to myself I would never do a film again, I though all the time, money\nand sacrifices just where not worth it. I was decided to go back to marketing\nand entrepreneurship. But after finishing this project, showing it in festivals\nand getting the audience\u00b4s reactions and kind words afterwards, there is like a\ndrug that kicks in, something that told me that my only possible next move was\nto do another film. And nowadays I think I\u00b4m doing a little bit of both, since\nnow I want to approach every project like a new company, and always keeping in\nmind the marketing part of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> How has your style evolved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I think I\u00b4m just\nstill finding a style by making films and watching films. I try not to watch to\nmuch my previous works, but when I do, I realize of many things that I can\nstill need to learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> What has been your personal key to success? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I think prioritizing and\nkeeping in mind what is most important is as good as it gets. Always having my\nfamily and God first in my life and continuously reassuring myself that I have\neverything I need to be happy. So if I don\u00b4t need anything, I feel successful.\nWhen I hear the word \u201csuccess\u201d the final words of the film Jerry Maguire<\/em>\ncome to mind: \u201cI love my wife, I love my life, and I wish you my kind of\nsuccess.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> What are you thinking\nabout doing next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now I\u00b4m really fortunate to be able to work in\ndeveloping 3 projects that I\u00b4m really excited about. All of them relate to\nsports: My first fiction feature, an animated series and another Olympic\nrelated documentary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam:<\/strong> Where does your studio want to go from here? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are actually looking forward\nfor a stronger presence in The U.S. and Latin America. Our studio is heading\ntowards producing and co-producing more international films with family values inspired\nby sports. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jorge Porras Gamboa was born on September 18, 1986 in the city of Chihuahua. Degree in Communication Sciences from Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey in 2010. Since 2009 he has written, directed and produced independent short films: \u201cEscr\u00edbelo\u201d (2009), \u201cTiempo\u201d (2010), \u201cBianca Va\u201d (2014) and \u201cMuted\u201d (2014). 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