Carlos Rafael Betancourt

Carlos Rafael Betancourt was born and raised in Cuba, where he studied Film at the University of Arts. After winning the Central American funding contest CINERGIA, his short film LA ISLA DE CORCHO was selected by film festivals in Cuba and the U.S., including the New York City International Film Festival and the IFQ Festival in Los Angeles, where it was awarded Best Short Film. He moved to LA in 2012 and studied screenwriting in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. He graduated with an MFA in from the American Film Institute Conservatory and is the first alumnus to hail from Cuba.