Fernando A. Fisher

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| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| occupation = Director, Writer, Editor

| years_active = 2016–Present

| notable_works = Entre las Cuerdas, Perturbado (2019), La Faraona (2019), El Amor No Existe - Love Doesn't Exist (2019)

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Fernando A. Fisher (born in San Diego, California, U.S., raised in Tijuana, Baja California) is a director, writer, and editor known for his work in short films and independent cinema.

Early life and education

Fisher spent most of his life in Tijuana, where he completed his primary, secondary, and high school education. He later attended Southwestern College in San Diego, California, where he graduated as a Telemedia Production Specialist.{{Cite web |last=Cultura |first=Secretaría de |title=Se realizará en Cecut ENCITI 2023: 1er Encuentro de Cineastas Independientes de Tijuana |url=https://www.gob.mx/cultura/prensa/se-realizara-en-cecut-enciti-2023-1er-encuentro-de-cineastas-independientes-de-tijuana?idiom=es-MX |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=gob.mx |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title=Film 100% made in Tijuana "Entre Las Cuerdas" wins Best Movie Award at International Festival in Sweden |url=https://www.sandiegored.com/en/news/262526/Film-100-made-in-Tijuana-quotEntre-Las-Cuerdasquot-wins-Best-Movie-Award-at-International-Festival-in-Sweden/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=SanDiegoRed |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title=Película 100% tijuanense "Entre las Cuerdas" recibe premio a Mejor Película en Festival Internacional en Suecia |url=https://es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com/pel%C3%ADcula-100-tijuanense-cuerdas-recibe-011000792.html?guccounter=1 |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com |language=es-US}}{{Cite web |last=Billington |first=Alex |date=2024-06-05 |title=US Trailer for Kooky Comedy 'Waiting for Dalí' on the Spanish Coast {{!}} FirstShowing.net |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/us-trailer-for-kooky-comedy-waiting-for-dali-on-the-spanish-coast/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=www.firstshowing.net |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Tomatazos |first=Redacción |date=2024-09-10 |title=¡Orgullo tijuanense! 'Entre las cuerdas', la producción mexicana que obtuvo el premio a Mejor Película en Festival Internacional en Suecia |url=https://www.tomatazos.com/noticia/orgullo-tijuanense-cuerdas-produccion-mexicana-obtuvo-premio-mejor-pelicula-festival-internacional-suecia/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Tomatazos |language=es}}

Selected filmography

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scope="col" \| Year !scope="col" \| Title !scope="col" width=65 \| Director !scope="col" width=65 \| Writer !scope="col" width=65 \| Producer !scope="col" width=65 \| Editor !scope="col" \|Notes
2019 \| Perturbado \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2019 \| El Amor No Existe (Love Doesn't Exist) \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2019 \| La Faraona \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|
2024 \| Entre las Cuerdas \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|

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scope="col" | Year

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2019

| Perturbado

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| {{no}}

2019

| El Amor No Existe (Love Doesn't Exist)

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| {{no}}

2019

| La Faraona

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

2024

| Entre las Cuerdas

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Awards and nominations

Best Short Film– Purgatory Film Festival (2021) with Perturbado{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
Best Actor– Purgatory Film Festival (2021) with Perturbado{{Cite web |title=Film Festival |url=https://www.purgatorypictures.co.uk/film-festival |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Purgatory |language=en}}
Best Short Film – SD Film Festival (2021) with Perturbado{{Cite web |date=2020-03-04 |title=27th San Diego Latino Film Festival Souvenir Catalogue by Ethan Thillo - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/ethanvanthillo/docs/sdlff_2020_program_web |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=issuu.com |page=74-75 |language=en}}
Best Feature Film - Luleå International Film Festival{{Cite web |date=2024-08-31 |title=Amongst The Ropes |url=https://www.luleafilmfestival.com/2024/08/31/amongst-the-ropes/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=LULEA |language=en-US}}
Best Director Feature Film - Luleå International Film Festival
Audience Choice Winner - Lift-Off Global Network{{Cite web |last=Barrameda |first=Connie |date=2025-01-07 |title=Lift-Off Sessions Winners: December 2024 |url=https://liftoff.network/sessions-december-2024-winners/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Lift-Off Global Network |language=en-GB}}
Best Supporting Actor: Pedro Rodman: Rainbow Umbrella Film Festival 2019 with "El amor no existe"{{Cite web |title=Madrid Fiesta Film |url=http://madridfilmawards.org/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=madridfilmawards.org}}
Best Original Story: Mexica Film Awards 2023 with "El amor no existe"{{Cite web |date=2019-03-07 |title=26th San Diego Latino Film Festival Catalogue by Ethan Thillo - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/ethanvanthillo/docs/sdlff2019festivalcatalogue |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=issuu.com |page=76 |language=en}}
Mejor Short Film: Open Window International Film Festival Challenge with "Perturbado"{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}