Dvaid Martin – Porras

Born in Salamanca, Spain in 1982, from an early age David felt a strong passion for storytelling. During his first two years of college, he studied Mass Media Communication in the University of Salamanca and worked for the local newspaper. In 2002, he won an Erasmus scholarship to study in Munich – at the Ludwig-Maximiliam Universität – for a year. After his return to Spain he moved to Barcelona in 2003 where he finished his Bachelor’s degree. This city would open his eyes to the art of filmmaking. From 2003 to 2006 he shot three short films with renown Spanish actors and worked for Pedro Almodovar’s Production Company. In June 2006 he won a scholarship from a Spanish savings bank to study in the USA. He started the Directing Program at UCLA School of Film, Theater and Television in September 2006. For his first short film in English he worked with the two-time Tony award winning actress Cherry Jones. In November 2007 he finished his most recent movie “Portrait of a couple”.