About
Hugo Santa Cruz is a writer/director/producer from London. He makes films about characters who challenge the socio-political status quo of their time.
A former professional musician. Some of the bands he played in had songs featured in "Breaking Bad" and "The Sopranos"; when the music dried up he swerved into screenwriting.
Hugo's brand of punk rock filmmaking "anti Kino" is home to a production co-op that develops provocative feature films and documentaries.
His no-budget debut feature My London Lullaby (2021), a film about Europeans in a not so dystopian Brexit Britain was a winner at the prestigious Efebo D'Oro Film Festival in Italy.
In 2023, his experimental feature The Fifth Generation was a Best Feature winner at the BIFA qualifying Brighton Rocks Film Festival.
2025 sees him expand his narrative universe with the feature Modern Women, a comedy about the housing crisis.
Awards
2023
Winner of the audience award at the LesGaiCineMad Film Festival in Madrid (Spain) (as Associate Producer)
Winner of the SPIRIT OF BRIGHTON award and BEST FEATURE runner-up at the 7th edition of the Brighton Rocks International Film Festival (UK).
2022
Special Commendation of the Jury at the 7th edition of the Romford International Film Festival (UK)
2021
Winner of the Jury prize at the 43rd edition of the Efebo D'Oro Film Festival (Palermo, Italy)