Nicolás Cardozo Basteiro

Locations • Production • Documentaries • Assistant Director

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

"Proper planning, preparation and practice prevents poor performance" That's the first big lesson I learned in the film industry. I was lucky to have the best bosses from the beginning to teach me how to be efficient and professional on set. That principle I learned in 2013, the year I started as a driver. From there I've grown in many levels and enjoyed different roles in the process of making a movie but I would say locations is the department I know the best. However, I've worked in production, transport and AD department too. Even more, I did work as a local fixer in international small projects, such a Belgian documentaries or German VFX projects and I know how to host a small crew and set everything needed to get their goals completed.

Experience

  • Freelance (Direct Contract · 12 yrs 5 mos)
    • Production Coordinator
      Jan 2021 - Feb 2026 · 5 yrs 2 mos

      2026 - Stills Valentino Vendetta - Iconoclast Spain Photographer: inez & Vinoodh, Larissa Hofmann Producer: Nico Farkas Production Manager: Tuixent Blanco Shot in Barcelona 2022 – Uber Jump in – Antiestatico Europa Director: Imanol Ruiz de Lara Production Manager: Carol Cosmen Shot in Madrid 2021 – FEARLESS. A documentary about Marc Márquez – Blur Media Director: Alberto Blanco Production Manager: Gemma Monzó Shot in Cervera

    • Assistant Production Manager
      2016 - 2023 · 7 yrs

      2023 – Miravia – The Production Club Production Manager: Dani Manero Shot in Barcelona 2023 – Macallan Whiskey – Content Films Production Manager: Dani Manero Shot in Barcelona 2022 – Mahou La Liga – The Production Club Production Manager: Carol Cosmen Shot in Altea 2022 – Pan y Circo – MoA Studio Director: Diego Luna Production Manager: Carol Cosmen Shot in Madrid 2021 – Apagón Capítulo "Niños"– Buendía Estudios Directora: Isa Campo Production Manager: Carol Cosmen Shot in Guadalajara 2021 – Bake Off Celebrities – Boxfish TV Production Manager: Carol Cosmen Shot in Ayllón 2021 – Zuny – Smile Director: John Israel Production Manager: Júlia Bas Shot in Barcelona 2016 – Photoshoot Pedro del Hierro – Germán Fernández Moreno Production Manager: Raquel Palmero Shot in Almeria

    • Production Runner in commercials
      Jan 2014 - Dec 2019 · 6 yrs

      Companies: Blur, Icecream Pictures, Icon International, Primo Madrid, Rabagast, Trizz Productions, Widescope productions, Zoopa, Smile Media, Fuera de Foco, Planta Films, Euromedia, Marcial AV, Garage, Let's Go Camping, Mamma Team, Camino Content. UPM: Tuixent Blanco, Mónica Canellas, Àurea Millan, Anna Mayolas, Júlia Bas, Cristina Moreno, Gemma Monzó, Alexandra Manresa.

  • Freelance. (Direct Contract · 10 yrs 2 mos)
    • Assistant Location Manager
      Jun 2018 - Feb 2025 · 6 yrs 9 mos

      2024/2025 - The walking dead: Daryl Dixon season 3 - ANIMA STILLKING Directors: Dan Percival and Paco Cabezas Key Location Manager: Jaime Polo Shot in many places of Spain 2020 – Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury – EME & EME FILMS Director: Rick Lopez Location Manager: Cristina Serena Shot in Almeria 2018 – Mibelle – ICECREAM Pictures
 Location Manager: Ángel Lafuente Shot in Barcelona 2018 – Terminator: Dark Fate – Fresco Film Director: Tim Miller Location Manager: Tate Aráez Shot in Segovia, Madrid, Cartagena and Almeria

    • Assistant Unit Manager
      2020 - 2022 · 2 yrs

      2022 – Jack Ryan Season IV – Seven Islands Unit Manager: Zuhair Soudi Shot in Tenerife and Gran Canaria 2021 – Jack Ryan Season III – Buttercup Films Location Manager: Jaime Polo

 Shot in Rota Naval Base 2020 – Uncharted – Fresco Film Director: Ruben Fleischer Unit Manager: Shane Vazquez Shot in Barcelona and surrounding

    • Location Scout
      2017 - 2021 · 4 yrs

      2021 – Renault – Iris Pictures Location Manager: Raúl Candales 2017 – Warrior – Calle Cruzada Production Manager: Pablo Ramírez Celaya

  • Director, scriptwriter and co-producer of «porque la sal» at Boria
    Mar 2015 - Feb 2018 · 3 yrs

    A documentary shortfilm about the few people left living in the village of the salt mine of Cabo de Gata, Almeria, south of Spain. 2018 - Visions du Réel - Switzerland - world premiere 2018 - ARICADOC - Chile 2018 - SEMINCI - Spain 2018 - Astra Film Festival - Romania 2018 - ALCANCES - Spain - ASECAN Julio Diamante Award Festhome Award 2018 - Mediterranean Film Festival - Bosnia Herzegovina - Special Jury Mention 2018 - L'Alternativa - Spain - Audience Award 2018 - CURTOCIRCUITO - Spain 2018 - Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería - Spain 2018 - Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla - Spain - Imagenera 2nd award 2019 - Asecan - Premios del cine andaluz - Spain - Best shorfilm documentary award 2019 - Go short - Netherlands

  • Set Dresser at Rococo Content
    May 2016 - May 2016 · 1 mo

    Br(ik by Moon Blaisse. Art Director: Stefan Jakiela.

  • ESCAC Films (Almería)
    • Production Manager
      Jul 2014 - Sep 2014 · 3 mos

      Victor XX. Director: Ian Garrido. Third prize in Cinéfondation, Cannes 2015.

    • 1st AD
      Jul 2014 - Sep 2014 · 3 mos

      Victor XX. Directxr: Ian Garrido. Third prize in Cinéfondation, Cannes 2015.