Award Winning Director and Stunt Coordinator Extraordinaire “Art Comacho” is coming to Cayfilm and bringing with him a stuntman/martial art demonstration that will get you out of your seats!
Bio
Award-winning action film Director/Fight choreographer Art Camacho has a vast experience in the film industry. His latest film “The Chemist”, walked away with 7 awards at the AOF film festival in 2015. This came off the heels of him producing and directing the acclaimed short film “Flawed”.
His latest foray in television came with Motown inspired “Jadagrace” show starring the granddaughter of Motown legend Barry Gordy. Camacho was the Consulting producer on the show.
His studio releases include Sony Pictures “Half Past Dead 2” (Sony Pictures) and both “Crooked” and Confessions of a Pit Fighter” (Lionsgate films). Camacho did all the Action directing on Half Past Dead starring Steven Seagal.
He began his film career as an actor, appearing in various action films and television programs. He then went on to produce and direct commercials prior to making films. His background in martial arts and fighting helped him make the transition to Fight choreography in martial arts action films. With over 35 action films under his belt as a fight choreographer he was dubbed “The Fight Master” by the leading martial arts publications. Camacho then became a successful feature film director/Producer.
Camacho distinguished himself as one of the “Promising directors in the action film genre” according to Premier magazine.
He has been featured in numerous international magazines and books throughout the world including “Black Belt magazine”, “Inside Kung Fu”, “Karate International”, and “Cinturon Negro”, “Masters and Styles, “Secrets of the Masters”, “Martial Arts Illustrated”, “Who’s Who in Entertainment” “Encyclopedia of Martial Arts” and most recently graced the cover of Canada’s “Martial arts experts” . L.A.’s largest Spanish Language Newspaper “La Opinion” dubbed him “One of Latino Hollywood’s best action directors” Proclaiming that with the right project Camacho will break through. He was also featured on “Hola Los Angeles”, “Cinemax” Mexico’s channel 12, “Despierta America” and “Control”. Camacho was most recently featured on Latin Nation and he was the first recipient of the “The Outstanding Director of the Year” award from the Action on film, film festival 2005/2006, The Golden and Bronze halo awards from the Hollywood motion picture counsel. Camacho was also recipient of an award from the World Martial arts Association that was presented to him on behalf of Alan Horn (CEO of The Walt Disney Company) and Michael Klausman (President of CBS studios).