Person Biography:
Patricia Chica is a multi-talented filmmaker with over 60 hours of programming experience in the film and television industries. She is a 60-time award-winning director, producer, writer, editor, and Chi Energy educator. Chica specializes in psychological dramas, thrillers, fantasy, and edgy documentaries.
As the president of Flirt Films and ChicArt Productions, Chica has directed, produced, and/or edited content for various networks including Sony, Showtime, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Oxygen, Animal Planet, Showcase, CBC, ARTV, and Bravo! Canada.
Chica has been recognized by the film industry, with Dread Central listing her as one of the "Rising Female Filmmakers" and Variety describing her as a "prolific director of shorts and TV projects." She is an alumna of the TIFF Filmmaker Lab, NSI, EAVE, Reelworld Screen Institute, Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices, the CMPA ICAP program, and the SODEC_LAB.
With a career spanning over four decades, Chica has directed her first video at age 16 and has never stopped making movies since then. She worked as a casting director for eight years, conducting over 2000 auditions for films, TV series, and commercials.
Chica co-founded Flirt Films at age 24, after her business plan won second place at the Jeunes Promoteurs contest in Montreal. Her vision was to produce high-quality films directed by women and visual minorities.
Chica's films often explore thought-provoking themes that deal with deviant behavior and the most profound side of the human experience. She is known for her use of surreal imagery and meticulous editing techniques to portray the intra-psychic landscape of her characters.
Chica's work has been curated, presented, and/or awarded at over 300 international film festivals, theatres, art centers, universities, and on television around the world. She has also given talks at numerous seminars, workshops, and panels about filmmaking and directing actors.
In 2007 and 2010, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador gave Chica a diploma of recognition for her outstanding contribution to the country's cinematic heritage.
