Francisco Novick

Francisco Novick is a film director, producer and screenwriter born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a Film Director (ENERC) and an Economist (University of Buenos Aires). He is a Locarno Academy alumni.

He directed and produced three feature films: LOST TIME (2019, Mar del Plata Film Festival), POLITICO (2022, Mar del Plata Film Festival), and A NIGHT AT PALADIUM (2025, BAFICI), as well as several short films that premiered at festivals such as Tallinn, Sitges, and Biarritz, among others.

His projects have been selected in programs and labs such as the Guadalajara Production Meeting, the Ibermedia Series Co-development Program, the Málaga Co-production Meeting, the Cartagena Production Meeting, Fulgor Lab in Madrid and the Buenos Aires Young Art Biennial. He has received multiple awards from Argentina’s National Fund for the Arts, the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Fund, and the Buenos aires Cultural Patronage program.

Francisco currently teaches project development courses and serves as a jury member at festivals and competitions across the region.