Vadim Lasca, director

Director · Los Angeles

Vadim Lasca

Vadim Lasca Orsini is a multi-award-winning Venezuelan director based in Los Angeles.

Born into a family of musicians and stage performers, he began his musical training in conservatories and children's theater groups from an early age.

After high school he moved to Buenos Aires, where he studied Filmmaking at the Instituto de Artes Cinematográficas de Avellaneda.

As a director of music videos, commercials, and short films, he has built a body of work recognized nationally and internationally. "Normal," his first professional short, is the most selected and awarded Venezuelan short film in history, with 100+ official selections and 30+ awards.

Today he is a pioneer in AI integration and generation within narrative filmmaking. Recent works like "What Remains" push the boundaries of the medium, bridging traditional cinematic craft with emergent generative storytelling.

Festivals & Awards

130+ selections and awards

  • Nikola Tesla Film Festival — Winner 2026
    Nikola Tesla Film Festival Winner 2026
  • Bangkok Movie Awards — Winner 2025
    Bangkok Movie Awards Winner 2025
  • Accolade Global Film Competition — Award of Excellence · Special Mention 2025
    Accolade Global Film Competition Award of Excellence · Special Mention 2025
  • IndieFEST Film Awards — Award of Excellence 2025
    IndieFEST Film Awards Award of Excellence 2025
  • IndieFEST Film Awards — Award of Merit 2021
    IndieFEST Film Awards Award of Merit 2021
  • Real Time International Film Festival — Winner 2020
    Real Time International Film Festival Winner 2020
  • Latino Film Market — Best Intl Latino Music Video 2020
    Latino Film Market Best Intl Latino Music Video 2020
  • Chico Independent Film Festival — Best Virtual Reality 2019
    Chico Independent Film Festival Best Virtual Reality 2019
  • Borderscene Film Festival — Winner 2019
    Borderscene Film Festival Winner 2019
  • LA Le' Cinema Indie FF — Winner 2019
    LA Le' Cinema Indie FF Winner 2019
  • Philadelphia Latino Film Festival — Lola Award 2016
    Philadelphia Latino Film Festival Lola Award 2016
  • Festival entre Largos y Cortos de Oriente — Winner 2022
    Festival entre Largos y Cortos de Oriente Winner 2022
  • VMF — Winner 2020
    VMF Winner 2020
  • FESCIVE — Best Director 2016
    FESCIVE Best Director 2016
  • Tachira Film Festival — Best Director 2016
    Tachira Film Festival Best Director 2016
  • Tachira Film Festival — Best National Short 2016
    Tachira Film Festival Best National Short 2016
  • Festival de Cortos de Alicante — Best Short Film 2016
    Festival de Cortos de Alicante Best Short Film 2016
  • Guayana en Cortos — Best National Short 2016
    Guayana en Cortos Best National Short 2016
  • Absurd Film Festival — Best Experimental Film · HM 2025
    Absurd Film Festival Best Experimental Film · HM 2025
  • Czech International AI Film Festival — Honorable Mention 2025
    Czech International AI Film Festival Honorable Mention 2025
  • AIMAFF — Honorable Mention 2025
    AIMAFF Honorable Mention 2025
  • All That Moves Intl FF — Honorable Mention 2020
    All That Moves Intl FF Honorable Mention 2020
  • Anatolia International FF — Finalist 2026
    Anatolia International FF Finalist 2026
  • Seoul International AI FF — Finalist 2025
    Seoul International AI FF Finalist 2025
  • AI Film Festival Japan — Finalist 2025
    AI Film Festival Japan Finalist 2025
  • 34 Girona Film Festival — Finalist 2021
    34 Girona Film Festival Finalist 2021
  • Uno Sguardo Raro FF — Finalist 2020
    Uno Sguardo Raro FF Finalist 2020

Clients & Labels

The Stranglers · The Masked Singer · Nella & Pedro Capó · Banco Bicentenario · BOD · La Montserratina · Alcatel · Titán · Lubricantes Inca · Montana · Perfumes Factory · Kx Medical · Noo Fuzion · OpenArt