Maria Altamirano

Profile 

Maria Altamirano is a Peruvian-American producer whose work has screened at festivals worldwide, including Cannes, San Sebastián Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, and Slamdance. Her credits include Alexis Gambis’ feature Son of Monarchs, a 2021 Sundance Film Festival selection, and Raven Jackson’s award-winning short Nettles, currently streaming on the Criterion Channel. A Film Independent Producing Fellow, Maria is developing Jackson’s debut feature All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, a Cinereach, SFFILM, Tribeca, and IFP-supported project, as well as Adrián Cárdenas’ debut El Cuento de la Ballena, to be shot in Cuba. Prior to filmmaking, Maria was Market Research Manager at Paramount Pictures where she generated development and marketing insights for the studio’s slate. She holds an MBA and MFA from New York University.

Current Projects 

In development
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt by Raven Jackson (Feature)
El Cuento de la Ballena (The Story of the Whale) by Adrian Cárdenas (Feature)
June Bugs by Raven Jackson (TV Series)
El Diablo Cojuelo (The Limping Devil) by Lorena Durán (Short)

Released
Son of Monarchs by Alexis Gambis, 2020 (Feature)
Washed Away by Ben Kallam, 2019 (Short)
El Artesano (The Artisan) by Adrian Cárdenas, 2019 (Short)
Nettles by Raven Jackson, 2018 (Short)
La Pescadora (The Fisherwoman) by Lorena Durán, 2018 (Short)
American Soil by Alejandro Miyashiro, 2018 (Short)
Give up the Ghost by Marian Mathias, 2017 (Short)
Life After by Ria Tobaccowala, 2017 (Short)
Canoe Poems by Adrian Cárdenas, 2017 (Short)
Termination by Calla Videt, 2017 (Short)
Untitled Short Film About White People by Nicholas Colia, 2017 (Short)
Invitation to Collaborate by P.J. Norton, 2017 (Short)
Horizon Diner by Jamie Dack, 2017 (Short)
Corazón Dormido by Alejandro Miyashiro, 2016 (Short)
Wake by Molly Gandour, 2016 (Short)
Latiner by Inés Gowland, 2016 (Short)