Federico Hidalgo

Who is Federico Hidalgo?

Federico Hidalgo is a filmmaker and film professor in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has made two feature films to date A Silent Love, and Imitation, both released by Atopia.

A Silent Love, co-written with his wife, Paulina Robles, was nominated for a Genie Award for best original screenplay and was accepted to the Sundance Film Festival. It also won the Best Screenplay Award at 2004 Brooklyn International Film Festival. Variety wrote that the film "offers a diverting spin on the mail-order-bride premise, making a charming feature debut for writer-director Federico Hidalgo and co-writer Paulina Robles."

Hidalgo is both a graduate of and professor at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.