About Diego

Hi there, I’m the Creative Director, Photographer and Filmmaker behind
Velvet Visual.

My experience spans photography, filmmaking, lighting design, color grading, cultural production and creative direction. This allows me to guide a project from the first visual idea through production and final delivery.

Director, Cinematographer & Creative Strategist
Based in Berlin — Working Worldwide (EN / DE / ES Fluent)
SELECTED FILM & DOCUMENTARY CREDITS

• The Eternal Whore (2024) | Cinematographer & Co-Director
  Feature Documentary on the regulation of sex work through history.
  ⚬ Official Selection: Athens Porn Film Festival (Politics Section, 2025), Amsterdam Porn Film Festival (2026), Korean Porn Film Festival (2026).

• Nachtexpress (2024) | Cinematographer & Co-Director
  Documentary exploring activism in Berlin from the 1980s to today.
  

BEYOND THE STUDIO & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• Underwater Cinematography: PADI Dive Master & Underwater Camera Operator (Zoea Mallorca and marine commercial productions).

• Motion Picture Film Development: Lab Technician at Andec Cinegrell Berlin — processing analog motion picture stock, including 35mm Ektachrome for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things (2023).

• Live Broadcast & Production: Broadcast Technician for TUI Cruises — operating live multi-camera switching, technical signal routing, and live event production.

• Founder and director of KannibalFest. 2016 - 2026
  International Shortfilm Festival. Berlin
  Experimental · documentary · fiction & animation