Esteban Mereles

Italo-argentinian visual and movement artist based in London. In 2019, he produced UNLUCKY, the film screened in several film festivals around the world, such as the Oscar-Qualifying Cleveland Film Festival (FilmSlam Competition), the European Film Awards-Qualifying International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (International Competition Section), FilmBath Festival, Capri Hollywood Film Festival, Southampton Film Festival and New Renaissance Film Festival (nominated for Best Short Short). In November 2023 he took part in the dance and movement based performance segment TOURMENTED TANGO at the Etcetera Theatre. He is currently working on a VR experience looking to explore our future relationship with AI in our spaces

Films

Poster

NOT THERE (2025)

Short film poem - Writer/Dancer

Tango film poem, on loss and thoughts

Film Screenshot
Poster

Sleep (2025)

Short film – Writer/Director

A man shares his recurrent nightmares with his therapist.

Film Screenshot
Poster

TangoXBallet (2025)

Short film - Director

A broken heel and a stolen pair of pointe shoes lead a tango couple to create an unique mix between tango and ballet.

Film Screenshot

Unlucky (2019)

Short film – Producer

FilmSlam Competition / Cleveland International Film Festival 2020 (United States) / OSCAR Qualifying

Short Cut Competition / Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2020 (Italy)

FilmBath Festival 2019 (United Kingdom)

International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2020 (Germany) / FIAPF Accredited

International Competition / International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2020 (Cyprus) / European Film Award Qualifying

Nochebuena (2016)

Short film – Assistant Director

London International Short Film Festival 2018 (United Kingdom)

International Independent Film Fair of Bogotá 2018 (Colombia)

Shorts TV: Best of Latin America Short Film Festival 2020 (United States)

Stage

Gianpiero

VR

YO-LANDA’s Gallery (2025) - Work in progress

A virtual reality experience driven by an in-house built engine and an AI Large Language Model.