Fernando A. Mico

Fernando A. Mico is an Award-Winning Filmmaker from Alexandria, VA. While still in the Boston University film program, his final project and first production, EVER AFTER (Reloaded), garnered acclaim by winning Action Film of the Year at the Action On Film International Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA. His feature film beat out several hundred great, well-funded movies and went on to be distributed through major outlets such as, Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

After graduating from George Mason University with a double major in Fine Art and Government & Politics, Mico's early career began as a colorist for Marvel Comics Entertainment in California. His childhood passion was fulfilled in digitally coloring popular characters like Spider-Man, Wolverine, X-Men and the Avengers. From comic books he went on to design movie collateral for studios such as Paramount, Warner Bros., and Universal Studios.

Mico began training in martial arts as a child and never stopped. He is a Tae Kwon Do master, holding a 6th degree black belt and is a 4-time US National gold medalist; receiving invitations to train for the US Olympic team. In combining a lifetime of martial arts and film making prowess, it is no surprise that Fernando found initial film making success in producing action movies.

Mico has also been teaching martial arts for most of his life. It seems instructing is in his blood; having taught filmmaking at his alma mater, Boston University, for several years and graphic design at Johns Hopkins University. A year after graduating from Boston University's film making program, he was invited to become an instructor. While he continues to produce, write, direct and handle all aspects of post production for his production company Violent Hues Productions, his major role is now as the director of The Northern Virginia International Film & Music Festival, alongside the CAPITAL Film Market, the largest film festival and market of its kind in the United States. Fernando also produces the GO Independent International Film Festivals, an umbrella of film festivals scattered across the United States, including festivals in Washington, D.C. Hollywood, CA, Miami, and Atlanta. He has also gone back to his roots by producing The NOVA CON, the largest comic book convention in Northern Virginia, hosted at the Ritz Carlton.

Mico isn't one for sitting still, as he has recently completed certification in Social Media Strategy at MIT, and continues online courses with Harvard. And don't blink, you can also find him making an occasional cameo on productions such as Netflix's House of Cards, HBO's VEEP, and Disney/Marvel's Black Panther.