writing, directing, and producing award winning documentary films and non-fiction media content for television and the web
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS and FILM FESTIVALS
Imagen Award, Best Documentary in Film or Television (2011)
Rockefeller Fellow
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow (1993 & 1998)
Cine Golden Eagle (2005 & 2010)
Alma Award
Premio Letras De Aztlan - Award for Outstanding commitment and service to the Chicana/o
community through documentary film from The National Association for Chicana &
Chicano Studies & South Texas College (2011)
The California State Legislature - Award for Outstanding Achievement in civil rights history (2011)
The California State Legislature - Award for Outstanding Achievement in American music and civil
rights history (2009)
The International Documentary Association (IDA) - Distinguished Documentary Achievement
Columbia University - Award for Broadcast Excellence:
Outstanding Coverage of Race and Ethnicity (2005 & 2006)
The Bombay International Film Festival - Best First Film of a Director
The San Francisco International Film Festival - Golden Gate Award
The Chicago Film Festival - Gold Plaque Award (1993 & 2010)
The Philadelphia International Film Festival - Best Documentary
The Atlanta International Film Festival - Best Short Documentary
The North Carolina International Film Festival - Best Documentary
The Columbus International Film Festival - Bronze Plaque Award
The National Educational Film Festival - Silver Apple Award
The USA Film Festival - Grand Prize & Best Documentary
The EarthPeace Film Festival - People’s Choice Award
Worldfest Houston - Gold Remi Award (1993 & 2003)
The Black Maria Film Festival - Jurors Choice Award
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
College Television Awards - First Place
PBS/CPB Producers Academy - Fellow
The Berlin Film Festival
The Full Frame Film Festival
The Los Angeles Latino Film Festival
The New York Latino Film Festival
Cine Festival - San Antonio, TX
Council on Foundations FIlm Festival - Atlanta, GA
JOHN’s films have been exhibited theatrically, on television in the United States, Canada and Europe, and at major festivals and cultural institutions. VALADEZ regularly lectures at colleges and universities across the United States.
LECTURES, SEMINARS and SCREENINGS at UNIVERSITIES
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The University of California at Berkeley
Columbia University
The University of California at Santa Cruz
New York University
Duke University
Ithaca College
Cornell University
Clemson University
Vanderbilt University
University of Dayton
Lewis-Clark State College
The University of Texas at El Paso
Arizona State University
The Pratt Institute
The School of Visual Arts
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces
Scottsdale College
The University of Vermont
The University of Washington
The University of Texas at Austin
Kenyon College
Denison University
El Paso Community College
Del Mar College
East Los Angeles College
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque
Rutgers University
The University of Arizona, Tucson
Mountain View College
Western Texas A & M University
The University of North Texas
The University of Texas at Arlington
Dallas Community College
Texas A & M International University, Laredo
South Texas College
The University of Texas Pan American
Texas A & M University at Corpus Christi
The University of Houston
Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento
Sacramento State University
Lone Star College in Kingwood Texas
The University of San Diego
California State University at San Marcos
Mesa College, San Diego
Texas A & M University, College Station
Houston Community College
The University of Texas, San Antonio
Texas State College, San Marcos
San Angelo State College
Central Washington University, Ellensburg
The University of California at Irvine
Mt. Saint Mary’s College, Newburgh, NY
Trinity College, San Antonio
San Jacinto College, Houston
Huston-Tillotson University, Austin
St. Mary’s University, San Antonio
Rio Hondo College, Los Angeles
City College, San Diego
University of California, Los Angeles,
Solano College, Fariview, CA
Delta College, Saginaw, MI
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
MISCELLANEOUS
The United States State Department
American Documentary Showcase
University of Texas at Arlington
Distinguished Filmmaker In Residence 2011
Ithaca College
Distinguished Filmmaker In Residence 2009
Robert Flaherty Film Seminar
Board of Trustees 2004-2009
The National Association of Latino Independent Producers
NALIP Latino Producers Academy
Mentor/Teacher 2007, 2008, 2010 & 2011
Writers Guild of America (East)
Member
Latino Public Broadcasting
Artists Advisory Board 2001-2003
New York Foundation for the Arts
Artists Advisory Board 2000-2004
The National Association of Latino Independent Producers
Founding Member
JOHN’s films have been exhibited theatrically, on television in the United States, Canada and Europe, and at major festivals and cultural institutions. VALADEZ regularly lectures at colleges and universities across the United States.
VALADEZ MEDIA
The George Pompidou Centre (Paris)
The Museum of Modern Art (New York)
The National Gallery of Art (Washington DC)
The Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
The High Museum of Art (Atlanta)
Lincoln Center (New York)
The Schomburg Center (New York)
The Mint Museum (Charlotte)
INPUT (Bristol, UK)
The Museum of the American Indian (New York)
The Hirshhorn Museum (Washington DC)
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (New York)
The Robert Flaherty Film Seminar
The Southern Circuit Tour
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (San Antonio)
Rose Marine Theater (Ft. Worth)
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (Washington DC)
LECTURES, SEMINARS and SCREENINGS and at CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
