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Gustavo Bernal received his Bachelor's in Animation and Visual Effects from Academy of Arts University, San Francisco. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Gustavo has strong roots in his Hispanic heritage and multicultural background. With several years of experience, he previously worked for prestigious advertising agencies and production companies in Venezuela and New York City, including Havas Health, The Vidal Partnership, Adrenalina, and Warner Brothers Television. He had edited projects with well-known celebrities and personalities such as Spike Lee, Quest Love, Thalia, Aurora, Moby, Gorillaz, KT Tunstall, Lilly Allen, actor Nestor Carbonel, musician Robin Thicke, restaurateur Danny Meyers, and Magic Johnson.
Gustavo brings a unique vision as a filmmaker and creator to all the projects he works on, with his interests in storytelling, film editing, and visual effects. He has been actively involved with AIA Austin since 2019 and is the filmmaker behind WiA's Profiles interview video series. Furthermore, he has won numerous awards for his advertising and independent filmmaking work.
His film Tiny Victories 2.0, A Tale of Empathy, has been screened at film festivals in Venice, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Chicago, Dallas, London, and the Better Cities Film Festival—Detroit, where it won the Emerging Ideas Award. The short documentary was presented in the #Archtober AIA Queens, Architecture Short Films festival in NY, the Western Australian Museum - Boola Bardip in Melbourne.
Gustavo has spoken about storytelling in architecture and film at the AIA Austin Design Excellence, Texas Society of Architecture, and AIA National Conference.
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