Vlade

VLADIMIR PÉREZ DÍAZ (VLADE) — Cuban graphic artist.

Born in Güines, Havana Province, in 1985. Graduated in Art History from the University of Havana in 2010. Self-taught in the discipline of Graphic Design, since 2015 he has been practicing it professionally.

Although he shows his craft in different areas of graphic design, he prefers the poster as a means of expression. He has had the opportunity to participate in more than 30 group exhibitions in Cuba, the United States, Mexico, Italy, Spain, France, and Uruguay.

Awards and recognitions:

Coral Award for Best Poster at the 44th edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, with the poster for the film “El mundo de Nelsito”, by filmmaker Fernando Pérez. / 2023

1st Prize, Poster — Competition for the selection of the poster of the 34th Edition of the Francophone Song. Sponsored by the French Alliance of Cuba. / 2018

1st Prize, Poster — Competition “A Century of Czech Presence in Cuba”. Sponsored by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cuba. / 2020

1st Prize (Best Film Poster) — With the poster for the film “Todos a la cárcel”, directed by Spanish filmmaker Luis G. Berlanga. Berlanga Year 1921–2021 Competition. Sponsored by the CartelON Project, of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, and the Embassy of Spain in Cuba. / 2021

1st Prize, Poster — Competition “DANTE 700 / 1321–2021”. Sponsored by the Embassy of Italy in Cuba and the CartelON Project, of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema. Cuba / 2021

1st Prize, Poster — Competition “Servando: la libertad”. Sponsored by the Embassy of Norway in Cuba and the CartelON Project, of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema. Cuba / 2023

1st Prize, Poster — At the event “Puccini, 100 years”. Sponsored by the Embassy of Italy in Cuba and the CartelON Project. Cuba / 2024

3rd Prize, Poster — Competition “The Sea That Unites Us”. Sponsored by the Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation of Nature and Man and the Environmental Defense Fund. Cuba / 2021

1st Mention (Berlanga Centennial Poster) — Berlanga Year 1921–2021 Competition. Sponsored by the CartelON Project, of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, and the Embassy of Spain in Cuba. / 2021