José Ricardo García

Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At the age of 18, he moved to New York City to pursue his dream of becoming a film and video director. In 2005 he received his BFA in Film/Video production from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He has written, produced, shot, directed, and edited numerous short films, documentaries, music videos, corporate videos, among other projects. In 2006 he started Delbolcillo Productions taking on projects with minimal budgets and maximizing their potential. Currently lives in Maryland with his daughter and is always searching for experiences and challenges that will further develop and enhance his creative vision.

Awards

EMMY Nomination for “The AD-X2 Controversy” in the Director Category, 2024

Winner - Communicator Award of Excellence - “The AD-X2 Controversy”, 2024

Winner - Communicator Award of Distinction - “How Can Parents Encourage Their Children To Use Online Technology Safely And Privately”, 2024

Official Selection Community Stories Film Festival - “The AD-X2 Controversy”, 2024

Winner - Best Narrative and Best of Festival at NewsFest International Film Festival - “The AD-X2 Controversy”, 2023

Finalist - Raw Science Film Festival in the Professional Dramatic Category - “The AD-X2 Controversy”, 2023

Official Selection International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival - “The AD-X2 Controversy”, 2023

Official Selection DC Shorts Intenational Film Festival - “The AD-X2 Controversy”, 2023

Official Selection San Francisco Documentary Intenational Film Festival - “The AD-X2 Controversy”, 2023

Winner - 2021 Communicator Award of Excellence - “NIST on a CHIP” video series.

Winner - Best Music Video, International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival 2020 - Como Yo (music video)

Official Selection International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival 2020 - Nunca es Tarde (music video)

EMMY Award Winner - Director - Non-Live (Post-Produced) for “Preserving the JFK Assassination Bullets”, 2020

3 EMMY Award Wins - Branded Content (Short Form), Directing, and Photography for “Rethinking Manufacturing”, 2020

EMMY Award Nomination - Editing for “Rethinking Manufacturing”, 2020

EMMY Award Nomination for “Metric Makeover”, 2018

EMMY Award Winner – Outstanding Politics/Government Program Special for “Detective X”, 2017

Winner, Best Biography Documentary at Tech Doc Fest for “Detective X”, 2017

4 time Communicator Award Winner for “What is Time?” and “Computational Power of the Universe”.

Bronze Telly Award Winner for SI Superheroes Episode III

Official Selection of the HBO New York International Latino Film Festival for “HEE”, 2009

“Runaway” was screened at the Williamsburg Film Festival, and in numerous locations around NYC, Iceland, and London

“Portrait “was an official selection of the Color Sync Film Festival in New York University 2005