Juan Pablo Ritcher has degrees in Social Communication and Film Directing by the Catholic University of Bolivia. Winner of the Amalia de Gallardo Municipal Prize on two occasions (Best photography in 2005 and Best Short Film in 2008) as well as the Eduardo Abaroa Plurinacional Prize for Best Short Film in 2013. He is a co-director and co-writer in the feature film Casting, which premiered in December 2010.