Adolpho NAvarro

Director/writer/editor/VfX ARTIST/Cinematographer

Adolpho Navarro is an independent filmmaker from Phoenix Arizona with over 20 years of experience and 60 plus film and video awards. Adolpho continues to create projects for the passion of the art of storytelling since the age of nine. Each production is completed with little to no budget while sustaining a high-quality production 10 times the budget size. He wears many hats and has received multiple awards as a director, writer, editor, producer, cinematographer, and special effects artist.

Adolpho received an award of excellence scholarship for video production from the Art Institute of Phoenix in which he received his degree in 2002. After college he devoted his life to continue to create films in every genre to better understand each unique tone of filmmaking. With an average of 5 to 10 films a year spanning from full length to short films, Adolpho has also been a part of the independent film community actively involved with casting, judging, and panel discussions for high schools and annually partners with colleges such as the Chandler Gilbert Community College where he directs 2 films a year for the Acting For Camera 1 and 2 program. He writes, directs, and casts all the participating students attending the class to produce a final product that is then entered into various film festivals. He also mentors the next generation by sharing his experiences as a 20 year independent filmmaker with many behind the scenes videos featured on his YouTube page and on this site.

Adolpho and his team have been recognized in various international film festivals including 1st place recognition in the National Epic Movie viral video contest, CineSpace Short Film Competition, Domino’s At Home Film Festival, and TBS network airplay on "Conan", "Overall 1st Place Best Film" in some of the largest film festivals in the south west such as the Almost Famous Film Festival, Phoenix Comicon, Jerome Film Festival Challenges, Phoenix FearCon, Chandler International Film Festival, A Night of Misfit Films, The Wildbunch Film Festival, and The Phoenix Film Festival. With recognition’s including "Audience Awards", "Best Script", "Best Art Director", "Best Cinematographer", "Best Editor", “Best Sound Designer, “Best Visual Effects”, and seven time "Best Director" award recipient, Adolpho and his team continue to have fun creating whatever unique story that happens to come along.


Adolpho also worked for the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix as the Media Production Manager for the Marketing and Communications team where he has also directed and edited over 100 videos for the college. Under his direction, the department has received multiple Telly Awards- Online Video Commercials/Web Series/Live Events | Creative Media Award - Connect2STEM Video | W3 Awards - Live Social Event Video Content | AAMC - Award of Excellence Audio and Video

Interviews and Stories

““My goal is show the world that you don’t have to have a large budget to create award winning products. You just have to be passionate about the craft and keep making movies. Most importantly, enjoy it.””
— Adolpho Navarro