Mario Campoy

Professional Experience

She studied makeup and characterization professionally in Barcelona at the age of 18.

He set up his first workshop at the age of 19 and has been working on a multitude of short films, video clips and as a special effects technician for other workshops in Barcelona. After a few years, he decided to expand his borders and professional contacts and went to live in London, where he worked for different workshops as a sculptor and special effects technician, doing all kinds of advertising events for brands like Nike or Virgin, and on television programs and commercial series for the main television channels in England.

After a few years as a freelance, he came to Bilbao to do a master's degree, then he met his future business partner Irene Rio, and together they started their company Baconsfx.

Their first film as a company was "La noche del virgen" in Bilbao, whose success helped them grow professionally and become known on the national film scene.

Since then they have made a multitude of short films such as "Jules D" or "Insidia" and films such as "O dolorosa Joia". One of his latest projects has been the feature film “El hoyo”, by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, with Iván Massagué, Zorion Eguileor and Antonia San Juan. His work on this film was awarded with a Gaudí́ prize and the Goya prize for the best special effects.