Samuel Urbina is a film director and producer born and based in Piura, Peru. His work is driven by an interest in cinema that moves between fiction and non-fiction, with territory as its point of departure. His debut feature film, That Shadow Fading (2025), has screened at prestigious film festivals such as Málaga, São Paulo, Vancouver, Lima, among others. Since 2018, he has been the promoter of the Piura International Short Film Festival “Cine con Chifles”, a platform conceived to discover, train, and foster new cinematic voices in his local community.
Samuel Urbina es un director y productor de cine nacido y radicado en Piura, Perú. Se interesa por un cine que transita entre la ficción y la no ficción, con el territorio como punto de partida. Su ópera prima, Aquella Sombra Desvanecía (2025), se ha presentado en importantes festivales de cine, como Málaga, São Paulo, Vancouver, Lima, entre otros. Desde 2018, es promotor del Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Piura "Cine con Chifles", un espacio concebido para descubrir, formar e impulsar nuevas miradas cinematográficas en su localidad.
