Francisco Bello is an ACADEMY AWARD® and three time EMMY Nominee.

He studied at the Cooper Union School of Art, and has worked in the post-production of films by Kevin Smith, Michael Moore, and George Butler, among others. His recent editorial work includes SUMMER SUN WINTER MOON (ITVS), NEITHER MEMORY NOR MAGIC (MoMA Documentary Fortnight), BETTY LA FLACA (HBO), and JULIETA Y RAMON (Showtime).

Francisco launched Ropa Vieja Films LLC in 2007 SALIM BABA, which has screened in over 75 festivals worldwide including Sundance, Telluride, IDFA, Woodstock and Tribeca. In 2008 SALIM BABA was Nominated for an ACADEMY AWARD® for Best Short Documentary, followed by a News & Documentary EMMY Nomination in 2009.

Most recently, Francisco produced and edited WAR DON DON which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, and for which he was awarded the first Karen Schmeer Award for Excellence in Documentary Editing. "War Don Don" was Nominated for two 2011 Emmys in the categories: Outstanding Coverage of a News Story (Long Form) and Outstanding Editing.

He also recently completed his directorial debut commissioned by HBO Documentary Films, EL ÉSPIRITU DE LA SALSA ("The Spirit of Salsa") which premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.

Francisco is currently at work with the reunited creative team behind SALIM BABA on a new film about the artist Mu Xin which wrapped photography in China. He is also in post on a film about medical marijuana in Montana by WAR DON DON partner Rebecca Richman Cohen.

Francisco has been awarded the 2011 NALIP Estela Award, fellowships from the PBS/WGBH Producer's Academy, the Latino Producer's Academy, Tribeca All Access, and grants from the Tribeca Film Institute, Urban Artists Initiative, and Queens Council on the Arts. He has reviewed proposals for the Tribeca Film Institute and has mentored filmmakers for NALIP and CineReach fellowships. Francisco has taught Final Cut Pro editing and post-production at the Cooper Union and continues to balance his time between freelancing as a filmmaker and developing upcoming projects from Ropa Vieja Films.

Francisco is represented as a commercial director by BaseCamp Entertainment.