We have been for a while following the work of Juan Rays in La Gomera, impatiently waiting for the publishing of is video in the island, and the result has not let us down. This video is englobed in the Canary Islands Tourism Board #7Stories. The board invited 7 international independent filmmakers with large impact on social networks. A different view of every island filled with emotion and that in the following days will conquer internet.
Juan Rayos, the filmmaker that got sent to La Gomera is also the only spanish representative. Now, it is our turn to decide which one we like best:
1) GRAN CANARIA:
Rick Mereki (Melbourne). Famous for filming and publishing in August 2011 3 short films «Move», «Eat» and «Learn» created with Time White and Andrew Lees. These became some of the top viral Vimeo videos with around 22.900.000 views.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rick-Mereki/277839202256508
https://vimeo.com/rickmereki
http://www.rickmereki.com/
@Rickmereki
2) LA GOMERA:
Juan Rayos (Madrid). Versatile and of an exquisite sensibility. He has worked with skate culture and popular traditions. His Vimeo and Youtube videos are over 8.800.000 views.
https://www.facebook.com/juanrayospage
https://vimeo.com/24195442
http://www.juanrayos.com/
@JuanRayos
3) TENERIFE:
Matthew Brown (Seattle). A newcomer, but with a deep creativity, freshness and sensibility that has made him get more than 3.100.000 visits in his Vimeo and Youtube profile with videos about trips and extreme sports.
https://www.facebook.com/mattbrownfilm
https://vimeo.com/matthewbrown
@MattyBrownFilms
4) FUERTEVENTURA:
Andro Kajzer (Ljubljana). The only one that has already filmed in the islands, and he has gone back to Fuerteventura. He is a specialist in board sports filming. He has more than 1.859.000 views.
https://www.facebook.com/andro.kajzer
https://vimeo.com/user626205
5) LA PALMA:
Günther Gheeraert (París) is a visual artist founder of the blacknegative agency. He is experienced with brands and his finishes and aesthetic with the image have been very well placed in La Palma.
https://www.facebook.com/gunther.gheeraert/about
https://vimeo.com/mistergu
http://mister-gu.com/blog/
http://blacknegative.com/#!/loader/
@Mister_Gu
6) EL HIERRO:
Jean-Julien Pous (Seúl). He mixes animation and action with french and asian cultural influences. His work is filled with conceptual and existencial meaning. His works accumulate 289.000 views on Vimeo.
https://www.facebook.com/jjpous?fref=ts
http://vimeo.com/jeanjulien
www.jjpous.com
@jjpous
7) LANZAROTE:
Lea Amiel y Nicolas Libersalle (París). The couple love to film their travels. Their short film «Fragments of Iceland» was «Staff Pick» on vimeo, and their videos have had more than 616.000 viewers.
https://www.facebook.com/LeaetNicolas
https://vimeo.com/leaetnicolas
http://www.leaaaa.com/
Now check all these videos here: http://vimeo.com/groups/islascanarias7stories