2023 – JULIO TORRES

Julio Torres is an Emmy-nominated and WGA-winning writer. His work on “Saturday Night Live” garnered four Emmy nominations and he’s performed stand-up on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” as well as “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” In 2017, Julio headlined his first solo hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, “My Favorite Shapes: By Julio Torres” to rave reviews, and which became an hour-long HBO comedy special. Julio also starred in the HBO series “Los Espookys,” which he co-created with Fred Armisen and Ana Fabrega. Julio made his feature film directorial debut with A24’s PROBLEMISTA, which he wrote and stars in alongside Tilda Swinton is screening at this year’s festival, and is produced by Emma Stone’s Fruit Tree Films.