Victor Piñeyro is a Dominican Republic based producer, writer, director, entertainment lawyer, film critic and film journalist. In 2016 he founded Seventh Art Studio, a platform for and by film lovers with presence in every social media outlet. In 2017 he co-founded the film-related YouTube channel "Cineautas". In 2019 he co-founded the film podcast "Entre Tomas". Since 2018 he's been doing legal, administrative and management work for the growing film industry in Dominican Republic, specifically alongside the tax incentives provided through the Dominican film law, having worked in over 70 film projects; services that he now offers through his firm Novus Vias Consulting Group. In 2020 he was made Tomatometer-approved critic by Rotten Tomatoes. Also in 2020, with the start of production of his first short film as a writer/director, he founded Seventh Art Studio Productions, a production company committed to telling Dominican stories that shake us to our core. Since then, he’s produced one short film (“Cuando Fui Grande” (2023), two medium length films (“Cinco Gato” (2022) and “Hierro Viejo” (2024)) and has two short films (“Terms and Conditions” and “Match”), and two long-feature films (“Estoy Aquí” and “El Sueño”) in development, he co-produced the documentary feature film (“Niñas Escarlata”) which is currently in post-production. Since 2021 he’s been providing independent production services for local and international productions filmed in Dominican Republic. In 2022 he was invited to be a member of the Dominican Press and Film Critics Association (ADOPRESCI). In 2023 he was appointed as International Voter for the Golden Globe Awards organized by the Golden Globe Foundation. In 2024, his first short film as a writer/director, “Hierro Viejo” was nominated to Best Short Film at the Dominican Movie Awards (Premios La Silla). In 2025, his short-film script, “Match”, was awarded second place at the Short Films Script Competition “SHORT-RD”.
