Diego Nájera is a producer with over a decade of experience in story development and financing. He recently served as Director of Narrative Film at the award-winning studio Participant, working on films like Costa Brava, Lebanon, White Bird and the upcoming film The Wave from Sebastian Lelio. Previously, he produced the Academy Award-nominated short film Please Hold, and his work has been recognized at Berlinale, SXSW and AFI Fest. Nájera was selected as a Creative Producing Fellow by the Sundance Institute, a Producing and Project Involve Fellow by Film Independent and was named one of 2023’s 25 Rising Stars in Entertainment by Business Insider. He began his career at the Guadalajara International Film Festival and holds an MFA from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program.