Ernesto Loaiza (born July 26, 2000) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, composer and pianist. His debut short film "FORTEpiano" (2021) was selected for the 37. Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg 2021. He has scored short films including "Dike" (2020), "FORTEpiano" (2021) and "I just wanted to live" (2021). Ernesto is also a Cinema undergraduate student at Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), and studies Music Composition and Arrangement at Villa Lobos School of Music (EMVL).