- Rodrigo Moreno
Rodrigo Moreno (born 1972 in
Buenos Aires ,Argentina ) is afilm director andscreenplay writer. He works mainly in thecinema of Argentina . [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0604169/ Rodrigo Moreno] at theInternet Movie Database .]According to Joel Poblete, who writes for "Mabuse," a cinema magazine, Rodrigo Moreno is one of the members of the so-called "New Argentina Cinema" which began c. 1998. [ [http://www.mabuse.cl/1448/article-74875.html Poblete, Joel] . "Mabuse Film Magazine," "El cine argentino está muy vital," July 11, 2006.]
Biography
Moreno studied cinema and graduated from the directing program at the "Universidad del Cine", Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he has been teaching directing and screenplay writing since 1996. [ [http://www.habanafilmfestival.com/primerplano/index_amplia.php3?ord=1229&festi=2006 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano] web site.] [ [http://www.the-match-factory.de/elcustodio.html The Match Factory] web site.]
Many of his films have been critically hailed at various international film festivals. In 1993, he wrote and directed his first short film, "Nosotros," which won best film at the Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films. [Poblete, Joel. Ibid.]
Moreno's most recent picture, his first film feature he directs alone, is "The Minder" (2006) (Spanish: "El Custodio").
Filmography
* "Video cabina" (1991) (Documentary)
* "Nosotros" (1993) (Short: 8 min.)
* "El pinche" (1993) (Documentary)
* "Mala Época " (1998) (co-directed)
* "El Descanso " (2002) (co-directed)
* "El Custodio " (2006), aka "The Minder"Awards
Wins
*Mar del Plata Film Festival :FIPRESCI Prize Best Latin-American Film; for "Mala época." For its original conception that combines various aspects of contemporary life expressing the young filmmakers point of view; Special Mention, for "Mala época"; 1998.
*Toulouse Latin America Film Festival : Audience Award; for "Mala época"; 1999.
*Sundance Film Festival : NHK Award, for "The Minder" (Latin America); 2005.
*Berlin International Film Festival : Alfred Bauer Award, for "El Custodio"; 2006.
*Bogota Film Festival : Golden Precolumbian Circle; Best Director; Best Film; for "El Custodio"; 2006.
*Lleida Latin-American Film Festival : ICCI Screenplay Award, for "El Descanso"; 2003.
*Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival : Horizons Award; Special Mention; for "El Custodio"; 2006.Nominations
* Torino International Festival of Young Cinema: Prize of the City of Torino Best Film; International Feature Film Competition; for "Mala época"; 1998.
* Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best First Film; for "Mala época" (2000).
*Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema : Best Film; for "El Descanso"; 2001.
*Argentine Film Critics Association Awards : Silver Condor; Best First Film; for "El Descanso"; (2003).
* Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Berlin Bear; for "El Custodio"; 2006.Footnotes
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