Damián Szifron (Argentine Spanish: [daˈmjan siˈfɾon]; born 9 July 1975) is an Argentine film and television director and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the TV series Los simuladores (2002),[1] the most successful TV series in the history of Argentina, and writer-director of Wild Tales (2014), the most successful film in the history of Argentina.[2] On 18 March 2022, Paramount announced a film based on Los simuladores, directed by Szifron, programmed for 2024.
Damián Szifron | |
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.jpg) Szifron in 2014 | |
| Born | 9 July 1975 Ramos Mejía, Argentina |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | María Marull |
Biography
editBorn to a Jewish family,[3] Szifron studied cinema with the film theory writer Angel Faretta. Szifron was the writer and director of Hermanos y detectives ("Brothers and Detectives"), the follow-up series to the hugely popular Los simuladores ("The Pretenders"). His 2014 film Wild Tales was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival,[4] nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards and winner of both the BAFTA and Goya awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
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| 2003 | El fondo del mar | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2005 | Tiempo de valientes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2014 | Relatos salvajes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2023 | To Catch a Killer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Los simuladores | Yes | Yes | Yes | TBA | Pre-production Based on his TV show Los simuladores |
Short films
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | El tren | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1993 | Río de culpas | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | Oídos sordos | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with Esteban Student |
| 1997 | Kan, el trueno | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1998 | Punto muerto | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with Esteban Student |
| 1999 | Los últimos días | Yes | Yes | No | Medium-length film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1999 | Atorrantes | No | No | Yes | Also producer |
| 1999 | PNP | No | No | Yes | |
| 2002-2003 | Los simuladores | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also creator |
| 2006 | Hermanos y detectives | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV Miniseries |
References
edit- ^ Damián Szifron at IMDb
- ^ "Wild Tales", the most watched film Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine La Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ The Jewish Journal: "Argentina’s very Jewish Oscar nominee" by Diego Melamed Archived 2016-11-17 at the Wayback Machine January 21, 2015
- ^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
External links
edit- Damián Szifron at IMDb
- Damián Szifrón at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)
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