Dany Saadia is a Mexican filmmaker, screenwriter, podcaster and entrepreneur who won the 2008 Best Director Malaga Festival award as well as the Best Feature Film award at the Mostra de València (Spain).[1][2] As of 2024[update] he is the CEO of Dixo, the first and most relevant podcasting production company in Mexico.[3][4]
Dany Saadia | |
|---|---|
 Dany Saadia, 2019 | |
| Born | September 19, 1973 |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter Film director Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Films: Genesis 3:19 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad Businesses: 'Interfaz 401' 'Dixo' 'Substance' |
Career
editGenesis 3:19
editIn 2003 he wrote and directed Genesis 3:19 a short film whose world premiere was at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.[5][6] The film won 'Best Screenplay' at the 2004 Rhode Island Film Festival,[7][8] and 'Best Short Film' at the 2004 Austin Film Festival.[9]
3:19 Nada Es Casualidad
edit
In 2006 he wrote and directed his first feature film, 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad, a Spanish-Mexican production, in Valencia, Spain. It starred Miguel Angel Silvestre, Felix Gomez, Juan Diaz, Barbara Goenaga and Diana Bracho. The soundtrack was scored by Robin Guthrie,[10][11] and edited by Ivan Aledo.[12]
The world premiere of 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad was during the 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.[13] The film earned a positive review from Variety film critic Robert Koehler.[14]
During the festival run, 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad won 'Best Director' in the 2008 Málaga Spanish Film Festival,[1][15] and won for 'Best Film' and for 'Best Actor' for Miguel Angel Silvestre[16] in the 2008 Mostra de Valencia.[2]
Faust Arp
editIn 2008 he entered the Aniboom In Rainbows Contest to create a full-length animated video clip for Radiohead, and his video clip submission Faust Arp was one of the finalists of the In Rainbows Animated Music Video Contest.[17]
Podcast production
editIn 2005, Saadia founded Dixo, the first and leading network of podcasts and blogs in Mexico.[3][4]
Filmography
edit| Writer / Director | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Other notes |
| 2004 | "Genesis 3:19" | Short film |
| 2005 | "The Perfect Date" | Short film |
| 2006 | 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad | Feature film |
Recognition
editIn comparing 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad to Saadia's earlier work, Variety film critic Robert Koehler wrote "Saadia has built his feature on the groundwork of his 2004 short, Genesis 3:19, but the final work may be overbuilt," expanding, "Saadia's warm cast, full of youthful Spanish thesps (many direct from the Iberian tube), add a lightness of being to a film that gets a little too eager to fling ideas at the viewer." However, he granted that "Production values add considerable allure to the brainy entertainment, decked out with an interesting score by the Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie."[14]
Awards and nominations
edit- 2004, won 'Best Screenplay' at Rhode Island Film Festival for Genesis 3:19[7][8]
- 2004, won 'Best Narrative Short Film' at 'Austin Film Festival for Genesis 3:19[9]
- 2006, shortlisted for Best Short Fiction Film Short by - Academy Awards for Genesis 3:19
- 2008, won 'Best Director' at Málaga Spanish Film Festival for 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad[1]
- 2008, won 'Best Feature Film' at Mostra de Valencia for 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad[2]
- 2008, won 'Best Actor' for Miguel Angel Silvestreat at Mostra de Valencia for 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "11º Festival de Malaga Premios Zonazine". Málaga Spanish Film Festival (in Spanish). festivaldemalaga.com. April 11, 2008. Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d ""3:19" consigue el premio en Mostra Valenciana y Miguel Ángel Silvestre, el de mejor actor". Levante (in Spanish). levante-emv.com. October 23, 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ a b Hernández Becerra, Fernando (7 March 2017). "Why the podcast boom has yet to hit Mexico — and why it needs to". Current. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ a b Ochoa, David (29 March 2019). "Los podcasts están "en línea" otra vez" [Podcasts are "online" again] (in Spanish). El Universal (México). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Hernandez, Elizabeth (May 6, 2004). "'Génesis 3:19' va a Tribeca". El Universal (in Spanish). eluniversal.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Genesis 3:19". Tribeca Film Festival. tribecafilm.com (archive). Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ a b "From the R.I. International Film Fest, the winners are . . ". Providence Journal. projo.com. August 18, 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ a b "2004 RIIFF Film Award Winners". Rhode Island International Film Festival. film-festival.org. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Scenes from the 11th Annual Austin Film Festival". Austin Chronicle. austinchronicle.com. October 22, 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ Cooper, Neil (August 13, 2007). "Just don't mention Cocteau Twins... oh why not, everyone else does". Herald Scotland. heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Robin Guthrie - 3:19 Bande Originale Du Film (Darla)". Darla Records. darla.com. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Premios Goya - Palmarés - Mejor Montaje". Zinema (in Spanish). zinema.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "SBIFF 2008 Slate". Santa Barbara Independent. independent.com. December 31, 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ a b Kohler, Robert (February 19, 2008). "review: 3:19". Variety. variety.com. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ Cambio 16, Issues 1910-1917 (in Spanish). Información y Revistas, S.A. 2008. p. 128.
- ^ "Miguel Ángel Silvestre". El Mundo (in Spanish). elmundo.es. June 18, 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Radiohead and Aniboom Contest Winners - Semi Finalists". Animation Virtual Studio. aniboom.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 11 July 2010.