Fernando Eimbcke (born 1970) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter.[1]
Fernando Eimbcke | |
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 Fernando Eimbcke | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Fernando Eimbcke studied film direction at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos of the UNAM (1992–1996). He started his career directing music videoclips and short films. His feature debut in Mexican cinema was the 2004 Temporada de patos (Duck Season), which won several Film Festival awards including the Ariel Award for Best Film. His next film, the 2008 Lake Tahoe, was received positively at the Berlin International Film Festival, winning two awards.
Filmography
edit- Temporada de patos (2004)
- Perro que ladra (2005)
- Lake Tahoe (2008)
- Club Sandwich (2013)
- Berlin, I Love You (2018)
Short films
edit- The Look of Love (2003)
- No sea malito (2003)
- La suerte de la fea... a la bonita no le importa (2002)
- No todo es permanente (1996)
- Disculpe las molestias (1994)
- Alcanzar una estrella (1993)
Awards
edit- The First National Contest of Short Film Project
- La suerte de la fea… a la bonita no le importa
Nominations
edit2001
- Favorite Video ("Video de la gente", or The people's video) for his video for Genitallica
- Favorite Video for his videos for Jumbo
- Favorite Video for his video for Plastilina Mosh (1998)
- Won Grand Jury Prize
- For Temporada de patos
Silver Ariel
edit- Best Director (Mejor Dirección)
- For Temporada de patos
- Best First Work - Fiction (Mejor Ópera Prima Ficcón)
- For Temporada de patos
- Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original)
- For Temporada de patos
Nominations
edit- Best short film
- For No todo es permanente
FIPRESCI Prize
edit- For Temporada de patos
Mayahuel Award
edit- Best Director
- For Temporada de patos
- Best Screenplay
- For Temporada de patos
Paris Film Festival 2005
edit- Special Jury Prize
- For Temporada de patos
Nominated
edit- Grand Prix
- For Temporada de patos
- Best Director
- For Temporada de patos
Nominated
edit- Golden Alexander
- For Temporada de patos
- Nominated Golden Spike
- For Temporada de patos
Nominated
edit- Golden Berlin Bear
- For Lake Tahoe
Won
edit- Alfred Bauer Prize
- For Lake Tahoe
- FIPRESCI Prize
- For Lake Tahoe
Nominated
edit- Golden Shell
- For Club Sándwich
Won
edit- Silver Shell for Best Director
- For Club Sándwich
References
edit- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (9 July 2009). "Flickers of Trauma (Published 2009)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26.
External links
edit- Profile at the International Film Festival Rotterdam site
- Profile (in Spanish) at the Temporada de patos site
- Fernando Eimbcke at IMDb