Andrés Baiz Ochoa (born 1975), also known as Andi Baiz, is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. As a film director, his first feature was ''

Satanás ''Satanás'' (Spanish for ''Satan'') is a 2007 Colombian film written and directed by Andi Baiz. It is adapted from the novel of the same title by Mario Mendoza Zambrano which is based on the spree killing committed by Campo Elías Delgado that ...

'', based on the novel of the same name. He is known also for directing the film '' The Hidden Face'' and for the TV series '' Metástasis'' and '' Narcos''.

Life

He went to Colegio Bolivar and later graduated from

New York University Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the ar ...

with a major in Film and TV and a minor in Cinema Studies. After graduating he was mentored by French director Raphael Nadjari, with whom he produced four horror short films. He then worked for the video production company Centro-Films as producer, director and editor for two years. He also worked as a film critic for ''Loft'' magazine between 2001 and 2004. He also worked in the production department of five feature films: ''

Bringing Out the Dead ''Bringing Out the Dead'' is a 1999 American psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, based on the novel of the same name by Joe Connelly. It stars Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, V ...

'', ''

Zoolander ''Zoolander'' is a 2001 American comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the '' VH1 Fashion Awards'' television ...

'', '' Cremaster 2'', ''

Maria Full of Grace ''Maria Full of Grace'' (Spanish title: ''María, llena eres de gracia'', lit., " Maria, you are full of grace") is a 2004 drama film written and directed by Joshua Marston. The film was produced between Colombia and the United States. The story ...

'' and '' The Fittest''. His short film ''Hoguera'' (''Bonfire'') was selected to participate in 2007 Cannes Director's Fortnight. Baiz has written and directed five short films, three music videos and one documentary. ''Satanás'' was his debut feature film.

Filmography

Feature films

TV Series

Short films

References

External links

* 1975 births Living people Colombian film directors Colombian screenwriters Male screenwriters Colombian film producers Tisch School of the Arts alumni {{Colombia-bio-stub