Damián Szifron (Argentine ; born 9 July 1975) is an Argentine film and television director and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the TV series ''

Los Simuladores ''Los simuladores'' ( en, The Pretenders) is an Argentine television series about a small team of con artists for hire, who use their skills to solve common people's life problems. The show ran for two seasons, from 2002 to 2004. It was very popu ...

'' (2002), 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. On 18 March 2022, Paramount announced a film based on ''

'', directed by Szifron, programmed for 2024.

Biography

Born to a

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family,The Jewish Journal: "Argentina’s very Jewish Oscar nominee" by Diego Melamed
January 21, 2015 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

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in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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and winner of both the BAFTA and

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awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Filmography

* ''El tren'' (1992) (Short film) * ''Río de culpas'' (1993) (Short film) * ''Oídos sordos'' (1995) (Short film) * ''Kan, el trueno'' (1997) (Short film) * ''Punto muerto'' (1998) (Short film) * ''Los últimos días'' (1999) (Short film) * '' El fondo del mar'' (2003) * '' Tiempo de valientes'' (2005) * '' Relatos salvajes'' (2014) * ''

To Catch a Killer ''To Catch a Killer'' is a two-part television film from 1992, directed by Eric Till and starring Brian Dennehy and Michael Riley. It is based on the true story of the pursuit of American serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Plot As he investigate ...

'' (2023) * ''

'' (TBA)

Television

* ''

Los simuladores ''Los simuladores'' ( en, The Pretenders) is an Argentine television series about a small team of con artists for hire, who use their skills to solve common people's life problems. The show ran for two seasons, from 2002 to 2004. It was very popu ...

'' (2002 - 2003) TV Series * '' Hermanos & detectives'' (2006) TV Series

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* * 1975 births Argentine people of German-Jewish descent Argentine television directors Argentine film directors Argentine screenwriters Male screenwriters Argentine male writers Argentine Jews Jewish Argentine writers Living people People from Ramos Mejía Filmmakers who won the Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award {{Argentina-film-director-stub