Miguel Pereira (born April 12, 1957, in

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) is a film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina..

Biography

Pereira was a film student at the London Film School in the early 1980s and graduated in 1982. His breakout film as a director and, also his first, was '' Verónico Cruz'' (1988), an Argentine and

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co-production, which won many awards at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, including the Silver Berlin Bear. From 2002 to 2008 he was the president of the

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Directing filmography

* '' Verónico Cruz: La Deuda interna'' (1988) * ''La Última siembra'' (1991) aka ''The Last Harvest'' * ''Sin palabras... Jujuy'' (1994) * ''Che... Ernesto'' (1998) * ''Historias de Argentina en vivo'' (2001) * ''La Saga de Cirilo Donaire'' (2003) * ''El Destino'' (2006), aka ''The Man Who Came to a Village''

Awards

Wins * Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Award of Ecumenical Jury, ''El Destino,'' 2006. *

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: Bronze Award, ''La Última siembra,'' 1991. * 38th Berlin International Film Festival: Interfilm Award, Honorable Mention; OCIC Award, Honorable Mention; Silver Berlin Bear; ''Verónico Cruz,'' 1988. * Bogota Film Festival: Special Prize, ''Verónico Cruz,'' 1989. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Film, ''Verónico Cruz,'' 1989. Nominations * Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Crystal Globe, ''El Destino'', 2006. * Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Berlin Bear, Miguel Pereira, 1988.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Miguel 1957 births Alumni of the London Film School Argentine film directors Argentine film producers Argentine male screenwriters Argentine screenwriters Living people People from Jujuy Province