Rodrigo Moreno (born October 1972 in

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) is an Argentine film director and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina. According to Joel Poblete, who writes for ''Mabuse,'' a cinema magazine, Rodrigo Moreno is one of the members of the so-called "New Argentina Cinema" which began c. 1998.

Biography

Moreno studied cinema and graduated from the directing program at the ''Universidad del Cine'', Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he has been teaching directing and screenplay writing since 1996. Many of his films have been critically hailed at various international film festivals. In 1993, he wrote and directed his first short film, ''Nosotros,'' which won best film at the Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films.Poblete, Joel. Ibid. His 2006 film, his first film feature he directs alone, is '' The Minder'' ( es, El Custodio). His 2011 film '' A Mysterious World'' premiered In Competition at the

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and was nominated for the

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Filmography

* ''Nosotros'' (1993) (Short: 8 min.) * '' Mala época'' (1998) (co-directed) * '' El Descanso'' (2002) (co-directed) * ''

El Custodio ''The Minder'' ( es, El Custodio) is a 2005 Argentine drama film directed by Rodrigo Moreno. It was co-produced by Argentina, Uruguay, France and Germany. (In English the title literally means: "The Bodyguard.") The motion picture features Julio ...

'' (2006), aka '' The Minder'' * '' R.D. Kell´s The signal'' (2007) TV film (co-directed) * '' A Mysterious World'' (2011) * '' Reimon'' (2012) (in production)

Awards

Wins *

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: FIPRESCI Prize Best Latin-American Film; for ''Mala época.'' For its original conception that combines various aspects of contemporary life expressing the young filmmakers point of view; Special Mention, for ''Mala época''; 1998. * Toulouse Latin America Film Festival: Audience Award; for ''Mala época''; 1999. * Sundance Film Festival: NHK Award, for ''The Minder'' (Latin America); 2005. *

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...

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, for ''El Custodio''; 2006. * Bogota Film Festival: Golden Precolumbian Circle; Best Director; Best Film; for ''El Custodio''; 2006. *

Lleida Latin-American Film Festival The Lleida Latin-American Film Festival ( ca, Mostra de Cinema Llatinoamericà de Lleida, or shortened to ca, Mostra de Lleida) is a cinema festival that takes place in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain awarding Latin American films. It is organised by the ...

: ICCI Screenplay Award, for ''El Descanso''; 2003. * Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Horizons Award; Special Mention; for ''El Custodio''; 2006. Nominations * Torino International Festival of Young Cinema: Prize of the City of Torino Best Film; International Feature Film Competition; for ''Mala época''; 1998. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best First Film; for ''Mala época'' (2000). * Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema: Best Film; for ''El Descanso''; 2001. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best First Film; for ''El Descanso''; (2003). * Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Berlin Bear; for ''El Custodio''; 2006.

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