Martín Rejtman (born January 3, 1961, in

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) is an Argentine writer and

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. He is considered to be a key figure in the New Argentine Cinema, making films such as '' Silvia Prieto'' and '' The Magic Gloves''. His documentary ''Riders'' won the

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Co-Production Development Award at the

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in 2020.

Biography

Martín Rejtman was born 3 January 1961 in

. He studied cinema at the Escuela Panamericana de Arte in Buenos Aires. He then took two years of

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, making a short film every week. His first full-length film, '' Rapado'', was criticised by the National Film Institute of Argentina (INCAA), so he looked to foreign funders and settled upon a frugal film-making style which uses small crews and a low budget.Suárez, Pablo
. ''New Argentine Cinema: Themes, Auteurs and Trends of Innovation,'' (Ediciones Tatanka, 2002). Rejtman has a minimalist filmmaking style. He said, "When I made ''Rapado'', I felt that Argentine cinema had too much dialogue, and bad dialogue at that. I hate adornments, I hate artifice, I hate anything that's unnecessary, because there really is nothing beyond the screen." ''Rapado'' was based on a short story Rejtman had written in 1992 and was partly funded by the Dutch

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. It premiered at the

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. Rejtman then made '' Silvia Prieto'' (1999), '' The Magic Gloves'' (2003, originally ''Los Guantes mágicos''), ''Elementary Training for Actors'' (2009, originally ''Entrenamiento elemental para actores'') and ''Two Shots Fired'' (2014). He is regarded as a key figure in the New Argentine Cinema, alongside Esteban Sapir. In 2009, he filmed a documentary, ''Copacabana'', about a Bolivian festival in Buenos Aires. He then planned to make a film in

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, Chile, provisionally titled ''The Practice'' (''La práctica''). This was his first film made outside Argentina and follows an Argentine yoga instructor living in Chile. Regarding the change in routine, Rejtman commented that he liked Santiago after editing the sound for ''Two Shots Fired'' there and that "every day in Buenos Aires I witness how places I’d love to include in my films are getting lost or destroyed ..in Santiago it is possible that the same phenomenon happens, but those altered locations are new to me." Before filming started on ''The Practice'', Rejtman released a comedic short film, ''

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''. He said it concerned "a Jewish young man, the death of his grandmother, depression, Hare Krishnas, Pesach (

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), and potato knishes." During the

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, Rejtman began work on a documentary about the delivery drivers of

. Since most of the drivers are Venezuelan, Rejtman commented that the film was about both migration and the

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. It won the

Co-Production Development Award at the

. The film is entitled ''Riders'' (originally ''El Repartidor Está en Camino'').

Filmography

Director * ''Doli vuelve a casa'' (1986) (short) * ''Sistema español'' (1988) (short) * '' Rapado'' (1992) * '' Silvia Prieto'' (1999) * '' The Magic Gloves'' (2003) (''Los guantes mágicos'') * ''Copacabana'' (2006) (documentary) * '' Elementary Training for Actors'' (''Entrenamiento elemental para actores'') (2009) with Federico León * '' Two Shots Fired'' (2014) * ''

'' (2019) (short) * ''

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'' (2023)

Awards

Wins *

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: Silver Condor; Best First Film, Martín Rejtman; for: ''Rapado'': 1997. Nominations *

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: Golden Leopard; Martín Rejtman; for: ''Rapado''; 1992. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Original Screenplay; for: ''Silvia Prieto''; 2000. * Locarno International Film Festival: Golden Leopard; for: ''Los Guantes mágicos''; 2003.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rejtman, Martin 1961 births Argentine film directors Argentine film producers Argentine Jews Argentine screenwriters Argentine male screenwriters Living people Film people from Buenos Aires International Writing Program alumni

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