Benjamín Naishtat

Argentine film director and screenwriter
Benjamín Naishtat
Born1986
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Years active2000s–present

Benjamín Naishtat (born 1986) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter.

His debut feature film History of Fear (Historia del Miedo) premiered in 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

He followed up with The Movement (El Movimiento), which premiered at the 68th Locarno Film Festival in 2015.[2]

In 2018 his film Rojo premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] The film, about the months leading up to the 1976 Argentine coup d'état,[4] won awards from the San Sebastián International Film Festival,[5] the Argentine Film Critics Association,[6] and the Premios Sur.[7]

Puan, co-directed with María Alché, premiered at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2023.[8]

References

  1. ^ Peter Debruge, "Berlin Film Review: ‘History of Fear’". Variety, February 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "El director Benjamín Naishtat compite en “El movimiento” en el Festival de Cine de Locarno". Télam, August 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Norman Wilner, "TIFF 2018: Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss films to compete for Platform Prize". Now, August 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Manohla Dargis, "‘Rojo’ Review: Who Is Guilty When Dictatorship Creeps In?". The New York Times, July 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Benjamín Naishtat's ROJO Wins Three Top Prizes at San Sebastian". Cinema Tropical, September 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Premios Cóndor de Plata 2019: “El Ángel” fue la gran ganadora de la 67ª edición". Otro Cine, August 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Premios Sur: "Rojo", de Benjamín Naishtat, fue la gran ganadora". Clarín, September 23, 2019.
  8. ^ Julia Olmo, "Review: Puan". Cineuropa, September 27, 2023.

External links

  • Benjamín Naishtat at IMDb
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