Fernando Eimbcke (born 1970 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter.[1]
Fernando Eimbcke | |
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 Fernando Eimbcke | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Fernando Eimbcke studied film direction at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos of the UNAM (1992–1996). He started his career directing music videoclips and short films. His feature debut in Mexican cinema was the 2004 Temporada de patos (Duck Season), which won several Film Festival awards including the Ariel Award for Best Film. His next film, the 2008 Lake Tahoe, was received positively at the Berlin International Film Festival, winning two awards.
Filmography edit
- Temporada de patos (2004)
- Perro que ladra (2005)
- Lake Tahoe (2008)
- Club Sandwich (2013)
- Berlin, I Love You (2018)
Short films edit
- The Look of Love (2003)
- No sea malito (2003)
- La suerte de la fea... a la bonita no le importa (2002)
- No todo es permanente (1996)
- Disculpe las molestias (1994)
- Alcanzar una estrella (1993)
Awards edit
Primer Concurso Nacional De Proyectos De Cortometraje edit
- The First National Contest of Short Film Project
- La suerte de la fea… a la bonita no le importa
MTV Movie Awards Mexico edit
Nominations edit
2001
- Favorite Video ("Video de la gente", or The people's video) for his video for Genitallica
- Favorite Video for his videos for Jumbo
- Favorite Video for his video for Plastilina Mosh (1998)
AFI Fest - 2004 edit
- Won Grand Jury Prize
- For Temporada de patos
Ariel Award - 2005 edit
Silver Ariel edit
- Best Director (Mejor Dirección)
- For Temporada de patos
- Best First Work - Fiction (Mejor Ópera Prima Ficcón)
- For Temporada de patos
- Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original)
- For Temporada de patos
Nominations edit
- Best short film
- For No todo es permanente
Guadalajara Film Festival edit
FIPRESCI Prize edit
- For Temporada de patos
Mayahuel Award edit
- Best Director
- For Temporada de patos
- Best Screenplay
- For Temporada de patos
Paris Film Festival 2005 edit
- Special Jury Prize
- For Temporada de patos
Nominated edit
- Grand Prix
- For Temporada de patos
Thessaloniki Film Festival 2004 edit
- Best Director
- For Temporada de patos
Nominated edit
- Golden Alexander
- For Temporada de patos
Valladolid International Film Festival 2004 edit
- Nominated Golden Spike
- For Temporada de patos
Berlin International Film Festival 2008 edit
Nominated edit
- Golden Berlin Bear
- For Lake Tahoe
Won edit
- Alfred Bauer Prize
- For Lake Tahoe
- FIPRESCI Prize
- For Lake Tahoe
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2013 edit
Nominated edit
- Golden Shell
- For Club Sándwich
Won edit
- Silver Shell for Best Director
- For Club Sándwich
References edit
- ^ "Flickers of Trauma (Published 2009)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26.
External links edit
- Profile at the International Film Festival Rotterdam site
- Profile (in Spanish) at the Temporada de patos site
- Fernando Eimbcke at IMDb