Miguel Pereira (film director)
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| Born | April 12, 1957 , San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province, Argentina |
| Occupation | film director, producer, and writer |
Miguel Pereira (born April 12, 1957 in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province, Argentina) is a film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.[1]
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[edit] 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 British co-production, which won many awards at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, including the Silver Berlin Bear.[2]
From 2002 to 2008 he was the president of the Mar Del Plata International Film Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a prestigious festival that takes place every year during March in Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is considered a 'Category A' festival, along with festivals like Cannes, Berlin or Venice.[3]
[edit] 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
[edit] Awards
Wins
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Award of Ecumenical Jury, El Destino, 2006.[4]
- Tokyo International Film Festival: 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Miguel Pereira at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1988 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1988/03_preistr_ger_1988/03_Preistraeger_1988.html. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ London Film School web page. Last accessed: 1/23/07.
- ^ London Film School, ibid.
[edit] External links
- Miguel Pereira at the Internet Movie Database.
- Miguel Pereira at AllRovi.
- Miguel Pereira at cinenacional.com. (Spanish)
