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Jorge Thielen Armand

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Jorge Thielen Armand
Born1990
Alma materConcordia University[2]
Occupation(s)Film director, producer and screenwriter
Years active2012 - present

Jorge Thielen Armand (born 1990, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a film director, screenwriter and producer. He studied communications at Concordia University in Montreal, and later, with Rodrigo Michelangeli, founded the Canadian-Venezuelan film production company La Faena Films.[3] He has directed two feature films, La Soledad and La Fortaleza, and the short film Flor de la Mar.[4] All three films have received positive reviews from critics.[5][6][7]

Biography

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Armand's first feature film, La Soledad[8] (English: The Solitude), premiered in the 73º Venice International Film Festival[9] receiving the Jury Prize in Biarritz[10][11] and the Audience Award for Best Film in the Miami Film Festival,[12][13] followed by other accolades around the world.[14]

His second feature film, La Fortaleza (English: Fortitude), premiered in the Tiger Competition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam[15] and has been screened in international film festivals, including Busan, Cairo, Guadalajara, Gijon, amongst others. He was again awarded the Jury Prize in Biarritz, and received additional awards in Rome and Caracas.[16][17]

In 2021, Armand received the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship,[18] becoming the first Venezuelan filmmaker to obtain this recognition.[19]

In 2022, Armand participated at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency with a new project entitled La Muerte No Tiene Dueño. [20]

Filmography

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Feature films
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Producer Writer Actor
2016 La Soledad Yes Yes Yes Feature directorial debut - Co-written with Rodrigo Michelangeli
2020 Fortitude (La Fortaleza) Yes Yes Yes Co-written with Rodrigo Michelangeli
2020 El Father Plays Himself (El Father Como Sí Mismo) Yes Documentary about the filming of La Fortaleza
Short films
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Producer Writer Actor
2014 Ráfagas de Paz Yes Directed by Rodrigo Michelangeli
2015 Flor de la Mar Yes Yes Yes
2020 De Memoria y Escombros Yes Directed by Rodrigo Michelangeli

References

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  1. ^ "Film 'La Soledad' Is a Window Into Venezuela's Devastation". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  2. ^ "Jorge Thielen Armand named 2021 Guggenheim Fellow". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  3. ^ "Torino Film Lab - Jorge Thielen Armand".
  4. ^ "Jorge Thielen Armand - Biografía, mejores películas, series, imágenes y noticias". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  5. ^ "Jorge Thielen Armand | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  6. ^ "'La Fortaleza': Review". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  7. ^ "'La Soledad review – quietly insightful profile of present-day Venezuela". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  8. ^ ""La Soledad," a film that symbolizes Venezuela's decline". Al Día News. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  9. ^ "History of the Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  10. ^ "2017". Festival de Biarritz América Latina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  11. ^ "LA SOLEDAD". Festival de Biarritz América Latina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  12. ^ "LA SOLEDAD". Miami Film Festival 2017. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  13. ^ "Venezuelan Film LA SOLEDAD Wins Audience Award at the Miami Film Fest". Cinema Tropical. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  14. ^ "Interview with Jorge Thielen Armand". Anaphora Literary Press. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  15. ^ "La Fortaleza | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  16. ^ Nacional, El (2020-10-04). "La fortaleza, de Jorge Thielen, ganó el Premio del Jurado del Festival de Cine de Biarritz". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  17. ^ "La Fortaleza". Festival de Biarritz América Latina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  18. ^ "Jorge Thielen Armand named 2021 Guggenheim Fellow". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  19. ^ "Jorge Thielen Armand". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  20. ^ "Bellagio Residents: Jorge Thielen Armand". www.rockefellerfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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