Ariel Rotter
Ariel Rotter (* 1973 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine screenwriter and film director .
biography
Ariel Rotter was born in Buenos Aires in 1973. In 1992 he began his studies at the still young "Universidad del Cine" in Buenos Aires. He studied film directing, acting, art and photography. He also took part in scriptwriting workshops with Syd Field (1996) and Marx Axelrod (1998). In addition to two feature films, his cinematic work now also includes four short films and 120 commercials as well as 60 video clips in which he worked in a wide variety of functions. B.Aires - Sólo por hoy is his first feature film and gives an insight into the life of the residents of a flat share in their mid-twenties in Buenos Aires. The Other , Rotters latest project, premiered at the 57th Berlinale in 2007 and won the Silver Bear (jury award) there. The silver bear for best actor went to Julio Chavez, leading actor in EL OTRO / The Other.
Filmography
Short films
- 1992: Last Tango for Astor (short film: screenplay, director)
- 1993: Alcanzar el Alma (short film: screenplay, director)
- 1993: Legolas (short film: screenplay, director)
- 1995: Espectros (short film: screenplay, director)
Feature films
- 2000: B.Aires - Sólo por hoy ( Sólo por hoy ) (screenplay, director)
- 2006: The Other ( El otro ) (screenplay, director)
Awards
- Berlinale 2007 : Silver Bear for The Other in the "Grand Jury Prize" category
Web links
- Ariel Rotter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of the rental for "B.Aires - Sólo por hoy"
- Latest news on Latin American film
- Review of El otro on www.kino-zeit.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rotter, Ariel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian screenwriter and film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires |