Mateo Gil
Mateo Gil Rodríguez (born September 23, 1972 in Las Palmas ) is a Spanish screenwriter and director .
Mateo Gil worked repeatedly with Alejandro Amenábar , with whom he had a personal friendship.
In 2018 he was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.
Filmography (selection)
Screenwriter
- 1996: Tesis - The Snuff Movie (Tesis)
- 1997: Virtual Nightmare - Open Your Eyes (Abre los ojos)
- 1998: Allanamiento de morada
- 1999: Brotherhood of Death (Nadie conoce a nadie)
- 2001: Vanilla Sky
- 2004: The sea in me (Mar adentro)
- 2005: El Método
- 2009: Agora - The Pillars of Heaven (Agora)
Director
- 1993: Antes del beso
- 1994: Soñé que te mataba
- 1998: Allanamiento de morada
- 1999: Brotherhood of Death (Nadie conoce a nadie)
- 2011: Blackthorn
Awards
- Gil received the City of Alcalá Award for Allanamiento de morada at the 1998 Alcalá de Henares Short Film Festival . In the same year he received the Canal + Audience Award of the Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Ourense for the film . At the Festival Internacional de Cinema do Algarve and the Montréal World Film Festival , Mateo and the film were nominated for further awards.
- In 1999 Abre los ojos was nominated for a Goya in the Best Original Screenplay category . The following year, he was nominated by the Goya Awards for Brotherhood of Death for Best New Director.
- Together with Alejandro Amenábar , Mateo Gil won the Goya in 2005 for the best original screenplay for The Sea in Me ( Mar adentro ). The year before, the couple had been nominated for a European Film Award for the film. The film received a further nomination for a CEC Award in the category of best original script from the Spanish Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos
- In 2006, Mateo Gil and Marcelo Piñeyro won the CEC Award and a Goya for El Método for the best screenplay based on a novel .
Web links
- Mateo Gil in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gil, Mateo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gil Rodríguez, Mateo (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish screenwriter and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd September 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Las Palmas |