Natalia Smirnoff
Natalia Smirnoff (born May 14, 1972 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter.
biography
Natalia Smirnoff first began studying engineering. From the late 1990s she gained a foothold in the film business. After studying film directing at the Buenos Aires Film School, she worked as a television director for seven years. As an assistant director, she first worked on the shooting of Marco Bechis ' award-winning drama Junta in 1999 . In the following years she assisted well-known Argentinian filmmakers such as Lucrecia Martel ( La Ciénaga - Morast , 2001; La niña santa - The holy girl , 2004), Héctor Olivera ( Antigua vida mía , 2001), Alejandro Agresti ( mother wanted , 2002; Un mundo menos peor , 2004), but also debut directors such as Damián Szifron ( El fondo del mar , 2003) and Jorge Gaggero ( Cama adentro , 2004). She also made a name for herself as a casting director for Martel and Ariel Rotter's award-winning drama The Other (2007).
In 2009 Smirnoff made her feature film debut with Rompecabezas (Eng .: "Puzzle"), for which she also wrote the screenplay. In the film, financed by the national Argentinian film institute INCAA, María Onetto slipped into the role of a 50-year-old housewife from the suburbs who devotes herself to puzzles . Her talent for this brain teaser brings her together with a multimillionaire (played by Arturo L. Goetz ), with whom she takes part in the world championships in Germany.
Rompecabezas found in September 2009, included in the series Cine en Construcción the Film Festival of San Sebastián . There the film won the sponsorship award of the Spanish institute Casa de América , which supported the post-production with 10,000 euros. A few months later, Smirnoff received an invitation to compete at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival for her debut film , but Rompecabezas received no award there.
Filmography
- 1997: Naturaleza muerta (short film)
- 2009: Rompecabezas
Awards
- 2010: Nomination for the film award of the Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de la Argentina for Rompecabezas (Best Debut Film)
- 2011: Cóndor de Plata of the Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la Argentina for Rompecabezas (Best Debut Film), two further nominations (Best Director, Best Original Screenplay)
- 2011: Screenplay Award at the Cartagena Film Festival for Rompecabezas
Web links
- Natalia Smirnoff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Blog about Rompecabezas by Natalia Smirnoff (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Information (PDF; 213 kB) on Rompecabezas at berlinale.de (accessed on February 8, 2010)
- ↑ cf. Synopsis at sansebastianfestival.com (English; accessed January 24, 2010)
- ↑ cf. EFE : Uruguay and Argentina acaparan los premios de Cine en Construcción . September 23, 2009, 8:27 PM GMT (accessed January 24, 2010 via LexisNexis Economy )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smirnoff, Natalia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires |