Rodrigo Cortés
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 Rodrigo Cortés | |
| Born |
Rodrigo Cortés Giráldez May 31, 1973 Cenlle, Galicia, Spain |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, actor |
Rodrigo Cortés Giráldez (born May 31, 1973) is a Spanish film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and occasional actor.[1] He directed the 2010 psychological thriller Buried.
Early life
Cortés was born in Pazos Hermos (Cenlle), Galicia, Spain.
Career
Cortés's fondness for film making started at an early age. At 16 he had already directed his first short film in Super 8. In 1998 he directed the short Yul that won over 20 awards and in 2001 he released 15 Days, a fake documentary in the form of a large short film that earned over 57 awards at festivals, becoming the most awarded Spanish short film of the time.
In 2007 he directed The Contestant (Concursante in Spanish), his first feature film that was released with critical applause and earned several awards, including the Critic's prize at Málaga Film Festival.[2] He directed and edited the 2010 thriller Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and has received considerable acclaim.[3]
As of September 2012, Cortés's most recent film is Red Lights, a film that features performances from Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy.[4] Red Lights was released in the United States in July 2012.
Philosophy
In a 2012 interview, following the release of Red Lights, Cortés explained his perspective on independent filmmaking in an online interview:
... I don’t believe in indie or studio as labels. As an audience member, what I want is to hear strong voices and clear personalities and to feel challenged; not to feel reaffirmed on my own decisions or whatever... it’s never about where you shoot. It’s about what and about how. I mean that. This is not a pro-Hollywood or anti-Hollywood position. I learned to love cinema via the studio movies and of course Scorsese films, Spielberg films, and Hitchcock. All of them did studio pictures with very strong voices. It’s about finding this margin of expressing and exploring the things that touch your sensitive points.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Yul | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2000 | 15 días | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2001 | Diminutos del calvario | Yes | Yes | "Dentro" segment | |
| 2002 | Los 150 metros de Callao | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2007 | Dirt Devil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| The Contestant | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Buried | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Apartment 143 (Emergo) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2012 | Red Lights | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Por activa y por pasiva | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| Grand Piano | Yes | ||||
| 2014 | 1:58 | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2017 | Down a Dark Hall | Yes | |||
References
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- ↑ Emma Brown (July 2012). "RODRIGO CORTÉS PUTS ON THE RED LIGHTS". Interviewmagazine.com. Interviewmagazine.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ http://experienceburied.com/#/about/
- ↑ "Buried (2010)". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ↑ "De Niro, Weaver to Star in "Red Lights"". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ↑ Nigel M Smith (9 July 2012). "'Red Lights' Writer/Director Rodrigo Cortes On Following Up 'Buried' and Indie Vs. Studio Fare". Indiewire.com. A SnagFilms Co. Retrieved 21 September 2012.