{{short description|Argentine filmmaker (born 1972)}} {{about||the Colombian racewalker|Rodrigo Moreno (athlete)|the Spanish footballer|Rodrigo (footballer, born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
thumb|Rodrigo Moreno in 2019, at a screening of 'La Loi du marché'.
'''Rodrigo Moreno''' (born October 1972) is an Argentinian film director and screenwriter.
According to Joel Poblete, who writes for cinema magazine ''Mabuse'', Moreno is one of the members of the so-called "New Argentine Cinema" which began {{Circa|1998}}.<ref>[http://www.mabuse.cl/1448/article-74875.html Poblete, Joel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827031505/http://www.mabuse.cl/1448/article-74875.html |date=27 August 2007 }}. ''Mabuse Film Magazine,'' "El cine argentino está muy vital," 11 July 2006.</ref>
==Biography== Born in Buenos Aires, Moreno is the son of actors Adriana Aizenberg and Carlos Moreno. He studied cinema and graduated from the directing program at the Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires, and has been teaching directing and screenplay writing there since 1996.<ref>[http://www.habanafilmfestival.com/primerplano/index_amplia.php3?ord=1229&festi=2006 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano] website.</ref><ref>[http://www.the-match-factory.de/elcustodio.html The Match Factory] website</ref>
In 1993, he wrote and directed his first short film, ''Nosotros'', which won best film at the Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films.<ref>Poblete, Joel. Ibid.</ref>
His 2006 film ''The Minder'' ({{langx|es|El Custodio}}) is the first film feature he directed alone. His 2011 film ''A Mysterious World'' premiered In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear.<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_8532.html |title=The Competition of the 61st Berlinale |accessdate=21 January 2011 |work=Berlinale |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121144355/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_8532.html |archivedate=21 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="twitchfilm">{{cite web |url=http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/complete-berlin-competition-lineup-announced.php |title=Complete Berlin Competition Lineup Announced |accessdate=21 January 2011|work=twitchfilm}}</ref>
In February 2025, Moreno joined the competition jury at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, presided over by Todd Haynes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=30 January 2025 |title=Berlin Film Festival Jury: Fan Bingbing, Nabil Ayouch, Maria Schrader and More Join President Todd Haynes |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/berlin-film-festival-jury-fan-bingbing-nabil-ayouch-maria-schrader-todd-haynes-1236290987/ |access-date=31 January 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Filmography== * ''Nosotros'' (1993) (Short: 8 min.) * ''Mala época'' (1998) (co-directed) * ''El descanso'' (2002) (co-directed) * ''The Minder'' (2006) * ''R.D. Kell's The signal'' (2007) TV film (co-directed) * ''A Mysterious World'' (2011) * ''Reimon'' (2012) * ''The Delinquents'' (2023)
==Awards== '''Wins''' * Mar del Plata Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize Best Latin-American Film; for ''Mala época.'' For its original conception that combines various aspects of contemporary life expressing the young filmmakers point of view; Special Mention, for ''Mala época''; 1998. * Toulouse Latin America Film Festival: Audience Award; for ''Mala época''; 1999. * Sundance Film Festival: NHK Award, for ''The Minder'' (Latin America); 2005. * Berlin International Film Festival: Alfred Bauer Prize, for ''El Custodio''; 2006. * Bogota Film Festival: Golden Precolumbian Circle; Best Director; Best Film; for ''El Custodio''; 2006. * Lleida Latin-American Film Festival: ICCI Screenplay Award, for ''El Descanso''; 2003. * Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Horizons Award; Special Mention; for ''El Custodio''; 2006. * Film Fest Gent: Grand Prix; for ''Los delincuentes''; 2023.
'''Nominations''' * Torino International Festival of Young Cinema: Prize of the City of Torino Best Film; International Feature Film Competition; for ''Mala época''; 1998. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best First Film; for ''Mala época'' (2000). * Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema: Best Film; for ''El Descanso''; 2001. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best First Film; for ''El Descanso''; (2003). * Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Berlin Bear; for ''El Custodio''; 2006.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Cinenacional name|id=rodrigo-moreno|old_id=6822|name=Rodrigo Moreno}} * {{IMDb name|nm0604169}}
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