# Rodrigo Moreno

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{{short description|Argentine filmmaker (born 1972)}}
{{about||the Colombian racewalker|Rodrigo Moreno (athlete)|the Spanish footballer|Rodrigo (footballer, born 1991)}}
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thumb|Rodrigo Moreno in 2019, at a screening of 'La Loi du marché'.

'''Rodrigo Moreno''' (born October 1972) is an Argentinian [film director](/source/film_director) and [screenwriter](/source/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](/source/Buenos_Aires), Moreno is the son of actors [Adriana Aizenberg](/source/Adriana_Aizemberg) and [Carlos Moreno](/source/Carlos_Moreno_(actor)). He studied cinema and graduated from the directing program at the Universidad del Cine, [Buenos Aires](/source/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](/source/Zinebi).<ref>Poblete, Joel. Ibid.</ref>

His 2006 film ''[The Minder](/source/The_Minder_(film))'' ({{langx|es|El Custodio}}) is the first film feature he directed alone. His 2011 film ''[A Mysterious World](/source/A_Mysterious_World)'' premiered In Competition at the [61st Berlin International Film Festival](/source/61st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival) and was nominated for the [Golden Bear](/source/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](/source/75th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival), presided over by [Todd Haynes](/source/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](/source/Mala_%C3%A9poca)'' (1998) (co-directed)
* ''El descanso'' (2002) (co-directed)
* ''[The Minder](/source/The_Minder_(film))'' (2006)
* ''[R.D. Kell's The signal](/source/R.D._Kell's_The_signal)'' (2007) TV film (co-directed)
* ''[A Mysterious World](/source/A_Mysterious_World)'' (2011)
* ''[Reimon](/source/Reimon)'' (2012)
* ''[The Delinquents](/source/The_Delinquents_(2023_film))'' (2023)

==Awards==
'''Wins'''
* [Mar del Plata Film Festival](/source/Mar_del_Plata_Film_Festival): [FIPRESCI](/source/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](/source/Toulouse_Latin_America_Film_Festival): Audience Award; for ''Mala época''; 1999.
* [Sundance Film Festival](/source/Sundance_Film_Festival): NHK Award, for ''The Minder'' (Latin America); 2005.
* [Berlin International Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival): [Alfred Bauer Prize](/source/Alfred_Bauer_Prize), for ''El Custodio''; 2006.
* [Bogota Film Festival](/source/Bogota_Film_Festival): Golden Precolumbian Circle; Best Director; Best Film; for ''El Custodio''; 2006.
* [Lleida Latin-American Film Festival](/source/Lleida_Latin-American_Film_Festival): ICCI Screenplay Award, for ''El Descanso''; 2003.
* [Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival](/source/Donostia-San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival): Horizons Award; Special Mention; for ''El Custodio''; 2006.
* [Film Fest Gent](/source/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](/source/Buenos_Aires_International_Festival_of_Independent_Cinema): Best Film; for ''El Descanso''; 2001.
* [Argentine Film Critics Association Awards](/source/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==
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==External links==
* {{Cinenacional name|id=rodrigo-moreno|old_id=6822|name=Rodrigo Moreno}}
* {{IMDb name|nm0604169}}

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