Damián Szifron (Argentine ; born 9 July 1975) is an Argentine film and television director and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the TV series Los simuladores (2002), the most successful TV series in the history of Argentina, and writer-director of Wild Tales (2014), the most successful film in the history of Argentina."Wild Tales", the most watched film La Nación On 18 March 2022, Paramount announced a film based on Los simuladores, directed by Szifron, programmed for 2024.
Biography Born to a Jewish family,The Jewish Journal: "Argentina’s very Jewish Oscar nominee" by Diego Melamed January 21, 2015 Szifron studied cinema with the film theory writer Angel Faretta. Szifron was the writer and director of Hermanos y detectives ("Brothers and Detectives"), the follow-up series to the hugely popular Los simuladores ("The Pretenders"). His 2014 film Wild Tales was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards and winner of both the BAFTA and Goya awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Notes2003 El fondo del mar 2005Tiempo de valientes 2014 Relatos salvajes2023 To Catch a KillerTBA Los simuladoresPre-productionBased on his TV show Los simuladores
Short films Year Title Director Writer EditorNotes1992El tren 1993 Río de culpas 1995Oídos sordos Co-directed with Esteban Student1997 Kan, el trueno 1998Punto muerto Co-directed with Esteban Student1999 Los últimos días Medium-length film
Television Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes1996-1999AtorrantesAlso producer1999PNP2002-2003 Los simuladores Also creator2006 Hermanos y detectives TV Miniseries
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