Jorge Thielen Armand | |
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Born | 1990 |
Occupation | Director, screenwriter and film producer |
Jorge Thielen Armand (born 1990, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a film director, screenwriter and producer. He studied Communications in Concordia University in Montreal, and later, with Rodrigo Michelangeli, founded the Canadian-Venezuelan film production company La Faena Films. He has directed two feature films, La Soledad and La Fortaleza, and the short film Flor de la Mar. All three films have received positive reviews from critics.[1]
Biography
Armand's cinema works possess an introspective gaze, seeking inside himself for stories he left in the past. Balancing between autobiography and fiction, many of Armand's stories turn to the image of a home in the beginning. Simultaneously, he exposes tangentially critical issues of contemporary Venezuelan society.
His first feature film, La Soledad (English: The Solitude), premiered in the 73º Venice International Film Festival[2] receiving the Jury Prize in Biarritz[3][4] and the Audience Award for Best Film in the Miami Film Festival,[5][6] followed by other accolades around the world.
His second feature film, La Fortaleza (English: Fortitude), premiered in the Tiger Competition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam[7] and has been screened in major international film festivals, including Busan, Cairo, Guadalajara, Gijon, amongst others. He was again awarded the Jury Prize in Biarritz, and received additional awards in Rome and Caracas.[8][9]
In 2021, Armand received the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, becoming the first Venezuelan filmmaker to obtain this prestigious recognition.[10]
Filmography
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
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Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | |||
2016 | La Soledad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature directorial debut - Co-written with Rodrigo Michelangeli | |
2020 | La Fortaleza | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-written with Rodrigo Michelangeli | |
2020 | El Father Como Sí Mismo | Yes | Documentary about the filming of La Fortaleza |
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
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Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | |||
2014 | Ráfagas de Paz | Yes | Directed by Rodrigo Michelangeli | |||
2015 | Flor de la Mar | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2020 | De Memoria y Escombros | Yes | Directed by Rodrigo Michelangeli |
References
- ^ "Jorge Thielen Armand | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "History of the Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "2017". Festival de Biarritz América Latina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "LA SOLEDAD". Festival de Biarritz América Latina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "LA SOLEDAD". Miami Film Festival 2017. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Venezuelan Film LA SOLEDAD Wins Audience Award at the Miami Film Fest". Cinema Tropical. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "La Fortaleza | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ Nacional, El (2020-10-04). "La fortaleza, de Jorge Thielen, ganó el Premio del Jurado del Festival de Cine de Biarritz". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "La Fortaleza". Festival de Biarritz América Latina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Jorge Thielen Armand". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-26.