Rodrigo Sorogoyen

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Rodrigo Sorogoyen
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Sorogoyen in 2023
Born
Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo

(1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 43)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationFilm director

Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (born 16 September 1981) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. [1] After co-helming the sketch comedy film 8 Dates with Peris Romano in 2008, Sorogoyen has directed the features Stockholm (2013), May God Save Us (2016), The Realm (2018), Mother (2019), and The Beasts (2022). He has also co-created the miniseries Riot Police (2020) and The New Years (2024). He often works in tandem with screenwriter Isabel Peña. [2]

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He has won two Goya Awards for Best Director and two Goya Awards for Best Original Screenplay.

Biography

Born on 16 September 1981 in Madrid, Rodrigo Sorogoyen is the grandson of filmmaker Antonio del Amo. [3] Sorogoyen is known among his closest circles as Ruy. [4] His interest in filmmaking stemmed from the experience of watching Léon: The Professional , which fascinated him. [4] After graduating in history from the Complutense University of Madrid, he entered the ECAM in 2004. [3]

His solo directorial debut Stockholm earned him a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Director in 2014. For his short film Mother , Sorogoyen won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film in 2018 and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. In 2019, Sorogoyen won the Goya Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for The Realm .

In July 2019, Sorogoyen was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [5]

Sorogoyen's The Beasts swept the 37th Goya Awards, with total of 9 awards at the 37th Goya Awards, including Best Film. The Beasts also won him the César Award for Best Foreign Film.

Filmography

Film

Feature Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotesRef.
2008 8 Dates YesYesNoCo-directed with Peris Romano [6]
2013 Stockholm YesYesExecutive [7]
2016 May God Save Us YesYesNo [8]
2018 The Realm YesYesNo [9]
2019 Mother YesYesYesBased on the 2017 short film [10]
2022 The Beasts YesYesYes [11]
TBA
 The Beloved YesYesIn production

Short Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotesRef.
2014El IlusoYesYesNoMedium-length film
2017 Madre YesYesExecutiveShort film [13]
Disquiciones de una pareja que lleva más de seis meses y menos de un añoYesYesYesShort film
Also actor

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2005Ke no!NoYesWrote 2 episodes
2006-2007Manolo & Benito CorporesionNoYesWrote 4 episodes
2008-2010ImparesYesYesDirected 43 episodes and wrote 39 episodes
2010-2011Impares premiumYesYes10 episodes
La pecera de Eva YesNo221 episodes
2012-2013FragilesYesNoDirected 13 episodes
2015RabiaYesNoDirected 1 episode
2020En casaYesYesEpisode: "Una Situación Extraordinaria"
Also actor: Carlos
Antidisturbios YesYes6-episode miniseries
Also creator and executive producer		 [14]
2021 Historias para no dormir YesYesEpisode: "El doble" [15]
2022 Apagón YesNoEpisode: "Negación" [16]
2024 The New Years YesYes10-episode miniseries
Also creator		 [17]

Awards and nominations

Sorogoyen holding his Goya Award for Best Director for The Realm at the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019 Premios Goya 2019 - Rodrigo Sorogoyen Goya.jpg
Sorogoyen holding his Goya Award for Best Director for The Realm at the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019
AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Academy Awards 2019 Best Live Action Short Film Mother Nominated [18]
Argentine Film Critics Association 2016 Best Ibero-American Film Stockholm Nominated [19]
Ariel Award 2023 Best Ibero-American Film The Beasts Nominated [20]
CEC Awards 2014Best New Director Stockholm Won [21]
2019Best Film The Realm Won [22]
Best DirectorWon
Best Original ScreenplayWon
2023Best Film The Beasts Won [23]
Best DirectorWon
Best Original ScreenplayWon
César Awards 2023 Best Foreign Film Won [24]
David di Donatello 2024 Best International Film Nominated [25]
Dublin Film Critics' Circle 2023 Best ScreenplayRunner-up [26]
Dublin International Film Festival 2023 Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Award for Best FilmWon [27]
European Parliament 2019 Lux Prize The Realm Nominated [28]
Feroz Awards 2014 Best Drama Film Stockholm Won [29]
Best Screenplay Nominated
2017 Best Drama Film May God Save Us Nominated [30]
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
2019 Best Drama Film The Realm Won [31]
Best Director Won
Best Screenplay Won
2021 Best Drama Series Riot Police Won [32]
2023 Best Director The Beasts Nominated [33]
Best Screenplay Nominated
Forqué Awards 2017 Best Feature Film May God Save Us Nominated [34]
2018 Best Short Film Mother Won [35]
2019 Best Feature Film The Realm Nominated [36]
2022 Best Fiction and Animation Feature Film The Beasts Won [37]
Goya Awards 2014 Best New Director Stockholm Nominated [38]
2017 Best Director May God Save Us Nominated [39]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2018 Best Fictional Short Film Mother Won [40]
2019 Best Director The Realm Won [41]
Best Original Screenplay Won
2020 Best Adapted Screenplay Mother Nominated [42]
2023 Best Film The Beasts Won [43]
Best Director Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro 2023Best Ibero-American FilmNominated [44]
Lumières Award 2023 Best International Co-Production Won [45]
Miami International Film Festival 2023Rene Rodriguez Critics AwardWon [46]
Knight Marimbas AwardWon
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2016Jury Prize for Best Screenplay May God Save Us Won [47]
2022 Audience Award for Best European Film The Beasts Won [48]
Sant Jordi Awards 2017 Best Spanish Film May God Save Us Nominated [49]
2019 The Realm Nominated [50]
2023 The Beasts Won [51]
Tokyo International Film Festival 2022 Tokyo Grand PrixWon [52]
Best DirectorWon
Transilvania International Film Festival 2014 Transilvania Trophy Stockholm Won [53]
Venice Film Festival 2019 Orizzonti Mother Nominated [54]

References

  1. ↑ "Rodrigo Sorogoyen, el favorito: "No he procesado las nominaciones"". La Vanguardia . 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  2. ↑ Poncini, Helena (17 November 2019). "Rodrigo Sorogoyen e Isabel Peña, una amistad a prueba de guiones". El País .
  3. 1 2 Gonzálvez, Paula M. "19 cosas que debes saber de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, director de 'El reino' y 'Madre'". HuffPost .
  4. 1 2 Estirado, Laura (11 February 2023). "Así es Sorogoyen: un padre actor, un abuelo director y el mismo tatuaje que su socia". El Periódico de España. Prensa Ibérica.
  5. ↑ "ACADEMY INVITES 842 TO MEMBERSHIP". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  6. ↑ Holland, Jonathan (21 April 2008). "8 Dates". Variety .
  7. ↑ Holland, Jonathan (20 November 2013). "Stockholm: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter .
  8. ↑ Holland, Jonathan (20 September 2016). "'May God Save Us' ('Que Dios Nos Perdone'): Film Review | San Sebastian 2016". The Hollywood Reporter .
  9. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (17 January 2019). "Palm Springs Review: 'The Realm'". Variety .
  10. ↑ Lodge, Guy (1 September 2019). "Film Review: 'Madre'". Variety .
  11. ↑ Ide, Wendy (27 May 2022). "'The Beasts': Cannes Review". ScreenDaily .
  12. ↑ Cámara, Nora (12 February 2025). "El director de 'As bestas' inicia el rodaje de su película más emocionante en Movistar Plus+ con Javier Bardem y la protagonista de 'Reina Roja'". Diez Minutos .
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  14. ↑ Estrada, Javier (21 October 2020). "¿Es Antidisturbios la mejor serie española que puedas ver?". Metrópoli– via El Mundo.
  15. ↑ Martínez, Beatriz. "'Historias para no dormir': Fecha, tráiler y los cuatro capítulos del remake que llega en otoño a Amazon". Fuera de Series.
  16. ↑ Molina, B. (5 July 2022). "Todo sobre 'Apagón', la nueva serie apocalíptica de Movistar Plus+". El Confidencial .
  17. ↑ "Los años nuevos', de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, participará en el Festival de Venecia". AcademiaTV . 23 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "91ST OSCARS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  19. ↑ "El Patrón, radiografía de un crimen, elegida como la Mejor Película en los Premios Cóndor de Plata 2016: todos los ganadores". Ciudad Magazine (in Spanish). 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  20. ↑ "Nominaciones a los Premios Ariel 65". Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  21. ↑ "'Caníbal' y 'Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados' premiadas por el Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  22. ↑ "'El Reino', la gran triunfadora de la 74 edición de las Medallas CEC con 6 premios". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  23. ↑ ""As bestas", con siete premios, gran triunfadora de las Medallas CEC 2023". COPE (in Spanish). 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  24. ↑ "César 2023 : voici le palmarès complet de la 48ème cérémonie". GQ France (in French). 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  25. ↑ "David di Donatello 2024: Anatomia di una caduta di Justine Triet è il miglior film internazionale". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  26. ↑ "Best films of 2023: Irish critics name their favourites". The Irish Times . 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  27. ↑ "Dublin International Film Festival: The moving My Sailor, My Love named best Irish movie". The Irish Times . 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  28. ↑ "LUX Prize: the finalists competing for Parliament's film award". European Parliament . 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  29. ↑ "I Premios Feroz". Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  30. ↑ "IV Premios Feroz". Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  31. ↑ "VI Premios Feroz". Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  32. ↑ "VIII Premios Feroz". Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  33. ↑ "X Premios Feroz". Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  34. ↑ "XXII Edición". Premio Cinematográfico José María Forqué. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  35. ↑ "Premios Forqué 2018: Todos los premiados". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  36. ↑ "'Campeones', 'El reino', 'Carmen y Lola' y 'Entre dos aguas', a por los Premios Forqué". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  37. ↑ "Premios Forqué 2022: 'Apagón' y 'As Bestas' se colocan a la cabeza en la carrera de premios". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  38. ↑ "Stockholm". Premios Goya. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  39. ↑ "Que Dios nos perdone". Premios Goya. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  40. ↑ "'Madre' de Rodrigo Sorogoyen Mejor Cortometraje de Ficción en los Goya 2018". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  41. ↑ "Estos son los ganadores de los Premios Goya 2019". Vanity Fair (in European Spanish). 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  42. ↑ "Ganadores Premios Goya 2020: Dolor y gloria, con 7 galardones, es la mejor película española del año". GQ España (in European Spanish). 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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  44. ↑ "Confira a lista completa de vencedores do Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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  46. ↑ "MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL 2023 AWARD WINNERS". Miami Film Festival. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  47. ↑ "64 edition. 2016 Awards". San Sebastián International Film Festival . Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  48. ↑ "'Los reyes del mundo' wins the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival's 70th edition". San Sebastián International Film Festival . 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  49. ↑ "'La próxima piel', premio Sant Jordi de cine". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  50. ↑ "La mejor película española en los Premios Sant Jordi de Cine". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  51. ↑ "'As bestas', millor pel·lícula espanyola als Premis RNE Sant Jordi". RTVE.es (in Catalan). 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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