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Rodrigo Garcia (born 1959, Bogota, Colombia, son of Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez) is the acclaimed writer/director of “Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her”, which premiered at Sundance in 2000 and went on to win the Un Certain Regard division at the Cannes Film Festival that spring. He also wrote and directed “Ten Tiny Love Stories” and was one of three writer/directors of the Showtime Independent Feature “Fathers and Sons”. For HBO, Garcia has directed the pilots for “Carnivale” and “Big Love”, as well as episodes of “The Sopranos” and “Six Feet Under”.
Rodrigo Garcia (nacido en Bogotá en 1959, hijo de Gabriel García Márquez) es el premiado guionista y director de “Cosas que diría con solo mirarla”, que se estrenó en el Festival de Sundance 2000 y ganó el premio Un Certain Regard en el festival de Cannes esa primavera y de “Ten Tiny Love Stories” (2001). También es uno de los tres guionistas y realizadores de “Fathers and Sons” (2005), ha dirigido los capítulos piloto de “Carnivale” y de la serie “Big Love”, así como episodios de “The Sopranos” (Los Sopranos) y “Six Feet Under” (A dos metros bajo tierra).
Filmografía / Filmography:
2006 Directed the pilot episode of HBO's "Big Love," a look at contemporary polygamist Mormons in suburban Utah
2005 With Robert Spera and Jared Rappaport, produced, directed and wrote "Fathers and Sons," a three segment movie, which aired on Showtime
2005 Helmed the feature "Nine Lives," about nine women who resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life; earned Independent Spirit Award Nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay
2003 Again teamed with HBO to direct several episodes "Carnivàle"
2001 Wrote and directed "Ten Tiny Love Stories," a series of monologues in which ten women talk about the man that made the largest impression on them
2001 Directed several episodes of the HBO drama series "Six Feet Under"
1999 Began directing episodes of the HBO series "The Sopranos"
1998 Was Director of Photography for the HBO movie "Gia"
1997 Wrote first screenplay, "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her," Made feature directing debut (premiered at Sundance in 2000)
1995 Once again worked with director Allison Anders on the segment 'The Missing Ingredient' in "Four Rooms"
1993 Worked with director Allison Anders on "Mi vida loca/My Crazy Life"
1991 Director of Photography for Maria Novaro's "Danzón"
1988 Was Director of Photography for the Spanish TV adaptation of his father, Gabriel García Márquez's novel "El Verano de la Senora Forbes"
1985 Worked as a camera operator for "Tiempo de Morir/A Time to Die," written and produced by his father Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Raised in Mexico City
Started as a production assistant; eventually began directing commercials
Festivals and awards:
For "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her,"
Winner Un Certain Regard. Cannes 2000
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2000
For “Nine Lives”
Best Director & Best Screenplay. Winner Independent Spirit Award 2000
Winner Golden Leopard Locarno Int’l Film Festival 2005
Winner Leopard Best Actress (Awarded to the Ensemble)
Locarno Int’l Film Festival 2005
Centerpiece Premiere Los Angeles Film Festival 2005
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2005
Best picture about Women. Woman Film Critics Circle 2005
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