Ana Katz

Ana KATZ (1975, Argentina) is a filmmaker, writer and actress from Buenos Aires. She was educated at Universidad del Cine, and after making a few short films, she made her feature debut in 2002 with El juego de la silla. It won awards at several international film festivals, including a special jury mention at San Sebastián. Her second feature, Una novia errante (2007), was presented in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes. Besides directing, Katz has many acting roles to her credit, both in film and theatre. Katz often makes dark, tragic comedies filled with awkward humour.

Filmography

Merengue (1995, short), Pantera (1998, short), Ojalá corriera viento (2001, short), El juego de la silla/Musical Chairs (2002), Mujeres en rojo: Despedida (2003, TV short), El fotógrafo (2005, short), Una novia errante/A Stray Girlfriend (2007), Los Marziano/The Marziano Family (2011), Mi amiga del parque/My Friend from the Park (2015), Al borde (2016, TV), Sueño Florianópolis/Florianópolis Dream (2018), Ruido Capital (2020, TV series, 2 episodes), El perro que no calla (2020)

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Ana Katz op IFFR

Whisky

Taciturn old owner of an aging sock factory has his forgotten brother from Brazil visiting him and asks his equally taciturn assistant to pretend to be his wife. That provides reverberating tragi-comic scenes in a calm, Kaurismäkian second film by the makers of Tiger-winner 25 Watts.

Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll Ward

99'
Uruguay

IFFR 2005

Una novia errante

Katz himself plays the lead in her charmingly romantic but movingly serious relationship drama. On her way to a holiday destination she complains about the things you're not allowed to complain about to some men and gets out at the destination on her own. It is only then that they embark on the 'let's split up'. Lost in Argentina.

Ana Katz