Federico Veiroj
Federico VEIROJ (1976, Uruguay) graduated in Media from UCUDAL Uruguay. He played a part in 25 Watts (Juan Pablo Rebella, Palbo Stoll, 2001) and directed a couple of short films. His debut feature film, Acné (2008), premiered at the Director's Fortnight in Cannes. Both this film and his second film, La vida útil (2010), have won more than 20 awards worldwide. In 2015, Elapóstata won the FIPRESCI Award and a Special Mention from the Jury at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. His fourth feature, Belmonte (2018), premiered in Toronto, just as Así habló el cambista (2019). Between 2015 and 2017, the Viennale, the Harvard Film Archive, and the Svenska Filminstitutet (Sweden) dedicated a showcase and retrospective to all his film work.
Filmography
Federico Veiroj op IFFR
Nico & Parker
12'
Uruguay
IFFR 2002
Bregman, el siguiente
13'
Uruguay
IFFR 2005
La vida útil
67'
Uruguay
IFFR 2011
El apóstata
80'
Spanje
IFFR 2016
Belmonte
Op 43-jarige leeftijd lukt het schilder Javier Belmonte niet meer om levensangst en onzekerheid te camoufleren met bohemien bravoure.
75'
Uruguay
IFFR 2019
Así habló el cambista
De opkomst en ondergang van een opportunistische geldwisselaar, die wel vuile handen móet maken om zijn luxeleventje te bekostigen.
97'
Uruguay
IFFR 2020