Luis Prieto (director)

Luis Prieto (born 10 July 1970) is a Spanish-born film director, and screenwriter.

Luis Prieto
Prieto at the Opening of Ho Voglia di Te, 2007
Born (1970-07-10) 10 July 1970
Madrid, Spain
OccupationFilm director, Writer
EducationCalArts
Period1994–present
GenreAction, thriller
Notable worksHo voglia di te[1]
"Bamboleho"
Website
www.luisprieto.com

Early life

Prieto was born in Madrid, Spain. He studied economics and photography in Spain and film at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles where he graduated in 1994 with honors from the School of Film and Video.

Career

Early career

From 1994 and 1999 Prieto lived in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles where he worked as an editor on short films, commercials and documentaries - including the 1994 Student Academy Award Nominee The Night Voice.

In 2000, Prieto's commercial directing career began with his work for Albinana Films, in Barcelona (Spain).

In 2001, Prieto directed the short film Bamboleho, which won over 45 international awards, including Best Short Film at the first edition of Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival [2] [3] and a Special Jury Mention at the 2001 Venice Film Festival.

Condon Express, Prieto's feature film directorial debut, was filmed in 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Other projects

In 1999, Prieto worked as a video artist for musician Peter Gabriel in Real World Studios, Box, England.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleNotes
2001BambolehoDirector, writer, editor
2003Mariposas de FuegoDirector, writer, executive producer
2005Condon ExpressDirector, Writer
2007Ho voglia di teDirector
2009Meno male che ci seiDirector
2012PusherDirector
2017KidnapDirector

Television

YearTitleNotes
2014Z NationDirector (episodes "Philly Feast", "Home Sweet Zombie")
2016StartUpDirector (episodes "Proof of Concept", "Angel Investor", "Bootstrapped", "Valuation")
2016Code BlackDirector (episode 4 season 2)
2018SnatchDirector (episodes "Haymaker", "Good Work for Good Money", "Close Quarters", "Job Done")
2020 White LinesDirector (episodes 3, 4 & 5)

References

  1. Thomas, Archie (2007-03-13). "Italian audiences love 'I Want You' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
  2. Gootman, Elissa; Mitchell, Elvis (2002-05-13). "Just to the North of Ground Zero, a Tribute in Light Sabers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2002-05-03.
  3. Pogrebin, Robin (2002-05-07). "Tribeca festival celebrates film and resilience". The New York Times. Retrieved 2002-07-03.

Interviews

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