Luis Prieto (director)

Luis Prieto
Luis Prieto
	Prieto at the Opening of Ho Voglia di Te, 2007
Born	10 July 1970; Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Film director, Writer
Education	CalArts
Period	1994–present
Genre	Action, thriller
Notable works	Ho voglia di te[1]; "Bamboleho"
Website
	www.luisprieto.com

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

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

Year	Title	Notes
2001	Bamboleho	Director, writer, editor
2003	Mariposas de Fuego	Director, writer, executive producer
2005	Condon Express	Director, Writer
2007	Ho voglia di te	Director
2009	Meno male che ci sei	Director
2012	Pusher	Director
2017	Kidnap	Director

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2014	Z Nation	Director (episodes "Philly Feast", "Home Sweet Zombie")
2016	StartUp	Director (episodes "Proof of Concept", "Angel Investor", "Bootstrapped", "Valuation")
2016	Code Black	Director (episode 4 season 2)
2018	Snatch	Director (episodes "Haymaker", "Good Work for Good Money", "Close Quarters", "Job Done")
2020	White Lines	Director (episodes 3, 4 & 5)

References

Thomas, Archie (2007-03-13). "Italian audiences love 'I Want You' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
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.
Pogrebin, Robin (2002-05-07). "Tribeca festival celebrates film and resilience". The New York Times. Retrieved 2002-07-03.

External links

Interviews

p.o.v. Number 17, March 2004 Interview

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[Variety.com-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.