Damián Szifron

"I write thinking about the viewers" Born in Argentina in 1975, Damián Szifrón is a crucial figure in the evolution of Argentine cinema thanks to his ability to reflect reality from an existential and creative angle. The director and screenwriter is the mastermind behind stories that explore the absurd, the dark and the most visceral desires of human nature, such as the series "Los Simuladores" (2002), which was a hit in Latin America, the film "El fondo del mar" (2003) and his Almodovar-produced hit "Relatos Salvajes" (2014), which brought him international recognition and nominations for awards such as the Oscar and the Goya, finally winning the BAFTA for Best Foreign Picture. His work has been influenced by directors such as Hitchcock, Kubrick and Tarantino, and his style is a combination of black humor and social criticism, and is also known for combining genres in order to create psychologically complex characters and achieve a tense, deep and chaotic narrative; his works are a feast of emotions in the form of stories of revenge and satire. In 2023, Szifron made his Hollywood debut with "Misanthrope" and was invited to the Cannes Film Festival in 2024 as a jury member, confirming his strong presence in global cinema.