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Rodrigo Sorogoyen
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Sorogoyen at the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019
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Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo
16 September 1981 Madrid, Spain
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| Occupation | Film director |
Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (born 16 September 1981) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His solo directorial debut Stockholm earned him a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Director in 2014. For his short film Mother, Sorogoyen won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film in 2018 and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. In 2019, Sorogoyen won the Goya Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for The Realm, a feat he repeated in 2023 with The Beasts, which won a total of 9 awards at the 37th Goya Awards, including Best Film. The Beasts also won him the César Award for Best Foreign Film. He often works in tandem with Isabel Peña.
Biography
Born on 16 September 1981 in Madrid, Rodrigo Sorogoyen is the grandson of filmmaker Antonio del Amo. Sorogoyen is known among his closest circles as Ruy. His interest in filmmaking stemmed from the experience of watching Léon: The Professional, which fascinated him. After graduating in history from the Complutense University of Madrid, he entered the ECAM in 2004.
In July 2019, Sorogoyen was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Filmography
Film
Feature Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2008 | 8 Dates | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with Peris Romano | |
| 2013 | Stockholm | Yes | Yes | Executive | ||
| 2016 | May God Save Us | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2018 | The Realm | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2019 | Mother | Yes | Yes | Yes | Based on the 2017 short film | |
| 2022 | The Beasts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Short Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | El Iluso | Yes | Yes | No | Medium-length film | |
| 2017 | Madre | Yes | Yes | Executive | Short film | |
| Disquiciones de una pareja que lleva más de seis meses y menos de un año | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film Also actor |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2005 | Ke no! | No | Yes | Wrote 2 episodes | |
| 2006-2007 | Manolo & Benito Corporesion | No | Yes | Wrote 4 episodes | |
| 2008-2010 | Impares | Yes | Yes | Directed 43 episodes and wrote 39 episodes | |
| 2010-2011 | Impares premium | Yes | Yes | 10 episodes | |
| La pecera de Eva | Yes | No | 221 episodes | ||
| 2012-2013 | Fragiles | Yes | No | Directed 13 episodes | |
| 2015 | Rabia | Yes | No | Directed 1 episode | |
| 2020 | En casa | Yes | Yes | Episode: "Una Situación Extraordinaria" Also actor: Carlos |
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| Antidisturbios | Yes | Yes | 6-episode miniseries Also creator and executive producer |
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| 2021 | Historias para no dormir | Yes | Yes | Episode: "El doble" | |
| 2022 | Apagón | Yes | No | Episode: "Negación" |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Academy Awards | 2019 | Best Live Action Short Film | Mother | Nominated | |
| Argentine Film Critics Association | 2016 | Best Ibero-American Film | Stockholm | Nominated | |
| Ariel Award | 2023 | Best Ibero-American Film | The Beasts | Nominated | |
| CEC Awards | 2014 | Best New Director | Stockholm | Won | |
| 2019 | Best Film | The Realm | Won | ||
| Best Director | Won | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Won | ||||
| 2023 | Best Film | The Beasts | Won | ||
| Best Director | Won | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Won | ||||
| César Awards | 2023 | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| David di Donatello | 2024 | Best International Film | Nominated | ||
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | 2023 | Best Screenplay | Runner-up | ||
| Dublin International Film Festival | 2023 | Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Award for Best Film | Won | ||
| European Parliament | 2019 | Lux Prize | The Realm | Nominated | |
| Feroz Awards | 2014 | Best Drama Film | Stockholm | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 2017 | Best Drama Film | May God Save Us | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Best Drama Film | The Realm | Won | ||
| Best Director | Won | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| 2021 | Best Drama Series | Riot Police | Won | ||
| 2023 | Best Director | The Beasts | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Forqué Awards | 2017 | Best Feature Film | May God Save Us | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Best Short Film | Mother | Won | ||
| 2019 | Best Feature Film | The Realm | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Best Fiction and Animation Feature Film | The Beasts | Won | ||
| Goya Awards | 2014 | Best New Director | Stockholm | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Best Director | May God Save Us | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 2018 | Best Fictional Short Film | Mother | Won | ||
| 2019 | Best Director | The Realm | Won | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Won | ||||
| 2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Mother | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Best Film | The Beasts | Won | ||
| Best Director | Won | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | 2023 | Best Ibero-American Film | Nominated | ||
| Lumières Award | 2023 | Best International Co-Production | Won | ||
| Miami International Film Festival | 2023 | Rene Rodriguez Critics Award | Won | ||
| Knight Marimbas Award | Won | ||||
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 2016 | Jury Prize for Best Screenplay | May God Save Us | Won | |
| 2022 | Audience Award for Best European Film | The Beasts | Won | ||
| Sant Jordi Awards | 2017 | Best Spanish Film | May God Save Us | Nominated | |
| 2019 | The Realm | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | The Beasts | Won | |||
| Tokyo International Film Festival | 2022 | Tokyo Grand Prix | Won | ||
| Best Director | Won | ||||
| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2014 | Transilvania Trophy | Stockholm | Won | |
| Venice Film Festival | 2019 | Orizzonti | Mother | Nominated |
