Juan Pablo Rebella
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Juan Pablo Rebella was an Uruguay
an film director
and screenwriter
.
He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied social communication
, it was here that he started to direct short films and his collaboration with fellow student Pablo Stoll
first began.
After graduating in 1999 he and Stoll started work on their first feature film, 25 Watts
(2001), it went on to win several international awards: Best Feature Film Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, Best 1st Feature Film Award at the Havana Film Festival
, and the FIPRESCI
Award and Best Male Actor Award at the Independent Film Festival Buenos Aires.
In 2004 Rebella and Stoll released their second feature film Whisky
, at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
and opened to critical acclaim, winning the Regard Original Award.
Whisky also won the Sundance Film Festival
's NHK International Filmmakers Award for Latin-America.
Rebella also acted in the short film 8 horas, released in 2006.
Rebella shot himself in 2006 at the age of 32.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied social communication
Social communication
The term social communication refers to using the so-called social media. However there is no standardised definition yet recognised. Generally communication requires a social nexus of at least two entities in a technical or just social relation...
, it was here that he started to direct short films and his collaboration with fellow student Pablo Stoll
Pablo Stoll
Pablo Stoll is a Uruguayan film director and screenwriter.He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied Social communication, it was here that he started to direct short films and his collaboration with fellow student Juan Pablo Rebella first began...
first began.
After graduating in 1999 he and Stoll started work on their first feature film, 25 Watts
25 Watts
25 watts is a 2001 Uruguayan urban comedy drama film directed and written by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll. The independent film picture stars Daniel Hendler, Jorge Temponi, and Alfonso Tort...
(2001), it went on to win several international awards: Best Feature Film Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, Best 1st Feature Film Award at the Havana Film Festival
Havana Film Festival
The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Spanish-language filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, and in English as Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of La Havana.The festival takes place...
, and the FIPRESCI
FIPRESCI
The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
Award and Best Male Actor Award at the Independent Film Festival Buenos Aires.
In 2004 Rebella and Stoll released their second feature film Whisky
Whisky (film)
Whisky is an Argentine-German-Spanish-Uruguayan tragicomedy film directed by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll and released in 2004. The film stars Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual, Jorge Bolani, Ana Katz, and Daniel Hendler. It has very sparse dialogue and the three principal actors play very...
, at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
2004 Cannes Film Festival
The 2004 Cannes Film Festival started on May 12 and ran until May 23. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore.-Jury:* Quentin Tarantino, President * Emmanuelle Béart * Edwidge Danticat * Tilda Swinton...
and opened to critical acclaim, winning the Regard Original Award.
Whisky also won the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
's NHK International Filmmakers Award for Latin-America.
Rebella also acted in the short film 8 horas, released in 2006.
Rebella shot himself in 2006 at the age of 32.