Luis Prieto
Encyclopedia
Luis Prieto is a Spanish
-born film director
, and screenwriter
.
, 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.
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
and a Special Jury Mention at the 2001 Venice Film Festival
.
(Argentina
). The film remains un-released since the production company Alquimia Cinema went bankrupt in 2005.
In 2006, Prieto directed the Italian teen romance Ho voglia di te (I Want You) produced by Cattleya
and released by Warner Bros.
The film stars Riccardo Scamarcio
as a macho type who becomes entangled with an independent-minded girl, played by Laura Chiatti
Ho voglia di te had the best opening ever for an Italian picture and remains the country's third best box office release for 2007 with a 15 million Euros gross. The film is the sequel of Tre metri sopra il cielo (Three Steps Over Heaven) directed by Luca Lucini.
Prieto's latest film Meno male che ci sei was released on 27 November 2009 by Universal Pictures
. The film, a co-production between Cattleya
(Italy) and Focus Features
(UK) stars Claudia Gerini
and Stefania Sandrelli
.
in Real World Studios
, Box, England.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
-born 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:...
.
Early life
Prieto was born in MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. He studied economics and photography in Spain and film at the California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
where he graduated in 1994 with honors from the School of Film and Video.
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
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
(Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
).
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
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973...
´s Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
and a Special Jury Mention at the 2001 Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
.
2004–2010
Condon Express, Prieto's feature film directorial debut was filmed in 2004 in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
(Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
). The film remains un-released since the production company Alquimia Cinema went bankrupt in 2005.
In 2006, Prieto directed the Italian teen romance Ho voglia di te (I Want You) produced by Cattleya
Cattleya
Cattleya is a genus of 113 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after Sir William Cattley who received and successfully cultivated specimens of Cattleya labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids...
and released by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
The film stars Riccardo Scamarcio
Riccardo Scamarcio
Riccardo Scamarcio is an Italian film actor.-Biography:Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia.He went to train as an actor at the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema in Rome, where he now lives. His debut acting role was in a TV series in 2000, while his first ever lead role in a feature film was in Tre...
as a macho type who becomes entangled with an independent-minded girl, played by Laura Chiatti
Laura Chiatti
Laura Chiatti is an Italian actress and singer. She is the leading lady in two successful movies: Ho voglia di te, alongside Riccardo Scamarcio, and Paolo Sorrentino's third movie The Family Friend. The latter was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival...
Ho voglia di te had the best opening ever for an Italian picture and remains the country's third best box office release for 2007 with a 15 million Euros gross. The film is the sequel of Tre metri sopra il cielo (Three Steps Over Heaven) directed by Luca Lucini.
Prieto's latest film Meno male che ci sei was released on 27 November 2009 by Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
. The film, a co-production between Cattleya
Cattleya
Cattleya is a genus of 113 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after Sir William Cattley who received and successfully cultivated specimens of Cattleya labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids...
(Italy) and Focus Features
Focus Features
Focus Features is the art house films division of NBC Universal's Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distributor for foreign films....
(UK) stars Claudia Gerini
Claudia Gerini
Claudia Gerini is an Italian actress and showgirl.-Biography:Born in Rome from employees parents, in 1985 she won National Competition of Miss Teenager....
and Stefania Sandrelli
Stefania Sandrelli
Stefania Sandrelli is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the commedia all'Italiana, starting from 1960s. She was 15 years old when she starred in Divorce, Italian Style, as Marcello Mastroianni's cousin, Angela.She was born in Viareggio, Tuscany. She had a long relationship with...
.
Other projects
In 1999, Prieto worked as a video artist for musician Peter GabrielPeter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
in Real World Studios
Real World Studios
Real World Studios is a residential recording studio in Box, Wiltshire, England associated with the Real World Records Ltd. record label founded by rock musician Peter Gabriel...
, Box, England.
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 |
External links
- Official Website
- Official Website Ho voglia di te (I Want You)
- Official Website Meno male che ci sei
- Official Website Condon Express