Nicolás Prividera

Birthplace

Buenos Aires, Argentine

Biography

Degree in Communication (UBA), and graduated from the Argentina National School of Cinema (ENERC), where he currently works as a teacher. He has directed two films features: "M" (2007, award for best Latin American film and prize FIPRESCI at the Festival de Mar del Plata, as well as also the Runner Up Prize at the Festival of Yamagata (Japan), the prize for best documentary at the Mostra of Lleida and a special jury mention at the Festival of Gijón (Spain), as well as participating in numerous international festivals of cinema (New York, Vienna, Hamburg, Havana, Mexico, San Pablo, etc). "Fatherland" (2011), was presented at the Toronto film festival, and after passing through several of the aforementioned festivals obtained the mention of FIPRESCI Argentina to the best national release in 2012. He published the book "The Country of Cinema. For a political history of the new Argentine cinema".