Damián Szifron

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| name = Damián Szifron

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| caption = Szifron in 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ramos Mejía, Argentina

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| occupation = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter}}

| yearsactive = 1992–present

| spouse = María Marull

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Damián Szifron (Argentine {{IPA|es|daˈmjan siˈfɾon|lang}}; born 9 July 1975) is an Argentine film and television director and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the TV series Los simuladores (2002),{{IMDb name|id=1167933|name=Damián Szifron}} the most successful TV series in the history of Argentina, and writer-director of Wild Tales (2014), the most successful film in the history of Argentina.[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1730288-relatos-salvajes-la-mas-vista "Wild Tales", the most watched film] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324041350/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/1730288-relatos-salvajes-la-mas-vista |date=2018-03-24 }} La Nación {{in lang|es}} On 18 March 2022, Paramount announced a film based on Los simuladores, directed by Szifron, programmed for 2024.

Biography

Born to a Jewish family,[http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywood/article/argentinas_very_jewish_oscar_nominee The Jewish Journal: "Argentina’s very Jewish Oscar nominee" by Diego Melamed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117102240/http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywood/article/argentinas_very_jewish_oscar_nominee |date=2016-11-17 }} January 21, 2015 Szifron studied cinema with the film theory writer Angel Faretta. Szifron was the writer and director of Hermanos y detectives ("Brothers and Detectives"), the follow-up series to the hugely popular Los simuladores ("The Pretenders"). His 2014 film Wild Tales was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival,{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/60533.html |title=2014 Official Selection |access-date=18 April 2014 |work=Cannes |archive-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012319/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/60533.html |url-status=live }} nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards and winner of both the BAFTA and Goya awards for Best Foreign Language Film.