Rodrigo Cortés

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Giráldez.
Rodrigo Cortés
At the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019
Born
Rodrigo Cortés Giráldez

(1973-05-31) 31 May 1973 (age 51)
Cenlle, Galicia, Spain
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, actor

Rodrigo Cortés Giráldez (born 31 May 1973) is a Spanish film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, writer and occasional actor.[1] He is best known for directing the 2010 psychological thriller Buried.

Early life

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Rodrigo Cortés was born in Pazos Hermos (Cenlle, province of Ourense) on 31 May 1973,[2][3] but soon moved to Salamanca, where he spent most of his childhood and his early 20s.

Career

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Cortés' fondness for film making started at an early age. At 16 he had already directed his first short film in Super 8. In 1998 he directed the short Yul that won over 20 awards and in 2001 he released 15 Days, a fake documentary in the form of a large short film that earned over 57 awards at festivals, becoming the most awarded Spanish short film of the time.

In 2007 he directed The Contestant, his first feature film that was released with critical applause and earned several awards, including the Critic's prize at Málaga Film Festival.[4] He directed and edited the 2010 thriller Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and has received considerable acclaim.[5]

In 2012 Cortés released Red Lights, a film about a physicist and a psychology professor who specialise in debunking supernatural phenomena, it stars Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy and Elizabeth Olsen.[6]

He reunited with Buried screenwriter Chris Sparling for his 2018 movie Down a Dark Hall, based on the novel of the same name by Lois Duncan and produced by Twilight writer Stephenie Meyer.

Philosophy

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In a 2012 interview, following the release of Red Lights, Cortés explained his perspective on independent filmmaking in an online interview:

... I don’t believe in indie or studio as labels. As an audience member, what I want is to hear strong voices and clear personalities and to feel challenged; not to feel reaffirmed on my own decisions or whatever... it’s never about where you shoot. It’s about what and about how. I mean that. This is not a pro-Hollywood or anti-Hollywood position. I learned to love cinema via the studio movies and of course Scorsese films, Spielberg films, and Hitchcock. All of them did studio pictures with very strong voices. It’s about finding this margin of expressing and exploring the things that touch your sensitive points.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Musical
director 		Notes
2007 The Contestant Yes Yes No Yes Yes Also song writer: "Cyrus Honey Blues" and "Cajas"
2010 Buried Yes No Executive Yes Yes Also song writer: "In the Lap of the Mountain"
2011 Apartment 143 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Also Music editor and second unit director
2012 Red Lights Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2013 Grand Piano No No Yes Uncredited No Also second unit director
2018 Down a Dark Hall Yes No No Yes Yes Also additional voices (credited as Gonzalo Giráldez)
2021 Love Gets a Room Yes Yes Executive Yes Yes Also song writer "Without You", "Little Bride"
and "Little Bride-Stefcia Solo"
2024 Escape Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [8]

Short films

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Notes
1998 Yul Yes Yes Yes Yes
2000 15 días Yes Yes Yes Yes Also composer
La Ley de Murphy No No No Yes Also dialogue supervisor
2001 Dentro Yes Yes No Yes Segment of Diminutos del calvario
Also composer and sound designer
2002 Los 150 metros de Callao Yes Yes Yes Yes Also sound, sound designer and sound editor
2003 El Niño Millon Yes No No No Documentary short film
Co-directed with Abril Balderrama and Ricardo Díaz
Interruptus No No No Yes Also dialogue supervisor
2007 Dirt Devil Yes Yes Yes Yes Also sound designer and sound editor
Impavido No No No Yes Aldo dialogue supervisor
2010 Alone No Original Idea No No
2013 Por activa y por pasiva Yes Yes Yes Yes
2014 1:58 Yes Yes No Yes Advertising short
2022 Tierra Nueva Yes No No No

Acting roles

Year Title Role
1998 Yul Narrador (as "Gonzalo Giraldez")
2000 15 días Ruben Salas
La Ley de Murphy El Holandés (voice)
2002 Los 150 metros de Callao Narrador #1 (voice)
2003 Interruptus Hombre Calvo #1
2007 Dirt Devil Narrador

Television

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Year Title Director Writer Editor Musical
Director 		Notes
2021 Stories to Stay Awake Yes Yes Yes Yes Wrote, directed, edited and produced music for episode "La Broma"
Co-wrote and co-edited episode "El Asfalto"

Awards and nominations

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Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2000 15 Days Ourense Independent Film Festival Canal+ Audience Award Won [9]
Alcalá de Henares Short Film Fesrtival Pixel Coop Award - Special Mention Won
Zaragoza Film Festival Best Editing Won
2001 Medina Film Festival Youth Jury Award Won
Best Editing Won
L'Alfàs del Pi Film Festival Best Short Film 3rd award
2007 The Contestant Málaga Film Festival Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film Nominated [10]
Critic's Award Won
2008 Goya Awards Best Original Song for "Circus Honey Blues" Nominated [11][12]
Mestre Mateo Awards Best Director Nominated [13][14]
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Editing Won
2010 Buried Méliès International Festivals Federation Méliès d'Or Won [15]
2011 Gaudí Awards Best Director Nominated [16]
Best Editing Won [17]
CEC Medals Best Director Nominated [18]
Best Editing Won
Goya Awards Best Director Nominated [19]
Best Editing Won
Best Original Song for "In the lap of the mountain" Nominated
2013 Red Lights Gaudí Awards Best Non-Catalan Language Film Nominated [20]
2014 Grand Piano Feroz Awards Best Drama Nominated
Gaudí Awards Best Non-Catalan Language Film Nominated
2015 Saturn Awards Best Independent Film Nominated
2022 Love Gets a Room Feroz Awards Best Director Won [21]
Best Screenplay Nominated
CEC Medals Best Director Won [22]
Best Original Screenplay Won
Best Editing Won

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rodrigo Cortés.
  1. ^ Emma Brown (July 2012). "RODRIGO CORTÉS PUTS ON THE RED LIGHTS". Interviewmagazine.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. ^ Lakunza, Rosana (14 December 2021). "Rodrigo Cortés: "¿Extranjeros o españoles? Lo difícil es trabajar con actores malos"". Deia.
  3. ^ García-Ferrón, Eva (2020). "Los delirios y balas de Rodrigo Cortés, aforismos del siglo XXI". Dicenda. Estudios de lengua y literatura españolas. 38. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense: 24. doi:10.5209/dice.70148. hdl:10045/109597. ISSN 1988-2556.
  4. ^ "嫌がらせ、ストーカー対策にお悩みを解決！ | 【あなたの症状が酷くなる前に】盗聴/盗撮/嫌がらせ/ストーカー対策サイトは初めてご利用を考える方の全国対応サポートサイトです。東京総合探偵興信社".
  5. ^ "Buried (2010)". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  6. ^ "De Niro, Weaver to Star in "Red Lights"". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  7. ^ Nigel M Smith (9 July 2012). "'Red Lights' Writer/Director Rodrigo Cortes On Following Up 'Buried' and Indie Vs. Studio Fare". Indiewire.com. A SnagFilms Co. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  8. ^ Hopewell, John (24 May 2023). "Martin Scorsese Executive Produces Rodrigo Cortes' 'Escape,' Starring Mario Casas (Exclusive)". Variety.
  9. ^ "15 Days (Awards)". IMDb. 12 April 2024.
  10. ^ "MÁLAGA 2007" (PDF). Festival de Málaga. 11 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Los ganadores de los Goya 2008". 20minutos.es. 4 February 2008.
  12. ^ "Concursante". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  13. ^ "A Academia Galega do Audiovisual anunciou esta mañá a listaxe de nomeados". Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 7 March 2008.
  14. ^ "Entregados os Premios Mestre Mateo 2007 no Teatro Jofre de Ferrol". Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 16 April 2008.
  15. ^ Hopewell, John (October 25, 2010). "Buried wins Europe's Melies d'Or". Variety. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  16. ^ "'Pa negre', 'Herois' y 'Buried', grandes favoritas en los III Premios Gaudí". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). January 17, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  17. ^ "'Buried' engalana su carrera hacia los Premios Goya". La Nueva España (in Spanish). January 18, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  18. ^ "También la lluvia, favorita a las medallas del CEC con ocho nominaciones". RTVE. Madrid. EFE. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Premios Goya 2011 en EL PAÍS". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  20. ^ "V Premis Gaudí". www.academiadelcinema.cat. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  21. ^ "Palmarés completo de los Premios Feroz Zaragoza 2022". Cinemanía. 30 January 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  22. ^ "'El amor en su lugar' arrasa en las Medallas CEC con hasta seis premios, todos los principales". Cine con Ñ. 10 February 2022.
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