Carlos Vermut

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Carlos Vermut
Vermut at the 37th Goya Awards in 2023
Born
Carlos López del Rey

1980 (age 43–44)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations

Carlos López del Rey (born 1980),[1] known professionally as Carlos Vermut, is a Spanish filmmaker. Born in Madrid, he worked as illustrator, comic book artist and storyboard designer prior to filmmaking.[1] Following his involvement in the animated television series Jelly Jamm,[2] he made his feature film debut with Diamond Flash.[3] His sophomore feature Magical Girl (2014) earned critical acclaim.[1] He has since directed and written Quién te cantará (2018) and Manticore (2022), as well as penned the script of The Grandmother (2021).[4][5][6]

In 2024, three women accused Vermut of alleged sexual abuse from 2014 to 2022.[7]

Works

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2011 Diamond Flash Yes Yes Also cinematographer and editor [3]
2014 Magical Girl Yes Yes [8]
2018 Quién te cantará Yes Yes [4]
2021 The Grandmother (La abuela) No Yes [5]
2022 Mantícora (Manticore) Yes Yes [6]
2023 La imatge permanent (The Permanent Picture) No Yes Writing collaboration [9]
TBD
Mañana serás mi muerte Yes
TBD

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 62nd San Sebastián International Film Festival Golden Shell (Best Film) Magical Girl Won [11]
Silver Shell (Best Director) Won
2015 2nd Feroz Awards Best Director Nominated [12]
Best Screenplay Won
29th Goya Awards Best Director Nominated [13]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2019 6th Feroz Awards Best Director Quién te cantará Nominated [14][15]
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Film Poster Won
2023 10th Feroz Awards Best Film Poster Manticore Won [16]
37th Goya Awards Best Director Nominated [17]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c Bas, Borja (25 September 2018). "Carlos Vermut, la voz cantante del (otro) cine español". El País.
  2. ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (7 July 2015). "Carlos Vermut: "Si llego a tener Twitter, arruino mi carrera"". El País.
  3. ^ a b Medina, Marta (22 April 2017). "Vermut: "Rodé con 20.000 euros, fue un infierno y pensé que no volvería a hacer cine"". El Confidencial.
  4. ^ a b "'Quién te cantará', la tercera película de Carlos Vermut". Audiovisual451. 23 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Paco Plaza: "Vivimos en una sociedad que sataniza el paso del tiempo"". EFE (in Spanish). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  6. ^ a b Silvestre, Juan (14 July 2021). "'Mantícora': Primeras imágenes de la nueva película de Carlos Vermut". Fotogramas.
  7. ^ Haring, Bruce (27 January 2024). "Filmmaker Carlos Vermut Accused Of Sexual Abuse By Three Women – Report". Deadline Hollywood.
  8. ^ Pons, Joan (25 July 2014). "Magical Girl". Fotogramas.
  9. ^ Olmo, Júlia (6 August 2022). "Critique : The Permanent Picture". Cineuropa.
  10. ^ "Televisión Española elige 14 largometrajes en su última mesa de valoración de cine de 2023". Audiovisual451. 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ Losa, José Luis (28 September 2014). "«Magical Girl» y Carlos Vermut forjan leyenda en San Sebastián". La Voz de Galicia.
  12. ^ Álvarez, Guillermo (25 January 2015). "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2015". ecartelera.
  13. ^ "Los ganadores de los Goya 2015". La Vanguardia. 7 February 2015.
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  15. ^ Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.
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  17. ^ Aller, María (13 February 2023). "Premios Goya 2023: lista completa de ganadores". Fotogramas.