Juan José Campanella
Juan José Campanella | |
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 Campanella in 2019 | |
| Born | 19 July 1959 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Juan José Campanella (born 19 July 1959) is an Argentine television and film director, writer and producer. He achieved worldwide attention with the release of Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Early life
Campanella was born in
Tisch School of the Arts. Four years later, in 1984, his second film, Victoria 392, which marked the first of five collaborations with actor friend Eduardo Blanco
, as well as his first collaboration with screenwriter Fernando Castets, with whom he co-directed and co-wrote the film.
Career
After graduating from NYU film school, Campanella went on to direct two American films: Love Walked In in 1997.
In 1999, Campanella reunited once more with Castets to write Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2010.
Campanella has directed episodes of American TV series such as House, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, 30 Rock, Halt and Catch Fire and Colony.
Campanella has worked 5 times with Blanco, 4 times with
Chris Meloni, Denis Leary, Adrien Brody, Moira Kelly, Justin Long, Vincent D'Onofrio, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Rachel Dratch, Hope Davis, Jay Hernandez, Bridget Moynahan, Stephen Colbert, and Hugh Laurie
.
Personal life
Campanella holds a Master in Fine Arts from New York University and is studying towards a Masters in Political Science from
Universidad Torcuato di Tella.[1]
He has held Spanish citizenship since 2006.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Prioridad nacional
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film; Also actor |
| 1984 | Victoria 392 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Amateur film, Co-directed with Fernando Casttetes Also actor |
| 1986 | Commercial for Murder | No | No | No | Yes | Short film |
| 1991 | The Boy Who Cried Bitch | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 1997 | Love Walked In
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Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 1999 | El mismo amor, la misma lluvia | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2001 | El Hijo de la Novia | Yes | Yes | No | No | Also cameo role as "Doctor" |
| 2004 | Luna de Avellaneda | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2009 | El Secreto de sus Ojos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Metegol
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also voice role as: "Armando", "Eusebio", "Lechuga" and "Clark" |
| 2019 | El Cuento de las Comadrejas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Producer only
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Aminga, de un pueblo a una ciudad | Executive producer Short film |
| 2008 | Los celulares | |
| 2010 | Plumíferos-Aventuras Voladoras | Associate producer |
| Belgrano | Producer | |
| 2015 | Secret in Their Eyes | Executive producer American remake of his film The Secret in Their Eyes |
| 2018 | Ián, una historia que nos movilizara | Executive producer Short film |
| 2020 | El límite infinito | Producer Documentary film |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Yes | No | No | 6 episodes |
| 1996-1998 | Remember WENN | Yes | No | No | 16 episodes |
| 1998 | Upright Citizens Brigade | Yes | No | No | |
| 2000 | Strangers with Candy | Yes | No | No | 8 episodes |
| 2000–present | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Yes | No | No | 23 episodes |
| 2001 | Culpables | Yes | Yes | No | 34 episodes |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Yes | No | No | 2 episodes |
| Ed | Yes | No | No | Episode "Youth Bandits" | |
| 2003 | Dragnet
|
Yes | No | No | Episode "The Brass Ring" |
| 2006 | Six Degrees | Yes | No | No | Episode "The Puncher" |
| 30 Rock | Yes | No | No | Episode " Jack Meets Dennis "
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| Vientos de agua | Yes | Yes | No | Miniseries Wrote the 13 episodes and directed 5 Also creator and edited 1 episode | |
| 2007-2010 | House | Yes | No | No | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Yes | No | No | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Capitales del Fútbol | No | No | Executive | 8 episodes |
| Recordando el Show de Alejandro Molina | Yes | No | Executive | Documentary miniseries 7 episodes | |
| Fronteras | No | No | Yes | Miniseries 8 episodes | |
| 2011-2012 | El hombre de tu vida | Yes | Yes | Associate | Also creator 24 episodes |
| 2014 | 30 for 30: Soccer Stories
|
No | No | Yes | Episode "White, Blue and White" |
| Halt and Catch Fire | Yes | No | No | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | Entre Caníbales | No | Yes | Yes | 65 episodes |
| 2016-2017 | Colony | Yes | No | Executive | Executive produced 14 episodes and directed 9 |
| 2017 | Mini-Beat Power Rockers | No | No | Executive | |
| 2022 | Night Sky | Yes | No | Executive |
Plays
Awards and nominations
Wins
- 1995 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for Lifestories: Families in Crisis: A Child Betrayed: The Calvin Mire Story
- 1997 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for Lifestories: Families in Crisis: Someone Had to be Benny
- 1999 Silver Condor Award for Best Film for Same Love, Same Rain
- 1999 Silver Condor Award for Best Director for Same Love, Same Rain
- 1999 Silver Condor Award for Best Original Screenplay for Same Love, Same Rain
- 2001 Silver Condor Award for Best Film for Son of the Bride
- 2001 Silver Condor Award for Best Director for Son of the Bride
- 2001 Silver Condor Award for Best Original Screenplay for Son of the Bride
- 2009 Silver Condor Award for Best Film for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2009 Silver Condor Award for Best Director for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2009 Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2009 Ariel Award for Best Best Ibero-American Film for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2009 Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2013 Futbolín (Metegol)
Nominations
- 1993 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for Lifestories: Families in Crisis: Public Law 106: The Becky Bell Story
- 1994 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for Lifestories: Families in Crisis: Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story
- 1996 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for CBS Schoolbreak Special: Stand Up
- 2001 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for Son of the Bride
- 2009 Goya Award for Best Film for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2009 Goya Award for Best Director for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2009 Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2010 César Award for Best Foreign Film for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2010 European Film Award for Best Film for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2011 David di Donatello for Best European Film for The Secret in Their Eyes
- 2011 BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language for The Secret in Their Eyes
References
- ^ El estreno de metegol/Campanella y la actualidad: "Éste es un momento difícil" 7-14-2013, La Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Reestreno en el Teatro Liceo Parque Lezama, el “debut teatral” de Campanella 1-3-2014, Clarín (in Spanish)
- ^ Teatro Crítica: "¿Qué hacemos con Walter?" 1-27-2018, Clarín (in Spanish)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Juan J. Campanella.
- Juan José Campanella at IMDb
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