Sebastián Borensztein
Argentine filmmaker
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Sebastián Borensztein (born 22 April 1963) is an Argentine screenwriter and film director, best known for the films Chinese Take-Away (2011), Heroic Losers (2019) and the horror television miniseries El garante (1997).
Sebastián Borensztein | |
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| Born | 22 April 1963 |
| Other name | Sebastián Bores |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Notable work | Chinese Take-Away |
| Spouse |
Paula Siero
(m. 1994; div. 1999) |
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| Website | www |
Early life and education
Sebastián Borensztein was born on 22 April 1963 in Buenos Aires, the son of comedian Tato Bores[1] and Berta Szpindler.[2]
He first studied Communication Sciences at the Universidad del Salvador, but after graduating decided to turn to the performing arts, and studied film directing at the Augusto Fernández school.[1]
Career
During the 1980s he worked in advertising, but under the guidance of his father, started screenwriting.[1] He wrote, directed and also acted as producer for his father's work, for which he earned several awards.[3][4]
Television
Borensztein started out by writing for television. His first series, a horror miniseries entitled El garante (1997, "The Guarantor") won many awards, including four Martín Fierro Awards, and was a finalist for the Emmy Awards.[3][4]
He made the highly acclaimed series Tiempo final[1] (2000–2002[5]), later remade by Fox Telecolombia in 2007–9, also named Tiempo final.[6][7]
Films
Borensztein's first feature film was La suerte está echada ("The die is cast"), in 2005,[1] which won several international awards. In 2007, he partnered with American independent filmmaker Benjamin Odell, with whom he co-wrote his second film, Sin Memoria, released in Mexico in 2011.[3]
His third film, released in 2011,[3] was the highly successful Chinese Take-Away (Un Cuento Chino).[8][9]
In 2019 Heroic Losers (La odisea de los giles) was released.[10][1] It screened at the 2020 New Zealand International Film Festival in Auckland, as well as at the Toronto and San Sebastián Film Festivals.[11]
Recognition
- Ondas Award for best Spanish-language TV show, awarded by the Spanish SER network[4]
- Konex Award (2000), one of the best five Argentine directors of the decade[3][4]
- Martín Fierro Awards (several)[4]
- December 2019: An "outstanding cultural personality" by the Honorable Deliberating Council of the City of Buenos Aires[4]
