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Dylan Verrechia
Barthélemois film director, screenwriter and producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dylan Verrechia (born March 9, 1976, in Paris) is a Barthélemois award-winning film director, auteur, screenwriter, director of photography, and producer, with ankylosing spondylitis and multiple sclerosis. He is best known for his trilogy: Tijuana Makes Me Happy, Tierra madre, and La Pura Vida, which won him among many other accolades the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance,[1][2] the Special Jury Award for Best Mexican Film at Morelia International Film Festival,[3] Best Mexican Feature Award at Rosarito Film Festival,[4] and for his documentary Kumeyaay Land which won Best Documentary Award at the Red Nation Film Festival.[5] Verrechia is a U.S. citizen, and his films look particularly at Baja California, Mexico, where he lives.
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Verrechia is a director of Mexican cinema,[6] and his films have won awards at festivals worldwide.[7]
Over a period of twenty years, he directed the Tijuana trilogy:[8] Tijuana Makes Me Happy won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Slamdance Film Festival,[1][2] the Indie Max Award for Best Feature Film at San Antonio Film Festival,[9] and screened at CECUT Tijuana Cinematheque.[10] Tierra Madre[3] won the Jury Honorable Mention for Best Mexican Feature Film at Morelia International Film Festival,[11] Best Narrative Feature at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Diversity Award for Best Feature Film at Barcelona LGTIBQ+ Film Festival,[12] Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Feature Award at Williamsburg International Film Festival, Cinesul Award for Best Picture at Cinesul Ibero-Americano Film Festival,[13] Golden Palm for Best Feature Film at Mexico International Film Festival, Honorary Mention at New Jersey Film Festival, and Silver Lei for Best Feature and Excellence in Filmmaking at Honolulu Film Festival.[14] La Pura Vida was officially selected at Harlem International Film Festival,[15][16] Festival Mix Mexico,[17][18][19] and El Ojo Cojo Film Festival,[20] won Best Mexican Feature at Rosarito Film Festival,[4] the Honorable Mention for Best International Narrative Feature at the Williamsburg International Film Festival,[21] Best Self-Funded Film at Cine Pobre Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Paris Art & Movie Awards,[22] and Best Film About Women at New York International Women Festival.[23]
Verrechia's documentaries Kumeyaay Land received the Red Nation Film Award of Excellence for Best Documentary Short at the Red Nation Film Festival,[24] the Environmental, Social, Economic, Political Justice Award for Indigenous America at Latino & Native American Film Festival, the Honorable Mention for Best Mexican Documentary at Shorts México,[25] and Kids of the Majestic won Best Feature Children's Advocacy at Artivist Film Festival & Awards, and Directing and Writing Insight Awards of Recognition at the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists . Helmed by Peter Baxter, Verrechia is one of seven filmmakers to direct hybrid film I Want To Be An American screened at Slamdance.[26] The Laughter of God won the IFCT World Tour Awards for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography.
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