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Sorogoyen at the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019
Born
Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo

(1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 43)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation Film director

Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (born 16 September 1981) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His solo directorial debut Stockholm earned him a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Director in 2014. For his short film Mother, Sorogoyen won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film in 2018 and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. In 2019, Sorogoyen won the Goya Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for The Realm, a feat he repeated in 2023 with The Beasts, which won a total of 9 awards at the 37th Goya Awards, including Best Film. The Beasts also won him the César Award for Best Foreign Film. He often works in tandem with Isabel Peña.

Biography

Born on 16 September 1981 in Madrid, Rodrigo Sorogoyen is the grandson of filmmaker Antonio del Amo. Sorogoyen is known among his closest circles as Ruy. His interest in filmmaking stemmed from the experience of watching Léon: The Professional, which fascinated him. After graduating in history from the Complutense University of Madrid, he entered the ECAM in 2004.

In July 2019, Sorogoyen was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Filmography

Film

Feature Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Ref.
2008 8 Dates Yes Yes No Co-directed with Peris Romano
2013 Stockholm Yes Yes Executive
2016 May God Save Us Yes Yes No
2018 The Realm Yes Yes No
2019 Mother Yes Yes Yes Based on the 2017 short film
2022 The Beasts Yes Yes Yes

Short Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Ref.
2014 El Iluso Yes Yes No Medium-length film
2017 Madre Yes Yes Executive Short film
Disquiciones de una pareja que lleva más de seis meses y menos de un año Yes Yes Yes Short film
Also actor

Television

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2005 Ke no! No Yes Wrote 2 episodes
2006-2007 Manolo & Benito Corporesion No Yes Wrote 4 episodes
2008-2010 Impares Yes Yes Directed 43 episodes and wrote 39 episodes
2010-2011 Impares premium Yes Yes 10 episodes
La pecera de Eva Yes No 221 episodes
2012-2013 Fragiles Yes No Directed 13 episodes
2015 Rabia Yes No Directed 1 episode
2020 En casa Yes Yes Episode: "Una Situación Extraordinaria"
Also actor: Carlos
Antidisturbios Yes Yes 6-episode miniseries
Also creator and executive producer
2021 Historias para no dormir Yes Yes Episode: "El doble"
2022 Apagón Yes No Episode: "Negación"

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Academy Awards 2019 Best Live Action Short Film Mother Nominated
Argentine Film Critics Association 2016 Best Ibero-American Film Stockholm Nominated
Ariel Award 2023 Best Ibero-American Film The Beasts Nominated
CEC Awards 2014 Best New Director Stockholm Won
2019 Best Film The Realm Won
Best Director Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
2023 Best Film The Beasts Won
Best Director Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
César Awards 2023 Best Foreign Film Won
David di Donatello 2024 Best International Film Nominated
Dublin Film Critics' Circle 2023 Best Screenplay Runner-up
Dublin International Film Festival 2023 Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Award for Best Film Won
European Parliament 2019 Lux Prize The Realm Nominated
Feroz Awards 2014 Best Drama Film Stockholm Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
2017 Best Drama Film May God Save Us Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
2019 Best Drama Film The Realm Won
Best Director Won
Best Screenplay Won
2021 Best Drama Series Riot Police Won
2023 Best Director The Beasts Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Forqué Awards 2017 Best Feature Film May God Save Us Nominated
2018 Best Short Film Mother Won
2019 Best Feature Film The Realm Nominated
2022 Best Fiction and Animation Feature Film The Beasts Won
Goya Awards 2014 Best New Director Stockholm Nominated
2017 Best Director May God Save Us Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2018 Best Fictional Short Film Mother Won
2019 Best Director The Realm Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
2020 Best Adapted Screenplay Mother Nominated
2023 Best Film The Beasts Won
Best Director Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro 2023 Best Ibero-American Film Nominated
Lumières Award 2023 Best International Co-Production Won
Miami International Film Festival 2023 Rene Rodriguez Critics Award Won
Knight Marimbas Award Won
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2016 Jury Prize for Best Screenplay May God Save Us Won
2022 Audience Award for Best European Film The Beasts Won
Sant Jordi Awards 2017 Best Spanish Film May God Save Us Nominated
2019 The Realm Nominated
2023 The Beasts Won
Tokyo International Film Festival 2022 Tokyo Grand Prix Won
Best Director Won
Transilvania International Film Festival 2014 Transilvania Trophy Stockholm Won
Venice Film Festival 2019 Orizzonti Mother Nominated

See also

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