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| Ernesto del Río VillagráThomas Kruithof | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | University of Deusto |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Ernesto del Río Villagrá (b. 1958) is a Basque film director and director of the Zinebi, the Bilbao Documentary and Short Film Festival.
Biography
Del Río graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Deusto and received an official position in Bilbao City Hall. In 1974, he founded the Cineclub de Deusto, a circle of cinema lovers hosted in the Santiago Apostle Cinema. In 1982, he released his directorial debut, a short film titled Octubre, 12. After several more projects, in 1985 he founded his production company Sendeja Films.
In 2000-17, del Río has been the director of ZINEBI Bilbao Documentary Film Festival. He stepped in as the director after the demise of Luis Iturri, however, his collaboration with the festival started as early as in the 1970s. Del Río retired from his post in 2017, succeeded by Vanesa Fernández Guerra.
In 2006-17, he has headed the Bilbao Bizkaia Film Commission, an initiative created to promote and facilitate audiovisual productions around Bilbao.
His 2024 feature That world that gives you nothing was selected for the San Sebastian film festival.
Filmography
Director
- 2024: That world that gives you nothing;
- 2012: Umezurtzak;
- 2011: Valeria descalza;
- 1995: Hotel y domicilio;
- 1992: No me compliques la vida;
- 1987: El amor de ahora (feature debut);
- 1983: El ojo de la tormenta (short);
- 1982: Octubre, 12 (short).
Producer
- 1996: Calor y celos (dir. Javier Rebollo);
- 1998: Entre todas las mujeres (dir. Juan Ortuoste);
- 2005: Hoja de Ruta (short, dir. Jose A. Pérez);
- 2009: Tosferina (short, dir. Álvaro Alonso).
References
- "The Jury". FANT. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "Ernesto del Río Villagrá". Cineclub. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "'To close Zinebi's programming we see about 3,500 movies each year'". EITB Eus. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "Adapting to New Times: An Interview with Ernesto del Río, Director of the Zinebi International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Bilbao (2000–2017)". Documentary Film Festivals Vol. 2. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "VANESA FERNÁNDEZ GUERRA, DOCTORY IN AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION AND PROFESORA OF THE UPV/EHU, SUCEDE will be ERNESTO OF R&O IN THE DACTION OF INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTAL CINE AND BILBAO CORTOMETRAJE". Bilbao Kultura. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Ernesto Del Río". Festival Scope. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "Entrevista con Ernesto del Río". Bilbao Ediciones. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "Elegida la nueva junta de Spain Film Commission". Spain Film Commission. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "Ese mundo que no te da nada / That World That Gives You Nothing". SSIF. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "San Sebastian Festival to show the world premiere of ten Basque productions competing for the Irizar Award". SSIF. Retrieved 2025-01-08.