Mateo Gil

Mateo Gil Rodríguez (born 23 September 1972, Las Palmas, Spain) is a Spanish film director,[1] screenwriter,[1] second unit director,[1] assistant director,[1] cinematographer,[1] editor and producer.

For the conquistador, see Mateo Gil (conquistador). For the baseball player, see Mateo Gil (baseball).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gil and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Mateo Gil
Born
Mateo Gil Rodríguez

(1972-09-23) 23 September 1972
Las Palmas, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, second unit director, assistant director, cinematographer, editor, producer
Years active1992 – present
SpouseAndrea Antezana

He co-wrote most of Alejandro Amenábar's films with him, and also served as second unit or assistant director in two of this films. Amenábar's The Sea Inside, which Gil co-wrote, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

He was nominated for seven Goya Awards including Best New Director and Best Director, and won four: Best Original Screenplay for The Sea Inside and Agora, Best Adapted Screenplay for The Method and Best Short Film - Fiction for Dime que yo.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Director Writer Second unit/
assistant director		 Notes
1996 Tesis No Story Yes Also video operator
1997 Open Your Eyes No Yes Yes
1999 Nobody Knows Anybody Yes Yes No Also actor as Boy in the bar #2
(uncredited)
La lengua de las mariposas No No Yes
2004 The Sea Inside No Yes No
2005 The Method No Yes No
2009 Agora No Yes Yes
2011 Blackthorn Yes No No
2017 Realive Yes Yes No
2018 The Laws of Thermodynamics Yes Yes No

Short Film
Year Title Director Writer Second unit/
assistant director		 Other Notes
1992 Himenóptero No No No Yes Cinematographer
1993 Antes del beso Yes No No No
1994 Soñé que te mataba Yes No No No
1995 Luna No No No Yes Voice actor as Hitchhicker
1998 Allanamiento de morada Yes Yes No No
2008 Dime que yo Yes Yes No Yes Also producer
2011 Hombre con nube No No Yes No

Television
Year Title Director Writer Executive producer Notes
2006 Películas para no dormir: Regreso a Moira Yes Yes No TV film
Also editor
2020 Los Favoritos De Midas Yes Yes Yes Limited series
Also creator

References
  1. "Mateo Gil". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09.


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