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Dylan Verrechia

Dylan Verrechia (born March 9, 1976, in Paris) is a Barthélemois award-winning film director, auteur, screenwriter, director of photography, and producer, with Italian, Breton, Sephardic, and Dane origins. He is best known for his Tijuana 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.

Dylan Verrechia
Dylan Verrechia.jpg
Born
Dylan Verrechia

9 March 1976 (aged 49)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench Dane American
OccupationFilmmaker
Websitewww.verrechiafilms.com

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Producer Cinematographer
2000 The Laughter of God Yes Yes Yes No
2000 Payaso Hijueputa de Andrés Baiz No No Yes No
2001 The Making of Bamboozled by Spike Lee & Sam Pollard No No No Yes
2001 Storytelling (film) by Todd Solondz (doc) No No No Yes
2004 Arakimentari by Travis Klose No Yes Yes No
2007 Tijuana Makes Me Happy Yes Yes Yes No
2007 Sangre de mi sangre by Chris Zalla No No Yes No
2009 2B (film) by Richard Kroehling No No No Yes
2009 Anthrax War by Bob Coen No No No Yes
2009 Kids of the Majestic Yes Yes Yes Yes
2010 Tierra madre Yes Yes Yes Yes
2012 American Florence by Alessio Giorgetti No No No Yes
2012 The Warrior and the Savior by Sal Sorrentino No No No Yes
2012 Mansome by Morgan Spurlock No No No Yes
2013 ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013 film) by Martin Prakkat No No Yes Yes
2013 I Want To Be an American Yes Yes Yes Yes
2014 The Price We Pay (2014 film) by Harold Crooks No No No Yes
2014 The Alley Cat by Marie Ullrich No No Yes Yes
2015 Henry Kissinger's Secret Negotiations No No Yes Yes
2015 BlackCard by Pete Chatmon No No Yes Yes
2015 The Act of Writing with Futura (graffiti artist) Yes No No Yes
2015 Homecoming by Seko Shamte No No No Yes
2016 The Rolling Stones: Exhibitionism Yes No No Yes
2017 A Seed of Maize by Topaz Adizes[6] No No Yes Yes
2017 The Weinstein Company presents Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Yes Yes Yes Yes
2018 Sega by Idil Ibrahim No No Yes Yes
2021 Maya and Her Lover by Nicole Sylvester No No No Yes
2023 Kumeyaay Land Yes Yes Yes Yes
2024 La Pura Vida Yes Yes Yes Yes
2025 Pégame Yes Yes Yes Yes

Awards

Winners FICM 2010.
  • Special Jury Award for Best Mexican Feature Film at Morelia International Film Festival,[7]
  • Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Slamdance Film Festival,[1][8]
  • Red Nation Film Award of Excellence for Best Documentary Short Subject at Red Nation Film Festival,[5]
  • Best Feature Drama at Author Film Festival,[9]
  • Honorable Mention for Best International Narrative Feature Film at Williamsburg International Film Festival,[10]
  • Best Mexican Feature at Rosarito Film Festival,[4]
  • Honorable Mention for Best Mexican Documentary at Shorts México,[11]
  • Environmental, Social, Economic, Political Justice Award for Indigenous America at Latino & Native American Film Festival,[12]
  • Best Original Score at Filmmaker Chicago Awards,
  • Silver Award for Best Director at International Gold Awards,
  • Silver Award for Best Producer at International Gold Awards,
  • Silver Awards for Best Actress at International Gold Awards,
  • International Gold Awards for Best Original Score at International Gold Awards,
  • Best Self-Funded Film at Cine Pobre Film Festival,
  • Kurrak Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe,[13]
  • Kurrak Rama de Oro for Best Screenplay at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe,
  • Kurrak Rama de Oro for Best Actress at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe,
  • Kurrak Rama de Oro for Best Original Music at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe,
  • Kurrak Rama de Oro for Best Supporting Actor at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe,
  • Jury Prize for Best Women Emancipation at Prague Underground Film Festival,
  • Festival Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film at Santa Cruz Independent Film Festival,
  • Festival Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film at Santa Cruz Independent Film Festival,
  • Certificate of Appreciation for Best Feature Film at Islampur International Film Festival,
  • Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Narrative Feature at Luis Buñuel Memorial Awards,
  • Best Comedy/Dark Comedy at Tabriz Cinema Awards,
  • Best Feature Film at Brazil International Film Festival,
  • Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at David Film Festival,
  • Jury Prize for Best Actress at David Film Festival,
  • Jury Prize for Best Actor at David Film Festival,
  • Best Narrative Feature at New York Arthouse Film Festival,
  • Jury Prize for Best Feature at Europa Film Festival,
  • PAMA Award for Best Feature Film at Paris Art & Movie Awards,[14]
  • Best Acting Ensemble at Sacramento Independent Film Festival,
  • Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Brandenburg International Film Festival,
  • Jury Prize for Best Actress at Brandenburg International Film Festival,
  • Best International Narrative Feature at Calcutta International Cult Film Festival,
  • Best Film About Women at New York International Women Festival,[15]
  • Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Phuket International Film Festival,
  • Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Feature at The Great Britain Silver Screen Awards,
  • Best Feature Film at AIMAFF Athens International Art Film Festival,
  • Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Hong Kong International Festival,
  • Best Actress at Stockholm City Film Festival,
  • Best Feature Film at Stockholm City Film Festival,
  • Best Director at Stockholm City Film Festival,
  • Best Feature Film at London Independent Film Awards,
  • Sweden Film Award for Best Feature Film at Sweden Film Awards,
  • Sweden Film Award for Best Actress at Sweden Film Awards,
  • Festival Award for Best International Narrative Feature at Dubai International Cine Film Festival,
  • Best Narrative Feature at Singapore Independent Film Fair,
  • Jury Award for Best Women's Film at Dhaka International Cultural Film Festival,
  • Critic's Choice for Best Narrative Feature at Toronto International Filmmakers' Festival,
  • Best Director at The Grand Film Festival of Maldives,
  • Outstanding Achievement for Best Director at Berlin Motion Picture Awards,
  • Outstanding Achievement for Best Narrative Feature at Berlin Morion Picture Awards,
  • Best Actress at Berlin Motion Picture Awards,
  • Best Director at Swedish Academy of Motion Picture Awards,
  • Jury Prize for Best Director at Sydney Global Cinema Festival,
  • Outstanding Achievement for Best International Narrative Feature at Paris Cine Festival,
  • Kurrak Special Jury Award at Valle de Guadalupe Film Festival,
  • Kurrak Special Jury Award for Best Resilient Spirit at Valle de Guadalupe Film Festival,
  • Jury Prize for Best Documentary at Milano Indie Movie Awards,
  • Genre Award Best Documentary at Absurd Film Festival,
  • Honorable Mention for Best Documentary at Monza Film Fest,
  • Honorable Mention for Best Documentary Short Film at APEX Film Awards,
  • Kurrak Grand Jury Prize for Best Music Video at Valle de Guadalupe Film Festival,
  • Golden Dhow for Best Short Film at Zanzibar International Film Festival,
  • Jury Winner for Best Narrative at BlackStar Film Festival,[16]
  • Honorable Mention for Best Feature Film at International Cycling Film Festival,
  • Black Lives Matter Award at Diversity in Cannes Film Showcase,[17]
  • Epoch Award at Beloit International Film Festival,
  • Chicago Award for Best Feature Film at Chicago International Film Festival,[18]
  • Best Cinematography at St Tropez International Film Festival,
  • Jury Award for Best Feature Film at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival,[19]
  • Artivist Film Festival & Awards for Best Feature Children's Advocacy,[20][circular reference]
  • Diversity Award for Best Feature Film at Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival,[21]
  • Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Feature Award at Williamsburg International Film Festival,[12]
  • Best International Feature at Out in the Desert Tucson's LGBT International Film Festival,[22]
  • Cinesul Award for Best Feature Film at Cinesul Ibero-Americano Film Festival,[23]
  • Golden Palm at Mexico International Film Festival,[12]
  • Honorary Mention Prize at New Jersey Film Festival,[12]
  • Excellence in Filmmaking at Honolulu International Film Festival,[12]
  • Silver Lei for Best Feature Film at Honolulu International Film Festival,[12]
  • Directing and Writing Insight Awards of Recognition at the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists,[12]
  • Audience Winner for Best Documentary at Milan International Film Festival,[12]
  • Audience Winner for Best Documentary at Brooklyn Film Festival,[12]
  • Indie Max fo Best Feature Film at San Antonio Film Festival,[12]
  • Gold Remi Prize at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival,[12]
  • Filmmaking Award of Recognition at IMCED,[12]
  • World Tour Award for Best Director at International Festival of Cinema and Technology,[12]
  • World Tour Award for Best Actor at International Festival of Cinema and Technology,[12]
  • World Tour Award for Best Cinematography at International Festival of Cinema and Technology.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leydon, Joe (28 January 2007). "Tijuana Makes Me Happy". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  2. ↑ Vice, Jeff (28 January 2007). "Slamdance hands out its 'Sparky' film awards". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,655191930,00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
  3. ↑ Hernandez, Daniel (19 October 2010). "Morelia Film Festival: A dancer in Tijuana tells her own tale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "12th Rosarito International Film Festival AWARDED FILMS OFFICIAL SELECTION". Rosarito Film Festival. July 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Hollywood & Indian Country's Biggest Night for Native & Indigenous Representation". RNIFF. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  6. ↑ "A Seed of Maize". IMDb A Seed of Maize. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  7. ↑ Young, James (24 October 2010). "Musical drama takes top prize at fest". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  8. ↑ Vice, Jeff (28 January 2007). "Slamdance hands out its 'Sparky' film awards". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,655191930,00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
  9. ↑ "Author Film Fest Winners 2024". Author Film Festival. September 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  10. ↑ "2024 Film & Music Competitions". Williamsburg International Film Festival. October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  11. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Ganadores de Shorts México.
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 IMDb. "Dylan Verrechia AWARDS". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  13. ↑ "2024 Award Winners". Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe. June 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  14. ↑ "Results". PAMA. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  15. ↑ "New York International Women Festival". NIFF. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  16. ↑ "Sega Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  17. ↑ "BlackCard Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  18. ↑ Koziarski, Ed M. (20 October 2014). "Ullrich's first feature wins CIFF's Chicago Award". REEL Chicago. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  19. ↑ Morelia Film Fest (24 October 2010). "Verrechia, Dylan". Morelia Film Fest. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  20. ↑ "Artivist Film Festival Awards". Artivist. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  21. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named The Barcelona LGTIBQ+ Film Festival.
  22. ↑ Villarreal, Phil (17 February 2011). "UA's Lesbian Looks series returns with two award-winning indie films". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  23. ↑ "Tierra madre". Sistema de Información Cultural del Gobierno de México. Retrieved 2009-05-14.

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