Benjamín Naishtat
Benjamín Naishtat (born 1986) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. His debut feature film History of Fear (Historia del miedo) premiered in 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. He followed up with The Movement (El movimiento), which premiered at the 68th Locarno Film Festival in 2015.
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Benjamín Naishtat
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- Benjamín Naishtat
- Born
- 1986
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Occupation
- actor · film producer · screenwriter · director
- Education
- University of Cinema · Le Fresnoy
- Honours
- Silver Shell for Best Director
- Languages
- Spanish
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Benjamín Naishtat (born 1986) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. His debut feature film History of Fear (Historia del miedo) premiered in 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. He followed up with The Movement (El movimiento), which premiered at the 68th Locarno Film Festival in 2015.
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Benjamín Naishtat (born 1986) is an actor, director and film producer, among other activities, of Argentine nationality. The actor was born in Buenos Aires. Benjamín Naishtat was educated at Le Fresnoy and University of Cinema.
Languages used include Spanish. Honours include Silver Shell for Best Director.
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In 2018 his film Rojo premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The film, about the months leading up to the 1976 Argentine coup d'état, won awards from the San Sebastián International Film Festival, the Argentine Film Critics Association, and the Premios Sur. Puan, co-directed with María Alché, premiered at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2023. His newest film, Glaxo, is slated to premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.
Buenos Aires, 6 de octubre de 2023._ El ministro de Cultura de la Nación, Tristán Bauer, sostuvo un encuentro con representantes de películas y proyectos argentinos que participaron en el prestigioso Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián. Fotos Kaloian/ Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación.
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• Name — Benjamín Naishtat • Born — 1986 • Birthplace — Buenos Aires, Argentina • Years Active — 2000s–present
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• History of Fear (Historia del miedo) - 2014 • The Movement (El movimiento) - 2015 • Rojo - 2018 • Puan - 2023 • Glaxo -2026
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Benjamín Naishtat is recorded as actor, film producer, screenwriter and director.
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- 1.Peter Debruge, "Berlin Film Review: ‘History of Fear’". Variety, February 9, 2014.
- 2."El director Benjamín Naishtat compite en “El movimiento” en el Festival de Cine de Locarno". Télam, August 3, 2015.
- 3.Norman Wilner, "TIFF 2018: Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss films to compete for Platform Prize". Now, August 8, 2018.
- 4.Manohla Dargis, "‘Rojo’ Review: Who Is Guilty When Dictatorship Creeps In?". The New York Times, July 11, 2019.
- 5."Benjamín Naishtat's ROJO Wins Three Top Prizes at San Sebastian". Cinema Tropical, September 30, 2018.
- 6."Premios Cóndor de Plata 2019: “El Ángel” fue la gran ganadora de la 67ª edición". Otro Cine, August 27, 2019.
- 7."Premios Sur: "Rojo", de Benjamín Naishtat, fue la gran ganadora". Clarín, September 23, 2019.
- 8.Julia Olmo, "Review: Puan". Cineuropa, September 27, 2023.
- 9.Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Cate Blanchett, Margaret Qualley, Naomi Watts Films to Get World Premieres". The Hollywood Reporter, July 16, 2026.
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