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Manuel Martínez Carril was appointed as Montevideo’s Distinguished Citizen because of his contribution to Cinematographic Culture leading the prestigious National Film Library (Cinemateca uruguaya).

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The film La vida útil (A useful life) directed by Federico Veiroj won the Industries award at the 57th edition of San Sebastian Film Festival in the section Films in construction.Also, the film Norberto apenas tarde, directed by Daniel Hendler won the TVE award.

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CUARTO DE HORA (LAST CHANCE), Daniel Hendler / Fiction / 7’ / Uruguay, 2004. Spanish original version. Premiere: Espacio Uruguay (Cinemateca Uruguaya) / Sueños Cortos (Bs As, Argentina) A couple will separate, probably forever.

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The film La vida útil (A useful life) directed by Federico Veiroj and produced by cinekdoque will participate at Cine en Construcción 16 (Cinema in construction) during San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, in September 2009. The film is now in post-production and its premiere is estimated for 2010.

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MANWOMAN, Arauco Hernández / Fiction / 8′ / USA, 2003. Original English version. Never released. A couple.

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FITNESS BY MICHAEL, Arauco Hernández / Fiction / 10′ / USA, 2004. Original Engilsh version. Never released. A forty something personal fitness guy tries to win back his adolescent ex girlfriend.  

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CAVILANTEMENTE HUMEANTE (SMOKY BROODING MIND), Dina Yael / Fiction / 3′ / Uruguay, 2004. No dialogues. Visual poem, a present to a friend.

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PLUMITAS CALIENTES (HOT WINGS), Gonzalo de Galiana / Fiction / 4′ / Cuba, 1993. Spanish original version. Premiere: La Habana – San Antonio de los Baños School. A young pioneer remembers its mystic initiation.

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PISCINA VACÍA (EMPTY POOL), Gonzalo de Galiana / Fiction/ 11’ / Cuba, 1994. Spanish original version. Premiere: La Habana – San Antonio de los Baños School. A reflection about the emptiness and fullness of human existence.

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LA ETIQUETA (THE TAG), Lautaro Nuñez De Arco / Fiction / 12′ /Argentina, 1998. Spanish original version. Premiere: University of Cinema, Argentina. They have to do homework for school. They like each other but they are shy.

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MARINA, Lautaro Nuñez De Arco / Fiction / 4′ / Argentina, 1997. Spanish original version. Premiere: University of Cinema, Argentina. The school and its musical imaginary are the scenery for a boy to captivate Marina.

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URBAN TRILOGY (POPCORN/RATS/CRANE), Lautaro Nuñez De Arco / Fiction / 3′ / Argentina, 1992 – 1993. No dialogues. Premiere: University of Cinema – Argentina. Three urban fables.

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MÁS QUEL MUNDO, Lautaro Núñez de Arco / Ficción / 12’ / Argentina, 2004. Versión original en español. MÁS QUEL MUNDO (MORE THAN THE WORLD), Lautaro Nuñez De Arco / Fiction / 12′ / Argentina, 2004. Spanish original version. Premiere: 2005. Cóndor de plata’ for Best Short-film 2004 – Argentina / Best director Buenos Aires International […]

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VÍCTOR Y LOS ELEGIDOS (VICTOR & THE CHOSEN ONES), Juan Pablo Rebella & Pablo Stoll / Fiction / 11′ / Uruguay, 1996. Spanish original version. Premiere: Cinemateca Uruguaya. Mauri and Pete receive a visit.

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NICO & PARKER, Diego Fernández & Manuel Nieto / Fiction / 13′ / Uruguay, 2000. Spanish original version with English subtitles. Premiere: Cinemateca Uruguaya, in program with PI by Darren Aronofsky, 2000. Carlos Pallero Award at Huesca Film Festival, 2001 – Spain/ Best Foreign Film at La Boca del Lobo Festival, 2001 – Spain / Third prize […]

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MERCEDES Y YO (ME AND MERCEDES), Diego Fernández / Fiction / 4′ / Uruguay, 2001. Spanish original version. Premiere: Espacio Uruguay 2001 – Cinemateca uruguaya. Love story between an artisan and Uruguay’s First Lady in 2000. Made with stolen images.

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HOOVER 350, Federico Veiroj / Fiction / 1′ / USA – Uruguay, 1998. No dialogues. Kazumasa Ioshii cleans.

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LOSING LUCY, Federico Veiroj / Fiction / 2′ / USA – Uruguay, 1998. No dialogues. She’s everything.

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EL MEJOR (THE BEST), Federico Veiroj / Documentary / 11′ / Uruguay, 2002. Spanish, portuguese and turkish original version. A Spharadic grandad, the best one.

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DESDE MADRID PARA MAMÁ (FROM MADRID TO MUM), Federico Veiroj / Fiction / 3′ / Spain – Uruguay, 2002. No dialogues. A filmed letter.

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31 DE DICIEMBRE (DECEMBER, 31st ), Daniel Hendler & Federico Veiroj / Fiction / 9′ / Uruguay, 1996. Premiered at Espacio Uruguay at Uruguay International Film Festival, 1999. No special plan for Roque & Cristian.  

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I JUST WANTED TO TASTE A REAL BURGUER, Omer Avarkan & Federico Veiroj / Doc-fic / 4′ / USA – Uruguay, 1998. Japanese original version with Spanish subtitles. Premiered at Espacio Uruguay at Uruguay International Film Festival, 1999. The first sensations a Japanese young guy has when arrives to USA.

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TOO MUCH DIVING, Federico Veiroj / Fiction / 3′ / USA – Uruguay, 1998. No dialogues. Premiered at Sao Paulo Short Film Festival 2000 – Brazil. Justin wakes up from a bad dream.

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LO QUE DEO MANDA (DEO’S ORDERS), Damien Huyghe & Federico Veiroj / Documentary / 10′ / Spain, 2001. Spanish original version with English subtitles. Premiered at Docupolis Barcelona 2002, Spain. Valentin (74) has the idea of making 5 film projects.  

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DE VUELTA A CASA (BACK HOME), Federico Veiroj / Fiction / 7′ / Uruguay, 2001. Spanish original version. Best experimental Shortfilm at Uruguay International Film Festival, 2002. Lost in Montevideo.

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6 DE ENERO (JANUARY, 6th ), Daniel Hendler & Federico Veiroj / Fiction / 14′ / Uruguay, 2001. Spanish original version with English subtitles. Premiered at Espacio Uruguay at Uruguay International Film Festival 2001. Cristian is one of the Three Kings.

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50 AÑOS DE CINEMATECA URUGUAYA (CINEMATECA URUGUAYA’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY), Federico Veiroj / Documentary / 17′ / Uruguay, 2003. Spanish original version. Exhibited at Uruguayan Cinematheque, 2003. A brief resume of the institution’s history.

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BREGMAN, EL SIGUIENTE (AS FOLLOWS), Federico Veiroj / Fiction / 13’ /  Uruguay – Spain, 2004. Spanish original version with English subtitles. Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2004 – Canada / Best Shortfilm at Gijon Film Festival 2004 – Spain / Best Spanish Shortfilm at Cinemajove 2005 – Valencia, Spain. Rafael Bregman (13) prepares for […]

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ACNÉ (ACNE), Federico Veiroj / Fiction / 87’ / Uruguay – Argentina – Spain – Mexico, 2008 TRAILER 1’30’’ – Spanish original version. Premiered at Cannes Director’s Fortnight 2008. TVE award at Cine en Construcción at San Sebastian Festival 2007 – Spain / Jury Award at AFI Fstival 2008 – Los Angeles, USA) / 3rd Opera […]

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08.23.2023

FAUNA, feature film project by Federico Veiroj, will be participate at San Sebastian Film Festival Market. Based on FAUNA by Uruguayan writer Mario Levrero, the script is written by Agustina Liendo, Martín Mauregui, Martín Feldman and Federico Veiroj. The project is currently looking for financing and it has received ICAU’S (Uruguayan National Film Fund) Production award.

08.07.2019

The film THE MONEYCHANGER (ASÍ HABLÓ EL CAMBISTA), directed by Federico Veiroj -2019, produced by Oriental Features from Uruguay, Rizoma from Argentina, in coproduction with Pandora Filmproduktion from Germany, and Cinekdoque from Uruguay as associate production company, will have its World Premiere at Platform’s Competitive Section from Toronto International Film Festival. Also, the film will have its European Premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival, and the American Premiere will be at New York Film Festival. Watch trailer

11.19.2018

The film BELMONTE (Federico Veiroj, 2018) won the Best Script Astor Award at 33th Mar del Plata Film Festival. The film continues its International Film Festival’s circuit and it’s also available to watch it at the these cinemas in Uruguay.

08.15.2018

BELMONTE (Federico Veiroj, 2018) will have its World Premiere in Septiembre at the Toronto Film Festival; weeks later the film will also have its European Premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival. The film will also participate at Festivals around the World and it will have theatrical releases in the following months.

11.19.2016

THE APOSTATE continues its exhibitions at International Film Festivals and it was released on DVD in Spain, France and in USA with a deluxe edition containing Veiroj’s two previous feature films ACNE and A USEFUL LIFE. From November 19th, 2016, THE APOSTATE will be available for streaming on Netflix Latin America -next year it will be available for the rest of the world.

04.11.2016

Federico Veiroj’s three feature films ACNE, A USEFUL LIFE and THE APOSTATE will be shown at the Harvard Film Archive. Find this link to know more about Veiroj’s showcase.

04.10.2016

In October 2015, all Veiroj’s films and some shortfilms were shown as retro at the Viennale Film Festival. Here the link to find out more about it.

04.10.2016

EL APÓSTATA (THE APOSTATE) continues its Festivals tour through the world, meanwhile commercial releases for 2016 are being prepared: in France through Paname Distribution, in USA through Breaking Glass Pictures, in Mexico through Corazón Films, in Brazil through Tucuman Filmes and Argentina through Cinetren.

10.05.2015

THE APOSTATE (EL APÓSTATA) had its Spanish Premiere through Avalon Distribution.

10.05.2015

As follows, we present a list of Film Festivals where the film THE APOSTATE (EL APÓSTATA) will be showed at: Zurich Film Festival, Hamburg Film Festival, Busan Film Festival, Bogotá Film Festival, London Film Festival, Warsaw Film Festival, Viennale Film Festival, Sao Paulo Film Festival, Morelia Film Festival, and there’s more to come soon.

09.26.2015

THE APOSTATE (EL APÓSTATA) gets two Awards at 2015’s San Sebastian Film Festival, International Critic’s FIPRESCI Award and Jury’s Special Mention.

09.07.2015

If you need information about THE APOSTATE (Federico Veiroj, 2015) and/or you would like to receive the film’s PRESS KIT, please contact us to the addresses as follows: contact@cinekdoque.com or sandro@figafilms.com

08.20.2015

Watch EL APÓSTATA -THE APOSTATE trailer of the film by Federico Veiroj that will have its World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival and San Sebastian Film Festival.

08.18.2015

THE APOSTATE (EL APÓSTATA) -Federico Veiroj’s new film as director, will have its World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2015.

07.23.2015

THE APOSTATE (EL APÓSTATA), third feature film by Federico Veiroj, will be at the Official Competition of San Sebastian International Film Festival 2015 that will take place from 18th to 26th of September.

03.19.2015

EL APÓSTATA (THE APOSTATE), directed by Federico Veiroj receives the main award at the work in progress section ‘ENCUENTROS’ at Miami Film Festival. The film will have its World Premiere in 2015.

11.7.2014

EL APÓSTATA (THE APOSTATE), directed by Federico Veiroj ends its shooting today, in Madrid. The film is an Uruguayan and Spanish co-production (by Cinekdoque / Ferdydurke) and Alvaro Ogalla plays the leading role. Premiere in 2015.

11.06.2013

Primera persona -documentary TV series of teenagers’ portraits- can be watched with Spanish subtitles at this Youtube Channel. For more info about the team and production, please contact through the Official website.

08.26.2013

On October 6th 2013, TV show Primera persona will have its Premiere -TNU (Uruguay) / 20:30hs. Produced by Rueda diálogo audiovisual & Cinekdoque, Primera persona consists of of 9 chapters with 18 Uruguayan teenagers’ portraits.

3.25.2012

On March, 28th, the film A useful life (La vida útil) will be premiered in France. For more info, please visit www.a3distribution.com

3.3.2012

On March, 28th, La vida útil (A useful life) will be premiered in France. For more info about Paris and other regions screenings, please visit a3-distribution.

11.28.2011

After its participation in more than 80 Film Festivals around the world, La vida útil (A useful life) will be released in UK in January and France in March.

07.03.2011

From July 14th, La vida útil (A useful life) will be screened at Sala Lugones at the Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Av. Corrientes 1530). Please visit the following link for complete schedule: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172025182860188

06.15.2011

La vida útil (A useful life) won the Special Jury Award at Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania.

In the next months, the film will be presented at the following Festivals: Sondankylä (Finland), Odessa (Ukraine), Latino LA (USA), Jerusalem (Israel), Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Viennale (Austria), Lima (Peru).

05.03.2011

On the 17th May, La vida útil (A useful life) will be Premiered at Casa de América in Madrid and later at Sala Berlanga.

04.18.2011

La vida útil (A useful life) won the Special Jury Award at the Istanbul International Film Festival.

04.17.2011

The main character of La vida útil (A useful life), Jorge Jellinek, wins the Best Actor Award at BAFICI Festival in Buenos Aires.

03.05.2011

La vida útil (A useful life) receives a Special Mention at the Competition of FICUNAM – International Film Festival in Mexico.

03.03.2011

La vida útil (A useful life) receives the FIPRESCI Award at Cartagena de Indias Film Festival, Colombia. The film also received the Colombian Critics Award, and the Special Mention given by the Colombian Cineclub’s Association ‘La Iguana’.

02.22.2011

During the first semester of 2011, the film La vida útil (A useful life), will participate at the following Festivals: Cartagena (Colombia), Ficunam (México D.F.), Adelaide (Australia), Toulouse (Francia), Hong Kong (China), BAFICI (Buenos Aires), Málaga (España), Jerusalem (Israel), Miami (USA), Chicago Latino (USA), San Francisco (USA).

01.08.11

La vida útil (A useful life) will open at the MOMA – NY on January, 13th – 2011. The film will be screened there until January, 19th. After NY’s first week, 35 US and Canadian cities will host the film as part of the Global Film Series 2011.

12.12.10

La vida útil (A useful life) wins the First Coral Award at the Havana’s International New Latin American Film Festival. Raúl Locatelli and Daniel Yafalián win the Coral for Best Soundtrack.

12.01.10

La vida útil (A useful life) has been pre-selected to represent Uruguay at the next edition of the Goya awards -Hispan-American category. The film will be screened at Spanish Film Academy on December, 16th at 16hs (Zurbano, 3 – Madrid). Free entry.

10.19.10

La vida útil (A useful life) won the Best Director Award at Valdivia International Film Festival – Chile.

10.17.10

La vida útil (A useful life) won a Special Mention at the International Competition of the Warsaw International Film Festival.

09.25.10

La vida útil (A useful life) won a Special Mention at Zabaltegi – New director’s category at San Sebastian Film Festival.

08.27.10

La vida útil (A useful life) will participate at Visions Section of Toronto International Film Festival, from 9th to 19th of September.

08.09.10

La vida útil (A useful life) will participate at Zabaltegi – New Directors Competitive Section of San Sebastián Film Festival, from 17th to 25th of September.

06.12.10

La vida útil (A useful life) will be premiered in Montevideo on the 13th of August.

Only at Cine Casablanaca.

12.15.09

Manuel Martínez Carril was appointed as Montevideo’s Distinguished Citizen because of his contribution to Cinematographic Culture leading the prestigious National Film Library (Cinemateca uruguaya).

09.24.09

The film La vida útil (A useful life) directed by Federico Veiroj won the Industries award at the 57th edition of San Sebastian Film Festival in the section Films in construction.
Also, the film Norberto apenas tarde, directed by Daniel Hendler won the TVE award.

09.07.09

The film La vida útil (A useful life) directed by Federico Veiroj and produced by cinekdoque will participate at Cine en Construcción 16 (Cinema in construction) during San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, in September 2009. The film is now in post-production and its premiere is estimated for 2010.