Plá; Rodrigo

He graduated cum laude in film directing from the CCC film school, Mexico City. He is a director, producer and screenwriter. He received the National System of Art Creators grant of the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), Mexico.

His films have won over 100 national and international awards during his 25-year career in the film industry.

He has made several short fiction films: Novia mía (1995), which won the Best Short Film Award at the 11th Muestra de Cine Mexicano in Guadalajara, among other awards; El ojo en la nuca (2000), which was presented at the 3rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and received the Student Oscar for Best Foreign Short Film in 2011 and the Ariel Award for Best Short Fiction Film at the 43rd Ariel Awards Ceremony of the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC), among other awards; and 30-30 (2010), which is part of the collective feature film Revolución (2010) that was presented at numerous film festivals around the world, including the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) and the 8th FICM.

His debut film La zona (2007) premiered at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, Italy, where it won the Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” award for a debut film, CinemAvvenire for Peace and Richness of Diversity and Best Latin American Film. La zona was presented at more than 15 national and international film festivals, including the 5th FICM, and won more than 25 prizes, such as the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award at the 32nd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada, among others.

His feature film Desierto adentro (2008) premiered at the 23rd Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), Mexico, where he received the Mayahuel award for Best Mexican Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Photography, the Audience award and the Mezcal award for Best Feature Film given by the Young Jury. Desierto adentro was presented at more than 15 festivals around the world and won more than 25 awards, including the Ariel for Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Female Supporting Actress, Best Photography, Best Original Music Score, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects and Best Special Effects at the 51st Ariel Awards Ceremony.

His feature film La demora (2012) premiered at the 62nd Berlinale, where it won the Ecumenical and Tagesspiegel Readers’ Jury awards. La demora was presented at more than 15 national and international festivals and won more than 35 awards, such as the Best Uruguayan Film from the Uruguayan Film and Audiovisual Institute in 2012; and Ariels for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 55th Ariel Awards Ceremony, among others.

His feature film Un monstruo de mil cabezas (2015) premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and was part of the 13th FICM. He is currently working on the following feature films El otro Tom and Guarda y custodia.