Martín Rejtman

Martín Rejtman (born January 3, 1961, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine writer and film director. He is considered to be a key figure in the New Argentine Cinema, making films such as Silvia Prieto and The Magic Gloves. His documentary Riders won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2020.

Biography Martín Rejtman was born 3 January 1961 in Buenos Aires. He studied cinema at the Escuela Panamericana de Arte in Buenos Aires. He then took two years of film studies at New York University, making a short film every week. Rejtman has a minimalist filmmaking style. He said, "When I made Rapado, I felt that Argentine cinema had too much dialogue, and bad dialogue at that. I hate adornments, I hate artifice, I hate anything that's unnecessary, because there really is nothing beyond the screen." He is regarded as a key figure in the New Argentine Cinema, alongside Esteban Sapir. In 2009, he filmed a documentary, Copacabana, about a Bolivian festival in Buenos Aires. Before filming started on The Practice, Rejtman released a comedic short film, Shakti. He said it concerned "a Jewish young man, the death of his grandmother, depression, Hare Krishnas, Pesach (Passover), and potato knishes." It won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Filmography Director Doli vuelve a casa (1986) (short) Sistema español (1988) (short) Rapado (1992) Silvia Prieto (1999) The Magic Gloves (2003) (Los guantes mágicos) Copacabana (2006) (documentary) Elementary Training for Actors (Entrenamiento elemental para actores) (2009) with Federico León Two Shots Fired (2014) Shakti (2019) (short) The Practice (2023)

Awards

Wins Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best First Film, Martín Rejtman; for: Rapado: 1997.

Nominations Locarno International Film Festival: Golden Leopard; Martín Rejtman; for: Rapado; 1992. Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Original Screenplay; for: Silvia Prieto; 2000. Locarno International Film Festival: Golden Leopard; for: Los Guantes mágicos; 2003.