Guillermo Amoedo
| Guillermo Amoedo | |
|---|---|
 Guillermo Amoedo | |
| Born |
Guillermo Amoedo Schultze March 2, 1983 Montevideo,  Uruguay |
| Residence |
Santiago  Chile |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
Guillermo Amoedo Schultze (born 2 March 1983 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan director and screenwriter, working in Santiago, Chile since 2007.
Amoedo is the cowriter, with Nicolás López, of the films Que Pena Tu Vida (2010), Que Pena Tu Boda (2011), Que Pena Tu Familia (2012), Mis Peores Amigos (2013) and, with Eli Roth, of the films Aftershock (2012), The Green Inferno (2013) and Knock Knock (2015).
He has also written and directed the TV films El Crack (2011), La Leyenda de El Crack (2015) and the feature films Retorno (2010) and The Stranger (2014).
Amoedo received a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Montevideo and later graduated as a Master in Screenwriting at the Universidad de los Andes, where he now teaches practice writing classes.
Filmography
Feature films
- Qué pena tu familia (2012) - writer
- The Green Inferno (2013) - writer
- Mis Peores Amigos: Promedio Rojo el regreso (2013) - writer
- The Stranger (2014) - director, writer
- Knock, Knock (2015) - writer
Short films
- Memorias (2003) - director, writer
- Tercera Persona (2004) - director, writer
- La escafandra (2005) - director, writer
- El último globo (2006) - director, writer
- Qué pena tu vida (2010), writer
- Qué pena tu boda (2011), writer
Television films
- Retorno (2009) - director, writer
- El Crack (2011) - director, writer
- La Leyenda de El Crack (2015) - director, writer
Awards
- Won, Blood Window Award to the Best Iberoamerican Film, "The Stranger" (2014)
- Nominated, Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver, Official Fantàstic Panorama Selection, "Mis peores amigos: Promedio rojo el regreso" (2013)
References
Further reading
- Gorman, Howard (8 May 2013). "Guillermo Amoedo Discusses Aftershock and The Green Inferno". Cinema Sauce. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- "Guillermo Amoedo". Universidad de los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2014.