Basilio Martín Patino
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Basilio Martín Patino is a Spanish
film director
, specializing in a creative approach to documentary works. He produced important pieces on the Spanish Civil War
(Canciones para después de una guerra), the infamous dictator (Caudillo), or his executioners (verdugos). He also produced fiction (nueve cartas a Berta, Octavia). He's done excellent works on the fake documentary category, developing the possibilities of the medium. His interest on ancient and modern film technologies has got him involved on a huge collection of magic lanterns and zootropes, and to the early adoption of video technologies, as the new digital tools, as 3D image and offline editing.
In 1977, he was a member of the jury at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival
. In 2005, he received the Gold Medal from the Spanish Academy of Cinema.
Spain
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, specializing in a creative approach to documentary works. He produced important pieces on the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
(Canciones para después de una guerra), the infamous dictator (Caudillo), or his executioners (verdugos). He also produced fiction (nueve cartas a Berta, Octavia). He's done excellent works on the fake documentary category, developing the possibilities of the medium. His interest on ancient and modern film technologies has got him involved on a huge collection of magic lanterns and zootropes, and to the early adoption of video technologies, as the new digital tools, as 3D image and offline editing.
In 1977, he was a member of the jury at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival
27th Berlin International Film Festival
The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 24 to July 5, 1977.-Jury:* Senta Berger * Ellen Burstyn* Helène Vager* Rainer Werner Fassbinder* Derek Malcolm* Andrej Michaolkow-Kontschalowski* Ousmane Sembène...
. In 2005, he received the Gold Medal from the Spanish Academy of Cinema.
Filmography
- El Noveno y Torerillos (1963)
- Nueve Cartas a Berta (1966)
- Del Amor y Otras Soledades (1968)
- Paseo por los Letreros de Madrid (1968) with J. L. García Sánchez
- Canciones para después de una Guerra (1971)
- Queridisimos Verdugos (1973)
- Caudillo (1974)
- Hombre y Ciudad (1980)
- Retablo de la Guerra Civil Española (1980)
- Inquisición y Libertad (1982) with J. L. García Sánchez
- El Nacimiento de un Nuevo Mundo (1982) with J. L. García Sánchez
- El Horizonte Iberico (1983) with Elbia Álvarez
- La Nueva Ilustración Española (1983) with J. L. García Sánchez
- Los Paraisos Perdidos (1985)
- Madrid (1987)
- Octavia (2002)
- Homenaje a Madrid (2004)
- Corredores de Fondo (2005)
- Fiesta (2005)
- Capea (2005)