Juan Carlos Tabío

Juan Carlos Tabío ( Havana , September 3 , 1943 – Havana, January 18 , 2021 ) was a Cuban screenwriter, film director and writer. He is the author of famous and popular well-known titles such as Se permuta , Plaff and Fresa y chocolate , co-directed with Titón (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea). In 2014 he was honored with the National Film Award . ^[2]

Summary

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• 1 Biographical summary
• 2 Filmography
• 3 Awards and recognitions
• 4 Sources

Biographical summary

In 1961, he began working at the ICAIC as a production assistant and later as an assistant director. In 1963, he made his first documentary and from that moment on he collaborated in the scripts of several important films of Cuban cinematography. ^[3]

Between 1963 and 1980 he made more than 30 documentaries. In 1983 he directed his first fiction feature film Se permuta . Between 1989 and 1990 he was a professor of screenwriting and film direction at the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los Baños . He taught scriptwriting, directing and playwriting workshops in several countries ( Mexico , Costa Rica , Panama ), his films have won national and international awards. ^[4]

In 2011 he began working on the feature film series project Seven Days in Havana , along with Benicio del Toro , the Spanish director Julio Medem , the Palestinian Elia Suleiman , the Argentine Pablo Trapero , the Argentine-French Gaspar Noé (1963-) and the Frenchman Laurent Cantet . ^[5]

In 2009 he had to stop working due to severe deafness. ^[6]

In the last decade of his life he suffered from cancer. ^[1]

He died on January 18 , 2021 at the age of 77. ^[7] [8]

Filmography

• 1963: Danger(documentary 13 min)
• 1963: University Combo(documentary 8 min)
• 1963: Las Limas(6′) (not exhibited)
• 1968: Hygiene in milking(documentary 8 min)
• 1969: Industrial milk process(documentary 8 min)
• 1969: El Habano(Co-direction with Miguel Torres. 10 min)
• 1970: Industrial development(documentary 14 min)
• 1970: Bagazo(documentary 13 min)
• 1970: Clarification(documentary 10 min)
• 1972: We’ll see you last night, Margarita(fiction 31 min)
• 1972: Mechanical engineering(10 min documentary)
• 1972: The factors of vocation(documentary 15 min)
• 1973: Miriam Makeba(documentary 18 min)
• 1973: First school of the proletariat(documentary 9 min)
• 1974: Soledad Bravo(documentary 10 min)
• 1974: Chicho Ibáñez(documentary 11 min)
• 1975: Sonia Silvestre(documentary 20 min)
• 1975: Amelia Peláez(1897-1968) (documentary 10 min)
• 1976: Joan Manuel Serrat(documentary 18 min)
• 1976: The radio(documentary 10 min)
• 1976: Nameless Island(15 min)
• 1977: In the name of…(26 min)
• 1978: The Chain(fiction 18 min)
• 1978: A short report on Siberia(documentary 11 min)
• 1978: Report on a construction brigade(documentary 15 min)
• 1979: A report with the Moncada group(documentary)
• 1982: To a certain extent(co-writer with Titón . Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea )
• 1983: Se permuta(script and direction. Based on the play La permuta)
• 1986: Dolly Back(screenplay and direction; fiction 11 min)
• 1987: Marta Jean-Claude in Haiti(documentary 20 min)
• 1987: The interview(9 min)
• 1988: Plaff or Too Much Fear of Life(co-writer with Daniel Chavarría , and direction; feature film; fiction 90 min) ^[9]
• 1993: Strawberry and Chocolate(co-directed with Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. feature film; fiction 101 min)
• 1994: The Elephant and the Bicycle(Co-writer with Eliseo Alberto Diego and direction. feature film; fiction 85 min)
• 1995: Guantanamera(co-direction with Tomás Gutiérrez Alea; fiction 101 min)
• 1998: Memories of an Island(chapter of the series Enredando Shadows , documentary, 10′)
• 1998: Lorca’s travels: Lorca and Havana(documentary 26′)
• 1999: Waiting List(fiction feature film 100 min)
• 2003: Even if you are far away(fiction feature film)
• 2005: Windmills(documentary for the 400th Anniversary of Don Quixote)
• 2009: The horn of plenty(fiction feature film). ^[10]

Awards and honours

• Bagasse
  • Selected as outstanding in the production of Cuban films released in 1970, Havana, Cuba.
• The factors of vocation
  • Selected among the best short films exhibited in the year, Havana, Cuba, 1972.
• Miriam Makeba
  • Selected as significant film of the year. Annual Selection of Specialized Film Critics, Havana, Cuba, 1973.
  • Special mention; Annual Critics Selection, 1973.
• Soledad Bravo
  • Selected as significant film of the year. Annual Selection of Specialized Film Critics, Havana, Cuba, 1974.
• The radio
  • Selected by Cuban film critics among the most significant documentaries of 1977. Havana, Cuba.
• It is exchanged
  • Award for best female performance ( Isabel Santos). Rio de Janeiro International Festival , Brazil . 1984.
  • Selected as significant film of the year. Annual Selection of Specialized Film Critics, Havana, Cuba, 1984.
  • Rubén Martínez Villena Awardawarded by the Union of Young Communists (UJC), Havana, Cuba, 1984.
  • Third Choral Prize. VI International Festival of New Latin American Cinema , Havana, 1984.
• Dolly Back
  • Special Jury Prize. VIII International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba. 1986
  • Selected among the best short films exhibited in the year. Annual Critics Selection. Cuba, 1986.
  • Colón de Oro(First Prize) Ibero-American Festival of Huelva , Spain , 1987.
• Plaff or Too much fear of life
  • Special Mention from the Jury of the International Federation of Film Societés. XIV Ibero-American Film Festival, Huelva, Spain, 1988.
  • Third Choral Prize, FIPRESCI Prizeand Prize for the best unpublished script. 10th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1988.
  • El Mégano Awardfor best film. National Club Film Festival , 1988.
  • Caracol Awardfor best feature film direction and best script. National Film, Radio and TV Festival ( UNEAC ), 1988.
  • Cathedral Award for best film ( National Office of the Catholic Film Organization of Cuba), 1988.
  • Award for best female performance ( Daysi Granados). International Film Festival , Tróia , Portugal , 1989.
  • Award for best film. New York Latin Festival, 1989.
  • Award for best film. II Caribbean Film Festival, Fort de France , Martinique , 1990.
  • Award for best female performance (Daysi Granados). Asunción International Film Festival, Paraguay , 1990.
• Strawberry and Chocolate
  • Award for best unpublished script. XIV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1992.
  • The Bearded Caiman Award. XV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • First Choral Prize. XV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • Choral Award for male performance ( Jorge Perugorría). XV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • FIPRESCI Award. XV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • Choral Direction Award. XV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • OCIC Award. XV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • Popularity Award. XV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • Award from the Union of Arci Nova Film Circles(UCCA). XV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • Radio Havana Cuba Award. XV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • Significant film of the year. Annual Critics’ Selection, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • Choral Award for secondary female performance ( Mirta Ibarra). XV International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1993.
  • Caracol Awardfor best script ( Senel Paz ). UNEAC Film, Radio and TV Festival , Havana, 1994.
  • Award for the best film shown in Brazil. O min Globo Newspaper Survey , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1994.
  • Silver Bearfor best film, First Audience Prize, First Special Mention from the Ecumenical Jury. Berlin Film Festival , 1994.
  • Panambi Awardsfor best Latin American film, best script, best acting work (Jorge Perugorría and Vladimir Cruz ), best soundtrack and audience award. 5th. Asunción Festival , Paraguay , 1994.
  • WAVES Award. Radio Barcelona , ​​Spain, 1994.
  • Grand Audience Award. II Paso del Norte Festival, Mexico, 1994.
  • First Kikito Prizefor acting shared (Jorge Perugorría and Vladimir Cruz). 1994
  • Audience Award, Critics Award, Kikito Award for best film, Female Acting Award (Mirta Ibarra). Gramado Festival, Brazil, 1994.
  • Caracol Prize for Performing Arts to Mirta Ibarra, Jorge Perugorría and Vladimir Cruz. UNEAC Film, Radio and TV Festival, Havana, 1994.
  • Significant film of the year. Annual Critics’ Selection, Havana, Cuba, 1994.
  • Audience Award and Critics’ Award. Paso Norte Latin American Film Festival, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 1994.
  • Award for best film, best leading performance (Jorge Perugorría), best supporting performance (Vladimir Cruz) and best direction awarded by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, California , United States , 1995.
  • Award for best foreign film by the New York Film Critics Association. nineteen ninety five.
  • Goya Awardfor the best Spanish-speaking foreign film awarded by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain , 1995.
  • Nominated for the Oscar Awardfor Best Foreign Film by the Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , United States, 1995.
• The elephant and the bicycle
  • Choral Award for female performance ( Liliam Vega) and FIPRESCI Mention. XVI International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, 1994.
  • Nominated for the Goya Award for best foreign film, 1995.
  • Second prize. International Film Festival, Damascus, Syria , 1995.
  • Audience Award. Brussels Festival, Belgium , 1997.
• Guantanamera (Movie)|Guantanamera
  • Second Choral Prize. XVII International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, 1995.
  • Award for best lead actor (Jorge Perugorría). UNEAC Performing Arts Section. XII UNEAC National Festival of Film, Radio and TV, Havana, 1995.
  • Grand Prize Sud Quest of the public. International Festival of Film and Cultures of Latin America, Biarritz , France , 1995.
  • Ondas Award for best film, awarded by TVE, Madrid, Spain, 1995.
  • Kikito Awardfor Best Film, Critics Award, Male Performance Award ( Carlos Cruz ). XXIV Gramado Festival , Brazil , 1996.
  • Jury Prize. VIII International Film Festival of Viña del Mar, Chile . nineteen ninety six.
  • Popularity Award. XIII Latino Film Festival, Chicago, United States, 1997.
  • Catalina de OroSpecial Jury Award , Cartagena International Film Festival , Colombia , 1996.
• Waiting list
  • Award from the French Ministry of Culture. Cannes, 2000.
  • Cine-Forum Audience Award. Cannes Film Festival, France, 2000.
  • Award for best female performance ( Tahimí Alvariño). Third Malaga International Film Festival , Spain, 2000.
  • Awards for best direction and set design. UNEAC Caracol Competition, Havana, 2000.
• The horn of plenty
  • Third Choir. XXX International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 2008.
  • Coral Award for best script for Arturo Arangoand Juan Carlos Tabío. XXX International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 2008.
  • Special Jury Award at the 49th Cartagena International Film Festival, Colombia , 2008.
  • Silver Astorfor the Special Jury Award for the cast. 24th edition of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival . 2009
  • Audience Award. 24th edition of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. 2009
  • Audience Award. XIII Lima Festival. Latin American Film Meeting. Peru, 2009.
• National Film Award 2014
  • National Film Award awarded to the outstanding director on March 4, 2014 after the decision made by a prestigious Jury, made up of the president of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba , Miguel Barnet ; Luciano Castillo , critic and director of the Cinemateca de Cuba, the director of photography Ángel Alderete , the producer Evelio Delgado , the filmmakers Manuel Pérez and Juan Padrón , and the actress Daysi Granados , the latter receiving National Film Awards 2013, 2008 and 2007, respectively