Education
Moreno studied cinema and graduated from the directing program at the Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he has been teaching directing and screenplay writing since 1996.
Moreno studied cinema and graduated from the directing program at the Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he has been teaching directing and screenplay writing since 1996.
He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina. Many of his films have been critically hailed at various international film festivals. His 2006 film, his first film feature he directs alone, is The Minder (Spanish: El Custodio).
Wins March del Plata Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize Best Latin-American Film. Foreign Mala época. Foreign its original conception that combines various aspects of contemporary life expressing the young filmmakers point of view. Special Mention, for Mala época. 1998. Toulouse Latin America Film Festival: Audience Award. Foreign "Mala época; 1999. Sundance Film Festival: Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Award, for The Minder (Latin America). 2005. Berlin International Film Festival: Alfred Bauer Prize, for El Custodio. 2006. Bogota Film Festival: Golden Precolumbian Circle. Best Director; Best Film. Foreign El Custodio; 2006. Lleida Latin-American Film Festival: Innovative Civil Constructors Inc. Screenplay Award, for El Descanso. 2003. Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Horizons Award. Special Mention; for El Custodio. 2006. Nominations Torino International Festival of Young Cinema: Prize of the City of Torino Best Film. International Feature Film Competition. Foreign Mala época; 1998. Argentine Film Critics Association: Silver Condor. Best First Film; for Mala época (2000). Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema: Best Film. Foreign El Descanso. 2001. Argentine Film Critics Association: Silver Condor. Best First Film; for El Descanso. (2003). Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Berlin Bear. Foreign El Custodio.
According to Joel Poblete, who writes for Mabuse, a cinema magazine, Rodrigo Moreno is one of the members of the so-called "New Argentina Cinema" which began c.