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Ricardo de Montreuil | |
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| Born | (1974-05-17)May 17, 1974 (age 51) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director,producer,screenwriter |
| Spouse | Marisa Wenner |
| Children | Tiaré de Montreuil |
| Parent(s) | Ricardo de Montreuil and Carolina Iturri |
| Website | ricardodemontreuil |
Ricardo de Montreuil (born May 17, 1974) is a Peruvianfilmmaker. He is best known for directing the drama filmsMy Brother's Wife (2005),Máncora (2008),Lowriders (2016), and the historical melodrama filmMistura (2024).
Born inLima, Peru, de Montreuil was raised in the coastal city ofTrujillo, a midsize city in north Peru. He is the son of Ricardo de Montreuil and Carolina Iturri. As a child, de Montreuil studied painting at the Trujillo Fine Arts School and later he was trained by the renowned Peruvian painterPedro Azabache. After finishing high-school in Trujillo, de Montreuil travel to the United States to study film. De Montreuil graduated from theSavannah College of Art and Design with a BA in Graphic Design, an MA in Graphic Design and a minor in Film and Art History. He later studied directing under Judith Weston in Los Angeles.
For his first short filmAmiga, de Montreuil received a Creative Achievement Award at theFestival du Film de Paris and was the recipient of a Jury Selection prize at theBiarritz Film Festival.
His debut feature film,La mujer de mi hermano (My Brother's Wife), based on a novel by the controversial Peruvian authorJaime Bayly, was acquired by distributorsTwentieth Century Fox for distribution in Latin America, and byLionsgate for US theatrical distribution.My Brother's Wife is one of the most successful films in the history of Latin American exhibition, and enjoyed both the largest release and biggest opening weekend box-office for a Latin film in the US at the time. The film features some of Latin America's leading actors, includingBárbara Mori,Christian Meier,Manolo Cardona,Angélica Aragón,Beto Cuevas andBruno Bichir.
His filmMancora was selected for competition in the World Drama category at theSundance Film Festival 2008. The film cast includesElsa Pataky,Enrique Murciano, Jason Day,Phellipe Haagensen andLiz Gallardo.Mancora was also invited and presented to be screened atSouth by Southwest film festival byElizabeth Avellan, producer ofSin City andGrindhouse.Mancora was also selected at several other prestigious films festivals around the world,[1] such asEdinburgh International Film Festival,Mill Valley Film Festival,Stockholm International Film Festival,São Paulo International Film Festival,Seattle International Film Festival,Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival,Miami International Film Festival andBergen International Film Festival.[2]
His next short film wasThe Raven was released in 2010. The story revolved around a man that possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of the current regime, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him.[3] Universal has acquired the rights toThe Raven.Mark Wahlberg is producing the feature-length project alongside partner Steve Levinson in what is being developed as a starring vehicle for the actor.[4]
De Montreuil's first job out of college was as Art Director forContents, an art magazine published inSavannah, Georgia. De Montreuil's first task was to redesign the whole magazine, and to come up with a new grid for it. That issue was published inPrint magazine as one of the best works from the region. Since then the magazine has won several awards for its design.Contents a consistent winner in the annual design competitions ofPrint magazine,Communication Arts magazine and theSociety of Publication Designers'Print magazine.PDN (Photo District News) honoredContents magazine on an Award of Merit for Design Excellence in their annual issue of editorial design. The magazine still makes use of de Montreuil's design and grid 10 years after his departure from the magazine.
De Montreuil has also enjoyed success in the music video world. He has directed videos for such leading artists asAndrea Echeverri,Plastilina Mosh andNicole. Plastilina Mosh's music video "Peligroso Pop" was nominated for Best Alternative Video at theMTV Video Music Awards Latin America in 2003 and Nicole's music video "Vida" was selected for theSouth by Southwest film festival.[5]
De Montreuil has also been active in the world of television commercial directing. He directed several commercial spots for "Truth", a nationwide anti-tobacco campaign, and was the first Latin director invited to participate in the campaign. He has directed spots for a wide range of major companies includingCoca-Cola,McDonald's andMTV. His commercials forHewlett Packard were nominated at theCannes Lions Advertising Festival in France. He has also won severalPromax andBDA awards for his achievement in television creative and art direction.[6]
De Montreuil is currently Creative Director at newly launched NBC Universal channelMun2. Since his involvement with the company began, the channel has had massive ratings growth. Prior to this, De Montreuil was Senior Creative atMTV Networks Latin America for many years, where he oversaw the overall promotional design and content of MTV channels throughout the Latin American region.[7]
De Montreuil was selected as one ofAdvertising Age's 40 Under 40 of 2006 and one of the 10 Hispanic raising starts in Hollywood according toHispanic magazine in its 2008 entertainment issue.
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