Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (born 16 September 1981) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. After co-helming the sketch comedy film 8 Dates with Peris Romano in 2008, Sorogoyen has directed the features Stockholm (2013), May God Save Us (2016), The Realm (2018), Mother (2019), and The Beasts (2022). He has also co-created the miniseries Riot Police (2020) and The New Years (2024). He often works in tandem with screenwriter Isabel Peña.
He has won two Goya Awards for Best Director and two Goya Awards for Best Original Screenplay.
Biography Born on 16 September 1981 in Madrid, Rodrigo Sorogoyen is the grandson of filmmaker Antonio del Amo. Sorogoyen is known among his closest circles as Ruy. His interest in filmmaking stemmed from the experience of watching Léon: The Professional, which fascinated him. After graduating in history from the Complutense University of Madrid, he entered the ECAM in 2004.
His solo directorial debut Stockholm earned him a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Director in 2014. For his short film Mother, Sorogoyen won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film in 2018 and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. In 2019, Sorogoyen won the Goya Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for The Realm.
In July 2019, Sorogoyen was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Sorogoyen's The Beasts swept the 37th Goya Awards, with total of 9 awards at the 37th Goya Awards, including Best Film. The Beasts also won him the César Award for Best Foreign Film.
Filmography
Feature Film Year English Title Original Title DirectorWriter Producer Notes2008 8 Dates 8 citasCo-directed with Peris Romano 2013 Stockholm Also associate producer2016 May God Save Us Que dios nos perdone 2018 The Realm El reino 2019 Mother MadreBased on his 2017 short film 2022 The BeastsAs bestas2026 The Beloved El ser querido
Short films Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 2014 El Iluso Medium-length film 2017 Madre Disquiciones de una pareja que lleva más de seis meses y menos de un añoAlso actor
Television Year Title Director Writer Notes 2005Ke no!Wrote 2 episodes 2006–2007Manolo & Benito CorporesionWrote 4 episodes 2008–2010ImparesDirected 43 episodes and wrote 39 episodes 2010–2011Impares premium10 episodesLa pecera de Eva221 episodes 2012–2013FragilesDirected 13 episodes 2015RabiaDirected 1 episode 2020En casaEpisode: "Una Situación Extraordinaria"Also actor: Carlos Antidisturbios 6-episode miniseriesAlso creator and executive producer 2021 Historias para no dormir Episode: "El doble" 2022 Apagón Episode: "Negación" 2024 The New Years Miniseries, directed 4 episodesAlso creator
Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Work Result Academy Awards 2019 Best Live Action Short Film Mother Argentine Film Critics Association 2016 Best Ibero-American Film Stockholm Ariel Award 2023 Best Ibero-American Film The Beasts CEC Awards 2014 Best New Director Stockholm 2019 Best Film The Realm Best Director Best Original Screenplay 2023 Best Film The Beasts Best Director Best Original Screenplay César Awards 2023 Best Foreign Film David di Donatello 2024 Best International Film Dublin Film Critics' Circle 2023 Best Screenplay Dublin International Film Festival 2023 Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Award for Best Film European Parliament 2019 Lux Prize The Realm Feroz Awards 2014 Best Drama Film Stockholm Best Screenplay 2017 Best Drama Film May God Save Us Best Director Best Screenplay 2019 Best Drama Film The Realm Best Director Best Screenplay 2021 Best Drama Series Riot Police 2023 Best Director The Beasts Best Screenplay Forqué Awards 2017 Best Feature Film May God Save Us 2018 Best Short Film Mother 2019 Best Feature Film The Realm 2022 Best Fiction and Animation Feature Film The Beasts Goya Awards 2014 Best New Director Stockholm 2017 Best Director May God Save Us Best Original Screenplay 2018 Best Fictional Short Film Mother 2019 Best Director The Realm Best Original Screenplay 2020 Best Adapted Screenplay Mother 2023 Best Film The Beasts Best Director Best Original Screenplay Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro 2023 Best Ibero-American Film Lumière Awards 2023 Best International Co-Production Miami Film Festival 2023 Rene Rodriguez Critics Award Knight Marimbas Award San Sebastián International Film Festival 2016 Jury Prize for Best Screenplay May God Save Us 2022 Audience Award for Best European Film The Beasts Sant Jordi Awards 2017 Best Spanish Film May God Save Us 2019 The Realm 2023 The Beasts Tokyo International Film Festival 2022 Tokyo Grand Prix Best Director Transilvania International Film Festival 2014 Transilvania Trophy Stockholm UK Film Festival2019Best Feature FilmThe Realm Venice Film Festival 2019 Orizzonti Mother
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