Juan Schnitman

Juan Schnitman (born 1980, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

He spent his childhood in the country and returned to the city in the 90's, where he studied Film Direction at the Universidad del Cine (FUC). Once graduated, he co-wrote and co-directed El Amor (primera parte) with Santiago Mitre, Alejandro Fadel and Martin Mauregui in 2005. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival's Settimana Internazionale della Critica. In 2007, Juan made Grande para la ciudad, a documentary about the Uruguayan Brit-pop band Astroboy. In 2009, he shot Pretemporada, a documentary about soccer.

Filmography (selected)
El Amor (2005), Grande para la ciudad (2007), Pretemporada (2009), The Fire (2015).