Jacobo Penzo
Directing
- Born
- September 22, 1948 · Carora, Venezuela
- Died
- September 22, 2020 (age 72)
Jacobo Penzo (born 1948 in Carora; died 2020 in Caracas), was a Venezuelan filmmaker, best known for his drama piece The House of Water, shown in the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival in 1984. The film also represented Venezuela in the Best Foreign Language Film competition at the 57th Academy Awards. He was awarded the Venezuelan National Cinema Award (Premio Nacional de Cine de Venezuela) in 2002 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2007. Penzo was also a painter and a writer.
Known for
The House of Water
May 16, 1984
Caño Mánamo
January 1, 1983
Wanted: Good Looking Receptionist and Messenger with His Own Motorcycle
October 13, 1977
En territorio extranjero
April 21, 1994
La propia gente
June 10, 1981
Borrador
July 22, 2005
Night Music
September 21, 1988
El mar del tiempo perdido
January 1, 1980
Sons of the Earth
September 22, 2022
Cabimas, Donde Todo Comenzó
January 27, 2012
El afinque de Marín
January 1, 1979
Behind the camera12
- 2022Sons of the Earth Director, Writer, Producer
- 2012Cabimas, Donde Todo Comenzó Director, Writer, Producer, Art Designer
- 2005Borrador Director, Writer
- 1995Congo Mirador Director, Writer
- 1994En territorio extranjero Director
- 1988Night Music Editor, Director, Screenplay
- 1984The House of Water Director
- 1983Caño Mánamo Writer
- 1981La propia gente Writer, Director
- 1980El mar del tiempo perdido