Benjamín Naishtat

Benjamin Naishtat (b. 1986, Buenos Aires, Argentina) first studied at the Universidad del Cine in his hometown, then in 2009-2011 he was in France at Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains. His short film El juego (2010) premiered in Cannes' Cinéfondation section, and the experimental Historia del mal (2011) initially screened at the festival in Rotterdam. These two entries, which betray the director's penchant for history, memory, and fear, went on to festival screenings worldwide. At present the director is engaged in a project with the working title Fundamental Movement. He lives and works in Buenos Aires and History of Fear is his writer-director feature debut.

MFF Karlovy Vary