Gabriel Ripstein was born on 1972 and is a Mexican film producer, director, editor and screenwriter.
16 Facts About Gabriel Ripstein
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Gabriel Ripstein wrote screenplays for Amor a Primera Visa, Compadres, and Busco novio para mi mujer.
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Gabriel Ripstein made his directorial debut in 2015 with 600 Millas, starring British actor Tim Roth and Mexican actor Kristyan Ferrer, for which he received the Best First Feature Film Award at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Gabriel Ripstein has a degree in economics, and an MBA in Media Management from Columbia Business School.
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Variety reviewer Leonardo Garcia Tsao called the film a "deeply moving adaptation", confirming "Gabriel Ripstein's standing as Mexico's foremost auteur".
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In 2000 Gabriel Ripstein produced La Perdicion de los Hombres, another film directed by his father and written by Paz Alicia Garciadiego.
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Gabriel Ripstein made his directorial debut in 2015 with 600 Millas, producing the film with Mexican director Michel Franco.
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Gabriel Ripstein wanted to focus the story on the two characters, rather than expanding it to include the cartel leaders.
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Gabriel Ripstein attempted to express his view of guns "objectively, almost like a documentarian", since he has been exposed to guns from an early age; his grandfather took him and his brother shooting on weekends, and "my brother became an exceptional shot; they hunted ducks and my grandmother cooked them".
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Gabriel Ripstein dedicated the award to his son, "who will surely be the fourth generation of our family to make films because he loves it".
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About the process of receiving an Academy Award nomination, Gabriel Ripstein said: "Much lobbying is required; unfortunately, film quality is not always decisive".
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Gabriel Ripstein received five, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and won the Best First Feature Film award.
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Gabriel Ripstein won the Best First Feature Film award and was nominated for Best Director at the 2016 Diosas de Plata Awards in Mexico.
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In 2016, two films written by Gabriel Ripstein and directed by Enrique Begne were released.
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Gabriel Ripstein was praised by Claudia Blix of the Ruiz-Healy Times for his versatility in writing drama and comedy.
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Arturo Magana of Cine Premiere was surprised by Gabriel Ripstein's involvement in a romantic comedy after 600 Millas and Chronic and wrote about the film, "It is a good romantic comedy that follows the rules of the genre, it is entertaining and has well-structured characters".