Oscar Ruiz Navia

Oscar Ruiz Navia

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1982-06-22 (42 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Cali, Colombia

Biography

Oscar Ruiz Navia is a cinephile who never attended a proper film school. Part of a new generation of Colombian filmmakers, he developed his interest in film on his own, and in 2006 founded Contravía (“Another Way,” in English), a production company to develop art house films in his country, where there is not a huge film industry. His first feature, Crab Trap (2010), won several awards, including the FIPRESCI prize at the Berlin Film Festival that year.

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