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| Mariano Cohn | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mariano Cohn |
| Birth date | 1975 |
| Birth place | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Mariano Cohn Mariano Cohn (born 1975) is an Argentine film director, producer, and screenwriter known for co-directing films and television projects blending satire, mockumentary, and social commentary. He has frequently collaborated with filmmaker Gastón Duprat and worked across cinema, television, and advertising, receiving awards at festivals including Venice Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, and Berlin International Film Festival. His projects often engage with Argentine cultural institutions, international co-productions, and contemporary media circuits such as Cannes Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.
Cohn was born in Buenos Aires and grew up amid the cultural milieu shaped by institutions like the Teatro Colón and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. He pursued studies in visual arts and film, attending programs associated with the Universidad de Buenos Aires, the ENERC film school (Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realización Cinematográfica), and workshops influenced by pedagogues from the New Argentine Cinema movement. Early influences included figures and institutions such as Fernando Solanas, Lucrecia Martel, Martín Rejtman, and festivals like Mar del Plata International Film Festival where emerging Argentine directors have presented work.
Cohn began his career directing short films, documentaries, and commercials for production companies linked to agencies in Buenos Aires and international ad markets such as Madrid and New York City. He co-founded production companies that collaborated with international broadcasters and distributors including Canal Encuentro, Televisión Pública Argentina, HBO Latin America, and independent distributors active at markets like European Film Market and American Film Market. His early projects intersected with personalities from Argentine cinema and television such as Ricardo Darín, Cecilia Roth, and creators associated with the Argentine television industry.
Cohn’s ongoing partnership with Gastón Duprat has produced feature films, television formats, and stage projects. Together they developed works that have been presented at major festivals—projects screened at Locarno Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and San Sebastián International Film Festival—and distributed through companies like Match Factory and The Cinema Guild. Their collaborations have engaged performers and professionals including Norma Aleandro, Ernesto Alterio, Pablo Echarri, and technical teams from studios such as Patagonik Film Group and post-production houses connected to Buenos Aires Audiovisual District.
Cohn’s filmography with Duprat and solo credits includes feature films, television series, and documentaries shown at Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival. Notable titles in his body of work have been presented alongside films by directors like Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Agnès Varda, and Asghar Farhadi at international programs. His projects have been co-produced with companies and broadcasters such as Canal+, TVE, and Argentine producers linked to the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA).
Cohn’s directing style synthesizes elements from mockumentary traditions exemplified by filmmakers like Roberto Benigni-era Italian satire and Anglo-American formats influenced by Christopher Guest and Armando Iannucci. He often interrogates celebrity culture, institutional power, and the construction of image, drawing on Argentine and Latin American predecessors including Jorge Luis Borges-inspired metafictional concerns, the sociopolitical satire of Jorge Polaco, and the observational cinema of Carlos Sorín. Formally, his work references documentary modes used by Frederick Wiseman and aesthetic strategies visible in the work of Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog.
Cohn’s films and television projects have received honors at festivals and award institutions including nominations and prizes associated with Venice Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Mar del Plata International Film Festival, and national accolades conferred by INCAA and the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences. His work has been acknowledged by critics from publications such as Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Cahiers du Cinéma, and Página/12.
Cohn maintains a profile as a public intellectual and media figure within Buenos Aires cultural circuits, participating in panels at institutions like the Centro Cultural Kirchner, masterclasses at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, and interviews with outlets including La Nación and Clarín. He is associated professionally with collaborators from theatre and television such as Darío Grandinetti and engages in cross-disciplinary projects with designers and curators linked to venues like the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA).
Category:Argentine film directors Category:People from Buenos Aires Category:1975 births