Nicolás Amelio-Ortiz

Nicolás Amelio-Ortiz

Known for

Directing

Born

April 19, 1991 (age 35)

Birthplace

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Biography

Screenwriter and director born in Buenos Aires in 1991, Nicolás Amelio Ortiz premiered his debut film, El bosque de los submitidos, in 2012. He is also the author of the short films El Suplicio (2013), Música para Elegidos (2014), La Hoguera (2016), and Virgen (2017, screened at the 50th Sitges International Festival, shortly after its launch in Argentina). Nicolás is also the creator and director of ZEPfilms, a producer of digital content mainly dedicated to cinema. ZEPfilms has more than one million subscribers on YouTube, and its ZEPfilms DIRECTO podcast is currently one of the most followed in the Spanish language.

Best known work

The Flaying
The Flaying
2012
Virgin
Virgin
2017
Music for the Chosen
Music for the Chosen
2014
There's Something in the Woods
There's Something in the Woods
2024
The Torture
The Torture
2013
The Nerd Citizen
The Nerd Citizen
2015
GDL
GDL
2027
Movies in Real Life
Movies in Real Life
2020
The Bonfire
The Bonfire
2016

Filmography

  1. 2027

    GDL

    as Ricardo Lurdez

  2. 2024

    There's Something in the WoodsTV

    Director, Writer, Creator

  3. 2020

    Movies in Real LifeTV

    as Self (1 episode), Director, Creator

  4. 2017

    Virgin

    Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Editor

  5. 2016

    The Bonfire

    Director, Producer

  6. 2015

  7. 2014

    Music for the Chosen

    Color Grading, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor

  8. 2013

    The Torture

    Writer, Director

  9. 2012

    The Flaying

    Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Editor, Foley Artist, Sound Effects Editor, Colorist

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