About

Known credits:
37
Birthday:
1977-06-29
Place of birth:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Eugenio Polgovsky

Overview

Eugenio Polgovsky (June 29, 1977 – August 11, 2017; Mexico City) was a Mexican filmmaker and visual artist. He worked as director, cinematographer, editor, sound designer and producer of his films. Polgovsky was known for the Mexican documentaries "Tropic of Cancer" ( Semaine de la Critique 2005) and Los Herederos "The Inheritors" (Mostra of Venice, Orrizontti 2008 & Berlinale Generation 2009).

He was the first filmmaker invited in the history of Trinity College, Cambridge, as Fellow Communer in Arts in 2016.

Polgovsky was the founder of Tecolote Films in Mexico City (2004). He has received 4 Ariel Awards, (Mexican Academy Awards) and more than 20 International awards for his films, including the Joris Ivens Award in Cinema Du Réel, París 2005. He became a visionary, innovative and independent documentarist, and he brought an experimental spirit and a poetic eye to the medium of cinematography and worked closely and in a prolonged way with the communities whose stories and conditions he has sought to explore. His personal cinematography enchained with a meticulous and original editing explored the backgrounds of the Mexican reality, from the rural ancient world to the present of the mega city of Mexico. The MoMa of NY presented his film "Tropic of Cancer" as part of a selection of the region’s most innovative contemporary films.

Known for

Acting
1996 De Tripas, Corazón Actor 58
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1992 El abuelo y yo Actor Eugenio 69
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Directing
2022 Malintzin 17 Directing Director N/A
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2016 Lightbyrinth Directing Director N/A
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2016 Resurrection Directing Director 59
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2016 Lightbyrinth Directing Director N/A
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2014 Success Directing Director N/A
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2012 A Leap of Life Directing Director N/A
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2012 Mexican Ritual Directing Director 59
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2011 The Inheritors Directing Director 59
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2004 The Colour of His Shade Directing Director N/A
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2004 Tropic of Cancer Directing Director 59
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2001 Goodbye Marina Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2016 Resurrection Writing Screenplay 59
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2012 Mexican Ritual Writing Writer 59
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2004 The Colour of His Shade Writing Screenplay N/A
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2004 Tropic of Cancer Writing Writer 59
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Production
2016 Resurrection Production Producer 59
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Sound
2012 Mexican Ritual Sound Sound 59
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Camera
2022 Malintzin 17 Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2016 Resurrection Camera Director of Photography 59
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2012 Mexican Ritual Camera Director of Photography 59
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2011 The Inheritors Camera Director of Photography 59
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2009 Good Will Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2007 Déficit Camera Director of Photography 58
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2006 Through Alan Glass Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2006 Acme & Co. Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2006 Matapájaros Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2004 The Colour of His Shade Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2004 Tropic of Cancer Camera Director of Photography 59
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2003 Family Bonds Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2003 Anónimo Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2013 Heli Crew Thanks 60
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Editing
2016 Resurrection Editing Editor 59
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2012 Mexican Ritual Editing Editor 59
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2004 The Colour of His Shade Editing Editor N/A
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2004 Tropic of Cancer Editing Editor 59
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