Nicolás Amelio-Ortiz
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.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2027, 2h 15m • as Ricardo Lurdez
GDL is a Mexican dark comedy-drama film set in Guadalajara. We meet Daniel Lurdez, a young man who, after arriving in the city, ends up in a psychologist’s office. Seeing that he is clearly struggling, she asks him, “Why do you feel like you feel this way?” Daniel begins to tell his story, and through his memories, we experience his first year in Guadalajara: the people he met, his relationships, parties, hopes, disappointments, and failures. Throughout this year, we discover a gigantic, contradictory, and vibrant city; a monster that slowly transforms everyone who arrives. Guadalajara promises opportunities and a new life, but it can also destroy the dreams of those trying to find their place in it. Daniel arrived looking to become someone different. In the end, the city turned him into someone he never imagined he would become. GODS, DEVILS AND LIARS.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Self
Nicolas Amelio Ortiz —creator of ZEPfilms, the largest YouTube Channel about film and entertainment in Latin America— visits iconic film locations around the world in a unique documentary series. First season includes locations around Hollywood and Los Angeles.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentary following a YouTuber/director, four Quidditch players and a Tarantino-themed band, trying to change the meaning of what being a nerd is.