Directing
Jacobo Penzo
1948 · Carora, Venezuela
12 films
Bio
Jacobo Penzo (born 1948 in Carora; died 2020 in Caracas), was a Venezuelan filmmaker, best known for his drama piece The House of Water, shown in the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival in 1984. The film also represented Venezuela in the Best Foreign Language Film competition at the 57th Academy Awards. He was awarded the Venezuelan National Cinema Award (Premio Nacional de Cine de Venezuela) in 2002 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2007. Penzo was also a painter and a writer.
Filmography
Night Music
Director
Borrador
Writer
Caño Mánamo
Writer
El afinque de Marín
Director
El mar del tiempo perdido
Assistant Director
En territorio extranjero
Director
La propia gente
Writer
Sons of the Earth
Director
The House of Water
Director
Cabimas, Donde Todo Comenzó
Director
Wanted: Good Looking Receptionist and Messenger with His Own Motorcycle
Camera Operator
Congo Mirador
Director