Fabián Bielinsky (1959 – 2006)
Born in Buenos Aires, Fabián Bielinsky studied at the Argentine National Cinema Institute before working as an assistant director for several big names in Argentine cinema, including Miguel Pérez, Carlos Sorín and Eliseo Subiela. He also taught film production and film analysis. In 2000, he wrote and directed his first feature, Nine Queens. The film was both a public and critical success, winning amongst other awards the Grand Prix in France at the 2002 Cognac Thriller Film Festival. Three years later, he made the crime film El Aura.
