Isaac Ezban Explained
Isaac Ezban |
Birth Date: | 15 April 1986 |
Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
Occupation: | Director, writer and producer |
Yearsactive: | 2007–present |
Spouse: | Miriam Mercado (2012–present) |
Children: | 2 |
Isaac Ezban (born 15 April 1986) is a Mexican film director, writer and producer.[1] He is best known for his work on the films The Incident, The Similars and Parallel.[2]
Life and career
Ezban was born and raised in Mexico City, in a Jewish family. He studied communication with a major in film at the Universidad Iberoamericana, drama in London at The Method Studio and filmmaking in New York at the New York Film Academy. He wrote four short novels before working in the film industry.[3]
Ezban's first feature film, The Incident, starring Raúl Méndez, Nailea Norvind, Hernan Mendoza, Humberto Busto and Fernando Alvarez Rebeil, was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Blood Window Midnight Galas.[4] It won the award for Best Original Screenplay at the Expresión en Corto International Film Festival,[5] the Mexico Primero Award at Los Cabos International Film Festival and 16 other awards, and was praised by Guillermo del Toro.[6] His second feature film, The Similars, starting Gustavo Sánchez Parra, was premiered at Fantastic Fest and the Sitges Film Festival.[7] It also won the award for Best Latin American Film in Sitges and the press award in Morbido.[8]
In 2016, Ezban was hired by Bron Studios to direct his third feature film and first English language film, Parallel, starring Aml Ameen, Martin Wallström, Georgia King, Mark O'Brien, Alyssa Diaz and Kathleen Quinlan.[9] He is scheduled to direct an upcoming feature film based on the Dan Simmons novel, Summer Of Night for Sony Pictures.[10] Ezban is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency[11] and Good Fear Management.
Filmography
Year | Film | Writer | Director | Producer | Notes |
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2007 | Subway to Hell | | | | Short film |
2008 | Cookie | | | | Short film |
2008 | Kosher Spaghetti | | | | Short film |
2009 | El judío que todos llevamos dentro | | | | Short film |
2009 | El secreto de Martín Cordiani | | | | Short film |
2009 | Hambre | | | | Short film |
2010 | Cosas feas | | | | Short film |
2011 | Ocean Blues | | | | Feature film |
2012 | Mute | | | | Short film |
2013 | Heaven & Hell | | | | Short film |
2013 | In Search of Dylan | | | | Documentary |
2014 | The Incident | | | | Feature film |
2014 | Barbarous Mexico | | | | Feature film |
2015 | Presagio | | | | Feature film |
2015 | The Similars | | | | Feature film |
2018 | Parallel | | | | Feature film | |
Notes and References
- News: Interview: Mexican genre filmmaker Isaac Ezban . The Public . M. Faust . 4 November 2015 . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202902/http://www.dailypublic.com/articles/11042015/interview-mexican-genre-filmmaker-isaac-ezban . 2019-01-04. live.
- News: Mexico's Isaac Ezban Talks Social Sci-Fi, Lovecraft, 'The Twilight Zone,' 'The Similars' . Marianne Zumberge . 4 December 2014 . Variety . 2019-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202902/https://variety.com/2014/film/global/mexicos-isaac-ezban-talks-social-sci-fi-lovecraft-the-twilight-zone-the-similars-1201370768/. 2019-01-04. live.
- Web site: Q&A WITH ISAAC EZBAN, WRITER/DIRECTOR OF THE INCIDENT . Cult Projections . 7 November 2014 . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202901/http://www.cultprojections.com/interviews/qa-with-isaac-ezban . 2019-01-04 . live.
- Web site: Cannes 2014 Review: THE INCIDENT (EL INCIDENTE) Is One Of The Most Intriguing Mexican Films Of The Year . Screen Anarchy . Eric Ortiz Garciam . 26 May 2014 . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202859/https://screenanarchy.com/2014/05/cannes-2014-review-the-incident-el-incidente.html . 2019-01-04 . live.
- News: Frightfest 2016: 'The Similars' Review . The Hollywood News . 27 August 2016 . Luke Ryan Baldock . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202859/http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2016/08/27/the-similars-review/ . 2019-01-04 . live.
- Web site: [FANTASIA REVIEW] PARALLEL EXPOSES THE DANGERS OF EXPLORING ALTERNATE DIMENSIONS ]. Nightmare on Film Street . Chris Aitkens . 29 July 2018 . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202859/https://nofspodcast.com/fantasia-review-parallel/ . 2019-01-04 . live.
- Web site: INTO THE WORLDS OF ISAAC EZBAN . Cassidy Alexa . 29 December 2017 . 2019-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117172015/http://cassidyalexa.com/into-the-worlds-of-isaac-ezban/. 2018-01-17. live.
- Web site: INTERVIEW: DIRECTOR OF THE SIMILARS, ISAAC EZBAN . Slackjaw Punks . Bub Smith . 15 November 2016 . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202859/https://slackjawpunks.com/interview-director-of-the-similars-issac-ezban/ . 2019-01-04 . dead.
- Web site: Blood Window Bows Genre Pic Midnight Galas at Cannes . John Hopewell . 28 April 2014 . Variety . 2018-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202859/https://variety.com/2014/film/global/blood-window-bows-genre-pic-midnight-galas-at-cannes-1201165587/ . 2019-01-04 . live.
- Web site: Ganadores Winner 2013 . GIFF . 2018-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202859/https://giff.mx/winners-2013/ . 2019-01-04 . live . es.
- News: Isaac Ezban, tras los pasos de Guillermo del Toro . Ulises Castañeda . Cronica . 26 March 2018 . 3 January 2019 . es . Isaac Ezban, in the footsteps of Guillermo del Toro . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405012627/http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2018/1071272.html . 2018-04-05 . dead .
- Web site: LOS PARECIDOS . Sitges Film Festival . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202859/https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/film?id=10003768 . 2019-01-04 . dead.
- Web site: THE SIMILARS . Fantastic Fest . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160415100318/http://fantasticfest.com/films/similars-the. 2016-04-15 . dead.
- Web site: THE SIMILARS at FrightFest 2016 . Love Horror . PR monster . 18 August 2016 . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818162038/http://lovehorror.co.uk/horror-news/similars-frightfest-2016/ . 2016-08-18 . live.
- Web site: SITGES' MARK SEEN IN MEXICO . Sitges Film Festival . 20 November 2014 . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104202900/https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/noticies?id=1003260%7Ctitle=SITGES . 2019-01-04 . dead.
- News: Fantasia 2018 Review: PARALLEL Examines The Ethics Of The Multiverse . Screen Anarchy . J Hurtado . 24 July 2018 . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181225030616/https://screenanarchy.com/2018/07/fantasia-2018-review-parallel.html . 2018-12-25 . live.
- News: Sony Pictures Worldwide Lands Package Based On Dan Simmons 'Summer Of Night' Fright Novel . Mike Fleming Jr . 18 September 2017 . Deadline . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180504132157/http://deadline.com/2017/09/summer-of-night-dan-simmons-isaac-ezban-sony-pictures-worldwide-1202172482/ . 2018-05-04 . live.
- News: Paradigm Signs "The Incident's' Isaac Ezban . John Hopewell . 23 March 2015 . Variety . 2019-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170809183237/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/paradigm-signs-the-incidents-isaac-ezban-exclusive-1201457874/ . 2017-08-09 . live.