Jacobo Penzo Explained

Jacobo Penzo (born 1948 in Carora; died 2020 in Caracas), was a Venezuelan filmmaker,^[1] best known for his drama piece The House of Water, shown in the Directors' Fortnight section^{[2] [3]} of the Cannes Film Festival in 1984. The film also represented Venezuela in the Best Foreign Language Film competition at the 57th Academy Awards.^[4] Penzo is also a painter and a writer.^[5]

Biography

Jacobo Penzo was born in Carora Lara, Venezuela on September 22, 1948. He moved to Caracas with his family in 1957. After high school he studied journalism at the Central University of Venezuela.^[5] From 1999 to 2002 Penzo was President of the Venezuelan National Cinematheque Foundation (Cinemateca Nacional) ^{[6] [7]}

Awards

• Venezuelan National Cinema Award (Premio Nacional de Cine de Venezuela) in 2002.^{[8] [9]}
• Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2007 in recognition to Penzo´s artistic talents ^{[10] [11]}

Films

• The House of Water ("La Casa de Agua"), 1984
• Música Nocturna ^[12] ("Night Music"), 1987
• En territorio Extranjero^[13] ("On A Foreign Land") 1993
• Borrador^{[14] [15]} ("Draft") co-production, 2006
• Cabimas donde todo comenzó^[16] ("Cabimas, the burst") 2012

Documentaries

Some of Penzo´s documentaries are:

• Falso Retrato de Luis Alberto Crespo^[17] (" Fake Portrait of LAC ") 2014
• El Profeta Olvidado^[18] ("The Forgotten Prophet"), co-production with Carlos Azpúrua^[19] 2003
• Maracaibo Blues^[20] 2001
• Algunas Preguntas a la Mujeres^[21] (Questions to Women) 1984
• El Silencio de la Memoria ("The Silence of the Past") 1986
• La Pastora Resiste^[22] ("The Old Town Battle") 1982
• El Afinque de Marín ("The Barrio Beat")^{[23] [24]} 1980
• Tecnología para el hombre ("Progress for The People") 1986
• El Compadre Antonio ("Saint Anthony: a Friend of the People") 1982
• Dos Ciudades ("Two Cities") 1982

Writings

• Veinte años por un Cine de Author,^[25] essay, 2000
• Que Habrá sido de Herbert Marcuse,^[26] short stories, 2014
• Rumores,^[27] poems, 2015

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jacobo Penzo Writer, Director, Assistant Director . IMDb. April 25, 2015.
2. Web site: La Quinzaine. Quinzaine Des Realizateurs. April 22, 2015.
3. Web site: La Casa De Agua. Quinzaine Des Realisateurs. April 25, 2015.
4. Web site: Venezuelan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. IMDb. April 25, 2015.
5. Web site: Jacobo Penzo. cineyarte.es.tl. Oct 28, 2016.
6. Web site: National Cinematheque Venezuela. clippel.com. April 22, 2015. https://archive.today/20150426011526/http://clippel.com/kategorie/miscellany/national-cinematheque-venezuela.php. April 26, 2015. dead.
7. Web site: Milagros. Socorro. El cine según Jacobo Penzo. milagrossocorro.com. April 18, 2015.
8. Web site: Jacobo Penzo Premio Nacional de Cultura. www.casadelartista.gob.ve. April 18, 2015.
9. Web site: Jacobo Penzo obtiene el Premio Nacional de Cine de Venezuela. www.letralia.com. April 22, 2015.
10. Web site: Entrega de las insignias de Caballero del Orden de las Artes y las Letras a los Sres. Jacobo Penzo y Antonio López Ortega. Ambfrance. April 25, 2015.
11. Web site: Remise des insignes de Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres à MM. Jacobo Penzo et Antonio López Ortega. www.ambafrance-ve.org. April 24, 2015.
12. Web site: Música Nocturna. www.imdb.com. April 22, 2015.
13. Web site: En territorio extranjero. www.imdb.com. April 22, 2015.
14. Web site: Coproducción Borrador. Programa Ibermedia.
15. Web site: En el filme "Borrador" un cineasta es protagonista. El Comercio. April 25, 2015.
16. Web site: Cabimas, donde todo comenzó REGRESO A LAS RAÍCES, por Alfonso Molina. Ideas de Babel. April 25, 2015.
17. Web site: "Falso retrato" aborda la obra de Luis Alberto Crespo. El Universal. April 25, 2015.
18. Web site: SEE RANK Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso: el profeta olvidado. IMDb. April 25, 2015.
19. Web site: Carlos Azpúrua Director. IMDb. April 25, 2015.
20. Web site: Maracaibo Blues. clermont-filmfest.com. April 25, 2015.
21. Web site: Quiroz. Li. Algunas preguntas a las mujeres [película] /]. SISBIV. April 25, 2015.
22. Web site: LA PASTORA RESISTE. Vereda - Arte de Venezuela. April 25, 2015. https://archive.today/20150426031615/http://vereda.saber.ula.ve/cgi-win/be_alex.exe?Acceso=T500200003878/0&Nombrebd=vereda. April 26, 2015. dead.
23. Web site: El Afinque de Marín. DOCUVEN. April 25, 2015. https://archive.today/20150426011520/http://www.docuven.org.ve/244/el-afinque-de-marin-por-jacobo-penzo/. April 26, 2015. dead.
24. Web site: El afinque de Marín. Saber - UCAB. April 25, 2015.
25. Book: Dorante. Jacobo Penzo. 20 años por un cine de autor, 1974 - 1994 : apuntes para la historia de la Asociación Nacional de Autores Cinematográficos ANAC. 2000. ANAC. Caracas. 980-07-6500-X. 1.. April 25, 2015.
26. Book: Penzo. Jacobo. Que habrá sido de Herbert Marcuse. 2014. Editorial Eclepsidra. Caracas. 978-980-6480-55-1. April 25, 2015.
27. Book: Penzo. Jacobo. Rumores. 2014. Eclepsidra Editorial. Caracas. 978-980-6480-58-2.