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Dany Saadia is a Mexican filmmaker, screenwriter, podcaster and entrepreneur who won the 2008 Best Director Malaga Festival award as well as the Best Feature Film award at the Mostra de València (Spain).[1][2] As of 2022^[update] he is the CEO of Dixo, the first and most relevant podcasting production company in Mexico.[3][4]

Dany Saadia
Dany Saadia, 2019
Born	(1973-09-19) September 19, 1973 (age 49) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Screenwriter Film director Entrepreneur
Known for	Films: Genesis 3:19 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad Businesses: 'Interfaz 401' 'Dixo' 'Substance'

Career

Genesis 3:19

In 2003 he wrote and directed Genesis 3:19 a short film whose world premiere was at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.[5][6] The film won 'Best Screenplay' at the 2004 Rhode Island Film Festival,[7][8] and 'Best Short Film' at the 2004 Austin Film Festival.[9]

3:19 Nada Es Casualidad

In 2006 he wrote and directed his first feature film, 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad, a Spanish-Mexican production, in Valencia, Spain. It starred Miguel Angel Silvestre, Felix Gomez, Juan Diaz, Barbara Goenaga and Diana Bracho. The soundtrack was scored by Robin Guthrie,[10][11] and edited by Ivan Aledo.[12]

The world premiere of 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad was during the 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.[13] The film earned a positive review from Variety film critic Robert Koehler.[14]

During the festival run, 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad won 'Best Director' in the 2008 Málaga Spanish Film Festival,[1][15] and won for 'Best Film' and for 'Best Actor' for Miguel Angel Silvestre[16] in the 2008 Mostra de Valencia.[2]

Faust Arp

In 2008 he entered the Aniboom In Rainbows Contest to create a full-length animated video clip for Radiohead, and his video clip submission Faust Arp was one of the finalists of the In Rainbows Animated Music Video Contest.[17]

Podcast production

In 2005, Saadia founded Dixo, the first and leading network of podcasts and blogs in Mexico.[3][4]

Filmography

Writer / Director
Year	Film	Other notes
2004	"Genesis 3:19"	Short film
2005	"The Perfect Date"	Short film
2006	3:19 Nada Es Casualidad	Feature film

Recognition

In comparing 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad to Saadia's earlier work, Variety film critic Robert Koehler wrote "Saadia has built his feature on the groundwork of his 2004 short, Genesis 3:19, but the final work may be overbuilt," expanding, "Saadia's warm cast, full of youthful Spanish thesps (many direct from the Iberian tube), add a lightness of being to a film that gets a little too eager to fling ideas at the viewer." However, he granted that "Production values add considerable allure to the brainy entertainment, decked out with an interesting score by the Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie."[14]

Awards and nominations

• 2004, won 'Best Screenplay' at Rhode Island Film Festival for Genesis 3:19[7][8]
• 2004, won 'Best Narrative Short Film' at 'Austin Film Festival for Genesis 3:19[9]
• 2006, shortlisted for Best Short Fiction Film Short by - Academy Awards for Genesis 3:19
• 2008, won 'Best Director' at Málaga Spanish Film Festival for 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad[1]
• 2008, won 'Best Feature Film' at Mostra de Valencia for 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad[2]
• 2008, won 'Best Actor' for Miguel Angel Silvestreat at Mostra de Valencia for 3:19 Nada Es Casualidad[2]

References

External links

• Dany Saadia at IMDb
• SBCC's '3:19' Review

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Dany Saadia (CDMX, 19 de septiembre de 1973) es un productor de pódcast, cineasta, guionista, matemático y empresario mexicano, ganador del premio al mejor director del XI Festival de Málaga y los premios a la mejor película y el mejor actor bajo su dirección en la XXIX Mostra de València.[1][2][3][4] A julio de 2021 es el director general de la productora de pódcast Dixo, la más antigua y relevante de México. Amigo de Juan Burgos.[5][6]

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