Jacobo Penzo
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 22, 1948
- Died
- September 22, 2020
- Birthplace
- Carora, Venezuela
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
Sons of the Earth 2022
Director, Writer, Producer
Cabimas, Donde Todo Comenzó 2012
Director, Writer, Producer, Art Designer
Borrador 2005
Writer, Director
- Congo Mirador
Congo Mirador 1995
Director, Writer
En territorio extranjero 1994
Director
Night Music 1988
Director, Editor, Screenplay
The House of Water 1984
Director
Caño Mánamo 1983
Writer
La propia gente 1981
Writer, Director
El mar del tiempo perdido 1980
Assistant Director
- El extranjero que danza
El extranjero que danza 1979
Assistant Camera
El afinque de Marín 1979
Director, Writer
Wanted: Good Looking Receptionist and Messenger with His Own Motorcycle 1977
Camera Operator
Credits from TMDB.