Chema Rodríguez

Chema Rodríguez was born on Jan 22, 1967 in Spain. Chema Rodríguez's big-screen debut came with La gran final directed by Gerardo Olivares in 2006.

Chema Rodríguez is a Spanish filmmaker and writer. He has contributed multipart documentaries on Latin America and Africa to Spanish television (TVE, GeoPlaneta), broadcasted in diverse international channels. In 2006 he took part in the Panorama section of the Berlinale with his full-length documentary "Estrellas de la Línea" (The Railroad All Stars) (Second Audience Award, Berlinale Panorama 2006; Jury's Special Mention, Málaga Film Festival 2006; Sebastián Prize, San Sebastián International Film Festival 2006, as well as a dozen other awards at international film festivals). He repeated at the Panorama section of the Berlinale in 2009, with his full-length documentary "Coyote" (Jury Second Prize, Documenta Madrid 2009; Jury First Prize and Audience Award, LAFF Utrech 2009), and also awarded at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2010. Director, screenplay writer and producer of the documentary short film "Amor callejero" (Street Love), and the documentary short film "Triste Borracha" (Sad Drunk; Jury First Prize, Documenta Madrid 2009). He also wrote the screenplay for the feature film "La gran final" (The Great Match) (Special Official Section, Berlinale 2006). Scriptwriter and director of the TV movie "Maras" (2010). Scriptwriter and director of the full-length documentary "El abrazo de los peces" (2011) (The Embrace of the Fishes). His next project is the feature fiction film "Anochece en la India" (2012) (Night Falls in India), an international coproduction.