Nicolás Amelio-Ortiz

Directing

Nicolás Amelio-Ortiz

Born

1991-04-19 (35)

Place of birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Known for

Directing

Credits

13 titles

Screenwriter and director born in Buenos Aires in 1991, Nicolás Amelio Ortiz premiered his debut film, El bosque de los submitidos, in 2012. He is also the author of the short films El Suplicio (2013), Música para Elegidos (2014), La Hoguera (2016), and Virgen (2017, screened at the 50th Sitges International Festival, shortly after its launch in Argentina). Nicolás is also the creator and director of ZEPfilms, a producer of digital content mainly dedicated to cinema. ZEPfilms has more than one million subscribers on YouTube, and its ZEPfilms DIRECTO podcast is currently one of the most followed in the Spanish language.

Known for

The Torture poster
5.8

During their summer vacation, Victoria and her boyfriend Leo check out a country house and prepare it for a party. Upon arrival, they discover the facade in very poor condition and, while they organize the disorder, an intruder begins to stalk them.

The Torture

2013

The Bonfire poster
NR

Noticing that a storm is coming, Roque and Macarena return from an afternoon of fishing. In the darkness of the road, they discover a bonfire lit among the trees.

The Bonfire

2016

GDL poster
NR

GDL is a Mexican dark comedy-drama film set in Guadalajara. We meet Daniel Lurdez, a young man who, after arriving in the city, ends up in a psychologist’s office. Seeing that he is clearly struggling, she asks him, “Why do you feel like you feel this way?” Daniel begins to tell his story, and through his memories, we experience his first year in Guadalajara: the people he met, his relationships, parties, hopes, disappointments, and failures. Throughout this year, we discover a gigantic, contradictory, and vibrant city; a monster that slowly transforms everyone who arrives. Guadalajara promises opportunities and a new life, but it can also destroy the dreams of those trying to find their place in it. Daniel arrived looking to become someone different. In the end, the city turned him into someone he never imagined he would become. GODS, DEVILS AND LIARS.

GDL

2027

The Flaying poster
5.8

Four teenage friends go on a road trip through Argentina. On their way, they find a castle left abandoned in the middle of a forest. They decide to investigate further, only to discover it's gruesome secrets and former residents.

The Flaying

2012

Movies in Real Life poster
NR

Nicolas Amelio Ortiz —creator of ZEPfilms, the largest YouTube Channel about film and entertainment in Latin America— visits iconic film locations around the world in a unique documentary series. First season includes locations around Hollywood and Los Angeles.

Movies in Real Life

2020

Music for the Chosen poster
4.5

During a rainy night on their apartment, two girls hear the notes of a piano vibrating on the upper floor. One of them goes upstairs to find out where the melody comes from and faces a series of paranormal events.

Music for the Chosen

2014

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

The Torture poster
5.8

During their summer vacation, Victoria and her boyfriend Leo check out a country house and prepare it for a party. Upon arrival, they discover the facade in very poor condition and, while they organize the disorder, an intruder begins to stalk them.

The Torture

2013

The Torture poster
5.8

During their summer vacation, Victoria and her boyfriend Leo check out a country house and prepare it for a party. Upon arrival, they discover the facade in very poor condition and, while they organize the disorder, an intruder begins to stalk them.

The Torture

2013

The Bonfire poster
NR

Noticing that a storm is coming, Roque and Macarena return from an afternoon of fishing. In the darkness of the road, they discover a bonfire lit among the trees.

The Bonfire

2016

The Bonfire poster
NR

Noticing that a storm is coming, Roque and Macarena return from an afternoon of fishing. In the darkness of the road, they discover a bonfire lit among the trees.

The Bonfire

2016

The Flaying poster
5.8

Four teenage friends go on a road trip through Argentina. On their way, they find a castle left abandoned in the middle of a forest. They decide to investigate further, only to discover it's gruesome secrets and former residents.

The Flaying

2012

The Flaying poster
5.8

Four teenage friends go on a road trip through Argentina. On their way, they find a castle left abandoned in the middle of a forest. They decide to investigate further, only to discover it's gruesome secrets and former residents.

The Flaying

2012

Music for the Chosen poster
4.5

During a rainy night on their apartment, two girls hear the notes of a piano vibrating on the upper floor. One of them goes upstairs to find out where the melody comes from and faces a series of paranormal events.

Music for the Chosen

2014

Music for the Chosen poster
4.5

During a rainy night on their apartment, two girls hear the notes of a piano vibrating on the upper floor. One of them goes upstairs to find out where the melody comes from and faces a series of paranormal events.

Music for the Chosen

2014

Virgin poster
7.0

Vanessa and Mathias hide in a house far away from the city to have their first time as a teenage couple. They don't realize an ominous entity is watching them from the deepest of darkness.

Virgin

2017

Virgin poster
7.0

Vanessa and Mathias hide in a house far away from the city to have their first time as a teenage couple. They don't realize an ominous entity is watching them from the deepest of darkness.

Virgin

2017