Hi, I’m Maximiliano Contenti, a Uruguayan filmmaker born in 1984 in Montevideo. I taught myself cinema, making videos with my brother, and began taking workshops in different cinematography areas and animation from the age of 13. I graduated from the Uruguayan Film School (ECU) and earned scholarships to intensive programs such as the Berlinale Talent Campus (2004) and the Cannes Film Festival Film Program (2004). Over the years I directed numerous short films that were selected and awarded at international festivals, and in 2008 I directed my feature, the independent comedy-horror Muñeco Viviente V (Puppet Pal V). In 2013 I founded Yukoh Films and continued to develop projects across cinema and documentary. My recent work includes the documentary Hélices (Blades, 2013), Neptunia (2015, co-director), The Last Matinee (Al Morir la Matinée, 2020) which helped open cinemas again during the pandemic, and the music documentary Hot Club of Montevideo (2023). I’ve also worked as a film and commercial director for Why Films in the Canary Islands (2021–2022), and I’m currently developing new projects like The Channeling and Webmasters with Yukoh Films, while living between Spain and Uruguay.…

Maximiliano Contenti

Hi, I’m Maximiliano Contenti, a Uruguayan filmmaker born in 1984 in Montevideo. I taught myself cinema, making videos with my brother, and began taking workshops in different cinematography areas and animation from the age of 13. I graduated from the Uruguayan Film School (ECU) and earned scholarships to intensive programs such as the Berlinale Talent Campus (2004) and the Cannes Film Festival Film Program (2004). Over the years I directed numerous short films that were selected and awarded at international festivals, and in 2008 I directed my feature, the independent comedy-horror Muñeco Viviente V (Puppet Pal V). In 2013 I founded Yukoh Films and continued to develop projects across cinema and documentary. My recent work includes the documentary Hélices (Blades, 2013), Neptunia (2015, co-director), The Last Matinee (Al Morir la Matinée, 2020) which helped open cinemas again during the pandemic, and the music documentary Hot Club of Montevideo (2023). I’ve also worked as a film and commercial director for Why Films in the Canary Islands (2021–2022), and I’m currently developing new projects like The Channeling and Webmasters with Yukoh Films, while living between Spain and Uruguay.…

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Hi, I’m Maximiliano Contenti, a Uruguayan filmmaker born in 1984 in Montevideo. I taught myself cinema, making videos with my brother, and began taking workshops in different cinematography areas and animation from the age of 13. I graduated from the Uruguayan Film School (ECU) and earned scholarships to intensive programs such as the Berlinale Talent Campus (2004) and the Cannes Film Festival Film Program (2004). Over the years I directed numerous short films that were selected and awarded at international festivals, and in 2008 I directed my feature, the independent comedy-horror Muñeco Viviente V (Puppet Pal V).

In 2013 I founded Yukoh Films and continued to develop projects across cinema and documentary. My recent work includes the documentary Hélices (Blades, 2013), Neptunia (2015, co-director), The Last Matinee (Al Morir la Matinée, 2020) which helped open cinemas again during the pandemic, and the music documentary Hot Club of Montevideo (2023). I’ve also worked as a film and commercial director for Why Films in the Canary Islands (2021–2022), and I’m currently developing new projects like The Channeling and Webmasters with Yukoh Films, while living between Spain and Uruguay.

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Experience Level

Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Italian
Beginner
French
Beginner
Portuguese
Beginner

Work Experience

Director at Muñeco Viviente V (Puppet Pal V)
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Directed an independent comedy-horror feature film.
Participant / Writer at Binger Filmlab
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Selected to participate in the Writers Lab and developed a feature project.
Director at Hélices (Blades)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Directed the documentary feature Hélices (Blades).
Co-Director at Neptunia
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Co-directed the horror comedy feature Neptunia (available on FILMIN).
Film Editor at Relocos y Re Pasados (High Five, Manuel Facal)
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013
Film Editor for Relocos y Repasados (Uruguay, 2013).
Film Editor at Teros - Sueño Mundial
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Editor for the documentary Teros - Sueño Mundial (Luis Ara, 2015).
Founder at Yukoh Films
January 1, 2013 - Present
Founded production company Yukoh Films.
Director at Al Morir la Matinée (The Last Matinee)
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Directed the horror feature Al Morir la Matinée.
Film & Commercial Director at Why Films
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Directed films and commercials for Why Films in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Director at Hot Club of Montevideo
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Directed music documentary Hot Club of Montevideo.
Film Director at Puppet Pal V (Muñeco Viviente V)
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Directed the independent comedy-horror feature Muñeco Viviente V (Puppet Pal V).
Director at La Comanda (Reality cooking show) - TNU / Aceituna Films
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Director of the reality cooking show La Comanda for National Television of Uruguay.
Director at Ska Films (Uruguay) / Advertising & TV
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2012
Directed campaigns for clients such as Toyota, Claro, Arcor across Uruguay, Argentina and Mexico.
Film Editor at Relocos y Repasados (High Five, Manuel Facal)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Film Editor and still photographer for the comedy Relocos y Repasados (2013).
Editor / Cinematography at Teros - Sueño Mundial
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Editor, camera/photography for the documentary 'Teros - Sueño Mundial' (2015).
Director at Hélices (Blades) - AtlanticDoc
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Directed the documentary Hélices (Blades), Best AtlanticDoc Documentary 2013.
Founder / Producer at Yukoh Films
January 1, 2013 - Present
Founded Yukoh Films (2013) focusing on development and production of feature and documentary projects.
Director / Film & Commercial Director at Why Films (Canary Islands, Spain)
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Directed film and commercial work for clients across Europe; 2021-2022.
Director at Al Morir la Matinée Production
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Directed the horror feature Al Morir la Matinée (The Last Matinee).
Director at Hot Club of Montevideo
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Directed the music documentary Hot Club of Montevideo.

Education

Filmmaking - Specialization in Editing at Uruguayan Film School (ECU)
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006
3D Professional Animation at Animation Campus, Uruguay
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006
Cannes Film Program - NYU Intensive Production Course at Cannes Film Festival / NYU
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004
Berlinale Talent Campus at Berlinale Talent Campus, Germany
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004
Binger Filmlab – Writers Lab at Binger Filmlab, Netherlands
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Scriptwriting and Filmmaking Courses at Uruguayan Film School (ECU)
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2001
Filmmaking Career - Specialization in Editing at Uruguayan Film School (ECU)
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006
3D Professional Animation at Animation Campus, Uruguay
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
International Seminar on Production and Script at Chile (Ibermedia Grant)
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006
Film Script Writing Course at Paraguay (Michelle Marx)
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005
Buenos Aires Talent Campus at Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005
Cannes Film Program - NYU Intensive Production Course at New York University (Cannes Film Festival)
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004
Berlinale Talent Campus at Berlinale Talent Campus
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004
Art Direction Course at ECU (Ines Olmedo)
January 1, 2003 - April 1, 2003
Actors Direction Course at ECU (Beatriz Flores Silva)
January 1, 2002 - April 1, 2002
Walter Tournier Animation Workshop at Walter Tournier
January 1, 2000 - April 1, 2000
Script Course at ECU (Maida Moubayed)
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2001
Audiovisual Production Course at ECU - Pepi Goncalvez
January 1, 1999 - April 1, 1999
Filmmaking Seminar at Uruguay (Fernando E. Solanas)
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 1999
Studies in Drawing, Painting, Caricature and Cartoon at Various
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2001
Baccalaureate at Crandon Institute, Uruguay
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2002

Qualifications

Berlinale Talent Campus
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004
Cannes Film Program - NYU Intensive Production Course
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004
Binger Filmlab – Writers Lab
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
3D Professional Animation
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006
Filmmaking Career - Specialization in Editing
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006
Berlinale Talent Campus
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004
Cannes Film Program - NYU Intensive Production Course
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004
Buenos Aires Talent Campus
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005
Binger Filmlab - Writers Lab
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
3D Professional Animation
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Other

Skills

Experience Level