Ricardo Preve
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Ricardo Preve is an Argentine filmmaker, photographer, and activist. He owns Ricardo Preve Films LLC, a production company.
He left Argentina during the period running up to the Falkland War by crewing a sailboat from Argentina to South Africa. During the journey, the novice Argentine crew and the inexperienced English speaking boat owner ran out of food off the coast of Africa. The subsisted on cooking grease and vitamin pills until they were towed to safety. The exploits of the young Argentinians were reported in sailing magazines in their home country.
Ricardo Preve recently produced and directed The Ghosts of Machu Picchu and co-produced Child Mummy Sacrifice for National Geographic Television. The Ghosts of Machu Picchu aired on PBS
while Child Mummy Sacrifice aired on National Geographic Channel
.
His earlier films received great acclaim at film festivals around the world. Preve first associate-produced Adiós Querida Luna in 2004, and later co-produced Mondovino
that same year. The latter went on to be an Official Selection of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
, an honor especially notable because it is one of only four documentaries ever nominated for the Palme D'Or in the history of the festival.
Preve then wrote and produced the documentary Chagas, Un Mal Escondido and co-produced Tango, Un Giro Extraño in 2005, and wrote, produced, and directed the documentary entitled Esperanza Means Hope in 2006. That same year, Preve executive-produced Summer Running: The Race to Cure Breast Cancer, a documentary produced by friend and colleague Scott Mactavish
. In 2006, Preve wrote and directed the short film La Noche Antes, and in 2007 he wrote and directed La Notte Prima.
In 2009 Preve wrote and directed Jose Ignacio, his first feature film. It screened at the Punta Del Este International Film Festival as well as at the Virginia Film Festival, the Levante Film Festival, and the Strasbourg International Film Festival.
Preve has made a name for himself as a Chagas activist, raising awareness about the deadly disease. He made his debut as a professional photographer in 2010, donating a portion of the proceeds from his first photo exhibit about the African goddess "Iemanja" to the Doctors Without Borders organization in light of the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti.
He left Argentina during the period running up to the Falkland War by crewing a sailboat from Argentina to South Africa. During the journey, the novice Argentine crew and the inexperienced English speaking boat owner ran out of food off the coast of Africa. The subsisted on cooking grease and vitamin pills until they were towed to safety. The exploits of the young Argentinians were reported in sailing magazines in their home country.
Ricardo Preve recently produced and directed The Ghosts of Machu Picchu and co-produced Child Mummy Sacrifice for National Geographic Television. The Ghosts of Machu Picchu aired on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
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while Child Mummy Sacrifice aired on National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
.
His earlier films received great acclaim at film festivals around the world. Preve first associate-produced Adiós Querida Luna in 2004, and later co-produced Mondovino
Mondovino
Mondovino is a 2004 documentary film on the impact of globalization on the world's different wine regions written and directed by American film maker Jonathan Nossiter...
that same year. The latter went on to be an Official Selection of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
, an honor especially notable because it is one of only four documentaries ever nominated for the Palme D'Or in the history of the festival.
Preve then wrote and produced the documentary Chagas, Un Mal Escondido and co-produced Tango, Un Giro Extraño in 2005, and wrote, produced, and directed the documentary entitled Esperanza Means Hope in 2006. That same year, Preve executive-produced Summer Running: The Race to Cure Breast Cancer, a documentary produced by friend and colleague Scott Mactavish
Scott Mactavish
Scott Mactavish is an American filmmaker, author and entrepreneur.Scott Mactavish recently wrote, produced and directed a film entitled God and Country: Untold Stories of the American Military. Prior to that, he made "Summer Running: The Race to Cure Breast Cancer" featuring Sissy Spacek. He has...
. In 2006, Preve wrote and directed the short film La Noche Antes, and in 2007 he wrote and directed La Notte Prima.
In 2009 Preve wrote and directed Jose Ignacio, his first feature film. It screened at the Punta Del Este International Film Festival as well as at the Virginia Film Festival, the Levante Film Festival, and the Strasbourg International Film Festival.
Preve has made a name for himself as a Chagas activist, raising awareness about the deadly disease. He made his debut as a professional photographer in 2010, donating a portion of the proceeds from his first photo exhibit about the African goddess "Iemanja" to the Doctors Without Borders organization in light of the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti.