About
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 Earth2022 · Director, Writer, Producer
Cabimas, Donde Todo Comenzó2012 · Director, Writer, Producer, Art Designer
Borrador2005 · Director, Writer
Congo Mirador1995 · Director, Writer
En territorio extranjero1994 · Director
Night Music1988 · Editor, Director, Screenplay
The House of Water1984 · Director
Caño Mánamo1983 · Writer
La propia gente1981 · Writer, Director
El mar del tiempo perdido1980 · Assistant Director
El afinque de Marín1979 · Director, Writer
Wanted: Good Looking Receptionist and Messenger with His Own Motorcycle1977 · Camera Operator