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Mauricio KATZ

Screenwriter, Producer

Screenwriter, producer

Mexico

International Competition Jury

Mauricio Katz co-created the critically-acclaimed Amazon, SKY and Canal+ mega-production series ZeroZeroZero,  which spans three continents and is spoken in six different languages.

Katz worked on various television series, including The Bridge for FX as a writer and consulting producer; and Cary Fukanaga’s Maniac for Netflix as a writer and co-executive producer for which he received a WGA and PGA nomination.

Katz co-created Niño Santo, the popular series in Mexico, which was later developed and adapted with A&E Network and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television. Katz also penned the script for the award-winning feature Miss Bala – Mexico’s Oscar Entry for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012.