EXCLUSIVE: Paradigm has signed Virgin River and The Good Physician director Felipe Rodriguez for illustration.
Rodriguez – a Toronto-born Spanish director – is thought for his work at U.S. networks and streamers, and is at present directing the season finale of Netflix’s romantic drama collection Virgin River.
He has directed pilots reminiscent of Citytv’s Hudson & Rex, BYUtv’s Ruby and the Properly and full seasons of Netflix horror Slasher: Responsible Get together and Omni crime drama Blood and Water: Fireplace & Ice, as directing episodes of ABC medical drama The Good Physician. Most lately, he accomplished a stylistical overhaul for Hudson & Rex‘s seventh season.
Final 12 months, he earned three Canadian Display screen Award (CSA) nominations, together with a win for Greatest Director in a Youth Collection for Hulu’s The Hardy Boys. His function By no means Too Late to Have a good time for Hallmark Channel was nominated for Greatest TV Film on the CSAs and for Greatest Course on the DGC Awards, the place he additionally picked up a nomination for Ruby and the Properly, which brings his complete to 6 DGC nods in 5 years.
Rodriguez initially made his identify as cinematographer on Nat Geo’s Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary, which captured an unlawful crossing of the Rio Grande for the primary time on digital camera. That impressed his debut function, Kidnap Capital. He works in English, French and Spanish and is thought for his visible model that was influenced by his time as a DOP.
“I’m honoured to affix the unimaginable crew at Paradigm, whose status for championing daring, various voices really resonates with me,” mentioned Rodriguez. “Their international outlook and deep business attain align completely with the sorts of formidable, visually pushed initiatives I’m drawn to, and I’m excited to construct on the momentum of current years with such a dynamic crew.”
Rodriguez continues to be managed by Perry Zimel.
