Nothing to Lose

Pedro, a young taxi-driver never dreamt that driving Nina, a young aspiring actress to a casting would be such an unforgettable ride. Many castings and many kilometres later, Pedro and Nina meet again but things have changed for both of them… However perhaps they’ve still got one chance to catch the boat they missed the first time round…

Madrid, 1962. Screenwriter, film director and composer of Argentine parents. Has lived in New York and in London for nine years. It was in the British capital where he published his first album, A petrified forest. During those years he not only developed musically but he also began to write film scripts such as Rain on the Shoes or Even if you do not know it. Russo made his debut in film direction with the short film The Compliment (2000), starring Luis Tosar. Two years later the work was filmed, also short duration, Nothing to Lose (2002), Goya Award for Best Short Film. Russo returns to work in 2002 as a scriptwriter in the short film Hoy por ti, siempre por mí, by Francisco Torres. His first film, Love in Self-Defense (2005), won the Award for the Best First Feature at the Alcalá de Henares Film Festival.

Best Fiction Short Film – Premios Goya 2003 (Spain)
Best Spanish Short Film – Festival de Évora (Portugal)
Best Europe Short Film – Muestra de Cine Int. de Palencia (Spain)
Best Fiction Short Film – Festival de Cine de Bilbao (Spain)
Best Fiction Short Film – Vila de Noia (Spain)
Best Fiction Short Film – Festival de Cortos de Pamplona (Spain)
Best Fiction Short Film – Certamen de Cortos Cajamadrid (Spain)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) – MadridImagen (Spain)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) – Ciudad de Arnedo (Spain)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) – El País de Bidasoa (Spain)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) – Torrelavega (Spain)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) – El negre es el color dels deus (Spain)
Best Actress (Pilar Punzano) – Festival Int. Cine Independiente de Elche (Spain)
Best Sound – Kodak Islas Baleares en el Certamen de Lepe (Spain)

Best Screenplay – Festival Int. de Cine Independiente Ourense (Spain)
Audience Award – Festival Int. de Filmets Badalona (Spain)
Best Fiction Short Film, Best Actress (Pilar Punzano) – Cinemadrid / Kinepolis (Spain)
Best Short Film, Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) – Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain)
Best Short Film, Best Actor (Jorge Bosch), Best Actress (Pilar Punzano), Best Screenplay –
Primavera Cinematográfica de Lorca (Spain)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch), Best Screenplay – Muestra Cortos de Almuñecar y Mostra Cortos
Vilafranca (Spain)
Best Short Film, Best Actor (Jorge Bosch), Audience Award – Festival de Medina del Campo
(Spain)