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CURRICULUM VITAE

Patricio Guzmán shooting Botón de Nácar

PERSONAL INFO:

Date of Birth: 11 August, 1941.

Nationality: Chilean and Spanish.

EDUCATION:

Theatre School, University of Chile (1960).

History School, University of Chile(1961).

Philosophy School, University of Chile(1962-64).

Film Institute, Catholic University of Chile(1964-66).

Official Cinema School, Madrid (1966-69).

Obtained “Director-Filmmaker” Diploma in 1970.

JURY PANEL:

Bombay, Marseille, Guadalajara, Florence, Leipzig, Prague, Madrid, Paris, Venice (documentary section), San Sebastián (documentary section), Cannes (FIPA), Bordeaux (FIPA). Etc.

 

AWARDS:

Altazor de las artes Prize, Chile (2011).

Medalla Pablo Neruda al mérito artístico, Chile (2005).

Beca Open Society Institute Soros (1999), USA.

Beca John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1993), USA.

A country without documentary films is like a family without photos.

Patricio Guzmán

Complete filmography

The First Year, 1971-1972.

The Battle of Chile I-II-III, 1972-1979.

In the Name of God, 1985-1986.

The Southern Cross, 1989-1992.

Village in Vilo, 1995.

Chile, The Obstinate Memory, 1995-1997.

Island from Robinson Crusoe, 1999.

The Pinochet Case, 1999-2001.

Madrid, 2002.

Salvador Allende, 2004.

My Jules Verne, 2005.

Nostalgia for Light, 2010.

The Pearl Button, 2015.

The Cordillera of Dreams, 2019.

Mi País Imaginario, 2022.

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