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Cristina Kotz Cornejo
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| Occupation | Screenwriter, director, producer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Cristina Kotz Cornejo is a director and writer from Argentina and the United States. She spends her time working in Boston, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires. She is part of the Huarpe people, an Indigenous group from the Cuyo area of Argentina. Cristina studied in both the US and Argentina.
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Cristina's Education
Cristina Kotz Cornejo went to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for her graduate film program. She also studied international relations at the University of Southern California. At NYU Film School, she learned directing from famous filmmakers like Spike Lee, Nancy Savoca, Sara Driver, and Pascal Aubier. She also has a Master of Arts degree in managing arts organizations from Antioch University Los Angeles.
Cristina's Career in Film
Cristina Kotz Cornejo has created many films. In 2007, her first full-length movie, 3 Américas, was shown at the Woodstock Film Festival. She wrote, directed, and produced this film herself. The idea for 3 Américas was developed with help from several film groups, including the Sundance Institute.
Cristina has also made several short films. These include Despertar/Awaken, Hermanas, and Buena Fe. Her short film, The War That Never Was (La Guerra Que No Fue), was chosen to be shown at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2005. This film was shown at over 25 festivals in more than 11 countries.
Another short film, Ernesto, was made for the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. It was first shown at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films in 2000. Her film Ocean Waves won an award in 2003 from the University Film and Video Association. Her student film, The Appointment, was made with advice from Spike Lee. It won the Warner Bros. Pictures Production Award.
In 1993, Cristina made a short documentary called Jewel and the Catch. This film was about Jewel Thais-Williams, an activist and owner of the Jewel's Catch One Club in Los Angeles. Parts of this documentary can be seen in the TV show Transparent.
More recently, Cristina made a 360-degree video called la raíz es más importante que la flor/the root is more important than the flower. This video received a special award at a festival in Chile in 2022. It has also been shown at film festivals in England, Canada, and New Zealand. Cristina also received a grant in 2020 for a virtual reality project she is working on.
Cristina Kotz Cornejo became the first Latina full professor of film/media production in the US in 2014. She has taught at Emerson College in Boston since 2001. She has received many awards and fellowships for her work and teaching. In 2019, she won the American Spirit Award for educating new filmmakers. In 2021, Variety magazine named her an Educator of the Year.
Cristina's Filmography
As a Director
- la raíz es más important que la flor (2021) (short 360-degree video documentary)
- Buena Fé (2014) (short film)
- Hermanas (2013) (short film)
- Despertar/Awaken (2011) (short film)
- 3 Américas (2007) (feature film)
- The War That Never Was/La Guerra Que No Fue (2004) (short film)
- Ocean Waves (2003) (short film)
- Ernesto (2000) (short film)
- The Appointment (1999) (short film)
- Jewel and The Catch (1993) (documentary short)
As a Writer
- Buena Fé (2014) (short film)
- Hermanas (2013) (short film)
- Despertar/Awaken (2011) (short film)
- 3 Américas (2007) (feature film)
- The War That Never Was/La Guerra Que No Fue (2004) (short film)
- Ernesto (2000) (short film)
Awards and Honors
- 2020 - Journalism360 Challenge Grant
- 2019 - American Spirit Award for Educating New Filmmakers
- 2014 - Cine Qua Non Screenwriting Residency Fellowship
- 2013 - Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship
- 2012 - MacDowell Colony Fellowship
- 2010 - Film Independent Project|Involve Fellowship
- 2007 - Mann Stearns Distinguished Faculty Award
- 2000 - Face of Drugs Award, Partnership for a Drug Free America
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