Marialy Rivas facts for kids
Marialy Rivas is a talented Chilean screenwriter and film director. She is well-known for her 2012 film Young and Wild. This movie won a special award at the Sundance Film Festival for its great script. Marialy grew up in Chile during a challenging time in the country's history.
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Her Journey in Film
Marialy Rivas knew she wanted to be a director from a very young age, around seven years old! When she was a child, she wasn't allowed to watch much television. Instead, she went to the cinema about three times a week. This experience greatly influenced her decision to become a filmmaker.
She started studying at the School of Cinema of Chile. In 1996, she directed a short film called Desde siempre. This film won an award at the Santiago Short Film Festival. It even got a review from a famous film magazine called Cahiers du cinéma.
In 2000, Marialy directed another short film named Smog. She worked on this film with Sebastián Lelio, who is also a well-known director.
Award-Winning Short Films
Later, in 2010, she directed Blokes. This short film was chosen to compete at the famous Cannes Film Festival in France. It also won awards at the Lleida Latin-American Film Festival and many other film festivals, showing her growing talent.
Her First Feature Films
Marialy's first full-length movie, Young and Wild, was shown for the first time on January 21, 2012. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. There, it won the World Cinema Screenwriting Award for Drama, which is a big achievement! In May 2012, she also received an award from Sundance's Directors and Screenwriters Lab.
In 2017, Marialy Rivas released her second feature film, Princesita. This movie was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. It later won the "Film of the Festival" award at the Raindance Film Festival.
Her Main Movies
Marialy Rivas finds inspiration for her films in interesting places.
Young & Wild (2012)
Young & Wild was Marialy's first feature film. She got the idea for the movie after finding a blog online. She contacted the person who wrote the blog and interviewed her. Then, she worked with Pedro Peirano to help create the story's structure. Marialy wrote the script, and the original blog writer helped with the dialogue and voiceover parts.
Princesita (2017)
Princesita is Marialy's second feature film. It tells the story of a 12-year-old girl who lives in a cult. The leader of the cult believes she is very special. The film explores her experiences in this unusual environment.
See also
In Spanish: Marialy Rivas para niños
- List of female film and television directors
- List of lesbian filmmakers
- List of LGBT-related films directed by women
