Patricio Guzmán facts for kids
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Patricio Guzmán
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Patricio Guzmán Lozanes
August 11, 1941 |
| Occupation | director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor |
| Years active | 1964–present |
Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) is a famous Chilean filmmaker. He is known for making amazing documentary films. Documentaries are movies that tell true stories about real events and people. Guzmán often makes films about the history of his home country, Chile.
His most famous works include two trilogies. A trilogy is a series of three films. One trilogy is called The Battle of Chile (made between 1975 and 1979). More recently, he made another trilogy: Nostalgia for the Light (2010), The Pearl Button (2015), and The Cordillera of Dreams (2019).
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A Filmmaker's Journey
Patricio Guzmán does more than just make films. He also teaches classes about making documentaries. He shares his knowledge with students in Europe and Latin America.
He is also the founder and director of a special film festival. This festival is called the International Documentary Festival of Santiago (FIDOCS). Today, he lives in France.
His film The Compass Rose was shown at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival in 1983. In 2015, his movie The Pearl Button was part of the main competition at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. He was also nominated for an award for his writing for Nostalgia for the Light in 2011.
Patricio Guzmán's Films
Here is a list of the documentary films Patricio Guzmán has directed:
- La Tortura y otras formas de diálogo — 1968
- El Paraíso ortopédico — 1969
- Primer año — 1971
- La Respuesta de octubre — 1972
- La Batalla de Chile: La insurrección de la burguesía — 1975
- La Batalla de Chile: El golpe de estado — 1977
- La Batalla de Chile: El poder popular — 1979
- The Compass Rose (Rosa de los vientos) — 1983
- En nombre de Dios — 1987
- La Cruz del Sur — 1992
- Pueblo en vilo — 1995
- Chile, Obstinate Memory (Chile, la memoria obstinada) — 1997
- La Isla de Robinson Crusoe — 1999
- Invocación — 2000
- Le Cas Pinochet — 2001
- Madrid — 2002
- Salvador Allende — 2004
- Mon Jules Verne — 2005 (TV)
- Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz) — 2010
- The Pearl Button (El botón de nácar) — 2015
- The Cordillera of Dreams (La Cordillera de los sueños) — 2019
- My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario) — 2022
Awards and Recognitions
Patricio Guzmán has won many awards for his amazing films. These awards show how much his work is appreciated around the world.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1975 | French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Awards | Best Short Film | The Battle of Chile | Won | |
| 1998 | Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | Best Canadian Feature Documentary | Chile, Obstinate Memory | Won | |
| 1999 | Gemini Awards | Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Goya Awards | Best Documentary | Salvador Allende | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Pedro Sienna Awards | Best Feature Length Fiction, Animated, or Documentary Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Direction | Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | European Film Awards | Best Documentary | Nostalgia for the Light | Won | |
| 2011 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Documentary Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Altazor Awards | Best Direction - Documentary Film | Won | |||
| Pedro Sienna Awards | Best Feature Length Documentary | Won | |||
| 2013 | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Best Documentary | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear | The Pearl Button | Nominated | |
| Silver Bear for Best Script | Won | ||||
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Competition | Won | ||||
| Fénix Awards | Best Documentary Film | Nominated | |||
| Trajectory Award | Himself | Won | |||
| 2016 | César Awards | Best Documentary Film | The Pearl Button | Nominated | |
| Lumière Awards | Best Documentary | Won | |||
| Pedro Sienna Awards | Best Feature Length Documentary | Nominated | |||
| Platino Awards | Best Documentary | Won | |||
| 2019 | Cannes Film Festival | Golden Eye | The Cordillera of Dreams | Won | |
| 2020 | 45th César Awards | Best Documentary Film | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Goya Awards | Best Ibero-American Film | Won | ||
| Cannes Film Festival | Golden Eye | My Imaginary Country | Nominated | ||
| Jerusalem Film Festival | Best Documentary Film | Won | |||
| Platino Awards | Best Documentary | Nominated |
External Links
- Guzmán's Official Website: http://www.patricioguzman.com/
See also
In Spanish: Patricio Guzmán para niños
