Solveig Hoogesteijn facts for kids

Solveig Hoogesteijn is a famous Venezuelan film director, writer, and producer. She was born in Sweden and has created many important movies.

Her Amazing Film Career

Solveig Hoogesteijn has written, produced, and directed several films. Her movies have won many awards, both in Venezuela and around the world. She has received 14 international awards and 20 national awards for her work.

One of her early films was El Mar del tiempo perdido (The Sea of Lost Time), made in 1981. She also directed Manoa in 1980. This film was even shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1981, which is a very big deal in the movie world! She also made Manoa - Flucht aus der Zeit, which was a TV movie for Germany.

Other films she directed include Alemania puede ser muy bella, a veces (Germany Can Be Very Beautiful, Sometimes) from 1982, and Macu, la Mujer del Policía (Macu, the Policeman's Woman). She also directed Santera.

Solveig Hoogesteijn also helped write and was an executive producer for the film Maroa. This movie was chosen to represent Venezuela at the 79th Academy Awards in 2007 for the Best Foreign Language Film. This shows how important her work is in the film industry.

Her Life Story

Solveig Hoogesteijn's parents were from the Netherlands and Germany. They moved to Venezuela in 1947. Her father hosted a German-language radio show in Caracas for over 30 years. It was called La Hora Alemana (The German Hour).

Solveig went to high school at the Humboldt German School in Caracas. She then studied Art and Literature at the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas. Later, from 1971 to 1976, she traveled to Germany to study filmmaking at the University of Television and Film Munich.

She was married to Víctor Cuica, a Venezuelan jazz musician and actor. He often worked on her films, creating the music soundtracks and sometimes acting in main roles. They have one son together.

Solveig understands both European and Latin American cultures very well. She uses this knowledge to connect these two parts of the world through art and culture. Since 2001, she has been in charge of a cultural center in Caracas called TRASNOCHO CULTURAL. This center is a private foundation that shares all kinds of culture, like films, theater, art, books, music, food, and history. It has become a very important cultural place in Venezuela. The center runs on money from its visitors, which is a new way for cultural places to operate in Venezuela. This allows them to have complete freedom in what they offer.

List of Films

Here is a list of films Solveig Hoogesteijn has worked on:

• 1975: Puerto Colombia
• 1977: El Mar Del Tiempo Perdido (The Sea Of Lost Time)
• 1980: Manoa
• 1980: Manoa - Flucht aus der Zeit (for TV)
• 1982: Alemania Puede Ser Muy Bella, a Veces (Germany Can Be Very Beautiful, Sometimes)
• 1987: Macu, La Mujer Del Policía (Macu, The Policeman's Woman)
• 1994: Santera
• 1999: “En Busca de Humboldt” (In Search of Humboldt), a documentary
• 2005: Maroa

See also

In Spanish: Solveig Hoogesteijn para niños

• List of Venezuelan films