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Maite Alberdi

Directing

Born March 29, 1983 · Santiago, Chile

Also known as Maite Alberdi Soto

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Biography

Maite Alberdi Soto (born 29 March 1983; Santiago) is a Chilean film producer, director, documentarian, screenwriter, and film critic. Her film The Mole Agent (2020) was an Academy Awards nominee for Best Documentary and a contender for Best International Feature. The film was also a nominee at the Goya Awards for Best Iberoamerican Film. She is the founder of Micromundo Producciones.

Awards & recognition

  • Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary · 2023
  • Silver Condor Award — Best Ibero-American Film · 2022
  • Ariel Award — Best Ibero-American Film · 2021
  • Platino Award — Best Documentary · 2021
  • Platino Award — Film and Education Values · 2021
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  • EDA Award — Best Female-Directed Documentary · 2016
  • EDA Award — Best Female-Directed Documentary · 2014
  • Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2024 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2021 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Short Film · 2016 · nominated

Filmography9 titles

The Eternal Memory

2023Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Mole Agent

2020Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay

A Man on the Inside

2024Executive Producer

Los Reyes

2019Producer

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Lina from Lima

2022Executive Producer, Producer

Blanquita

2023Thanks

In Her Place

2024Director, Producer, Screenplay

Sex Life of Plants

2016Executive Producer