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Biography
Patricio Guzmán Lozanes is a Chilean documentary film director. He is internationally renowned for films such as The Battle of Chile and Salvador Allende. Guzmán also teaches documentary film classes in Europe and Latin America, and is the founder and director of the International Documentary Festival of Santiago (Fidocs). He currently lives in France. His 1983 film The Compass Rose was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.
Awards & recognition
- Goya Award — Best Ibero-American Film · 2022
- honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University · 2019
- L'Œil d'or · 2019
- Lumière Award — Best Documentary · 2016
- Platino Award — Best Documentary · 2016
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- Silver Bear — Best Screenplay · 2015
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2010
- Prix du meilleur court métrage du syndicat français de la critique de cinéma · 1975
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2010 · nominated
Filmography9 titles
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
2021as Self
2021as Self
El primer año
1972Director, Screenplay
1972Director, Screenplay
Nostalgia for the Light
2010Director, Editor, Writer
2010Director, Editor, Writer
The Cordillera of Dreams
2019Director, Screenplay
2019Director, Screenplay
Santiago, Italia
2018as Self - Filmmaker
2018as Self - Filmmaker
The Pearl Button
2015as Narrator (voice)
2015as Narrator (voice)
Salvador Allende
2004as Self - Narrator (voice)
2004as Self - Narrator (voice)
My Imaginary Country
2022as Self
2022as Self
Moon Over Parador
1988as Family Member
1988as Family Member