Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) is a Chilean documentary film director. He is internationally renowned for films such as The Battle of Chile and Salvador Allende.
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Born | Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (1941-08-11) August 11, 1941 (age 81) Santiago, Chile |
Occupation | director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor |
Years active | 1964–present |
Website | www |
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 lives in France. His 1983 film The Compass Rose was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] His 2015 film The Pearl Button screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] He received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay for his 2010 film Nostalgia for the Light.[3]
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 | |
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 | [4] |
2011 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Documentary Screenplay | Nominated | [3] | |
Altazor Awards | Best Direction - Documentary Film | Won | |||
Pedro Sienna Awards | Best Feature Length Documentary | Won | |||
2013 | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Best Documentary | Nominated | [5] | |
Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear | The Pearl Button | Nominated | [6] |
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 | [7] |
Lumières Awards | Best Documentary | Won | [8] | ||
Pedro Sienna Awards | Best Feature Length Documentary | Nominated | |||
Platino Awards | Best Documentary | Won | [9] | ||
2019 | Cannes Film Festival | Golden Eye | The Cordillera of Dreams | Won | [10] |
2020 | 45th César Awards | Best Documentary Film | Nominated | [11] | |
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay | |
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2008–present |
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