Maite Alberdi
Maite Alberdi | |
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Born | Maite Alberdi Soto March 29, 1983 |
Nationality | Chilean |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 2004–present |
Known for | The Mole Agent |
Maite Alberdi Soto (Santiago, Chile, March 29, 1983) is a Chilean film producer, director, documentarian, screenwriter, and film critic.[1] Her most recent film The Mole Agent (2020) was an Academy Awards nominee for Best Documentary[2] and a contender for Best International Feature.[3] The film is also a nominee at the Goya Awards for Best Iberoamerican Film. Maite is the founder of Micromundo Producciones.
Career[]
She is the Audiovisual Director of the Pontificial Catholic University of Chile, and teaches documentary directing at several universities.[4] Her works as a film critic have been published on the site La Fuga, a film studies magazine founded in 2005 in Santiago, Chile, with the objective to "open a field of debate and academic reflection, producing and disseminating unpublished material of interest for the cinematographic cultural field."[1] She co-authored a book titled Teorías del cine documental en Chile: 1957-1973.[4] She was invited as a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in June 2018, under the documentary branch.[5] Her most recent work is the long feature the Mole Agent. She was also acting producer for Los Reyes, following the lives of two stray dogs as "they wander around the oldest skatepark (Los Reyes) in the Chilean capital of Santiago."[6]
Style and themes[]
As a director, Maite Alberdi takes interest in the intimate portrayal of the characters, often working with them over multiple years and curating a lasting relationship. Her style has been achieved through everyday storytelling in small-scale worlds, while also focusing great attention to normalize characters, highlighting different issues relating to disability, marginalization, often observing moments that are usually made private.[7]
Education[]
Maite Alberdi has a degree in Aesthetics and a degree in Social Communication from the Pontificial Catholic University of Chile.[1]
Filmography[]
Since 2004, Maite Alberdi has participated in taking on various roles in the making of each of these films. Films with their original Spanish titles are followed by their English translation, or English-provided title in parenthesis.
- The Mole Agent (2020)
- Los Reyes (The Kings) (2018)[8]
- Los niños (The Grown-Ups) (2016)
- Yo no soy de aquí (I'm Not From Here) (short film, 2016)
- Vida sexual de las plantas (The Sexual Life of Plants) (2015)
- Propaganda (2014)
- La once (Tea Time) (2014)
- Verano (Summer) (2011)
- El salvavidas (The Lifeguard) (2011)
- Las peluqueras (The Hairdressers) (short film, 2008)
- Los trapecistas (The Trapeze Artists) (short film, 2005)
- Carrete Down (Reel Down) (short film, 2004)
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Goya Awards | Best Iberoamerican Film | La once | Nominated | |
2016 | Pedro Sienna Awards | Best Feature Length Documentary | Nominated | ||
Best Direction | Nominated | ||||
Platino Awards | Best Documentary | Nominated | |||
29th European Film Awards | Best Short Film (shared with Giedrė Žickytė) | I'm Not from Here | Nominated | ||
2017 | Pedro Sienna Awards | Best Documentary Short Film | Won | ||
Miami International Film Festival | Knight Documentary Achievement Award | Los niños | Nominated | ||
Zeno Mountain Award | Won | ||||
2018 | Platino Awards | Best Documentary | Nominated | [9] | |
2020 | Academy Awards | Best Documentary Feature (shared with Marcela Santibanez) | The Mole Agent | Nominated | [10][11] |
Bergen International Film Festival | Documentaire Extraordinaire | Nominated | |||
Goya Awards | Best Iberoamerican Film | Nominated | [12] | ||
Miami International Film Festival | Knight Documentary Achievement Award | Nominated | |||
San Sebastián International Film Festival | Audience Award for Best Film | Nominated | |||
Audience Award for Best European Film | Won | ||||
National Board of Review Awards | Top Five Foreign Language Films | Won | [13] | ||
2021 | Cinema Eye Honors | Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize | Nominated | ||
Independent Spirit Awards | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated | [14][15] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Maite Alberdi". Cinechile. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ 2021|Oscars.org
- ^ "93RD OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN NINE AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Jump up to: a b POV (2015-01-15). "Filmmaker Bio | Tea Time | POV | PBS". POV | American Documentary Inc. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ New Members 2018
- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (2018-11-06). "IDFA: Cat & Docs Boards 'Los Reyes' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ The Grown-ups interview: moving documentary casts Down’s syndrome in a new light|BFI
- ^ "Los Reyes". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "'Una mujer fantástica' domina las candidaturas de los Premios Platino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (April 26, 2021). "Academy Awards 2021: 'Nomadland' wins Best Picture At an Oscars That Spreads the Wealth". CNN. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "My Octopus Teacher" Wins Best Documentary Feature | 93rd Oscars
- ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (January 18, 2021). "'Adú', 'Akelarre' y 'Las niñas' lideran las nominaciones a los Goya 2021". El País. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Davis, Clayton (January 26, 2021). "National Board of Review Names 'Da 5 Bloods' Best Picture, Spike Lee Becomes Second Black Director Winner". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (January 26, 2021). "Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always', 'Minari', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', 'Nomadland' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ 2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List|IndieWire
External links[]
- Maite Alberdi at IMDb
- Voces Cine Panel "Chilean cinema, industry and internationalization"
- The Grown Ups interview: moving documentary casts Down's syndrome in a new light
- _Cat & Docs Boards ‘Los Reyes’
- "Cinélatino" La once/ Tea Time
- “El Salvavidas” de Maite Alberdi: Lejos de Baywatch, cerca del Tabo
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Chilean film directors
- Chilean women film directors
- People from Santiago