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Cristián Jiménez
Cristián Jiménez (born 1975) is a filmmaker from southern Chile who is best known for low-key slacker dramas and dramadies. He won the 2013 Altazor Award for best direction for the TV series El Reemplazante. Select filmography * ''Optical Illusions'' (2009) * ''Bonsai'' (2011) * ''Voice Over'' (2014) * ''Family Life'' (2017; with Alicia Scherson Alicia Scherson (born 1974 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, and producer. Biography Scherson studied filmmaking in the Escuela de Cine de Cuba and in 1999 received a Fulbright Scholarship to study for a Master ...) References External links * Chilean film directors Living people 1975 births {{Chile-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdivia
Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau Rivers, approximately east of the coastal towns of Corral and Niebla. Since October 2007, Valdivia has been the capital of Los Ríos Region and is also the capital of Valdivia Province. The national census of 2017 recorded the commune of Valdivia as having 166,080 inhabitants (''Valdivianos''), of whom 150,048 were living in the city. The main economic activities of Valdivia include tourism, wood pulp manufacturing, forestry, metallurgy, and beer production. The city is also the home of the Austral University of Chile, founded in 1954 and the Centro de Estudios Científicos. The city of Valdivia and the Chiloé Archipelago were once the two southernmost outliers of the Spanish Empire. From 1645 to 1740 the city depended directly on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Chile
Chilean cinema refers to all films produced in Chile or made by Chileans. It had its origins at the start of the 20th century with the first Chilean film screening in 1902 and the first Chilean feature film appearing in 1910. The oldest surviving feature is '' El Húsar de la Muerte'' (1925), and the last silent film was ''Patrullas de Avanzada'' (1931). The Chilean film industry struggled in the late 1940s and in the 1950s, despite some box-office successes such as ''El Diamante de Maharajá''. The 1960s saw the development of the "New Chilean Cinema", with films like ''Three Sad Tigers'' (1968), ''Jackal of Nahueltoro'' (1969) and '' Valparaíso mi amor'' (1969). After the 1973 military coup, film production was low, with many filmmakers working in exile. It increased after the end of the Pinochet regime in 1989, with occasional critical and/or popular successes such as '' Johnny cien pesos'' (1993), ''Historias de Fútbol'' (1997) and ''Gringuito'' (1998). Greater box office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Chile
Southern Chile is an informal geographic term for any place south of the capital city, Santiago, or south of Biobío River, the mouth of which is Concepción, about {{convert, 200, mi, km, sigfig=1, order=flip south of Santiago. Generally cities like Temuco are considered to be located in the south despite being relatively close to the geographical center of Chile. This is mainly because mainland Chile ended in La Frontera until the occupation of Araucanía (1861–1883). Similarly, the Southern Chile wine region is close to the geographic center of the country, encompassing wine-growing areas in the Bío Bío Region and Araucanía Region. Southern Chile may also refer to the Zona Sur region between Biobío and Chacao Channel, which is often also called the Chilean Lake District. It may also refer to the Zona Austral, also called the Extreme South. List of major cities in Southern Chile Ordered from north to south. * Temuco * Valdivia * La Unión * Rio Bueno * Osorno * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slacker
A slacker is someone who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic. Origin According to different sources, the term ''slacker'' dates back to about 1790 or 1898. "Slacker" gained some recognition during the British Gezira Scheme in the early to mid 20th century, when Sudanese labourers protested their relative powerlessness by working lethargically, a form of protest known as "slacking". World wars In the United States during World War I, the word "slacker" was commonly used to describe someone who was not participating in the war effort, specifically someone who avoided military service, equivalent to the later term ''draft dodger''. Attempts to track down such evaders were called ''slacker raids''. During World War I, U.S. Senator Miles Poindexter discussed whether inquiries "to separate the cowards and the slackers from those who had not violated the draft" had been managed properly. A ''San Francisco Chronicle'' headline on 7 September 1918, read, "Slacker is Doused in Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dramedy
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure * Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altazor Award
The Altazor Award of the National Arts or simply Altazor, is a Chilean award which is awarded annually. The winners are chosen by the own creators and performers of the arts. They were established in 1958, but were not awarded until 1999. The award consists of a cast-iron sculpture created by sculptor Sergio Castillo and a diploma. They were named in honor of Vicente Huidobro Vicente García-Huidobro Fernández (; January 10, 1893 – January 2, 1948) was a Chilean poet born to an aristocratic family. He promoted the avant-garde literary movement in Chile and was the creator and greatest exponent of the literary m ...'s work. Institutions in the Altazor Awards Sociedad Chilena del Derecho de AutorSociedad de Creadores de Imagen FijaCorporación de Actores de ChileSociedad Chilena de IntérpretesSociedad de Derechos Literarios Nomination and award The organizing committee invites all writers and artists to submit nominations for the different categories. The works, perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Reemplazante
''El Reemplazante'' is a Chilean TV series originally broadcast on Televisión Nacional de Chile. The show follows a man, ousted from his previous financial career, who becomes a substitute math teacher at a low income school in Santiago. The plot was partially motivated by the Chilean student protests in 2011. Production was partially funded by the Consejo Nacional de Televisión de Chile. The showrunner was Hernan Rodriguez Matte. At the 2013 Altazor Awards, the show won awards for best direction, best screenplay, and best actor. Main cast * Iván Álvarez de Araya as ''Carlos "Charlie" Valdivia'' (1-2) * Blanca Lewin as ''Ana'' (1-2) * Karla Melo as ''Flavia'' (1-2) * Sebastián Ayala as ''Maicol'' (1-2) * Roberto Farías as ''Francisco "Pancho" Valdivia'' (1-2) * Sergio Hernández as ''Dionisio Valdivia'' (1-2) * Gastón Salgado as ''Claudio'' (1-2) * Trinidad González as ''Nieves Mondaca'' (2) * Valentina Muhr as ''Isabel Mellado'' (2) * María José Illanes as''Luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Optical Illusions (film)
''Ilusiones ópticas'' is a 2009 Chilean dramedy film directed by Cristián Jiménez in his debut feature. Plot The film tells three interwoven stories with irony and black humor. They include a mall security guard who falls in love with an elegant thief, an efficient office worker sent to a training workshop for the unemployed by his company, and a blind skier who regains his sight and becomes suddenly terrified of the city. These three men are immersed in circumstances and desires that they don't fully comprehend. Cast * Ivan Alvarez de Araya * Gregory Cohen * Eduardo Paxeco * Paola Lattus * Álvaro Rudolphy * Valentina Vargas Valentina Vargas (born December 31, 1964) is a Chilean actress. She began, and spent most of her career working in France. Biography Vargas began her career in the dramatic arts by joining the workshop of Tania Balaschova in Paris and later at ... References External links * *{{Rotten Tomatoes, ilusiones_opticas_2009 2009 films Chilean comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonsai (2011 Film)
''Bonsai'' ( es, Bonsái) is a 2011 Chilean drama film directed by Cristián Jiménez, based on the 2006 book of the same name by Alejandro Zambra. It premiered during the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2012 and in the United States on 11 May 2012. Cast * Gabriela Arancibia as Bárbara * Cristóbal Briceño as Hippie * Nathalia Galgani as Emilia * Trinidad González as Blanca * Ingrid Isensee as Vecina * Paola Lattus as Vendedora * Hugo Medina as Gazmuri * Diego Noguera as Julio * Andrés Waas as Claudio See also * Cinema of Chile Chilean cinema refers to all films produced in Chile or made by Chileans. It had its origins at the start of the 20th century with the first Chilean film screening in 1902 and the first Chilean feature film appearing in 1910. The oldest surviving ... References External links * 2011 films 2011 drama films 2010s Spanish-language films Films about write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice Over (film)
''Voice Over'' ( es, La voz en off) is a 2014 Chilean drama film directed by Cristián Jiménez. It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Sofía is a 35-year-old woman living in Valdivia, Chile. She has two children and has just gone through a separation. Her breakup is compounded by the frustration of not being able to work and dedicate herself to her profession, acting. Additionally, she and her sister Ana face the dilemma of uncovering the mystery of their father after he leaves home and abandons their mother. Cast * Ingrid Isensee as Sofia * María José Siebald as Ana * Paulina García as Matilde * Niels Schneider Niels Schneider (; born 18 June 1987) is a Franco-Canadian actor who has appeared in more than thirty films since 2007. Born in Paris, naturalized Canadian, Schneider moved to Montreal at the age of 9 to start his career doing voice-over jobs. ... as Antoine * Maite Neira as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Life (2017 Film)
''Family Life'' ( es, Vida de Familia) is a 2017 Chilean drama film directed by Alicia Scherson and Cristián Jiménez. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Plot A family goes on a trip and leaves their house and cat in the care of Martín, a distant cousin who is over forty years old and disappointed with life. Once settled in the house, he will try to conquer his attractive neighbor Paz, while inventing a fantastic life for himself. Cast * Jorge Becker as Martín * Gabriela Arancibia as Paz * Blanca Lewin Blanca Esperanza Lewin Gajardo (born August 7, 1974 in Santiago) is a Chilean actress of Jewish origin. She studied at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She is best known by her role of "Lola Padilla" in the soap opera ''Lola'' by Ca ... as Consuelo * Cristián Carvajal as Bruno References External links * 2017 films 2017 drama films 2010s Spanish-language films Chilean drama films 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
