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Andrés Wood Montt (born 14 September 1965) is a Chilean film director, producer and writer. Some of his most popular films include '' Machuca'', '' Violeta se fue a los cielos'', and ''Historias de Futbol''. He created his own production company known as Wood Producciones in 1993.


Early life and education

Born in
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, Wood is Chilean of Irish and Scottish descent. He grew up in a middle-class home and credits much of his artistic influence to his childhood in Chile based on the political climate of the country, specifically with the Pinochet dictatorship. Wood's father worked as an architect while his mother taught kindergarten. Both of his parents were
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and favored an end to the Allende government. However, Wood had the opportunity to study at elite but progressive institutions throughout his life. Andres Wood attended Saint George's College. He graduated as an
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from the
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC Chile; ) is a traditional private university based in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the thirteen Catholic universities existing in Chilean university system and one of the two pontifical univ ...
in 1988. In 1991 he attended
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, majoring in
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.


Career

While most of his work is focused on film, Andres Wood is also responsible for producing the most popular television series in Chile called "Los 80" (Wood Producciones). In addition, Andres Wood's most recent project involves directing a miniseries based on human rights lawyer Carmen Hertz, titled ''Ecos Del Desierto''. The film is a part of the special programming marking the 40th anniversary of the military takeover in Chile during the 1970s. "Ecos del Desierto" is the most expensive project in Chile costing $200 thousand per episode. Cinema production in Chile is still dependent on production companies overseas. Many of Wood's projects are productions with international entities. His primary concern is preserving the authenticity of the films. Wood is part of the post-dictatorship generation whose filmmakers are concerned with highlighting the impact that the
Pinochet dictatorship An authoritarian military dictatorship ruled Chile for seventeen years, between 11 September 1973 and 11 March 1990. The dictatorship was established after the democratically elected socialist government of Salvador Allende was overthrown ...
between 1973 and 1989 had on Chilean society and how society can "work through" the trauma by reliving it on the screen.


Influence

Wood has always been a film lover and fell in love with the process of filmmaking. Wood describes his artistic process as the following: "First I get in love with the characters, then with small anecdotes and at the end something like the context. I do believe that film has to be very personal." Moreover, Wood believes that cinema can help to create discussion and with that, changes in society. '' Machuca'', Andres Wood's most successful film by high box office sales and international recognition, takes place during the 1970s and is based on his own experiences at Saint George's College. The film exemplifies the Pinochet dictatorship's influence on his films. When asked about the recurring political theme dealing with the Pinochet dictatorship in his projects, Andres Wood explained: Andres Wood's Machuca was named one of the Top 20 Latin American films and as a result, some believe this places him as one of the greatest Latin American directors of his generation.


Filmography as director

* ''Historias de fútbol'' (1997) * ''El Desquite'' (1999) * ''Nuestro Siglo'' (1999) * '' La Fiebre del Loco'' (2001) * '' Machuca'' (2004) * '' The Good Life'' (2008) * ''
Violeta Went to Heaven ''Violeta Went to Heaven'' () is a 2011 Chilean biographical drama film about singer and folklorist Violeta Parra, directed by Andrés Wood. The film is based on a biography by Ángel Parra, Violeta's son with Luis Cereceda Arenas. He colla ...
'' (2011) * ''
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'' (2019)


Awards and nominations

The following is a comprehensive list of all the awards and nominations for Andres Wood's projects:
Altazor Awards 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 a ...
: * 2000: Best Director of a Motion Picture (''El Desquite'', nominated) * 2000: Best Screenplay of a Motion Picture (''El Desquite'', nominated) * 2014: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (''Ecos del Desierto'', won) Argentinian Film Critics Association Awards: * 2012: Best Foreign Film ''Violeta se fue a los cielos'', nominated)
Ariel Award The Ariel Award () is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award reco ...
: * 2005: Best Latin-American Film (''Machuca'', nominated) * 2012: Best Latin-American Film (''Violeta se fue a los cielos'', nominated) Bogota Film Festival: * 2004: Best Film (''Machuca'', won)
Cartagena Film Festival The Cartagena Film Festival (), or FICCI, is a film festival held in Cartagena, Colombia, which focuses mainly on the promotion of Colombian television series, Latin American films and short films. The Cartagena Film Festival, which is held ever ...
: * 1998: Best First Work (''Historias de Futbol'', won) * 1998: Best Film (''Historias de Futbol'', nominated) * 2002: Best Film (''La Fiebre del Loco'', nominated) * 2009: Best Film (''La Buena Vida'', nominated) Cine Ceara- Ibero Americano Film Festival: * 2012: Best Film (''Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos'', won) * 2012: Best Screenplay (''Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos'', won)
Filmfest Hamburg FILMFEST HAMBURG is an international film festival in Hamburg, the third-largest of its kind in Germany (after Berlin and Munich). It shows national and international feature and documentary films in eleven sections. The range of the program stret ...
: * 2012: Art Cinema Award (''Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos'', nominated)
Ghent International Film Festival Film Fest Gent, also known as International Film Fest Gent, is an annual international film festival in Ghent, Belgium. The festival held its first edition in 1974, under the name Internationaal Filmgebeuren Gent, and has since grown into the la ...
: * 2004: Grand Prix (''Machuca'', nominated) Gijon International Film Festival: * 2001: Best Feature (''La Fiebre del Loco'', nominated)
Goya Awards The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...
: * 2005: Best Spanish Language Foreign Films (''Machuca'', nominated) * 2009: Best Spanish Language Foreign Film (''La Buena Vida'', won) * 2012: Best Iberoamerican Film (''Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos'', nominated)
Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival () is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Brazil. It is the biggest ...
: * 1998: Best Film (''Historias de Futbol'', nominated)
Guadalajara Film Festival The Guadalajara International Film Festival () is a week-long film festival held each March in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara since 1986. The presence in Guadalajara of delegates from other important festivals from around t ...
: * 2012: Best Film (''Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos'', won)
Havana Film Festival The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as ''Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana,'' and in English as International Festiv ...
: * 1999: Best Unpublished Screenplay (''La Fiebre del Loco'', won) * 2008: Best Film (''La Buena Vida'', won) * 2012: Best Film (''Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos'', won)
Huelva Latin American Film Festival The Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival () is the oldest film festival in Europe dedicated to the Ibero-American cinema. It has been held since 1975 in Huelva, Spain. During the first editions, it was known as (). The festival was originally or ...
: * 2008: Best Film (''La Buena Vida'', won) Lima Latin American Film Festival: * 2004: Elcine First Prize (''Machuca'', won)
Lleida Latin-American Film Festival The Lleida Latin-American Film Festival (, or shortened to ) is a cinema festival that takes place in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain awarding Latin American films. It is organised by the Latin American Centre of Lleida and is sponsored by the city counci ...
: * 2002: Best Director (''La Fiebre del Loco'', won) * 2009: Best Director (''La Buena Vida'', won)
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: * 2001: Favorite Film (''La Fiebre Del Loco'', nominated) Miami Film Festival: * 2012: Special Mention (''Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos'', won) * 2012: Grand Jury Prize (''Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos'', won) Oslo Films from the South Festival: * 2012: Best Feature (''Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos'', nominated) Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival: * 1998: Best Latin Film (''Historias de Futbol'', won)
Philadelphia Film Festival The Philadelphia Film Festival is a film festival founded by the Philadelphia Film Society held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The annual festival is held at various theater venues throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area. Overview The annual ...
: * 2005: Best Feature Film (''Machuca'', won) San Sebastian International Film Festival: * 1997: Best New Director- Special Mention (''Historias de Futbol'', won) * 2012: Grand Jury Prize- World Cinema (''Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos'', won)
Valdivia International Film Festival The Valdivia International Film Festival ( Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia (FICV o FICVALDIVIA)) is an international film exhibition and competition, held annually in the city of Valdivia, Los Rios region, Chile. The festival ...
: * 2004: Best Film (''Machuca'', won)
Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festi ...
: * 2004: Most Popular Film (''Machuca'', won) Viña del Mar International Film Festival: * 2004: Grand Paoa (''Machuca'', won)


References


External links


Andrés Wood in Wood Producciones
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Andres 1965 births Montt family Living people Chilean people of Scottish descent Chilean people of Irish descent Saint George's College, Santiago alumni Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni Chilean film directors Chilean screenwriters Chilean male screenwriters People from Santiago, Chile