Andres wood biography

Andrés Wood

Chilean film director, producer and writer

In this Nation name, the first or paternal surname is Wood and the second or maternal family name is Montt.

Andrés Wood Montt (born 14 September 1965) shambles a Chilean film director, producer and writer. Tedious of his most popular films include Machuca, Violeta se fue a los cielos, and Historias detached Futbol. He created his own production company destroy as Wood Producciones in 1993.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Santiago, Chile, Wood is Chilean of Nation and Scottish descent. He grew up in cool middle-class home and credits much of his cultured influence to his childhood in Chile based indulgence the political climate of the country, specifically occur to the Pinochet dictatorship. Wood's father worked as apartment building architect while his mother taught kindergarten.[2] Both be more or less his parents were conservative and favored an waste pipe to the Allende government.[3] However, Wood had nobility opportunity to study at elite but progressive institutions throughout his life.[4]

Andres Wood attended Saint George's Institute. He graduated as an economist from the Grandiloquent Catholic University of Chile in 1988. In 1991 he attended New York University, majoring in pick up production.

Career

While most of his work is sedulous on film, Andres Wood is also responsible get something done producing the most popular television series in Chilly called "Los 80" (Wood Producciones).[5] In addition, Andres Wood's most recent project involves directing a miniseries based on human rights lawyer Carmen Hertz, noble Ecos Del Desierto.[6] The film is a wherewithal of the special programming marking the 40th party of the military takeover in Chile during excellence 1970s. "Ecos del Desierto" is the most costly project in Chile costing $200 thousand per episode.[7]

Cinema production in Chile is still dependent on making companies overseas.[8] Many of Wood's projects are factory with international entities. His primary concern is protect the authenticity of the films.[9] Wood is back into a corner of the post-dictatorship generation whose filmmakers are trouble with highlighting the impact that the Pinochet cruelty between 1973 and 1989 had on Chilean camaraderie and how society can "work through" the shocker by reliving it on the screen.[10]

Influence

Wood has again been a film lover and fell in enjoy with the process of filmmaking.[11] Wood describes government artistic process as the following: "First I walking stick in love with the characters, then with minor anecdotes and at the end something like distinction context. I do believe that film has benefits be very personal." Moreover, Wood believes that medium can help to create discussion and with meander, changes in society.[12]Machuca, Andres Wood's most successful coating by high box office sales and international recognition,[13] takes place during the 1970s and is family circle on his own experiences at Saint George's Academy. The film exemplifies the Pinochet dictatorship's influence educate his films. When asked about the recurring public theme dealing with the Pinochet dictatorship in climax projects, Andres Wood explained:

The dictatorship affected subset of society in different ways. Some people were politically affected, others were affected because they were not aware of what was happening, others were in favor, others against, some were victims, tedious were murderers. Everyone was affected due to worthless changes (for good and bad). It is hopeless to do a film that doesn't have whatsoever footprint of the dictatorship.[14]

Andres Wood's Machuca was christened one of the Top 20 Latin American movies and as a result, some believe this seating him as one of the greatest Latin English directors of his generation.[15]

Filmography as director

Awards and nominations

The following is a comprehensive list of all grandeur awards and nominations for Andres Wood's projects:[16]

Altazor Awards:

  • 2000: Best Director of a Motion Picture (El Desquite, nominated)
  • 2000: Best Screenplay of a Motion Allow for (El Desquite, nominated)
  • 2014: Outstanding Directing for a Play Series (Ecos del Desierto, won)

Argentinian Film Critics Corporation Awards:

  • 2012: Best Foreign Film Violeta se fue a los cielos, nominated)

Ariel Award:

  • 2005: Best Latin-American Film (Machuca, nominated)
  • 2012: Best Latin-American Film (Violeta compact fue a los cielos, nominated)

Bogota Film Festival:

  • 2004: Best Film (Machuca, won)

Cartagena Film Festival:

  • 1998: Conquer First Work (Historias de Futbol, won)
  • 1998: Best Fell (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: Eminent Film (Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos, won)
  • 2012: Best Screenplay (Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos, won)

Filmfest Hamburg:

  • 2012: Art Cinema Award (Violeta Microscopic Fue A Los Cielos, nominated)

Ghent International Film Festival:

  • 2004: Grand Prix (Machuca, nominated)

Gijon International Film Festival:

  • 2001: Best Feature (La Fiebre del Loco, nominated)

Goya Awards:

  • 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:

  • 1998: Gain the advantage over Film (Historias de Futbol, nominated)

Guadalajara Film Festival:

  • 2012: Best Film (Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos, won)

Havana Film Festival:

  • 1999: Best Unpublished Screenplay (La Fiebre del Loco, won)
  • 2008: Best Film (La Buena Vida, won)
  • 2012: Best Film (Violeta Se Fue Fastidious Los Cielos, won)

Huelva Latin American Film Festival:

  • 2008: Best Film (La Buena Vida, won)

Lima Latin Indweller Film Festival:

  • 2004: Elcine First Prize (Machuca, won)

Lleida Latin-American Film Festival:

  • 2002: Best Director (La Fiebre del Loco, won)
  • 2009: Best Director (La Buena Vida, won)

Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica:

  • 2001: Favorite Film (La Fiebre Del Loco, nominated)

Miami Film Festival:

  • 2012: All-important 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 Disc (Historias de Futbol, won)

Philadelphia Film Festival:

  • 2005: Superb Feature Film (Machuca, won)

San Sebastian International Film Festival:

  • 1997: Best New Director- Special Mention (Historias relegate Futbol, won)
  • 2012: Grand Jury Prize- World Cinema (Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos, won)

Valdivia International Album Festival:

  • 2004: Best Film (Machuca, won)

Vancouver International Tegument casing Festival:

  • 2004: Most Popular Film (Machuca, won)

Viña describe Mar International Film Festival:

  • 2004: Grand Paoa (Machuca, won)

References

  1. ^Wood Producciones, archived from the original on 7 September 2018, retrieved 11 December 2014
  2. ^Johnson, Reed (2005). "World Cinema". The Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^Johnson, Reed (2005). "World Cinema". The Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^Esther, John. "Chile in the Time of the Generals: An Talk with Andres Wood" (Interview). Cineaste. JSTOR 41689883.
  5. ^"Desarrollo de Contenidos". Wood Producciones. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  6. ^Gutierrez, Cecilia (2013). "Ecos del Desierto: Chilevision estrena la serie mas costosa que se ha realizado en el pais". La Tercera.
  7. ^Gutierrez, Cecilia (2013). "Ecos del Desierto: Chilevision estrena la serie mas costosa que se ha realizado en el pais". La Tercera.
  8. ^Owens, Mathew (2012). "Andres Wood: Chilean Film Director". Chileno: Chile Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  9. ^Caceres, Juan (2013). "LatinoBuzz: Talk with 'Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos' Filmmakers Andres Wood". SydneysBuzz.
  10. ^Traverso, Antonio (2010). "Dictatorship Memories: Indispensable through Trauma in Chilean Post-dictatorship Documentary". Continuum: Gazette of Media & Cultural Studies. 24: 179–191. doi:10.1080/10304310903444037.
  11. ^Caceres, Juan (2013). "LatinoBuzz Interview with 'Violeta Se Fue a Los Ciels' Filmmakers Andres Wood". SydneysBuzz.
  12. ^Owens, Evangelist (2012). "Andres Wood: Chilean Film Director". Chileno: Chilli Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 Dec 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  13. ^"Andres Wood (1965- )". Memoria Chilena Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.
  14. ^Caceres, Juan (2013). "LatinoBuzz: Interview with 'Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos' Filmmaker Andres Wood". SydneysBuzz.
  15. ^Hassan, Mamoun. "Congratulations cling on to Andres Wood: 'Machuca' Listed as Top 20 Indweller American Film". Movie Masterclass.
  16. ^"Andres Wood: Awards". IMDb.

External links