Patricio Guzmán
Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) is a Chilean documentary film director, screenwriter, director. He is most known for his film trilogy The Battle of Chile (1975–1979) and more recently for another trilogy; Nostalgia for the Light (2010), The Pearl Button (2015) and The Cordillera of Dreams (2019).
Patricio Guzmán
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- Name
- Patricio Guzmán
- Birth Name
- Patricio Guzmán Lozanes
- Born
- 11 August 1941
- Birthplace
- Santiago, Chile
- Occupation
- director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor
- Nationality
- Chile and Spain.
- Fields
- documentary film.
- Education
- Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, University of Chile and Escuela Oficial de Cine.
- Known for
- The Battle of Chile, Nostalgia for the Light, The Pearl Button and The Cordillera of Dreams.
- Honours
- Prix du meilleur court métrage du syndicat français de la critique de cinéma, Hot Docs Award for Best Political Documentary, Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary, European Film Award for Best Documentary, Silver Bear for Best Screenplay and Hot Docs Outstanding Achievement Award.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Biography
Biography
Patricio Guzmán studied at Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, University of Chile and Escuela Oficial de Cine. The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are documentary film. Residence is recorded at Paris. Works named in the authority record are The Battle of Chile, Nostalgia for the Light, The Pearl Button and The Cordillera of Dreams. Distinctions recorded are Prix du meilleur court métrage du syndicat français de la critique de cinéma, Hot Docs Award for Best Political Documentary, Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary and European Film Award for Best Documentary.
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Patricio Guzmán died on 15 September 2026 in Paris.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Patricio Guzmán • Birth Name — Patricio Guzmán Lozanes • Born — 11 August 1941 • Birthplace — Santiago, Chile • Years Active — 1964–present • Occupation — director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor • Website — www.patricioguzman.com
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Patricio Guzmán (11 August 1941 – 15 September 2026) is described as a film director, screenwriter, director and documentary filmmaker in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Patricio Guzmán was born on 11 August 1941; the birthplace is recorded as Santiago de Chile by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Santiago by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Career
Career
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. His 2015 film The Pearl Button screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. He received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay for his 2010 film Nostalgia for the Light.
Filmography
Filmography
• La Tortura y otras formas de diálogo — 1968 • El Paraíso ortopédico — 1969 • Primer año — 1971 • La Respuesta de octubre — 1972 • La Batalla de Chile: La insurrección de la burguesía — 1975 • La Batalla de Chile: El golpe de estado — 1977 • La Batalla de Chile: El poder popular — 1979 • The Compass Rose (Rosa de los vientos) — 1983 • En nombre de Dios — 1987 • La Cruz del Sur — 1992 • Pueblo en vilo — 1995 • Chile, Obstinate Memory (Chile, la memoria obstinada) — 1997 • La Isla de Robinson Crusoe — 1999 • Invocación — 2000 • Le Cas Pinochet — 2001 • Madrid — 2002 • Salvador Allende — 2004 • Mon Jules Verne — 2005 (TV) • Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz) — 2010 • The Pearl Button (El botón de nácar) — 2015 • The Cordillera of Dreams (La Cordillera de los sueños) — 2019 • My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario) — 2022
Identity
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Patricio Guzmán is recorded as having studied at Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, University of Chile and Escuela Oficial de Cine.
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1941
Patricio Guzmán born at Santiago.
1972
El Primer Año - Patricio Guzmán, 1972 (Vers. 2023. Introduccion De Chris Marker. Restored) (1972) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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Patricio Guzmán received Prix du meilleur court métrage du syndicat français de la critique de cinéma, Hot Docs Award for Best Political Documentary, Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary, European Film Award for Best Documentary, Silver Bear for Best Screenplay and Hot Docs Outstanding Achievement Award.
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Ref. • 1975 — French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Awards — Best Short Film — The Battle of Chile • 1998 — Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival — Best Canadian Feature Documentary — Chile, Obstinate Memory • 1999 — Gemini Awards — Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series • 2004 — Goya Awards — Best Documentary — Salvador Allende • 2006 — Pedro Sienna Awards — Best Feature Length Fiction, Animated, or Documentary Film • Best Direction • 2010 — European Film Awards — Best Documentary — Nostalgia for the Light • 2011 — Writers Guild of America Awards — Best Documentary Screenplay • Altazor Awards — Best Direction - Documentary Film • Pedro Sienna Awards — Best Feature Length Documentary • 2013 — News & Documentary Emmy Awards — Best Documentary • Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form • 2015 — Berlin International Film Festival — Golden Bear — The Pearl Button • Silver Bear for Best Script • Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Competition • Fénix Awards — Best Documentary Film • Trajectory Award — Himself • 2016 — César Awards — Best Documentary Film — The Pearl Button • Lumière Awards — Best Documentary • Pedro Sienna Awards — Best Feature Length Documentary • Platino Awards — Best Documentary • 2019 — Cannes Film Festival — Golden Eye — The Cordillera of Dreams • 2020 — 45th César Awards — Best Documentary Film • 2022 — Goya Awards — Best Ibero-American Film • Cannes Film Festival — Golden Eye — My Imaginary Country • Jerusalem Film Festival — Best Documentary Film • Platino Awards — Best Documentary
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- 1.Patricio Guzmán. MUBI.
- 2.13th Moscow International Film Festival (1983). MIFF.
- 3.Berlinale 2015: Competition Complete. berlinale.de.
- 4.Fernandez, Jay A. Writers Guild Awards: Complete Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. 19 February 2012.
- 5."World's best documentaries honoured Filmmaker Allan King given first lifetime achievement award at fifth annual Hot Docs!". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1998.
- 6.European Film Academy. Nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards. europeanfilmacademy.org. 2010-11-06.
- 7.Guzmán's NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT Is Nominated for Two Emmy Awards. Cinematropical. 11 July 2013.
- 8.THE AWARDS OF THE 65th BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
- 9.Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Gerard Depardieu Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees. The Hollywood Reporter.
- 10.France's Lumiere Awards: 'Mustang' Takes Top Honors. The Hollywood Reporter. 8 February 2016.
- 11.Nominaciones 2016.
- 12.Cannes' Golden Eye award goes to The Cordillera of Dreams and to For Sama. Cineuropa.
- 13.Roman Polanski's 'An Officer and a Spy' Leads France's Cesar Awards Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. 29 January 2020.
- 14.Gajewski, Ryan. Spain's Goya Awards: Javier Bardem's 'The Good Boss' Named Best Picture. The Hollywood Reporter. 2022-02-13.
- 15.Indian film All That Breathes wins top documentary award at Cannes 2022. The Indian Express. 2022-05-28.
- 16.JFF 2022 Winners. Jerusalem Film Festival.
- 17.Huston-Crespo, Marysabel E. Ganadores Premios Platino 2023: la lista completa por categorías. CNN. 2023-04-22.
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His recorded language was Spanish. He married Pamela Urzúa and Renate Sachse. Formation and teaching. Guzmán studied at Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, University of Chile and Escuela Oficial de Cine. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 4: The Battle of Chile, Nostalgia for the Light, The Pearl Button and The Cordillera of Dreams. His recorded genre is documentary film.
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