Maite Alberdi

Maite Alberdi Soto (Santiago, Chile, March 29, 1983) is a Chilean producer, director, documentarian, screenwriter, and film critic.[1]

Alberdi at the 2017 Miami International Film Festival presentation of "The Grown-ups"

Education

Maite Alberdi has a degree in Aesthetics and a degree in Social Communication from the Pontificial Catholic University of Chile.[1]

Career

She is the Audiovisual Director of the Pontificial Catholic University of Chile, and teaches documentary directing at several universities.[2] 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in Santiago, Chile, with the objective to "open a field of debate and academic reflection, producing and disseminating unpublished material of interest for the cinematographic cultural field."[1] She co-authored a book titled Teorías del cine documental en Chile: 1957-1973.[2] She was invited as a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in June 2018, under the documentary branch.[3] Her most recent work is acting producer for Los Reyes follows the lives of two stray dogs as "they wander around the oldest skatepark (Los Reyes) in the Chilean capital of Santiago."[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

  • Carrete Down (Reel Down) (short film, 2004)
  • Los trapecistas (The Trapeze Artists) (2005)
  • Las peluqueras (The Hairdressers) (short film, 2008)
  • El salvavidas (The Lifeguard) (2011)
  • Verano (Summer) (2011)
  • La once (Tea Time) (2014)
  • Propaganda (2014)
  • Vida sexual de las plantas (The Sexual Life of Plants) (2015)
  • Yo no soy de aquí (I'm Not From Here) (short film, 2016)
  • Los niños (The Grown-Ups) (2016)
  • Los Reyes (The Kings) (2018)[7]
  • The Mole Agent (2020)

Awards and Nominations[1]
Film Festivals and Ceremonies Award/Category
Los trapecistas Cine de Viña del Mar, Chile, 2005 Best Documentary of Schools of Film and Audiovisual
Las peluqueras SGAE, Madrid, Spain, 2008 "Casa De America" Shorts
Cine de Valdivia, Chile, 2007 Young People's Fiction, Best Short Film
SANFIC, Chile, 2007 National Talent, Best Short Film
El salvavidas Cinema Tropical, US, 2013 Best Documentary
Largos Chilenos, 2012 Honorable Mention
Festival de Documentales de Antofagasta, Chile, 2012 Honorable Mention
Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia, 2011 International Feature Film
La once Círculo de Críticos de Arte, Chile, 2015 Best National Documentary
EBS International Documentary Festival (EIDF), South Korea, 2015 Grand Prix
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Holland, 2014 Best Female Director
Festival internacional de cine de Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 2015 Best Documentary
Miami Film Festival, US, 2015 People's Choice
Iboamericano, Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, México, 2015 Best Documentary
Competencia nacional, Sanfic, Chile, 2014 Best Director, Best Film
Yo no soy de aquí Pedro Sienna, Chile, 2017 Best Short Documentary
Festival de Cine Rukapillan, Pucón, Chile, 2016 Best Short Film
Festival de Cine de Antofagasta, Antofadocs, 2016 Honorable Mention, Short Film
Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2016 Best European Film
Visions Du Reel, Switzerland, 2016 Best Short, International Competition
Los niños Festival EIDF, South Korea, 2017 Spirit Award
DocsBarcelona, Spain, 2017 Best Film
Miami Film Festival, US, 2017 Zeno Mountain Farm award
Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Award, Holland, 2016 Best Female Director

References
  1. "Maite Alberdi". Cinechile. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  2. POV (2015-01-15). "Filmmaker Bio | Tea Time | POV | PBS". POV | American Documentary Inc. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. http://app.oscars.org/newmembers2018/#Doc
  4. Mayorga, Emilio (2018-11-06). "IDFA: Cat & Docs Boards 'Los Reyes' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  5. https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/grown-ups-interview-moving-documentary-casts-down-s-syndrome-new
  6. "Maite Alberdi". Cinechile. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  7. "Los Reyes". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  • Maite Alberdi at IMDb
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/lamaitealberdi
  • Voces Cine Panel "Chilean cinema, industry and internationalization"
  • The Grown Ups interview: moving documentary casts Down's syndrome in a new light
  • IDFA: Cat & Docs Boards ‘Los Reyes’
  • Cinélatino" La once/ Tea Time
  • “El Salvavidas” de Maite Alberdi: Lejos de Baywatch, cerca del Tabo
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