Felipe Gálvez Haberle
Felipe Gálvez Haberle (born 1983, Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known by his directorial debut film The Settlers which was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the 76th Cannes Film Festival[1] who also competed for Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or.[2][3]
Felipe Gálvez Haberle | |
|---|---|
| Born | Natalia Beristáin Egurrola 1983 (age 40) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter Editor |
Biography
He graduated from the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4]
He has directed short films, highlighting Be Quiet Please (Silencio en la sala) which received the best short film award at 2009 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema,[5] and I'm Always Looking From Here (Yo de aquí te estoy mirando), premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2011.[6] In 2018, he premiered the short film Raptor (Rapaz) in Critics' Week at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.[7]
In 2023, he premiered his first feature film The Settlers at the 76th Cannes Film Festival where it competed for Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or, and alongside those was honored with the FIPRESCI Prize, becoming the first Chilean production to win that award.[8] Later that same year, the film was chosen by the Chilean Film Academy as the Chilean entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[9]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Edited | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Be Quiet Please | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2010 | Five | No | No | Yes | Feature film |
| Noche adentro | No | No | Yes | Short film | |
| Nothing But Thin Air | No | No | Yes | Short film | |
| 2011 | Ortega | No | No | Yes | Documentary short film |
| I'm Always Looking From Here | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2015 | In the Grayscale | No | No | Yes | Feature film |
| 2016 | The Last Land | No | No | Yes | Feature film |
| You'll Never Be Alone | No | No | Yes | Feature film | |
| 2017 | Princesita | No | No | Yes | Feature film |
| 2018 | Marilyn | No | No | Yes | Feature film |
| 2021 | The Great Movement | No | No | Yes | Feature film |
| 2023 | The Settlers | Yes | Yes | No | Directorial debut feature film |
References
- Franklin, Anna. "FNE at Cannes 2023: Full List of Prize Winners - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- "Un Certain Regard Winners List 2023". Festival de Cannes. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- Debruge, Peter (2023-05-27). "Cannes Awards: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Takes Palme d'Or, 'The Zone of Interest' and 'The Pot au Feu' Among Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- Valdivia, Gonzalo (2023-05-17). "A fondo en Los Colonos, la cinta chilena que va a Cannes: "Nunca quise abordar el punto de vista selk'nam"". La Tercera. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- "BAFICI - Premiaciones Anteriores". festivalesanteriores.buenosaires.gob.ar. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- "TorinoFilmLab | Felipe Gálvez". TorinoFilmLab. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- "Rapaz, el cortometraje sobre detenciones ciudadanas en Chile que impacta en Cannes". 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ""Los Colonos" se convierte en la primera película chilena en ganar el premio FIPRESCI en Cannes". Romántica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- Valdivia, Gonzalo (2023-08-24). "Los Colonos representará a Chile en los Oscar y La Memoria Infinita irá por los Goya". La Tercera. Retrieved 2023-09-28.