Verónica Chen
Verónica Chen (born 1969) is an Argentine film director, film editor, and screenwriter. She is part of the Argentine New Wave movement.[1] In 2020, she received the Best New Director award for Vagón Fumador at the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival.[2]
Verónica Chen | |
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 Verónica Chen (2010) | |
| Born | 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Alma mater | Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realización Cinematográfica |
| Occupations |
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| Notable work | Marea alta (2020) |
| Movement | Argentine New Wave movement |
Biography
Verónica Chen was born in Buenos Aires in 1969. Her father was a Chinese diplomat,[2] who was from Nanking and who emigrated to Argentina due to the Japanese invasion. Chen's mother is of Genoese ancestry. Chen has two older brothers.[3]
Chen grew up in Texas,[4] living in Dallas for four years and attending school there.[2] After the family returned to Argentina, Chen remained in Argentina and her brothers moved back to Dallas.[3]
She studied at Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realización Cinematográfica,[lower-alpha 1][5] which is a film school that is run by the Argentine National Film Board. Chen graduated from the school as a director.[6][7] While attending the school, she worked as editing assistant to Luis César D'Angiolillo and eventually made fifteen films with him.[3]
As a film director, she is best known for producing films in the thriller genre.[8] She also explores issues of gender.[2]
Filmography
Chen's has been involved in various feature films, short films and television series as a director, screenwriter, editor or producer. Her involvement in significant projects is listed below.[9][10]
| Year | Title | Format | Director | Screenwriter | Editor | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Los Inocentes | Short film | x | |||
| 1994 | Qué felicidad | Short film | x | |||
| 1995 | Ariel Lavalle | Short film | x | |||
| 1995 | Soldado | Short film | x | |||
| 1996 | 2015 | Short film | x | |||
| 1996 | Calor humano | Short film | x | |||
| 1997 | Ezeiza | Short film | x | x | ||
| 1998 | A Chrysanthemum Bursts in Cincoesquinas | Feature film | x | |||
| 1999 | Paseador de almas | Short film | x | |||
| 2000 | Esperando el Mesías | Feature film | x | |||
| 2001 | Vagón fumador | Feature film | x | x | x | x |
| 2003 | Overblinded | Feature film | x | |||
| 2003 | Aguas argentinas | Feature film | x | |||
| 2003 | Ensayo | TV series | x | x | ||
| 2006 | Agua | Feature film | x | x | ||
| 2007 | Fronteras argentinas: Por la razón o la fuerza | TV film | x | x | ||
| 2008 | El frasco | Feature film | x | x | ||
| 2009 | Paseador de almas | Short film | x | |||
| 2010 | Viaje sentimental | Feature film | x | x | x | |
| 2013 | Mujer conejo | Feature film | x | x | x | |
| 2019 | Rosita | Feature film | x | x | x | |
| 2020 | Marea alta | Feature film | x | x |
Awards
- 2001: Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival - won Best New Director award for Vagón Fumador.[11]
- 2020: Miami International Film Festival - nominated for the HBO Ibero-American Film Competition Best Film Award for High Tide (Marea Alta), and nominated for the Knight Marimbas Award.[12]
- 2020: Sitges Film Festival - won Blood Window Award for Best Ibero-American Feature Film for High Tide (Marea Alta), and nominated for the New Visions Award for Best Film for High Tide.[13][14]
- 2020: Splat!FilmFest - nominated for the Audience Award for Best Film for High Tide, and nominated for the Final Girl award.[15]
- 2020: Sundance Film Festival - nominated for the Grand Prize of the Universal Film Jury for Dramatic Films for Marea alta.
Footnotes
- at the time, this film was called the Centro de Experimentación y Realización Cinematográfica
References
- Urraca, Beatriz (September 2010). "La configuración de la mirada en dos películas de Verónica Chen". Hispanic Research Journal (in Spanish). 11 (4): 338–352. doi:10.1179/174582010X12753886893390. S2CID 194090932. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- Lerman, Gabriel (24 January 2020). "Verónica Chen: "Filmar fuera de Argentina me interesa mucho"". Golden Globes (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- Martín Peña, Fernando (1 December 2022). "Verónica Chen: mujer líquida". www.malba.org.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- Corrall, Cody (29 January 2020). "Interviews - Sundance 2020 Women Directors: Meet Verónica Chen – "High Tide"". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- "LITERATURA › 50º ANIVERSARIO DE LA ENERC Haciendo escuela". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- Urraca, Beatriz (2023). "Women, Hybridity and Genre in the Films of Verónica Chen". In Vohnsen, Mirna; Mourenza, Daniel (eds.). Contemporary Argentine Women Filmmakers. Springer International Publishing. pp. 201–216. ISBN 9783031323461.
- "Verónica Chen - Argentina". pro.festivalscope.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- "Movies directed by Verónica Chen on cines.com". cines.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- Kiang, Jessica. "'High Tide': Film Review". Variety. www.variety.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "Veronica Chen". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "Tricky Life takes top prize at Huelva festival". Screen. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- "High Tide". Miami Film Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- Meseguer, Astrid; Sans Sitges, Sara (17 October 2020). "La sangrienta 'Possessor' de Brandon Cronenberg conquista el Festival de Sitges". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- Redacción AV451 (19 October 2020). "'Possessor Uncut', de Brandon Cronenberg, mejor película y dirección en la 53ª edición del Festival de Sitges". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- "Sundance 2020: High Tide, Summer White - Festivals & Awards". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
Further reading
- Vohnsen, Mirna; Mourenza, Daniel (6 July 2023). "Chapter 12: Women, Hybridity and Genre in the Films of Veronica Chen, by Beatriz Urraca". Contemporary Argentine Women Filmmakers. Springer Nature. pp. 201–16. ISBN 978-3-031-32346-1. Retrieved 26 July 2023. (Chapter abstract)