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Pablo García Pérez de Lara

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Pablo García Pérez de Lara
Born
Pablo García Pérez de Lara

29 October 1970
NationalitySpanish
Alma materCenter d'Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer, author
Years active1996–present
Websitehttps://www.pablogarciaperezdelara.com

Pablo García Pérez de Lara (born 29 October 1970), is a Spanish filmmaker and screenwriter.[1] He is most notable as the director of critically acclaimed African documentaries such as Tchindas.[2][3]

Personal life

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He was born in 1970 in Barcelona, Spain. He studied at the Center d'Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya (CECC).

Career

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In 1996, he started his directorial debut with the film Fuente Álamo, the Caress of Time as a project grant from the Barcelona Alternativa festival. He completed the film in 2001 and then selected at the SEMINCI in Valladolid. The film had official selection in Karlovy Vary. Then in 2007, he made the film Butterfly which made the official section of Karlovy Vary and San Sebastián.[4] In 2015, he made the critically acclaimed documentary Tchindas co-directed with Marc Serena. It was selected in several international film festivals and won 14 international awards. The film later won Outfest's Grand Jury Award for Excellence in Filmmaking.[5]

In 2002, he made the short film Alicia Portrayed which was selected by the Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week in 2003.[4] In the meantime, Pablo made the two documentaries Son de Galicia in 2006 and Mura, un poble de cine in 2010 for television. Then he worked as the cinematographer of the critically acclaimed 2009 documentary Familystrip. In 2011, he made the documentary Oblidant a Nonot. It received the City of Alcalá award at Alcine 2011, as well as the Audience Award at l'Alternativa de Barcelona 2011 and Best Short Film in Sign Language at Cinemobile de Sevilla 2011. Then in 2012, he was the cinematographer of the film El efecto K. El montador de Stalin which was screened in 60 international festivals across the globe.[6]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1994 Plou sobre Alabama Cinematographer Short film
1998 Por allí no pasan autobuses Cinematographer Short film
1986 Alien Predator Man in Store Documentary
1999 El jardinero Narco Documentary
2001 Vos, que sos mi hermana Cinematographer, editor Documentary
2002 Fuente Álamo, la caricia del tiempo Director, producer, writer Documentary
2003 Alicia retratada Director, producer, writer, editor Short film
2005 Mapuche nación que vuelve Director, producer, writer Documentary
2007 Bolboreta, mariposa, papallona Director, producer, writer, editor Documentary [7]
2009 Familystrip Cinematographer Documentary
2011 Oblidant a Nonot Director, writer Documentary short
2012 El efecto K. El montador de Stalin Cinematographer Film
2015 Tchindas Director, writer, cinematographer Documentary [8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pablo García Pérez de Lara". Pablo García Pérez de Lara official website. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Films directed by Pablo García Pérez de Lara". letterboxd. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "PABLO GARCÍA PÉREZ DE LARA: DIRECTOR". MUBI. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Pablo García Pérez de Lara". African Filmny. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ^ staff (19 July 2015). "Outfest Announces 2015 Winners". Variety. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Pablo García Pérez de Lara". catalanfilms. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Bolboreta Mariposa Papallona: Feature Film". crew-united. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. ^ Fox, Hayley (15 July 2015). "Outfest 2015: Tchindas, a fascinating trans doc from Cape Verde gets world premiere". Frontiers Media. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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