Verónica Chen | |
---|---|
Born | 1969
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Alma mater | Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realización Cinematográfica |
Occupations |
|
Notable work | Marea alta (2020) |
Movement | Argentine New Wave movement |
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 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, [a] [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]
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 |
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)
Verónica Chen | |
---|---|
Born | 1969
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Alma mater | Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realización Cinematográfica |
Occupations |
|
Notable work | Marea alta (2020) |
Movement | Argentine New Wave movement |
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 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, [a] [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]
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 |
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)