Julia Vargas-Weise | |
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| Born | 1942 Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Died | (aged 76) Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, screenwriter, educator, film director |
| Notable work | Sealed Cargo |
Julia Vargas-Weise (1942 – 1 April 2018) was a Bolivian photographer, screenwriter, educator, and film director.
Biography
Julia Vargas-Weise was born in Cochabamba in 1942.[1] She trained professionally at the Ecole des Arts et Métiers in Vevey, Switzerland.[1]
She became known as the first female professional photographer in Bolivia.[2] She overcame discrimination to obtain fair recognition and valuation of her work,[2] and from 1963 to the end of her life, she participated in 30 international photo exhibitions, including 17 solo exhibitions.[1]
In 1980, she founded and directed a non-governmental organization which held audiovisual workshops for children and adolescents.[1] In 1984, she worked in the film industry for the first time, as a still photographer for the feature Los Hermanos Cartagena.[2] She went on to direct three films, including 2015's Sealed Cargo, which was selected as Bolivia's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, but was not nominated.[3] It also won special jury awards at the International Film Festival of India[4] and the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[5]
Julia Vargas-Weise died in Barcelona on 1 April 2018 at age 76.[1][2]
Awards
- 2016: Best Director for Sealed Cargo at the Marbella International Film Festival[6]
- 2017: Award for Contribution to Bolivian Cinema and Audiovisual Arts at the 17th Santa Cruz International Film Festival (FENAVID)[7]
Filmography
- Esito sería... (2004)
- Patricia, una vez basta (2006)
- Sealed Cargo (2015)
Books
- Tierra adentro: obra fotográfica (1987)
References
- ^ a b c d e "Fallece la cineasta cochabambina Julia Vargas Weise" [Julia Vargas Weise, the Filmmaker from Cochabamba, Passes Away]. El Deber (in Spanish). 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d Rodríguez, Andrés (7 April 2018). "Julia Vargas-Weise, el adiós a un símbolo boliviano de la fotografía" [Julia Vargas-Weise, Goodbye to a Bolivian Symbol of Photography]. El País (in Spanish). Cochabamba. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco (2 September 2016). "Oscar 2017 Predictions: Will Bolivia get its First Oscar Nomination with 'Sealed Cargo?'". Latin Post. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (1 December 2015). "'Embrace of the Serpent' Wins IFFI Goa Festival". Variety. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ WFH Winners 2017 (PDF). WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. April 2018. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Brown, Giles (3 October 2016). "Golden Years scoops top prize at Marbella International Film Festival". Planet Marbella. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Fenavid 2017 premió a las mejores producciones" [Fenavid 2017 Awards the Best Productions]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 September 2018)
- Julia Vargas-Weise at IMDb
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