Carmen Brito

Carmen Brito
Born
Carmen Brito Alvarado

(1947-08-04) 4 August 1947 (age 77)
Santiago, Chile
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, editor, and restorer
AwardsPedro Sienna Award (2013)

Carmen Brito Alvarado (born 4 August 1947) is a Chilean filmmaker, restorer, and editor.[1] She is best known for rescuing important works of Chilean cinema.

Career

Brito studied at the Film Institute of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile from 1966 to 1970, specializing later in editing techniques at the School of Arts and Communication of this same house of studies, dedicating herself to work as an editor there from 1970 to 1980.

In 1981, she was hired by Chilefilms [es] to carry out editing work, cut negatives, and archive until 1990. At the same time, she dedicated herself to the production of a variety of documentaries and the synchronization and assembly of feature films. In addition, she has worked in the post-production and editing of institutional documentaries, television commercials, and other projects.[1]

Brito has also taught audiovisual communication at Duoc UC, and assembly, negative cutting, and post-production at ARCIS University.[2]

In 2013 she received the Pedro Sienna Award for her distinguished career, as well as the FemCine Award.[2][3][4]

Filmography

As editor

  • Sin título (short documentary, 1974)
  • Vías paralelas (fiction feature, 1975)
  • Hacia una isla desconocida (documentary, 1983)
  • Caluga o menta (fiction feature, 1990)[5]
  • The Frontier (fiction feature, 1991)[5]
  • Ciudad Lejos (fiction short, 1996)
  • El último cierra la puerta (fiction short, 1996)
  • Coronation (fiction feature, 2000)[5]
  • No hay tierra sin dueño [es] (fiction feature, 2003)
  • Eme como Mistral (fiction short, 2010)
  • Buscando Isla de Pascua, la película perdida (documentary, 2014)
  • Mocha Dick, la ballena mapuche (documentary, 2016)[6]

Restorations

References

  1. ^ a b "Carmen Brito". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Carmen Brito" (in Spanish). Duoc UC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Restauradora Carmen Brito es reconocida por el Consejo de la Cultura con Premio Pedro Sienna a la destacada trayectoria" [Restorer Carmen Brito is Recognized by the Council of Culture With the Pedro Sienna Award for Distinguished Career] (in Spanish). National Council of Culture and the Arts. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Carmen Brito FEMCINE 2013". Diario el Nortino (in Spanish). 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Contreras, Emilio (24 October 2016). "Restauradora Carmen Brito presentará filme perdido de 1965 sobre Isla de Pascua" [Restorer Carmen Brito Will Present Lost Film From 1965 About Isla de Pascua]. BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. ^ Casares, Emilio; Heredero, Carlos F.; Rodríguez, Eduardo; Giroud, Iván; da Costa, João Bénard (2011). Diccionario del cine iberoamericano: España, Portugal y América [Dictionary of Ibero-American Film: Spain, Portugal, and America] (in Spanish). Vol. 10. SGAE. ISBN 978-8480488211. OCLC 819188178.
  7. ^ Fajardo, Marco (1 September 2015). "Festival de cine de Viña del Mar rinde homenaje a Carmen Brito, la montajista que para el 73 rescató películas de las llamas" [Viña del Mar Film Festival Pays Tribute to Carmen Brito, the Editor Who Rescued 73 Films From the Flames]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  8. ^ Marín, Graciela (28 August 2009). "Cine chileno: En busca de la memoria perdida" [Chilean Cinema: In Search of Lost Memory]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2018.