Inti Briones

Inti Briones Arredondo (born in 1971 in Peru) is a cinematographer and film producer. He is known for his work in various media formats, media digital video and motion picture film. In 2013, he was named as one of Variety Magazine's "10 Cinematographers to Watch.[1]".[2] His work has been noted for the sensitivity with which he approaches both rural and urban locations in different parts of the world. He has worked with Chilean filmmakers such as Raúl Ruiz, José Luis Torres Leiva, Cristián Jiménez, Alejandro Fernández Almendras and Dominga Sotomayor Castillo.[3] Briones grew up in Lima with his Chilean mother, Sybila Arredondo, widow of José María Arguedas. At the age of 15, in Peru, he entered the Armando Robles Godoy Film and Television School. In his early 20's, he moved to Santiago, Chile; although he had already taken film courses in Peru and workshops in France, he was determined to study with Héctor Ríos Henríquez, director of photography of El chacal de Nahueltoro.

Early on he began working with Chilean directors like Raúl Ruiz, Ignacio Agüero, Pablo Perelman nd Andrés Racz. In 1996, he served as president of the Chilean Association of Short Filmmakers and on 26 November 2015 he became a founding member of the Chilean Association of Cinematography ACC.

His work now continues developing around the world, with focus in Latin America, although he has been in different continents deepening in his creative journeys with a special diversity of directors such as Walter Salles, Paula Gaitán, Julia Lokvet, Felipe Hirsch, Daniela Thomas, Joanna Lombardi, David Schurman, Ofir Raul Graizer, Andre Warwar, Jayro Bustamante, Francisca Alegría and Aly Muritiba, among others.

He is currently a member and bearer of the initials of the Brazilian Association of Cinematography ABC,[4] Association of Authors of Peruvian Cinematography DFP and the Chilean Association of Cinematography ACC.[5]

He has also been a producer of the film Song Without a Name by Melina León that was part of the Directors Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and co-producer of Too Late to Die Young[6]" by Dominga Sotomayor, winner of the Best Director Award at the Locarno Film Festival. He also was co-producer in Matar un Hombre by Alejandro Fernández and Crimen de Gavea by Adré Warwar, also associate producer of Banquete by Daniela Thomas and in Aqui No Ha Pasado Nada by Alejandro Fernández.

Filmography

• Cofralandes, Chilean Rhapsody (2002)
• Days in the Country (2004)
• La Recta Provincia (2007)
• The Sky, the Earth and the Rain (2008)
• Nucingen House (2008)
• Optical Illusions (2009)
• Huacho (2009)
• Summer (2011)
• Ulysses (2011)
• Bonsái (2011)
• The Loneliest Planet (2011)
• Night Across the Street (2012)
• The Summer of Flying Fish (2013)
• The Quispe Girls (2014)
• To Kill a Man (2014)
• Voice Over (2014)
• United Passions (2014)
• Much Ado About Nothing (2016)
• The Blind Christ (2016)
• Little Secret (2016)
• Vazante (2017)
• Too Late to Die Young (2018)
• Song Without a Name (2019)
• Hebe: A Estrela do Brasil (2019)
• The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future (2021)
• The Mother and the Bear (2024)
• Rita (2024)

Awards

• • Pedro Sienna Awards Best Cinematography "The Sky, the Earth and the Rain[7]" (2009)
  • Pedro Sienna Awards Best Cinematography "Optical Illusions[8]" (2010)
  • Pedro Sienna Awards Best Cinematography "Bonsai[9]" (2012)
  • RiverRun International Film Festival, Best Cinematography The Summer of Flying Fish[10] (2013)
  • Venice Film Festival, Premio Fedeora Best Cinematography The Quispe Girls[11] (2014)
  • Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de Lima, Best Cinematography The Quispe Girls[12] (2014)
  • Pedro Sienna Awards Best Cinematography "The Summer of Flying Fish[13]" (2014)
  • Havana Film Festival, Best Cinematography Much Ado About Nothing (2016)
  • Pedro Sienna Awards Best Cinematography "The Quispe Girls[14]" (2016)
  • Gijón International Film Festival, Best Cinematography "Too Late to Die Young[15]" (2018)
  • Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival Best Cinematography "Song Without a Name[16]" (2019)
  • Festival de cine de Ceará[17] Best Cinematography "Song Without a Name[18]" (2019)
  • Stockholm International Film Festival Best Cinematography "Song Without a Name[19]" (2019)

References

1. Blair, Iain (29 January 2013). "Briones captures distant 'Planet' with acumen of a native son". Variety. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
2. "Variety: chileno Inti Briones es uno de los directores de fotografía a observar en 2013 - Edición Impresa". Edición Impresa (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
3. "Inti Briones". Cinechile. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
4. "ABC" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
5. "ACC-CHILE | Asociación Chilena de Cinematografía" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
6. Hoeij, Boyd van (13 August 2018). "'Too Late to Die Young' ('Tarde para morir joven'): Film Review | Locarno 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
7. Weissberg, Jay (1 February 2008). "The Sky, The Earth and The Rain". Variety. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
8. Holland, Jonathan (7 October 2009). "Optical Illusions". Variety. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
9. Koehler, Robert (14 May 2011). "Bonsai". Variety. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
10. Dalton, Stephen (21 May 2013). "The Summer of Flying Fish (El Verano de los Peces Voladores): Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
11. Holland, Jonathan (31 August 2013). "The Quispe Girls (Las ninas Quispe): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
12. Holland, Jonathan (31 August 2013). "The Quispe Girls (Las ninas Quispe): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
13. Dalton, Stephen (21 May 2013). "The Summer of Flying Fish (El Verano de los Peces Voladores): Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
14. Holland, Jonathan (31 August 2013). "The Quispe Girls (Las ninas Quispe): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
15. Hopewell, John (25 July 2018). "Locarno: Stray Dogs Secures Dominga Sotomayor's 'Too Late to Die Young' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
16. Aguilar, Carlos (29 October 2020). "Film Review: Song Without a Name". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
17. Bustamante, Emilio (21 September 2019). "Festival Cine Ceará 2019: Un reporte final". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
18. Dalton, Stephen (16 May 2019). "'Song Without a Name' ('Cancion sin nombre'): Film Review | Cannes 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
19. Dalton, Stephen (16 May 2019). "'Song Without a Name' ('Cancion sin nombre'): Film Review | Cannes 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

External links

• Inti Briones at IMDb