Alicia Scherson

Alicia Scherson (born Santiago, Chile, 1974) is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1]

Biography

Scherson studied filmmaking in the Escuela de Cine de Cuba[2] and in 1999 received a Fulbright Scholarship to get a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago.[3][4]

Scherson's debut film Play was awarded Best Director at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival.[5] The Times called Play a "doozy of a showreel," but also criticized its "sketchy emotional construction."[6] Scherson's second film, Tourists, was selected for the 2009 Tiger Awards Competition.[7]

Scherson is currently collaborating with author Alejandro Zambra on Vida de Familia, a film based on one of his stories.[8]

Filmography

As a writer

As a director

As a producer

As an actress

As an editor

As part of the camera and electrical department

As part of the miscellaneous crew

Thanks

External links

References

  1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1022157/
  2. "Alicia Scherson". IFFR. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. https://www.trigon-film.org/en/directors/Alicia_Scherson
  4. "Alicia Scherson". Cinechile. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  5. http://www.indiewire.com/article/meet-the-2013-sundance-filmmakers-alicia-scherson-adapts-bolano-in-il-futuro
  6. Charity, Tom (20 January 2007). "Play". The Times. Retrieved 17 March 2016 via EBSCO. (subscription required (help)).
  7. https://iffr.com/en/persons/alicia-scherson
  8. Copesa, Grupo. "Alicia Scherson lleva al cine cuento de Alejandro Zambra". www.latercera.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  9. Kilday, Greg; Fernandez, Jay A. (6 May 2009). "L.A. Fest Whips Out a Dillinger". Hollywood Reporter. 409 (34). Retrieved 17 March 2016 via EBSCO. (subscription required (help)).
  10. Catsoulis, Jeannette (5 September 2013). "Two Orphans Wonder, What Now?". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  11. Roberts-Camp, Traci (May 2009). "Play". Chasqui. 38 (1): 234–236. Retrieved 17 March 2016 via EBSCO. (subscription required (help)).
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