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He was born in Montevideo in 1956 (Uruguay), and has lived in France since 1979. After studying film and anthropology, he made numerous documentaries for major television channels worldwide.
Gonzalo Arijón, uruguayo, tiene una muy extensa trayectoria en el campo del cine documental. Sus trabajos apuntan temas de corte social, político o antropológico. Su mirada es personal, pero siempre comprometida con las múltiples realidades de América Latina.
Filmografía / Filmography:
Somalia : the price of spilt blood 1995
Esther et Mariana, d'une rive à l'autre 1998
Rio de Janeiro : a “vertical war” 1999
Matis d'Amazonie: l'appel aux ancêtres 2001
The “dark side” of Milosevic 2002
Lula, a proposito da esperanza 2005
Stranded. Vengo de un avión que cayó en las montañas 2007
Festivals and awards:
-Joris Ivens Jury Award, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam [2007]
-Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival [2008]
-Grand Prize, Boulder International Film Festival [2008]
-Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature, San Francisco International Film Festival [2008]
-Audience Award Finalist, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival [2008]
-Best Ibero-American Documentary, Festival International de Cine en Guadalajara[2008]
- Audience Award, World & Ibero-American Competition, Miami International Film Festival [2008]
- Audience Award, Planete Doc Review [2008]
- Best Documentary, Sarasota Film Festival [2008]
- Documentary Special Jury Prize, Festival De Malaga [2008]
- Back Pearl Award for Best Documentary. Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) 2008
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