Felipe Gálvez Haberle

Felipe Gálvez Haberle
Felipe Gálvez Haberle at Stockholm International Film Festival 2024.
Born
Felipe Gálvez Haberle

1983 (age 42–43)
OccupationsFilm director
Screenwriter
Editor

Felipe Gálvez Haberle (born 1983, Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, and editor. His directorial debut film, The Settlers, was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the 76th Cannes Film Festival[1] who also competed for Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or.[2][3]

Biography

Gálvez graduated from the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4] He has directed short films, including Be Quiet Please (Silencio en la sala) which received the best short film award at 2009 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema,[5] and I'm Always Looking From Here (Yo de aquí te estoy mirando), premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2011.[6] In 2018, he premiered the short film Raptor (Rapaz) in Critics' Week at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.[7]

In 2023, he premiered his first feature film The Settlers at the 76th Cannes Film Festival where it competed for Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or, and won the FIPRESCI Prize, becoming the first Chilean production to win that award.[8] Later that same year, the film was chosen by the Chilean Film Academy as the Chilean entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[9] The Settlers also won the Fiction Grand Award at the 22d FIFDH.[10]

Selected filmography

Short film

Year Title Director Writer Edited Notes
2009 Be Quiet Please Yes Yes Yes
2011 I'm Always Looking From Here Yes Yes Yes

Feauture film

Year Title Director Writer Edited Notes
2023 The Settlers Yes Yes No Directorial debut

Editor credits

Year Title Edited Notes
2010 Five Yes Short film
Noche adentro Yes
Nothing But Thin Air Yes
2011 Ortega Yes Documentary short
2015 In the Grayscale Yes
2016 The Last Land Yes
You'll Never Be Alone Yes
2017 Princesita Yes
2018 Marilyn Yes
2021 The Great Movement Yes

References

  1. ^ Franklin, Anna. "FNE at Cannes 2023: Full List of Prize Winners - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. ^ "Un Certain Regard Winners List 2023". Festival de Cannes. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  3. ^ Debruge, Peter (2023-05-27). "Cannes Awards: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Takes Palme d'Or, 'The Zone of Interest' and 'The Pot au Feu' Among Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  4. ^ Valdivia, Gonzalo (2023-05-17). "A fondo en Los Colonos, la cinta chilena que va a Cannes: "Nunca quise abordar el punto de vista selk'nam"". La Tercera. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  5. ^ "BAFICI - Premiaciones Anteriores". festivalesanteriores.buenosaires.gob.ar. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  6. ^ "TorinoFilmLab | Felipe Gálvez". TorinoFilmLab. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  7. ^ "Rapaz, el cortometraje sobre detenciones ciudadanas en Chile que impacta en Cannes". 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  8. ^ ""Los Colonos" se convierte en la primera película chilena en ganar el premio FIPRESCI en Cannes". Romántica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  9. ^ Valdivia, Gonzalo (2023-08-24). "Los Colonos representará a Chile en los Oscar y La Memoria Infinita irá por los Goya". La Tercera. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  10. ^ Economou, Vassilic (2024-03-18). "The 22nd FIFDH announces its award winners". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-04-19.