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Araúco Hernández
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Arauco Hernández is a cinematographer and screenwriter with experience in feature films, series, and documentaries. As a cinematographer, he has worked on nearly twenty films, including Gigante (Berlin, 2009), La vida útil (San Sebastián, 2010), El motoarrebatador (Cannes, 2019), Así habló el cambista (New York, 2019), El empleado y el patrón (Cannes, 2021), as well as the HBO series El hipnotizador (second season).
In the field of screenwriting, he has contributed to the scripts for 25 watts (Rotterdam, 2001), La vida útil (San Sebastián, 2010), and Así habló el cambista (New York, 2019). Arauco is a member of the screenwriters' society "El martillo dramático," alongside Inés Bortagaray and Pablo Stoll, and develops projects for companies like RT and Anonymous Content, among others. He has also directed the feature film Los enemigos del dolor (Locarno, 2014).
Giancarlo Nasi
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Giancarlo Nasi is a film producer, founder and former president of the Chilean Academy of Cinematographic Arts, and a consultant/panelist at some of the world's most renowned festivals.
Specializing in international co-productions, he has collaborated with 15 countries on over 16 films through his company, Quijote Films, in Chile.
Notable works include La Tierra y La Sombra by César Augusto Acevedo, winner of the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival; Blanquita by Fernando Guzzoni, winner of the Best Screenplay Award at Venice and Chile's submission for the 2022 Oscars; and Los Colonos by Felipe Gálvez, premiered in Un Certain Regard at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, winner of the FIPRESCI award, and Chile's submission for the 2023 Oscars.
Maitena de Amorrortu
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Maitena de Amorrortu created and led, for 16 years, the team responsible for planning and coordinating integrated press and corporate communication campaigns for The Walt Disney Company in Latin America. As Head of Corporate Communications, she designed communication strategies that built corporate reputation, oversaw crisis management, led press efforts for corporate citizenship, and was in charge of Disney's internal communication in the region.
A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (International Emmys), Maitena continues to pursue her passion for communication independently in various international projects.
