Atahualpa Lichy

Producer

Yavita Cine

BIOGRAPHIE

ATAHUALPA LICHY Biografia Atahualpa Lichy was born in La Pastora, Venezuela. Mail: atalichy@gmail.com As a child he travelled throughout the Andes to the Amazon, all Venezuela, with his father hunting butterflies. In 1961 he was appointed Henri Langlois assistant at the Cinemathèque Francaise. (French Cinematheque). He began working as an assistant director of short films and television, (Claude Chabrol, Eric Rohmer) and directed his first short, "William Hogarth" in 1965. 1969 - He was involved in the creation of the "Quinzaine des Realisateurs" (Director’s Fortnight) in Cannes. He works since 1969 until 1985. 1970 / 1976 - He founds and direct the “Short Film and Documentary Festival” of Grenoble. 1977 / 1982 - Artistic Director of the Short and Documentary Film Festival in Lille. 1982 / 1988 - Cannes International Film Festival. Advisor for Official Selection. 1985 / 1986 - International Consultant for FOCINE – (Cinematographic Fomenting Government Company) - Director for Cartagena International Film Festival (Colombia). He was Artistic Director, commissioner of the selection, programmer and Festival organizer. 1991 /2005 - Latin American Film Correspondent for FIPA. Biarritz 1994 / 1995 – Film Programmer at Biarritz Film Festival, Cinémas et Cultures d’Amérique Latine ”. 1995 / 2002 - He relaunch Mar del Plata International Film Festival. (Argentina), after 14 years. He was Film Programmer and Advisor. 1996 - Latin American Films Correspondent at Sotchi Film Festival (Russia) 1999 / 2001 - Latin American Films Correspondent at Amiens Film Festival (France). 1999 - French Government Curator for the Tribute to the French Cinema as Guest of Honour Country in Bogota International Film Festival. 2000 / 2004 - Script doctor at Fonds Sud France. 2001 / 2002 – Film Programmer - advisor at Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinéma (BAFICI). Argentina. 2002 - Latin-American Films advisor. Moscow International Film Festival. 2002 / 2010 – Artistic Director at Marseille Latin-American Film Festival. 2002 / 2009 – He was the main lecturer for documentary films at EICAR (École Internationale de Création Audiovisuelle) Paris - France. 2005 / 2009 - EICAR He also teaches courses on History of advertising in movies and TV, History of cinematic art direction. Since 2003 – He regularly teaches workshops and master classes at High schools, Universities and Film Festivals in Europe and Latin America, on documentary filmmaking, Propaganda in the Cinema, History of advertising, among others themes. 2010/2012 - General Coordination of the Bicentennial celebration of the Independence of Venezuela for the French Embassy in Venezuela 2010-2012: - Cine Concert of the film "CASANOVA" Alexandre Volkoff silent film (1926), with the participation of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Simon Bolívar, led by Alfredo Rugeles. Theatre Teresa Carreño, Ríos Reyna Hall. (2300 seats). - Concert "FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION TO BOLIVAR" with Nathalie Manfrino and Idwer Alvarez, accompanied by the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Simon Bolivar, led by Alfredo Rugeles. Theatre Teresa Carreño, Ríos Reyna Hall (2300 seats). - Commissioner, with Diana Lichy, of the exhibition "ORINOCO HACIA LAS FUENTES" 24 November 2011 to 12 February 2012 Centro de Estudios Romulo Gallegos (CELARG), Caracas and Puerto La Cruz, April and May. - 2012 - Opera "BOLIVAR" Darius Milhaud, Staging and Production with Diana Lichy. With Pierre-Yves Pruvot, Mariana Ortiz, Margot Pares-Reyna, Katiuska Rodriguez, Victor Lopez accompanied by the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Simon Bolívar, led by Alfredo Rugeles. Theatre Teresa Carreño, Ríos Reyna Hall (2300 seats). He has been named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Ministry of Culture in 2013. Atahualpa Lichy Selective Filmography: He was director of mores 60 shorts (fiction and documentary): 1965 - "WILLIAM HOGARTH"20'. 1966: “BAUDELAIRE, CRITIC OF ART” 26' 1967: “BLACK AFRICA OF WHITE MEN”20' 1970: “IN SEARCH OF DANCE: BEJART”60' 1971: “THE ONE THAT CAME FROM ANOTHER PART”18' 1980: “THE FIELD MARSHAL ALPHABET BOOK” 18' Golden Dragon - Krakow Festival, Best Award – Hyeres Festival and Grenoble Film Festival. 1972: “CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: FORMS OF CREATION (XENAKIS)” 60' Between 1981 and 1984 direct the documentary series “CLAVES” (Keys), composed by four chapters of 26 minutes on the new Latin American cinema: “HOW TASTY WAS MY LITTLE FRENCHMAN”. 30' With Nelson PEREIRA DOS SANTOS, Carlos DIEGUES, Ernesto SABATO, etc. “WE WILL RETURN YOUNGER”. 28' With Fernando BIRRI, Marta RODRIGUEZ, Carlos REBOLLEDO, etc. “SMALL MOTHER COUNTRY, GREAT MOTHER COUNTRY”, 28' with Fernando SOLANAS, Fernando Birri, etc. “MEMORIES OF THE CUBAN CINEMA”. 30' With Julio GARCIA ESPINOZA, Alfredo GUEVARA, Tomas GUTIÉRREZ ALEA, Humberto SOLAS, etc. Golden Makhila. Biarritz Film Festival. "RIO NEGRO", 1990 117' his first feature film, shooting in the Amazonian Territory in Venezuela, was shown in the following International Festivals: Festival des Films du Monde Montreal, Canada, Festival of Festivals, Toronto, Canada, International Festival of San Sebastian, Spain, Festival Iberique et Latinoamericain, Biarritz, France, London Film Festival, International Festival of Madras, India, Festival de Cine Latino Americano de La Habana, Cuba, International Festival of Bruges, Belgium, Festival Internacional de Cine Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, International Festival Hong Kong, AFI Film Festival. Los Angeles, The Houston International Film Festival San Juan International Films Festival "RIO NEGRO" received an award for the best non-produced screenplay at the International Festival Of New Cinema, Havana in 1985, and won the "Makhila d'Honneur" -Opera Prima- at the Festival of Biarritz, and "India Catalina de Oro a la Opera Prima", at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). From 1999 to 2004 works with Diana Lichy for ArtCam, Paris, in the coproduction of the feature fiction films: "EL CRIMEN DEL PADRE AMARO" by Carlos Carrera (Mexico) Oscar nominated, "BOLÍVAR, SOY YO" by Jorge Alí Triana (Colombia), Best Film and Best Latin American Film, Mar del Plata Film Festival, Award audience, Toulouse Film Festival. "COMO EL GATO Y EL RATÓN" by Rodrigo Triana (Colombia), Best Film Biarritz Film Festival "A LA MEDIANOCHE Y MEDIA" by Mariana Rondón and Marité Ugás (Venezuela). 2011: "THE MYSTERY OF THE LAGOONS, ANDEAN FRAGMENTS", 92' feature documentary. Selected in more than 53 Film Festivals: Guadalajara Film Festival, Busan Film Festival, Festival des Films du Monde, Montreal – Canada, BAFICI - Argentina, Chicago Latino Festival - U S A, Mostra Internacional de Cinema em Saõ Paulo – Brazil, Festival du Film d’Amiens- France, Festival de La Habana - Cuba, San Juan Unasur Festival – Argentina, Filmfest Hamburg – Germany, Dhaka Film Festival- Bangladesh. Among others. Awards: Best Photo 2011, Roman Chalbaud Award – Venezuela Best screenwriter - San Juan Unasur Film Festival – Argentina Best Documentary Official Jury, Honor Mention at Signis Award - Festival de la Espiritualidad en el Cine Venezolano (Fescive-Pto Ordáz). Best Documentary - Festival Caracas Doc, Venezuela. Audience Award - Caracas International Film Festival, Venezuela Margot Benacerraf Award Jury Mention Best Documentary ELCO Film Festival – Venezuela. Best Photo - Solidarity Film Festival Barcelona - Spain 2014/2019: "MEMORIES FROM AN ETERNAL TIME". Director. Also Screenwriter and Producer with Diana Lichy.

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