Elisabetta Perut Bozzolo (born 25 February 1970) is a Chilean journalist, film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for the documentaries Un hombre aparte and La muerte de Pinochet. Both of these were made in collaboration with Iván Osnovikoff, a director with whom she has done most of her audiovisual work in the documentary field.[1][2]
Bettina Perut | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elisabetta Perut Bozzolo 25 February 1970 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Website | perutosnovikoff |
Career
Most of Perut's filmography has been made with Osnovikoff. Her first work was Chi-chi-chi-le-le-le. Martín Vargas de Chile in 2000, which won Best Film at the Valparaíso Film Festival[3] and Best Research at the Santiago Documentary Festival in 2001.[4][5] This was followed by Un hombre aparte (2001) – which won the jury prize for Best Experimental Documentary at the Havana Film Festival[6][7] – El Astuto Mono Pinochet Contra La Moneda de los Cerdos (2004), and Welcome to New York (2006), the latter of which was nominated for a Pedro Sienna Award for Best Short and Documentary Short Film.[8] In 2009, Noticias was released, winning Best Experimental Documentary at the Parnü IDF in Estonia.[9][10] La muerte de Pinochet (2011) received a special award from the Santiago International Film Festival jury.[11]
In addition, Perut has won three Altazor Awards: two in 2002 in the categories Best Direction and Best Creative Contribution, and one in 2007 for Best Direction in Documentary Film. She received a nomination in the same category in 2012.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Chi-chi-chi-le-le-le. Martín Vargas de Chile | Documentary |
| 2001 | Un hombre aparte | Documentary |
| 2004 | El astuto mono Pinochet contra la moneda de los cerdos | Documentary |
| 2006 | Welcome to New York | Fiction documentary |
| 2009 | Noticias | Documentary |
| 2011 | La muerte de Pinochet | Documentary |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Havana Film Festival | Un hombre aparte | Jury Award for Best Experimental Documentary | Winner | [6] |
| Altazor Award | Creative Contribution | Winner | [12] | ||
| Film Direction | Winner | [12] | |||
| 2003 | Barcelona Docúpolis Festival | Docúpolis Award for Best Documentary | Winner | [13] | |
| 2007 | Altazor Award | Welcome to New York | Direction in Documentary Film | Winner | [14] |
| 2011 | Warsaw International Film Festival | La muerte de Pinochet | Best Documentary | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Altazor Award | Documentary Direction | Nominated | [15] |
