Julia Vargas-Weise

Julia Vargas-Weise (1942 – 1 April 2018) was a Bolivian photographer, screenwriter, educator, and film director.

Julia Vargas-Weise
Julia Vargas-Weise, IFFI (2015)
Born1942 (1942)
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Died (aged 76)
Barcelona, Spain
OccupationPhotographer, screenwriter, educator, film director
Notable work
Sealed Cargo

Biography

Julia Vargas-Weise was born in Cochabamba in 1942.[1] She trained professionally at the Ecole des Arts et Métiers in Fribourg, Switzerland.[1]

She became known as the first female professional photographer in Bolivia.[2] She overcame discrimination to obtain fair recognition and valuation of her work,[2] and from 1963 to the end of her life, she participated in 30 international photo exhibitions, including 17 solo exhibitions.[1]

In 1980, she founded and directed a non-governmental organization which held audiovisual workshops for children and adolescents.[1] In 1984, she worked in the film industry for the first time, as a still photographer for the feature Los Hermanos Cartagena.[2] She went on to direct three films, including 2015's Sealed Cargo, which was selected as Bolivia's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, but was not nominated.[3] It also won special jury awards at the International Film Festival of India[4] and the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[5]

Julia Vargas-Weise died in Barcelona on 1 April 2018 at age 76.[1][2]

Awards
  • 2016: Best Director for Sealed Cargo at the Marbella International Film Festival[6]
  • 2017: Award for Contribution to Bolivian Cinema and Audiovisual Arts at the 17th Santa Cruz International Film Festival (FENAVID)[7]
Julia Vargas receiving the Special Jury Award for the film Sealed Cargo, at IFFI (2006)

Filmography
  • Esito sería... (2004)
  • Patricia, una vez basta (2006)
  • Sealed Cargo (2015)

Books
  • Tierra adentro: obra fotográfica (1987)

References
  1. "Fallece la cineasta cochabambina Julia Vargas Weise" [Julia Vargas Weise, the Filmmaker from Cochabamba, Passes Away]. El Deber (in Spanish). 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. Rodríguez, Andrés (7 April 2018). "Julia Vargas-Weise, el adiós a un símbolo boliviano de la fotografía" [Julia Vargas-Weise, Goodbye to a Bolivian Symbol of Photography]. El País (in Spanish). Cochabamba. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. Salazar, Francisco (2 September 2016). "Oscar 2017 Predictions: Will Bolivia get its First Oscar Nomination with 'Sealed Cargo?'". Latin Post. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. Ramachandran, Naman (1 December 2015). "'Embrace of the Serpent' Wins IFFI Goa Festival". Variety. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. WFH Winners 2017 (PDF). WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. April 2018. p. 21. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. Brown, Giles (3 October 2016). "Golden Years scoops top prize at Marbella International Film Festival". Planet Marbella. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  7. "Fenavid 2017 premió a las mejores producciones" [Fenavid 2017 Awards the Best Productions]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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