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Cristián Leighton

Cristián Leighton

Director, Writer, Producer

Born March 19, 1964 in Santiago, Chile

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Documentary filmmaker, scriptwriter and producer born in 1964 in Santiago, Chile. In 2000, he founded alongside Daniela Bunster The Documentary Production Company "Surreal Películas de la Realidad". He has directed and produced independent documentaries like The Desert Train (1995), Nema problema (2001), Ultraman (2004) and Kawase-san (2010), among others, all presented and awarded at major Chilean and international festivals such as FIDMarseille, IDFA, It's All True, DocumentaMadrid and Miami, among others. Leighton has created and directed 10 series and has filmed in more than 40 countries around the world. In April 2005, the VII Buenos Aires Independent Cinema Festival of Argentina (BAFICI), made a tribute and a retrospective about his audiovisual work. In Chile he has received the Altazor Prize for the Arts as 'Best Television Director in six opportunities. In 2007, the Chilean Senate awarded him with the "Medal of Honor" for his work in television, and in 2010 the Circle of Art Critics gave him the "Bicentennial Award" for his outstanding career.

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Actor

1

TVN 40 años: Tu historia es mi historia Poster

TVN 40 años: Tu historia es mi historia Mini-Series2009Self

Director

17

Type

Year

La Vida es Sueño Poster

La Vida es Sueño Mini-Series2024

Adoptados, la historia que nos falta Poster

Adoptados, la historia que nos falta TV Series2023

La Sangre Tira TV Series2014

Kawase-san Documentary2010

Voy y Vuelvo TV Series2010

Viejo Zorro TV Series2008

Santiago No es Chile TV Series2007

En tu lugar TV Series2005

Apasionados TV Series2004

El Corredor Poster

El Corredor Documentary2004

Apgar 11 Documentary2003

Pachayki Documentary2003

Inmigrantes TV Series2002

Nema problema Documentary2001

El Cuerpo de Chile Documentary2000

Los patiperros Poster

Los patiperros TV Series1998

Desert Train Poster

Desert Train Documentary1996

Writer

15

Type

Year

Voces que crean. 30 años del Fondart Feature Film2022

A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad Poster

A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad Mini-Series2020

La Sangre Tira TV Series2014

Kawase-san Documentary2010

Voy y Vuelvo TV Series2010

Viejo Zorro TV Series2008

Santiago No es Chile TV Series2007

En tu lugar TV Series2005

Apasionados TV Series2004

El Corredor Poster

El Corredor Documentary2004

Pachayki Documentary2003

Inmigrantes TV Series2002

Nema problema Documentary2001

El Cuerpo de Chile Documentary2000

Desert Train Poster

Desert Train Documentary1996

Producer

3

Kawase-san Documentary2010

Nema problema Documentary2001

Desert Train Poster

Desert Train Documentary1996

Cinematographer

1

Kawase-san Documentary2010

Thanks

1

In Her Place Poster

In Her Place Feature Film2024

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