Patricia Cardoso
Patricia Cardoso | |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles University of the Andes (Colombia)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter Professor[1] |
Patricia Cardoso is a Colombian-American film director. She was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia until her family immigrated to the United States of America in 1987. She has degrees in archaeology, anthropology, and film. Currently, Cardoso is a film director, screenwriter and working as an adjunct faculty member at University of California's School of Cinematic Arts. [1]
Early life
Cardoso was born and raised in Colombia, the daughter of two architects. [1] She has both an archaeology and an anthropology degree from University of the Andes (Colombia). She then worked as a teacher at Universidad Javeriana and later on moved to become the assistant director at the Colombian Institute of Culture. [1] She was the first Colombian to be awarded a Fulbright scholarship for film studies and pursued this degree at the University of California at Los Angeles graduating in 1994.[2]
Career
Cardoso began as an intern at the Sundance Film Festival and was a research assistant to Oscar-winning documentary filmmakers Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock. She also began working as an intern at the Sundance Film Festival and later became director of Sundance’s Latin American program. She was also a programmer for the Sundance Festival.
Her short story, Big Blue Bus, won the Santa Monica Bus 70th year Anniversary Writing Contest. [1] She then began her film directing career with a series of short films, beginning in 1989 with Aisle of Dreams. She followed with The Air Globes (1990), The Water Carrier of Cucunba (1994), and The Kingdom of Heaven (1994). Her UCLA student film The Water Carrier of Cucunba won a Student Academy Award as well as two Directors Guild of America awards.[1] She has received funding for films from the Hubert Bals Fund in Holland, the Toronto Film Festival and the MacArthur Foundation. [1]
Films
Real Women Have Curves
Her feature film, Real Women Have Curves debuted on HBO and was the breakthrough performance for actress America Ferrera. Filmmaker Aurora Guerrero was an assistant to Cardero during production of the film. Cardoso's film was created and based off Josefina López's play Real Women Have Curves (play). [2]
Her recent work includes the made-for-television feature Lies in Plain Sight (2010)[3] with Martha Higareda and Chad Michael Murray. In 2013, she directed another made-for-television feature, Meddling Mom (2013)[4] starring Sonia Braga.
Awards
| Year | Award | Festival | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1996 | Festival Prize | Black Maria Film and Video Festival | The Water Carrier | Won |
| Crystal Heart Award | Heartland Film Festival | Won | ||
| DGA, Student Film Award | Student Academy Awards | Won | ||
| Gold Medal | Won | |||
| 2002 | Youth Jury Award | San Sebastian Film Festival | Real Women Have Curves | Won |
| Visionary Award | La Femme Film Festival | Won | ||
| Audience Award | Sundance Film Festival | Won | ||
| Grand Jury Prize | Nominated |
- Cardoso also has awards from: National Board of Review, Smithsonian Institution Recognition Award, UCLA Filmmaker Of The Year Honor, a California Governor's Commendation, and a Hubert Bals Fund from the Rotterdam Film Festival award.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Buchanan, Jason. "Patricia Cardoso Biography". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Patricia Cardoso". Hollywood. Hollywood LLC. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Lies in Plain Sight on IMDB". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ^ "Meddling Mom on IMDB". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ^ "Make A Film Foundation Mentor". Retrieved 2013-04-29.