MANUELA MARTELLI, SPECIAL GUEST AT VLAFF 2014

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Manuela Martelli (b. 1983, Santiago de Chile) made her acting debut in the film B-Happy (2003), directed by Gonzalo Justiniano. She was only 18 years old at the time and had not had any formal training in acting. In her role as Katty, she surprised critics and won the hearts of audiences all over the world, and earned the award for Best Actress at the Havana Film Festival in Cuba. Soon after, she landed the role of Silvana in the film Machuca (2004), directed by Andrés Wood, which earned her Chile’s Altazor Award of the National Arts. Machuca became one of the most popular Chilean films of all times, winning many international awards.

Most recently at the Huelva Iberoamerican Film Festival in Spain, the jury awarded Manuela with the Columbus Gold for Best Actress for her work in the film Il Futuro (2013), directed by Alicia Scherson, where she co-stars with Rutger Hauer. With a strong screen presence, Manuela has acted in more than twenty films, carefully choosing roles in key productions in Chilean and Latin American cinema. Her interpretations of these roles have required a rigorous artistic and professional development, which places her as a key figure in Latin American independent cinema today. Manuela has just recently finished filming Two Shots, the new film by renowned Argentine director Martín Rejtman.

Over the past decade, Manuela’s charismatic presence has lit up the screens in Vancouver. In 2003, B-Happy was the Opening Night film at VLAFF; in 2004, Machuca won the People’s Choice Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival; in 2009, The Good Life (La buena vida) was the Closing Night film at VLAFF; and in 2013, Il Futuro was one of the few 35mm films screened at VIFF.

The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival is honoured to host this much-loved and accomplished Chilean actor.