Vicky Funari

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Vicky Funari
Born (1963-04-13) April 13, 1963 (age 60) [1]
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater New York University
OccupationDocumentary filmmaker
Employer Haverford College

Vicky Funari (born April 13, 1963) [1] is a documentary filmmaker. She attended film school at New York University's undergraduate program. [2] She currently teaches at Haverford College as Artist-in-Residence. [3] She directed Maquilapolis (2006) alongside Sergio De La Torre in collaboration with the women of Grupo Factor X, Colectivo Chilpancingo, and Promotoras por los Derechos de las Mujeres. [4]

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Filmography

Awards [5]

YearFestivalFilmAward
1998 Sundance Film Festival PaulinaNominated - Grand Jury Prize
1998 San Francisco International Film Festival PaulinaWon - Golden Spire
1998 International Documentary Association PaulinaNominated - Pare Lorentz Award
1998 Hamptons International Film Festival PaulinaWon - Lifetime Vision Award
1999 Independent Spirit Awards PaulinaNominated - Truer Than Fiction Award
2000 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Live Nude Girls Unite!Won - Best Lesbian Feature
2000 San Francisco International Film Festival Live Nude Girls Unite!Won - Golden Spire
2006 CPH:DOX MaquilapolisWon - Amnesty Award

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References

  1. 1 2 Funari, Victoria (September 2019). "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). vickyfunari.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.[ self-published source ]
  2. "Interview with Vicky Funari by Fred Salas / In Motion Magazine". www.inmotionmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  3. "Victoria Funari | Haverford College". www.haverford.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  4. Maquilapolis , retrieved 2020-02-25
  5. "Vicky Funari". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-15.