Carmen Brito Alvarado (born 4 August 1947) is a

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an filmmaker, restorer, and editor. She is best known for rescuing important works of Chilean cinema.

Career

Brito studied at the Film Institute of the

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC Chile; ) is a traditional private university based in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the thirteen Catholic universities existing in Chilean university system and one of the two pontifical univ ...

from 1966 to 1970, specializing later in

editing Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written language, written, Image editing, visual, Audio engineer, audible, or Film editing, cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing p ...

techniques at the School of Arts and Communication of this same house of studies, dedicating herself to work as an editor there from 1970 to 1980. In 1981, she was hired by to carry out editing work, cut negatives, and archive until 1990. At the same time, she dedicated herself to the production of a variety of documentaries and the

synchronization Synchronization is the coordination of events to operate a system in unison. For example, the Conductor (music), conductor of an orchestra keeps the orchestra synchronized or ''in time''. Systems that operate with all parts in synchrony are sa ...

and assembly of

feature film A feature film or feature-length film (often abbreviated to feature), also called a theatrical film, is a film (Film, motion picture, "movie" or simply “picture”) with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole present ...

s. In addition, she has worked in the

post-production Post-production, also known simply as post, is part of the process of filmmaking, video production, audio production, and photography. Post-production includes all stages of production occurring after principal photography or recording indivi ...

and editing of institutional documentaries, television commercials, and other projects. Brito has also taught audiovisual communication at

Duoc UC Duoc UC is an accredited, non-profit private institute of higher education in Chile. It was founded under the umbrella of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 1968, which provides technical and professional degrees through practical a ...

, and assembly, negative cutting, and post-production at

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. In 2013 she received the Pedro Sienna Award for her distinguished career, as well as the FemCine Award.

Filmography

As editor

* ''Sin título'' (short documentary, 1974) * ''Vías paralelas'' (fiction feature, 1975) * ''Hacia una isla desconocida'' (documentary, 1983) * '' Caluga o menta'' (fiction feature, 1990) * '' The Frontier'' (fiction feature, 1991) * ''Ciudad Lejos'' (fiction short, 1996) * ''El último cierra la puerta'' (fiction short, 1996) * ''

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'' (fiction feature, 2000) * ' (fiction feature, 2003) * ''Eme como Mistral'' (fiction short, 2010) * ''Buscando Isla de Pascua, la película perdida'' (documentary, 2014) * ''Mocha Dick, la ballena mapuche'' (documentary, 2016)

Restorations

* ''La Dama de las Camelias'' (

José Bohr José Bohr (3 September 1901 – 29 May 1994) was a German-born Chilean film director, film producer, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1919 and 1969. Selected filmography Actor * ''Thus Is Life, Así es la vida ...

, 1947) * '' Three Sad Tigers'' ( Raúl Ruíz, 1968) * ''Canta y no llores corazón'' (Juan Pérez Berrocal, 1925) * '' Valparaíso, mi amor'' ( Aldo Francia, 1969) * ''Bajo la cruz del sur'' (Antonio Berchenko and Alberto Santana, 1947) * ''

El Húsar de la Muerte ''El Húsar de la Muerte'' () is a 1925 Chilean silent film directed by and starring Pedro Sienna. The movie depicts the adventures of guerrilla leader Manuel Rodríguez during the Reconquista, culminating in his death in 1818. The film had i ...

'' ( Pedro Sienna, 1925. Restoration from 1995)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brito, Carmen 1947 births Chilean film editors Chilean schoolteachers Conservator-restorers Living people People from Santiago, Chile Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni Women film editors