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Making Filmmaking Personal
An Interview with Roberto Santaguida
FEATURE
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oberto Santaguida is a Canadian filmmaker working extensively in the field of documentary and experimental films. He completed his studies in film production at Concordia University, and his work has been screened at more than 400 international festivals, some of which are the Tampere Film Festival in Finland, the CPH:DOX in Denmark, the Contemporary Art Festival Sesc_Videobrasil in Brazil, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival in the United States, and Message to Man in Russia.
Gwangju News (GN): First of all, thank you for making time for this interview. When we first met in person at the GIC, you asked me a very interesting question, so I would like to start by asking you the same one: What is your story?
Gwangju News, April 2022
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Among his notable works are Miraslava, Goran, and The Universe According to Dan Buckley, and he is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter Artist Award
and a fellowship from Akademie Schloss Solitude in Germany. He has taken up artist residencies in numerous countries, including Romania, Germany, Norway, Australia, and Korea. At the moment, he is in Gwangju to present his latest exhibition at the Asia Culture Center (ACC), creating the opportunity and honor for the Gwangju International Center (GIC) to host his special Documentary Film Workshop in April, as well as for this interview for the Gwangju News.
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