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| Gastón Duprat | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gastón Duprat |
| Birth date | 1969 |
| Birth place | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter, television director |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Gastón Duprat is an Argentine filmmaker, director, and producer known for satirical and formally inventive feature films, documentaries, and television projects. His work often engages with visual arts contexts, contemporary Buenos Aires cultural scenes, and international film festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Berlin International Film Festival. Duprat has collaborated with artists, screenwriters, and producers across Latin America and Europe, earning awards at institutions including the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.
Duprat was born in Mar del Plata and grew up amid the cultural milieu of Argentina during the late 20th century, exposed to influences from Buenos Aires theaters, galleries, and cinemas. He pursued formal studies related to audiovisual production and film theory, engaging with institutions and figures connected to the National University of La Plata, Universidad Nacional de las Artes, and documentary practices prominent in Latin America. During his formative years he encountered exhibitions at institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Argentina), retrospectives featuring works by Luis Buñuel, Federico Fellini, and contemporary programs from Cannes Film Festival alumni that shaped his aesthetic orientation.
Duprat began his career directing television programs, documentary shorts, and experimental pieces screened at festivals including Sundance Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, and regional events like the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. He co-founded production entities and collaborated with curators from the Proa Foundation, MALBA, and art biennials such as the Venice Biennale to stage audiovisual projects. Over decades Duprat moved between roles as director, screenwriter, and producer while engaging with distributors and broadcasters like Netflix, Canal Encuentro, and independent companies active in Argentina and Spain.
Duprat's filmography includes feature films, documentaries, and shorts that interrogate celebrity culture, design, architecture, and media spectacle. Notable features include "The Distinguished Citizen" (El ciudadano ilustre), a satirical drama that premiered at San Sebastián International Film Festival and screened at Cannes Film Festival markets, and "The Chambermaid"–style narratives that echo the formal inquiries of auteurs such as Pedro Almodóvar, Aki Kaurismäki, and Paul Thomas Anderson. His documentaries and art-house projects have been presented at the Rotterdam Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, and the New York Film Festival, often entered into competition and retrospectives curated by institutions like the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate Modern.
Duprat frequently collaborates with co-writers, producers, and artists, notably partnering with screenwriter Mariano Cohn on multiple projects, and working alongside producers and actors known in circuits spanning Argentina, Spain, and Mexico. He has engaged with performers who have appeared at venues such as the Teatro Colón and in films by directors like Lucrecia Martel and Damián Szifron, and has coordinated with cinematographers, editors, and composers linked to festivals including Berlinale and institutions such as the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (Argentina). His partnerships extend to curators from MACBA, commissioners from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, and art directors who have exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum.
Duprat's style blends satirical realism, formal experimentation, and art-world critique, drawing influence from filmmakers and artists such as Luis Buñuel, Michelangelo Antonioni, Andrei Tarkovsky, and contemporary visual artists exhibited at the Venice Biennale and Documenta. Recurring themes include fame, identity, institutional critique, and the intersections of design and power, resonating with works by writers and directors featured at Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and the San Sebastián International Film Festival. His visual approach often references architecture and exhibition design seen in museums like the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Argentina) and the Museum of Modern Art, and his narratives converse with Latin American cinematic traditions associated with figures such as Fernando Solanas and Lucrecia Martel.
Duprat has received nominations and awards at major festivals and institutions, including prizes at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, jury recognition at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, and selections at the Cannes Film Festival market. His films have been shortlisted for national awards granted by the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences and have been submitted to international panels organized by bodies like the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), with distribution deals negotiated at markets connected to Berlinale and Toronto International Film Festival.
Beyond filmmaking, Duprat has lectured and run workshops at universities and cultural institutions such as the Universidad de Buenos Aires, the National University of La Plata, and international academies associated with festivals like Locarno Film Festival and Sundance Institute. He has participated in juries and panels alongside curators from the Museum of Modern Art, scholars from Harvard University and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), and festival programmers from Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival.
Category:Argentine film directors Category:1969 births Category:Living people