Carlos Olguin-Trelawny
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Carlos Olguin-Trelawny is an Argentine
film director and screenwriter.
He started studying filmmaking at the ProDeo University in Rome
. He also studied with masters such as Jean-Luc Godard
in Paris. His first professional work was as second-assistant director to Academy Winner Russia
n director Sergei Bondarchuk
for the 1970 film Waterloo. When he moved to New York, he studied screenwriting with Paul Schrader
and acting with William Hickey
at the Herbert Berghof Studio.
In 1974 he took two sabbatical years and journeyed to the Orient
. He chronicled his life-changing experience in a book called "Mundos sin campanarios" ("Worlds without belltowers").
He returned to Argentina
where he wrote scripts for television and worked as an assistant director in films. His opera prima, the 1988 film "A Dos Aguas
," won a Special Mention at the prestigious Locarno International Film Festival
.
In 1991, Olguin-Trelawny moved to Los Angeles
. There, he studied screenwriting at UCLA, directed shorts and documentaries, wrote for Telemundo/NBC and several screenplays and experimented with digital art.
In April 2007 he moved back to his home town Buenos Aires. His original screenplay "La carta" (The Letter) will be produced by Ricardo Freixá Cine with principal photography beginning late 2011 in Argentina.
As of August 2011 Olguin-Trelawny is Productor General of "Vidas de película", a series produced by the D.A.C. (Director's Guild of Argentina) of in-depth interviews to living film directors from Argentina's golden "60s Generation" as Manuel Antín, José Martínez Suárez, Pino Solanas, Simón Feldman, Octavio Getino, Leonardo Fabio, Héctor Olivera and others.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
film director and screenwriter.
He started studying filmmaking at the ProDeo University in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. He also studied with masters such as Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
in Paris. His first professional work was as second-assistant director to Academy Winner Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n director Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actor.- Biography :Born in Belozerka, in the Kherson Governorate, Sergei Bondarchuk spent his childhood in the cities of Yeysk and Taganrog, graduating from the Taganrog School Number 4 in 1938. His first performance as an...
for the 1970 film Waterloo. When he moved to New York, he studied screenwriting with Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader
Paul Joseph Schrader is an American screenwriter, film director, and former film critic. Apart from his credentials as a director, Schrader is most notably known for his screenplays for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Raging Bull....
and acting with William Hickey
William Hickey (actor)
William Edward Hickey was an American actor. He was best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Don Corrado Prizzi in the John Huston 1985 film Prizzi's Honor, as well as the voice of Dr...
at the Herbert Berghof Studio.
In 1974 he took two sabbatical years and journeyed to the Orient
Orient
The Orient means "the East." It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Far East, in relation to Europe. In English it is a metonym that means various parts of Asia.- Derivation :...
. He chronicled his life-changing experience in a book called "Mundos sin campanarios" ("Worlds without belltowers").
He returned to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
where he wrote scripts for television and worked as an assistant director in films. His opera prima, the 1988 film "A Dos Aguas
A Dos Aguas
An opera prima. The Entire Life is a 1988 Argentine drama film directed by Carlos Olguin-Trelawny and written Martha Gavensky starring Miguel Ángel Solá and Bárbara Mújica.-Plot:...
," won a Special Mention at the prestigious Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
.
In 1991, Olguin-Trelawny moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. There, he studied screenwriting at UCLA, directed shorts and documentaries, wrote for Telemundo/NBC and several screenplays and experimented with digital art.
In April 2007 he moved back to his home town Buenos Aires. His original screenplay "La carta" (The Letter) will be produced by Ricardo Freixá Cine with principal photography beginning late 2011 in Argentina.
As of August 2011 Olguin-Trelawny is Productor General of "Vidas de película", a series produced by the D.A.C. (Director's Guild of Argentina) of in-depth interviews to living film directors from Argentina's golden "60s Generation" as Manuel Antín, José Martínez Suárez, Pino Solanas, Simón Feldman, Octavio Getino, Leonardo Fabio, Héctor Olivera and others.