Felipe Gálvez

Chilean nationality

Born on December 7th, 1983 in Santiago (Chile)

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Felipe Gálvez is a Chilean filmmaker, writer and editor based in Paris. The Settlers, his debut feature, premiered as part of the Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2023 winning the FIPRESCI award, before going on to be Chile’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 2024 Academy Awards. His previous works include the short film Rapaz which premiered at Semaine de la Critique in 2018. As an editor, Felipe collaborated with filmmakers such as Marialy Rivas, Kiro Russo and Alex Anwandter, among others.

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