Maite Alberdi

Academy Awards® Nominee Director and Producer, she is the first Chilean women to be nominated to the Oscars. She has developed a particular style that is characterized by the intimate portrait of small worlds, her renowned label has led her to be one of the most important voices of Latin American documentary. In 2011 she released his first feature film "The Lifeguard". Through Micromundo Producciones, her production company, she directed her second film "La Once", which has won more than 12 international awards, and was nominated for the 2016 Goya for Best Ibero-American Film. In 2016 she released the short film "I am not from here" nominated for the European Films Award and also premiered her third feature film "The Grown-Ups" that got 10 international awards. In Sundance 2020, she premiered her last film "The Mole Agent", the first Chilean documentary to be nominated to the Academy Awards®. Maite is co-author of the book "Documentary film theories in Chile 1957-1973". She has produ