Sofía Petersen (Argentina) studied at the Universidad del Cine of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and subsequently at Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (Spain), where she developed her first feature. Her work has participated in several international film festivals.


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Education

2020    MA, Creation, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola
            Universidad del País Vasco

2018    BA, Film Directing
            Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires

2018    Film Editing
            The London Film School

2016    Acting
            Teatro el Duende de Agustín Alezzo


Filmography

2022    ‘Something Like A Train’
            Digital, in post-production, UK, Argentina

2021    ‘Passing Place’
            35mm and digital, 10 min, Spain, UK, Argentina

2020    ‘Alone sleeps the water, frozen she awakes’
            16mm, 3 min, Spain, Argentina
           
            ‘Symphony of the Being’
             Digital, 15 min, USA, Argentina

2017    ‘Reminiscencias’
             Digital, 14 min, Argentina

            ‘Fullmoon’
             Digital, 5 min, Argentina

            ‘Uno’
             Digital, 6 min, Argentina


Screenings / Awards 

2022      Festival Render, Retina Latina, Perú
             ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awake

2021      Interface Video Art Festival, Croatia
             ‘Passing Place’

             Festival Internacional de Cine Silente, México
             ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’     

             Corriente, Perú
             ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’      

             CineToro Experimental Film Festival, Colombia
            ‘Passing Place’

             Cortópolis, Argentina
            ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’

             Film Festival Hannover, German  
            ‘Symphony of the Being’
           
            Festival Play, Argentina
            ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’

            Festifreak, Argentina
           ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’

            Tehran International Short Film Festival, Iran
            ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’

            25FPS Festival, Croatia         
            ︎ Grand Jury Grand Prix
            ‘Passing Place’

            Festival Equinoxio, Colombia
            ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’

            Simultan Festival, Romania
            ‘Passing Place’

            The Paus Premieres Festival, Online 
            ︎ 1st Award 
            ‘Symphony of the Being’

            Non-Syntax, Japan             
            ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’

            Prague Film Festival, Czech Republic
            ︎ Honorable Mention:
             Best Experimental Short
            ‘Symphony of the Being’

            Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, UK
            ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’

            Oaxaca Film Festival, Pitch Session, Mexico
            ‘Symphony of the Being’

2020     Shanghai Shorts, China
            ‘Uno’, ‘Reminiscencias’, ‘Fullmoon’

             Usak Short Film Festival, Turkey
            ‘Reminiscencias’

             Tunisia Film Festival, Africa
            ‘Reminiscencias’

2019     The Americas Film Festival of New York, USA
            ‘Reminiscencias’

            Lift-Off, UK
            ‘Reminiscencias’

            ShortsTV, USA
            ‘Fullmoon’

            Music Shorts Film Festival, USA
            ‘Fullmoon’

            International Ecological Film Festival, Russia
            ‘Fullmoon’

2016    Jóvenes en Foco Film Festival, Argentina
            ‘Fratricidio’

2015    Ott Film Festival, Argentina
            ‘Fratricidio’


Other

2021    Member of Grand Prix Jury
            Split Film Festival, Short Film Competition