Gonzalo Maza

Gonzalo Maza (1975) is an award-winning Chilean screenwriter, director and producer. He collaborated with director Sebastián Lelio on the screenplays for four of his films, including Gloria (2013) and A Fantastic Woman (“Una Mujer Fantástica,” 2017), both of which were selected for the official competition at the Berlin Film Festival.

A Fantastic Woman won the Oscar for Best International Film in 2018 and, as its screenwriter, he was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the Berlin Film Festival and two Platino Awards (Ibero-American Academy Awards) for writing this film and Gloria.

Ella es Cristina (“This is Cristina”, 2020), his first feature as director, was awarded the Jordan Ressler First Feature Award at the 2020 Miami Film Festival.

As a consultant, he’s been an advisor for the Sundance Screenwriting Lab and the Oxbelly Screenwriters Program, as well as many other similars in Morelia, Sao Paulo and Valdivia.

Since 2016, Gonzalo and his family are based in London.

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On This is Cristina (2020):

The New York Times
This is Cristina: Five International Movies to Stream Now
Gonzalo Maza’s lo-fi black-and-white comedy about the misadventures of two charmingly aimless women is as strikingly original as it is warmly familiar; its portrait of millennial malaise is streaked with surprising and bracing darkness.
by Devika Girish

On Gloria Bell (2019):

Indie Wire
‘Gloria Bell’ Review: Julianne Moore Delivers a Warm and Welcome Centerpiece of Faithful Remake
Sebastián Lelio wisely stays close to the material, adapting the screenplay he co-wrote with Gonzalo Maza into a fresh platform for Moore to give some of her best work in recent memory.
by Eric Kohn

On A Fantastic Woman (2017):

The New York Times
‘A Fantastic Woman’ Lives Up to Its Title, in More Ways Than One
It’s a fantastic movie. Daniela Vega, the star, is fantastic in it. Quote me in the ads, with exclamation points if you must. My work here is done.
by A.O. Scott

The Guardian
A Fantastic Woman review – timeless trans tale stands alongside Almodóvar
Rising Chilean director Sebastián Lelio celebrates the endurance of a woman under suspicion of murder in a film that could bring the first major acting award for a transgender performer to Daniela Vega.
by Ryan Gilbey

On Gloria (2013):

Variety
Gloria
A divorced woman in her late 50s recaptures her life in Sebastian Lelio’s pitch-perfect, terrifically written “Gloria.”

The New York Times
With No Regrets, Living Her Life as a Bossa Nova
In ‘Gloria,’ a Chilean in Her Late 50s Embraces Passion
by A.O. Scott

The Hollywood Reporter
Gloria: Berlin Review
Funny, melancholy and ultimately uplifting, Sebastian Lelio’s enormously satisfying spell inside the head and heart of a middle-aged woman never puts a foot wrong.
by David Rooney

On Bala Loca (2016):

The New York Times
Bala Loca: Noteworthy Watching
by Margaret Lyons

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