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'''Alison McAlpine''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] filmmaker and writer from living in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]]. She is best known for her films ''[[Cielo (film)|CIELO]]'' and ''[https://perfectlyastrangeness.com/ perfectly a strangeness]''.
'''Alison McAlpine''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] filmmaker and writer living in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]]. She is best known for her films ''[[Cielo (film)|CIELO]]'' and ''perfectly a strangeness''.


== Early Life ==
== Early Life ==
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== Career ==
== Career ==
Alison began her career as poet, playwright and theatre director.
Beginning her career as poet, playwright and theatre director, Alison moved into filmmaking with her first film ''Second Sight'', a cinematic non-fiction ghost story.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prism international |url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/prism/items/1.0135313 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=open.library.ubc.ca |language=en}}</ref> ''Second Sight'' was presented at more than 35 international film festivals, winning the Special Jury Mention at Slamdance 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Michael |last2=Jones |first2=Michael |date=2009-01-24 |title=Slamdance winners announced |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/slamdance-winners-announced-1117999025/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Second Sight |url=https://alisonmcalpine.com/en/second-sight/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Alison McAlpine |language=en-CA}}</ref>


The [[BBC]] commissioned her to make two versions of ''Second Sight''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC ALBA - An Dà Shealladh |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007hwq8 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Ghostman of Skye'' (2009), for BBC 2 Wonderland, was “Pick of the Day” or “Critics Choice” in UK newspapers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Second Sight |url=https://alisonmcalpine.com/en/second-sight/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Alison McAlpine |language=en-CA}}</ref>
Alison moved into filmmaking with her first film ''Second Sight'', a cinematic non-fiction ghost story. ''Second Sight'' was presented at more than 35 international film festivals, winning the Special Jury Mention at Slamdance 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Michael |last2=Jones |first2=Michael |date=2009-01-24 |title=Slamdance winners announced |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/slamdance-winners-announced-1117999025/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[BBC]] commissioned her to make a version of Second Sight: Ghostman of Skye (2009), for BBC 2, Wonderland.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharp |first=Rob |date=2009-11-09 |title=The Weekend's Television: Wonderland, Sat, BBC2<br/> Garrow's Law: Tales from The Old Bailey, Sun, BBC1 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/the-weekend-s-television-wonderland-sat-bbc2-garrow-s-law-tales-from-the-old-bailey-sun-bbc1-1813070.html |access-date=2024-09-15 |work=The Independent}}</ref>


[[Cielo (film)|''CIELO'']], McAlpine’s first feature documentary, premiered at the [[New York Film Festival]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cielo |url=https://www.filmlinc.org/films/cielo/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Film at Lincoln Center |language=en}}</ref> CIELO, which is about the beauty of the night sky as experienced in the [[Atacama Desert]], was released in its final version in 2018 and has since been presented in over 400 international film festivals and cinemas, winning several awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KVIFF {{!}} Cielo |url=https://www.kviff.com/en/programme/film/50/25879-cielo |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=www.kviff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AWARDS |url=https://cielo-thefilm.com/about/awards/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=CIELO |language=en-US}}</ref> Named as “One of the 10 best documentaries of 2018” by Esquire and “The best films of 2018…that you didn’t see” by The Guardian, ''Cielo'' has also been critically acclaimed by Variety, The Village Voice, The Globe and Mail, American Cinematographer, Roger Ebert, Le Devoir, NOW, among others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schager |first=Nick |date=2018-12-19 |title=The Best Documentaries of 2018 |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g22692100/best-documentaries-2018/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Esquire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-27 |title=The best films of 2018 … that you didn't see |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/27/best-films-2018-you-didnt-see-unsane-cielo |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schager |first=Nick |date=2018-08-09 |title=Film Review: ‘Cielo’ |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/cielo-review-1202900489/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffman |first=Jordan |date=2018-08-15 |title=The Eye-Popping "Cielo" Invites You to a Party in the Sky |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/the-eye-popping-cielo-invites-you-to-a-party-in-the-sky/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=The Village Voice |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Reviews {{!}} CIELO-the-film |url=https://cielo-thefilm.com/press/reviews/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=CIELO |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Cielo (film)|''CIELO'']], McAlpine’s first feature documentary, premiered at the [[New York Film Festival]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erbland |first=Kate |date=2017-09-21 |title=‘Cielo’ Trailer: Awe-Inspiring NYFF Documentary Premiere Reaches for the Heavens — Watch |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/cielo-trailer-nyff-documentary-1201878799/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref> The film is about the beauty of the night sky as experienced in the [[Atacama Desert]] and was released in its final version in 2018. The film has been presented in over 400 international film festivals and cinemas, as well as winning several awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Astronomy Doc Wins AC Magazine Award at Salem Film Fest 2018 |url=https://theasc.com/articles/astronomy-doc-wins-ac-award-at-salem-film-fest-2018 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The American Society of Cinematographers |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Documental “Cielo” gana premio Kinema 2018 |url=https://www.cultura.gob.cl/actualidad/documental-cielo-gana-premio-kinema-2018/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.cultura.gob.cl |language=es}}</ref> Named as “One of the 10 best documentaries of 2018” by Esquire and “The best films of 2018…that you didn’t see” by The Guardian, ''Cielo'' has also been critically acclaimed by Variety, The Village Voice, The Globe and Mail, and Le Devoir.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schager |first=Nick |date=2018-12-19 |title=The Best Documentaries of 2018 |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g22692100/best-documentaries-2018/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Esquire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-27 |title=The best films of 2018 … that you didn't see |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/27/best-films-2018-you-didnt-see-unsane-cielo |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schager |first=Nick |date=2018-08-09 |title=Film Review: 'Cielo' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/cielo-review-1202900489/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffman |first=Jordan |date=2018-08-15 |title=The Eye-Popping "Cielo" Invites You to a Party in the Sky |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/the-eye-popping-cielo-invites-you-to-a-party-in-the-sky/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=The Village Voice |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavoie |first=André |date=2018-08-10 |title=«Cielo»: le murmure des étoiles |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/534236/critique-le-murmure-des-etoiles |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref>


''perfectly a strangeness'', McAlpine's first short film, had its World Premiere at the [[2024 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival, Official Competition 2024]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/perfectly-a-strangeness/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Festival de Cannes |language=en-US}}</ref> The film will have its North American Premiere at the [[2024 Toronto International Film Festival]].
''perfectly a strangeness'', McAlpine's first short film, had its World Premiere at the [[2024 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival, Official Competition 2024]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howell |first=Peter |date=2024-05-16 |title=Cronenberg’s latest and a buzzy new film about a young Trump: Canadians are in the conversation at the Cannes Film Festival |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/cronenbergs-latest-and-a-buzzy-new-film-about-a-young-trump-canadians-are-in-the/article_d9c52822-1132-11ef-ba8e-db08291b065a.html |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Little earthquakes abound in the Cannes Short Film Competition |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/462699/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema |language=en}}</ref> The film had its North American Premiere at the [[2024 Toronto International Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prince |first=C. J. |date=2024-09-02 |title=11 Must-See Short Films at TIFF 2024 |url=https://thefilmstage.com/11-must-see-short-films-at-tiff-2024/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pond |first=Steve |date=2024-08-09 |title=TIFF 2024 to Spotlight TV Shows From Alfonso Cuarón, Thomas Vinterberg and Janicza Bravo |url=https://www.thewrap.com/tiff-2024-tv-series-lineup-alfonso-cuaron-janicza-bravo/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref>


A 2021 [[Guggenheim Fellowship|Guggenheim Fellow]] and teacher, McAlpine is currently working on several new films and writings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alison McAlpine |url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/alison-mcalpine/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref>
A 2021 [[Guggenheim Fellowship|Guggenheim Fellow]] and teacher, McAlpine is currently working on several new films and writings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alison McAlpine |url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/alison-mcalpine/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref>
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* 2009: ''Ghostman of Skye''
* 2009: ''Ghostman of Skye''
* 2018: ''CIELO''
* 2018: ''CIELO''
* 2024: ''Perfectly a Strangeness''
* 2024: p''erfectly a strangeness''


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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*[https://alisonmcalpine.com/en/ Official Website]
*[https://alisonmcalpine.com/en/ Official Website]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3226817/?ref%20=tt%20ov%20d IMDB]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3226817/?ref%20=tt%20ov%20d IMDB]

*[https://vimeo.com/user67188342 Vimeo]
*[https://perfectlyastrangeness.com/ ''perfectly a strangeness'' Official Website]
*[https://cielo-thefilm.com/ ''CIELO'' Official Website]
*[https://ascmag.com/blog/filmmakers-forum/cielo-consider-the-stars Interview with American Cinematographer]
*[http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/stargazing-alison-mcalpine-talks-cielo1 Interview with POV Magazine]
*[https://cultmtl.com/2018/08/cielo/ Interview with Cult MTL]
*[https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/all-in-a-weekend-montreal/segment/15565940 Interview with CBC]
*[https://womenandhollywood.com/full-frame-2018-women-directors-meet-alison-mcalpine-cielo-68ce2c05ad89/ Interview with Women and Hollywood]
*[http://www.mcgilltribune.com/a-e/cielo-alison-mcalpines-conversation-with-the-sky-112817/ Interview with McGill Tribune]
*[https://voir.ca/cinema/2018/08/09/cielo-capturer-toute-la-beaute-du-ciel/ Interview with VOIR]
*[http://quebeccinema.ca/la-une/sous-le-signe-des-mysteres-de-la-nature Interview with Québec Cinéma]
*[http://www.mercuriovalpo.cl/impresa/2018/11/05/full/cuerpo-principal/21/ Interview with El Mercurio]
*[https://www.emol.com/noticias/Espectaculos/2018/11/08/926735/Cielo-la-obra-audiovisual-que-lleva-el-universo-a-la-pantalla-grande-a-traves-de-los-cielos-de-Atacama.html Interview with Emol]
*[https://www.rcinet.ca/es/2017/11/18/el-cielo-de-alison-mcalpine/ Interview with Radio Canada International]
*[https://www.golos-ameriki.ru/a/os-cielo-new-york-festival/4531921.html?fbclid=IwAR2lKHF5hlZ3XiILFQIihNrlNwPZcAjCzZEiS6lD9xN1plb2vYu4zPC43sU Interview with Golos Ameriki]
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Revision as of 14:33, 15 September 2024

  • Comment: This is based far too heavily on primary sources that are not support for notability. For example, a filmmaker's article cannot be referenced to content she self-publishes on her own website about herself, or to content self-published by the film festivals her films were screened at, or directory entries self-published by the streaming platforms or television channels that her films were broadcasted by.
    The article must be referenced to third-party media coverage about her and her work in real media fully independent of herself -- and while a few of the footnotes here are the correct type of sourcing, the majority of them are not. Bearcat (talk) 17:13, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
Alison McAlpine
McAlpine at SANFIC 2018
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter
Years active2000s-present
Notable workCielo (film)

Alison McAlpine is a Canadian filmmaker and writer living in Montreal, Quebec. She is best known for her films CIELO and perfectly a strangeness.

Early Life

McAlpine was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Career

Alison began her career as poet, playwright and theatre director.

Alison moved into filmmaking with her first film Second Sight, a cinematic non-fiction ghost story. Second Sight was presented at more than 35 international film festivals, winning the Special Jury Mention at Slamdance 2009.[1] The BBC commissioned her to make a version of Second Sight: Ghostman of Skye (2009), for BBC 2, Wonderland.[2]

CIELO, McAlpine’s first feature documentary, premiered at the New York Film Festival in 2017.[3] The film is about the beauty of the night sky as experienced in the Atacama Desert and was released in its final version in 2018. The film has been presented in over 400 international film festivals and cinemas, as well as winning several awards.[4][5] Named as “One of the 10 best documentaries of 2018” by Esquire and “The best films of 2018…that you didn’t see” by The Guardian, Cielo has also been critically acclaimed by Variety, The Village Voice, The Globe and Mail, and Le Devoir.[6][7][8][9][10]

perfectly a strangeness, McAlpine's first short film, had its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Official Competition 2024.[11][12] The film had its North American Premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival[13][14]

A 2021 Guggenheim Fellow and teacher, McAlpine is currently working on several new films and writings.[15]

Films

  • 2005: An Da Shealladh
  • 2008: Second Sight
  • 2009: Ghostman of Skye
  • 2018: CIELO
  • 2024: perfectly a strangeness

Awards and nominations

  • 2009: Special Jury Mention, Slamdance
  • 2018: American Cinematographer Award, Salem Film Fest, US
  • 2018: Premio Kinêma, SANFIC, Chile
  • 2019: Best Cinematography, Byron Bay International Film Festival, Australia
  • 2018: Creative Excellence Award, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada
  • 2019: Audience Award, Best Full-Length Film, Trento Film Festival, Italy
  • 2019: Best Director, Patagonia Eco Film Fest, Argentina
  • 2019: Best Cinematography, BBK Mendi Film Bilbao, Spain
  • 2019: Four Prix Iris nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards: Best Documentary Film; Best Cinematography; Best Sound; Most Successful Film outside Québec
  • 2024: Nominee Palme d'Or - Best Short Film, Cannes Film Festival, France

References

  1. ^ Jones, Michael; Jones, Michael (2009-01-24). "Slamdance winners announced". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ Sharp, Rob (2009-11-09). "The Weekend's Television: Wonderland, Sat, BBC2
    Garrow's Law: Tales from The Old Bailey, Sun, BBC1"    . The Independent. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  3. ^ Erbland, Kate (2017-09-21). "'Cielo' Trailer: Awe-Inspiring NYFF Documentary Premiere Reaches for the Heavens — Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  4. ^ "Astronomy Doc Wins AC Magazine Award at Salem Film Fest 2018". The American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  5. ^ "Documental "Cielo" gana premio Kinema 2018". www.cultura.gob.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  6. ^ Schager, Nick (2018-12-19). "The Best Documentaries of 2018". Esquire. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  7. ^ "The best films of 2018 … that you didn't see". the Guardian. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  8. ^ Schager, Nick (2018-08-09). "Film Review: 'Cielo'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  9. ^ Hoffman, Jordan (2018-08-15). "The Eye-Popping "Cielo" Invites You to a Party in the Sky". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  10. ^ Lavoie, André (2018-08-10). "«Cielo»: le murmure des étoiles". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  11. ^ Howell, Peter (2024-05-16). "Cronenberg's latest and a buzzy new film about a young Trump: Canadians are in the conversation at the Cannes Film Festival". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  12. ^ "Little earthquakes abound in the Cannes Short Film Competition". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  13. ^ Prince, C. J. (2024-09-02). "11 Must-See Short Films at TIFF 2024". Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  14. ^ Pond, Steve (2024-08-09). "TIFF 2024 to Spotlight TV Shows From Alfonso Cuarón, Thomas Vinterberg and Janicza Bravo". TheWrap. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  15. ^ "Alison McAlpine". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2023-01-04.

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