Jaime Córdova
| Jaime Córdova | |
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 Jaíme Córdova en el FicViña 2023.jpg Córdova Ortega at FicViña, 2023 | |
| Born | November 6, 1973 San Antonio, Chile |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Chilean |
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| 💼 Occupation | Academic, film historian and restaurateur |
| 👔 Employer | |
Jaime Córdova Ortega (San Antonio, November 6, 1973) is a Chilean academic, film historian, researcher, journalist, and essayist.
Biography
He was raised by his grandparents, and his early interest in cinema began at the age of three when he watched films by John Ford, Terence Fisher, and Howard Hawks on television.[1]
He studied law for four years at La República University, as his parents insisted. However, his inclination towards the world of cinema led him to change careers. He obtained a degree in journalism and communications from La República University, a master's degree in communication and journalism from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, and a diploma in film studies from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[2]
He has taught film history and film restoration at various universities in Chile, including Finis Terrae University, where he previously worked as an academic. He currently works as an academic at Viña del Mar University, Playa Ancha University, and the DuocUC Professional Institute.[3]
He has contributed significantly to the restoration and discovery of lost films, including the Chilean films Incendio (1926), El hechizo del trigal (1939), Flor del Carmen (1944), La transmisión del mando supremo (1921), and the American film The Scarlet Drop (1918), directed by John Ford[4].[5]
He hosted the program Ciclo de Cine Patrimonial (Heritage Film Series) for 10 years, alongside journalist Verónica Neumann, on Cámara de Diputados Televisión.
He is currently the director of the Recobrado Film Festival in Valparaíso and the Cinemateca del Pacífico. He acted in the short film Giros (2019), directed by Mariano Sosa.
Books
Córdova Ortega has published several books, including:
- Phenomenology of the Fantastic in Terence Fisher's Cinema (2010), co-authored with Alonso Machuca
- Hammer Films, Another Look at Horror (2005)
- Coming Soon to This Screen (2006)
- Conversations about Chilean Cinema (2016)
- Writing from Fragments (2021), co-authored with Maritza Rodríguez
- Count Dracula's Library (2021), co-authored with Carlos Lloró and Patricio Alfonso
- Chilean Documentary Cinema, a Mirror at 24 Frames per Second (2007)
- Diary of a Shipwreck (2022), posthumous work by the creator of the Valparaíso Recobrado Film Festival, Alfredo Barría Troncoso
References
- ↑ CulturaPUCV (2021-10-01). Perfil cinéfilo Entrevista a Jaime Córdova, director Festival de Cine Recobrado - Valparaíso/Chile. Retrieved 2025-08-31 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Jaime Córdova Ortega". Cinechile (in español). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ↑ "Jaime Córdova Ortega". Cinechile (in español). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ↑ Drees, Rich (2024-12-02). "John Ford's Lost Silent THE SCARLET DROP Rediscovered". Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ↑ "Rushes | Lost Ford Found, AI Goes to Hollywood, Dressing for the Liberal Democratic Order". MUBI. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
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