An interview with Felipe Guerrero (Colombian Centro Sperimentale di Cinema alumni) and the privilege of studying at the CSC from 1996 to 1999

Abstract

This interview showcases the experience that Colombian film director and editor Felipe Guerrero had at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (CSC) in Rome, where he specialized in film editing from 1996 to 1999. Guerrero is widely known for his several film and television productions from all over the world, as well as for his five credits as a film director who has been fundamental to the revitalization of contemporary Colombian and Latin American cinema (from 1999 to the present; he is currently writing his second feature-length fiction film, entitled 1948). In this interview, Felipe Guerrero speaks about the meaningful experience he had at CSC for his career as a filmmaker and underlines how honoured he was to be among the few filmmakers accepted at the CSC during the 1990s. In sum, this interview is a rare and unique insight into the memories from one of the most important contemporary Latin American filmmakers had at CSC.