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Guido Mutis
Guido Mutis Carrasco (5 August 1934 in Yungay, Chile – 10 July 2008 in Valdivia, Chile) was an English literature professor at the Valdivia campus of the Austral University of Chile and director of the Valdivia International Film Festival. During his life he made important contributions to national cinema studies and Chilean literature.
Education.
Guido studied to be an English professor at the Universidad de Chile. He finished his bachelor's degree in 1959 and then completed a master's degree at the Central Connecticut State University
radio, and had a radio programme dedicated to music and cinema on Radio UACH, the university radio station.
Influences.
Guidos' favourite genre was film noir and in later years greatly admired the work of David Cronenberg.
Director of the Valdivia International Film Festival.
Guido Mutis was named director of the Valdivia International Film Festival in September 2006, only twelve days before the 13th Festival ended. He replaced Lucy Berkhoff, creator of the Festival, as the new director and headed the 2007 Festival, the 14th