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Gabriel Osorio Vargas
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Gabriel Osorio Vargas

Chilean film director

Gabriel Osorio Vargas is a Chilean film director. He is best known for directing, animating and writing the short animated film Bear Story (2015), which won the Oscar in the category of Best Animated Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards; the first Chilean film to do so.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Gabriel Osorio Vargas (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 25, 1984.1

About

He shared the win with producer Pato Escala Pierart. The film also entered various film festivals worldwide, receiving numerous awards and nominations. He has his own animation studio named Punkrobot. Since 2008, he has been directing various animated television series for children (Flipos, Muelin y Perlita, and Soccer Girls) and television adverts.

In 2023, he wrote and directed "In the Stars", an episode of Star Wars: Visions Volume 2, for Disney+.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gabriel Osorio Vargas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Chile3

Career

Occupation: film director.6

  • Date not recordedWorked at University of the Americas4
  • Date not recordedFounded Punkrobot5

Personal life

  • BornFeb 25, 1984, Quinta Normal7
  • CitizenshipChile8

Awards

  • 2016Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Bear Story9 10

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