Facundo Ponce de León
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| Born | Facundo Ponce de León Reyes August 21, 1978 |
| Occupations | Philosopher, journalist, film director |
| Notable work | The Door Is There |
Facundo Ponce de León Reyes (born August 21, 1978) is a Uruguayan philosopher, journalist and documentary film director. Since February 2023, he has been the current president of the Agencia del Cine y el Audiovisual de Uruguay (ACAU).
Career
He holds degrees in philosophy and communication sciences from the University of the Republic, a doctorate in philosophy from Carlos III University of Madrid, and is an alumnus of the German School of Montevideo. He currently teaches "pain, beauty, and death" at the Catholic University of Uruguay.[1]
He hosted the interview series Vidas (2005–2010) and was the producer of the program El Origen (2016–2018). In 2013, he hosted the first televised meeting of the Andes survivors: El Milagro de Los Andes: la historia contada por sus protagonistas. In September 2019, he hosted De cerca, a series of in-depth interviews with the eleven national presidential candidates of Uruguay.
Before assuming his position at the Agencia del Cine y el Audiovisual de Uruguay (ACAU), he co-directed the documentary The Door Is There with his brother Juan.[2] The film was selected for the 26th Málaga Film Festival,[3] 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival,[4] and 44th Havana Film Festival.[5] It was commercially released on November 1, 2023, in Spanish theaters,[6] and on August 8, 2024, in Uruguayan theaters.[7]
References
- ↑ "Cursos en el Área Antropología y Filosofía". UCU (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ "Hay una puerta ahí, una amistad que nace para despedirse". RTVE (in Spanish). 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "El 26 Festival de Cine de Málaga proyectará 'Hay una puerta ahí', un documental sobre "una amistad que nace para decir adiós". SECPAL (in Spanish). 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "El Festival de San Sebastián proyectará el documental 'Hay una puerta ahí', una historia sobre el acompañamiento al final de la vida". SECPAL (in Spanish). 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "44 Festival de Cine de La Habana: Viernes 8 de diciembre". OnCubaNews (in Spanish). 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "El documental 'Hay una puerta ahí' llega a los cines el 1 de noviembre". SECPAL (in Spanish). 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "Invitación: estreno de la película Hay una puerta ahí". SMU (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-23.