Andre R. Guttfreund

Andre R. Guttfreund
Born(1946-11-06)November 6, 1946
El Salvador
Education
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer
Years active1976–present
Known forIn the Region of Ice

Andre R. Guttfreund (born November 6, 1946)[1][2] is a Salvadoran film director, producer and filmmaker. He is better known for the production of the 1976 short film In the Region of Ice, for which he received an Oscar at the 1977 Academy Awards with Peter Werner for Best Live Action Short Film,[3] becoming the first and so far only Central American to receive an Oscar.[1]

  1. ^ a b Romero, Dora Luz (March 5, 2018). "Andre Guttfreund, el único centroamericano que ha ganado un Oscar". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "André Guttfreund: el primer centroamericano en ganar un Oscar (Interview)". 102nueve (in Spanish). February 27, 2019. Archived from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "The 49th Academy Awards | 1977". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 5, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2020.