María Paz Peirano

María Paz Peirano is an Assistant Professor in Film and Cultural Studies at the University of Chile, focusing on Chilean cinema and the development of local film cultures. Currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow t the University of Antwerp, she was the lead researcher of “Film Festivals, Educative Experiences and the Expansion of the Chilean Field” and “Chilean Film Audiences: Film Culture, Cinephilia, and Education”. Her recent publications include the co-edited volume, La vieja escuela: El rol del Cine Arte Normandie en la formación de audiences (1982-2001) (Pehoe Editions, 2020) and Film Festivals and Anthropology (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017).