Jean Chapiro is a Mexican filmmaker and journalist currently based in New York City. She won a Student Academy Award in 2023 for her short documentary “Hasta Encontrarlos” and was nominated for an Ariel Award in 2025. She was named a Pulitzer Center Post-Grad Reporting Fellow in 2022. As a producer she was shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards and won two student BAFTA awards. She holds an M.S. in Documentary Journalism from the Columbia University Journalism School and an MFA in Creative Producing from the Columbia University Film School. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from The University of Pennsylvania with a triple major in Cinema Studies, Communication, and Visual Studies.
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