We finished Cannes with new deals, awards and connections! During the two weeks of the Marché du Film, Chile saw a total reactivation of its audiovisual industry: more than 60 producers participated in the market, with 14 projects selected in official sections and countless new opportunities for our cinema and series. ​​See the figures on our participation and all the news about Chile in Cannes. Chilean delegation: promoting their projects “It was very gratifying to ...
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The Marché du Film 2021 is still going strong in its second week! Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Arts, and Heritage, 15 Chilean producers are seeking out new horizons for their audiovisual projects, a compendium of works that include auteur film, thematic approaches, and new perspectives. Their new projects include upcoming films and series from outstanding Chilean directors such as Elisa Eliash, Constanza Fernandez, Carola Fuentes, Thomas Woodroffe, and many others. Below we will ...
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Source: Variety The new film by Pablo Larraín, one of the most renowned directors of Chilean cinema, will have its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart, is a highly anticipated biopic of Princess Diana. Written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the film centers on a weekend in the early 1990s when Diana decided to separate from Prince Charles amid rumours of affairs. The late princess was spending the Christmas holiday with ...
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Produced by Catalina Vergara (Globo Rojo) and directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, this new film from the creative duo, named Los Ángeles (The Angels) will arrive in Venice for one of the most important financing markets: the Venice gap financing market. Between September 3 and 5, the producer and directors will have the chance to secure international financing agreements with potential backers from around the world. The event is intended for fiction or ...
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Another year, another catalogue of national cinema for the world! The publication’s release took place, as has become the tradition, within the context of Marché and marks the beginning of national participation in the French industry encounter. 139 films form part of this new edition, which you can now take a look at below! The catalogue’s new projects, which will premiere during the next 12 months, construct a multi-focal narrative about a world in reconstruction ...
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After a long period of virtual markets, CinemaChile returns in person and in hybrid format to the new edition of Marché du Film at Cannes, always in support of the national delegation. With joy and excitement we begin two weeks loaded with reencounters, meetings, and screenings. With 5 Chilean producers participating in the Producers Network Spotlight, 12 films in the CinemaChile Screening Room, and the launch of the new International Chilean Film Catalogue — with ...
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July begins with a big announcement for Chilean cinema! Claudia Huaiquimilla will premiere her highly anticipated second film, My Brothers Dream Awake at the Locarno Film Festival in the Cineasti del presente Official Competition. Huaiquimilla has positioned herself as one of the most powerful emerging voices in Chilean cinema. Her first feature Bad Influence (2016) premiered in Palm Springs and received awards at festivals like Toulouse, Havana, and Guadalajara. In addition it obtained two nominations ...
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It’s hard to believe, but we’ve already made it to the middle of the year! Six months where our industry has reactivated itself, forging new ways to enjoy and share cinema, while bit by bit,  the borders of our filmic world begin to open up. The presence of Chilean films in festivals and labs last month made us feel excited and hopeful for what’s to come in the second half of this year. As we ...
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Running until June 18th is the 2021 edition of FIDLab, the encounter and development platform at prestigious French film festival FIDMarseille, which has two Chilean projects among its selection: To Die Standing (“Morir de pie”), the second feature film by María Paz González, and I Will Never Be a Cop by Carolina Moscoso, winner of the Grand Prix at last year’s version of the festival with her first feature, Night Shot. FIDLab is a trampoline ...
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In a new edition of CinemaChile Talks, journalists Jamie Lang and John Hopewell of Variety magazine moderate a conversation with the directors selected for the Official Annecy competition. Hugo Covarrubias talks about the origins of his short film Bestia (Beast) (Official Competition), and Samuel Restucci and Emilio Romero shed some light on the political scenario that inspired La copia feliz del Edén (“The happy copy of Eden”) (Perspective). The session addresses topics including the creative ...
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