A week ago we celebrated the historic Oscar nomination for The Mole Agent directed by Maite Alberdi. Today we’re happy to announce that Gaucho Americano, the third film by Nicolás Molina, has been selected in the international competition of Hot Docs, one of the most important nonfiction festivals in the world. The executive producer of the film is Marcela Santibáñez, nominated for the Oscar for The Mole Agent, while the producer is Josephine Schroeder, winner ...
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We’re still highlighting the most-watched shows from our 2020 program, with female creators at the helm! The most-viewed series of our first cycle were animations that shined for their originality, creativity, and capacity to resonate with audiences of all ages. During the 80 weeks of the cycle, families got together to watch animated series that mix adventure with education, such as Nanoaventuras (Cábala Producciones) Hostal Morrison (Pájaro), and the most successful with international spectators, Cuenta ...
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Versatile, intrepid, potent, and moving. Alfredo Castro is one of the most emblematic Chilean actors; a distinguished face in theater, TV comedies, fiction series, and national and global cinema. His career spanning more than four-decades is being paid homage and celebrated at the Toulouse Latin American Film Festival beginning today! We want to take advantage of this recognition by highlighting 5 landmarks of his expansive and multifaceted trajectory. 1.- THEATER The work of Alfredo Castro ...
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A new edition of Thursdays of Chilean Cinema is approaching and it’s coming with loads of surprises. We’re preparing a complete program of Chilean films and directors for you to discover, with special sections and fresh perspectives, as well as retrospectives of our cinema classics. As we have been preparing all the details for a new edition, we couldn’t stand to wait and wanted to distinguish the talented female directors of the first cycle, who ...
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The new cycle of Tuesdays of Series and Thursdays of Cinema is upon us and comes with a ton of surprises. While we were arranging the details of a new edition, we couldn’t stand to wait and wanted to highlight the talented women in our first cycle. Today it’s time for some of the most outstanding series of 2020, and we’re kicking off with Psicóticas Inseguras. But before we begin with a new cycle of ...
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​>>> It’s the first time a Chilean film has been nominated for Best Documentary. >>> Maite Alberdi, director, and Marcela Santibañez, producer, are also the first women from Chile to be nominated for an Academy Award. >>> It’s also nominated for the Independent Spirit Awards in the Best Documentary category. Find out what Maite Alberdi’s reaction was to the historic nomination of here documentary The Mole Agent The recent announcement hit several milestones: Firstly, Alberdi ...
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Quite a stir has been caused by the online talk organized by CinemaChile, launched on March 8, International Women’s Day, between director Maite Alberdi and actress Daniela Vega, moderated by our Executive Director Constanza Arena. A magnetic, unprecedented encounter was watched around the world. The Chilean documentary filmmaker that is currently making history, Maite Alberdi, and national actress and global icon Daniela Vega joined a Zoom call online to talk about Chilean cinema, their careers, ...
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Con una masterclass a cargo de Paz Lázaro se inaugurará la primera edición de CinemaChile Market, un espacio de encuentro y formación que acercará la industria internacional a productores y realizadores chilenos, con una diversa agenda de actividades online donde invitados de lujo compartirán sus experiencias y trayectoria, sacándole provecho a la digitalización y conectividad que nos hemos acostumbrado con la pandemia.  Lázaro ha sido una de las curadoras más importantes de Iberoamérica y gran ...
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Maite Alberdi is making history! With The Mole Agent, she has demonstrated her capacity to make films that touch people globally, films that are empathetic and deep, with humor and wit, portraying universal narratives that defend a transversal cause: the rights of senior citizens. We’re on the eve of the Goya Awards, and with the nomination of The Mole Agent for Best Iberoamerican Film, Maite could MAKE HISTORY in becoming the first female Chilean director ...
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¡Los Premios Goya se acercan a pasos agigantados! Y, como antesala a la gala que se realizará este sábado 6 de marzo, la Fundación Academia de Cine programó un conversatorio online con los nominados. Maite Alberdi, directora de El agente topo, conversó con otros tres cineastas de la región acerca de las motivaciones, contextos y rodajes de sus películas. Fernando Trueba (El olvido que seremos); Jayro Bustamante (La llorona) y Fernando Frías de la Parra ...
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