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La chilena ‘Matar a Pinochet’ abre la Sección Oficial con un relato “universal” de “amor al pueblo”
El Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva ha acogido hoy la presentación de la película Matar a Pinochet, una coproducción entre España, Chile y Argentina que tuvo anoche su estreno mundial en el certamen onubense a través de la plataforma Filmin. Se trata del primer largometraje de ficción de Juan Ignacio Sabatini, conocido realizador de series de televisión, en el que se narra el episodio histórico del intento de asesinato del dictador Augusto Pinochet ocurrido ...
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FILMARKET HUB ABRE CONVOCATORIA A PROYECTOS LATINOAMERICANOS PARA VIACOMCBS INTERNATIONAL STUDIOS
La plataforma Filmarket Hub ha lanzado PitchToPro, una convocatoria para proyectos latinoamericanos en fase de desarrollo para ser presentados a ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS). La convocatoria está abierta a largometrajes y series, tanto de ficción como documental. Los interesados podrán inscribirse hasta el 10 de diciembre a través del mercado online de Filmarket Hub. Entre todos los candidatos Filmarket Hub seleccionará un mínimo de 12 proyectos, cuyos responsables tendrán la oportunidad de hacer un pitch ...
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Mistral and Bombal: the cinematographic portraits of two transcendent and transgressive Chilean writers
Gabriela Mistral and María Luisa Bombal. Two Chilean writers who have left magnificent and expansive literary legacies, providing bodies of work that have transcended with readers around the world. Both had to face difficulties and injustices as creative and transgressive women during the 20th century, and the misrepresentation of their public image is something that continues to be discussed and reconfigured to this day. In this edition of Thursdays of Chilean Cinema, we take a ...
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AMPLIAMOS EL PLAZO// ¿Asistirás al mercado audiovisual Ventana Sur 2020? Avísanos y súmate a la delegación chilena
CinemaChile invita a todos los profesionales del audiovisual chileno que asistirán al mercado argentino Ventana Sur, que este año se realizará de manera online, a responder el formulario que hemos preparado (link abajo) y así sumarse a la delegación nacional que estará presente en el encuentro. El Mercado de Cine Latinoamericano Ventana Sur, creado por el INCAA y el Marché du Film / Festival de Cannes con el apoyo de Europa Creativa (Comisión Europea), se ...
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Psicóticas Inseguras: A millennial, feminist and transgressive Chilean web series
Psicoticas Inseguras is one of the Chilean web series that has resonated the most over the last few years, cultivating thousands of followers who feel identified by the feminist experiences that are explored in each episode. This reception is incredible considering that the creators, Pamela Barvo and Javiera Pinto managed to accomplish more than a million views without advertising or support for the promotion. Thus, this pair of creators has shown that a wide audience ...
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The effervescent pulse of adolescence in Chilean coming-of-age milestones: “Zoológico” and “Summer 98”
CLICK TO WATCH Zoológico CLICK TO VIEW SUMMER 98 In this edition of Thursdays of Chilean Cinema we are taking an in-depth look at an effervescent and exciting genre in our contemporary cinematography, delving into coming-of-age stories that captivated global audiences at the moment of their premiere, and that now return to our screens with the forceful pulse of adolescence. Zoológico (2011) by Rodrigo Marin and Verano 98 (2015) by Valentina Azúa are films that ...
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Jani Dueñas, science and wonder in this edition of Tuesday’s of Chilean Series
In this edition of Tuesday of Chilean Series we present Por la razón y la ciencia (For reason and science), a series conducted by Jani Dueñas that addresses social, economic, environmental and labor challenges in an audacious and entertaining way. The dynamic program looks to democratize scientific outreach knowledge, addressing topics such as astronomy, super bacteria, oceans, genetics, and tidal energy, among other enriching themes. Composed of illustrative animations, interviews with academics and experts, and ...
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(Español) Chile se despide del Festival de Busan 2020
The Busan Film Festival together with the Asian Content & Film Market culminated their 2020 edition, which was full of Chilean flavor in three official competitions and two national producers who took their talent and productions to the other side of the planet. The mole agent, La Verónica and My Tender Matador had their Asian premieres landing with transversal stories about old age, social networks and the adaptation of one of the most famous novels ...
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Últimos días para disfrutar del Festival de La Serena, online y gratuito
Hasta el sábado 31 de octubre se extiende el Festival Internacional de Cine de La Serena, FECILS 2020 en su sexta versión, completamente distinta a años anteriores ya que es completamente online. Dentro de su cartelera se encuentran diversas películas regionales, nacionales e internacionales galardonadas para disfrutar desde el hogar y de manera gratuita con tickets limitados. El Festival Internacional de Cine de La Serena, celebra su sexta edición, de manera completamente virtual debido a ...
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The poetics of testimony and time: The cinema of Ignacio Agüero
CLICK HERE TO WATCH Agustin’s Newspaper (Password: EDDA) CLICK HERE TO WATCH This Is the Way I Like It (Password: CMDLG1985) In this edition of Thursdays of Chilean Cinema we are reflecting on the historic plebiscite of last October 25th with a special retrospective to one of the most important documentary filmmakers in Chile, Ignacio Agüero, showcasing two films that confront hegemonic power and artistic censorship. In Agustin’s Newspaper (2008), Agüero investigates the names of ...
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