{"id":2632,"date":"2021-10-05T16:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chiledoc.cl\/en\/?p=2632"},"modified":"2021-10-12T09:52:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T12:52:07","slug":"chile-at-the-ficg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiledoc.cl\/en\/chile-at-the-ficg\/","title":{"rendered":"Chile at the FICG"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Cr\u00f3nica Jalisco<\/strong><\/a>
\nOCTOBER 5, 2021.<\/p>\n

Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), will count on the presence of around twenty Chilean films and projects, in its diverse industry and festival sections. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Around 50 Chilean audiovisual professionals will participate on-site and online in the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) in Mexico. The attendees will be part of various market activities, promoting the creation of networks and connections with their international peers. On the other hand, as a part of the festival\u2019s program, feature and short films, in documentary, fiction, and animation short films will be exhibited.<\/p>\n

ProChile\u2019s general director Jorge O\u2019Ryan points that \u201cfor its size, relevance and role within the Latin American audiovisual industry, Mexico is one of the scope markets for the Chilean audiovisual sector. In this context, FICG is a crucial event for ProChile, as this year looks to broaden and deepen our producing companies and their fiction, documentary and\/or animation productions\u2019 presence in this market. Actions like networking at DocuLab, Guadalajara Builds, or the Coproduction Meeting aim at forging bonds and strengthening links between Chilean and Mexican filmmakers, making the Chilean audiovisual industry grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

A total of 19 Chilean projects and films will participate in different industry sections and competitions at the festival. Eight projects at different development stages will be part of four FICG industry sections. One of them, Guadalajara Builds, will grant a sound postproduction award given by the Chilean producing company, Yag\u00e1n films. Besides, eleven finalized productions \u2013fiction, documentary, animation, and short films- will be presented as part of the festival\u2019s official selection. Also, a documentary will be representing Chile in the non-competitive section, organized by FILM4CLIMATE.<\/p>\n

The executive director of CinemaChile, a Chilean audiovisual sector national and international promoting agency, Constanza Arena, comments on the relation between our country and the competition: \u201cAs the sectorial brand for the entire Chilean audiovisual sector in fiction, documentary, and animation, in both feature, short and episodic format, we have been building a bond for over 12 years with the festival. This bond was founded on collaborative work supported by the director, Estrella Araiza\u2019s and her team\u2019s work, both in industry and the festival, with their particular attention to our filmography, standing out this year in its diverse sections.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a strong connection between Chilean and Mexican cinema, with common identities, interests, and languages. In FICG\u2019s case, the festival and its industry section have been especially generous in recognizing and promoting Chilean cinema for a few years now. We value Guadalajara because it is an important space to connect with Latin American cinema and industry, create networks, and contact other producers in the continent, \u00bb adds Paula Ossand\u00f3n, director of Chiledoc, the organization responsible for promoting and distributing the Chilean documentary sector around the world. <\/p>\n

This time Chilean cinema stands out with eleven national productions selected to be part of the competition program. The movies exhibited at the Iberoamerican Feature Film category will be \u201cInmersion\u201d, directed by Nicol\u00e1s Postiglione and collectively produced; \u201cTo kill the beast\u201d directed by Agustina San Mart\u00edn and produced by Florencia Rodriguez; \u201cDusk Stone\u201d, directed by Ivan Fund and produced by Catalina Vergara and Laura Tabl\u00f3n; and \u201cMy brothers dream awake\u201d, directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla (\u201cMala junta\u201d, 2016), and produced by Mariana Tejos and Pablo Greene. \u201cMy brothers dream awake\u201d had its premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, and has had to this date good reviews from the critics. <\/p>\n

In the Iberoamerican Documentary category, the awarded \u201cThe sky is red\u201d movie, directed by Francina Carbonell, and produced by Gabriela Sandoval and Carlos Nu\u00f1ez, will be presented. Besides, three short films selected for the Iberoamerican Short Film category will be presented; \u201cAn impossible love story\u201d, directed by Javier Mardones, and produced by Margarita Fuenzalida; \u201cI dreamed I was alive\u201d, directed by Sebasti\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez; and \u201cA house in the sand\u201d, directed by Crist\u00f3bal Garc\u00eda, and produced by Francisco Bisa\u00f1ez.<\/p>\n

Among fifteen short films competing for the Rigo Mora Animation Short Film Award, three Chilean animation short films stand out. \u201cUninhabited\u201d, directed by Camila Donoso, and produced by Antonia Puga; \u201cBeast\u201d, directed by Hugo Covarrubias, and produced by Tevo D\u00edaz, winner of the Festivals Connexions Award at Annency International Animation Film Festival 2021, the largest in its genre; and \u201cThe bones\u201d, directed by Crist\u00f3bal Le\u00f3n and Joaqu\u00edn Coci\u00f1a, and produced by Lucas Engel, recent winner of the Best Short Film Award, at the Venice International Film Festival\u2019s Horizons section. \u201cChilean animation shows up at Guadalajara with three selected short films, all different in technique and subject. This tells us of the consolidation of a diverse and content-rich landscape, more and more attractive to the world. It shows once more the strength and power of our national industry. This road has been pushed for several years now, to consolidate Chilean animation\u2019s relevance in the world\u201d, says Mar\u00eda Pilar Gajardo, ANIMACHI\u2019s president. <\/p>\n

Also, the Chilean movie \u201cNidal\u201d, directed and produced by Josefina P\u00e9rez-Garc\u00eda and Felipe Sigala, participates at the Socioenvironmental Film Showing non-competitive section. The initiative, organized by FILM4CLIMATE, aims to raise awareness on climate change through films and their production. It is a parallel activity with titles from countries like France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and Chile this year. \u201cNidal\u201d, is an observational documentary showing how the real estate industry has destabilized the natural surroundings of Conc\u00f3n, a city on Chile\u2019s coast, forcing its inhabitants and natural sceneries to find new ways to adapt and survive. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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