{"id":6523,"date":"2025-01-24T17:18:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T20:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chiledoc.cl\/en\/?p=6523"},"modified":"2025-02-11T10:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:03:02","slug":"chilean-documentaries-around-the-world-highlights-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiledoc.cl\/en\/chilean-documentaries-around-the-world-highlights-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilean Documentaries Around the World: Highlights of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2022 2024 was remarkable for the strong presence and recognition of Chilean documentaries in industry sections, markets, and international festivals, with over 78 official selections.<\/strong> Feature films, short films, and non-fiction series collectively received at least 21 awards and honors<\/strong>, and 16 female documentary filmmakers<\/strong> were internationally recognized.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 A 2024 milestone was The Eternal Memory<\/strong><\/em>, Maite Alberdi’s latest documentary, which achieved widespread international acclaim, won a Goya Award<\/strong>, and earned an Oscar nomination.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Chilean documentaries<\/strong> are highly valued <\/strong>abroad for their artistic quality and thematic diversity, addressing subjects such as mental health, memory, history, politics, aging, migration, and more.<\/p>\n

Chiledoc<\/strong> closes 2024 with a positive outlook on the positioning and recognition that Chilean non-fiction works have achieved beyond the country\u2019s borders. The Chilean documentary sector brand supported filmmakers at 12 international markets<\/strong> around the world: Berlinale<\/strong> and the European Film Market<\/strong> (EFM) in Germany; Hot Docs<\/strong> in Canada; CPH:DOX<\/strong> in Denmark; Sheffield DocFest<\/strong> in the United Kingdom; March\u00e9 du Film<\/strong> at the Cannes Film Festival<\/strong> in France; Sunny Side of the Doc<\/strong> in France; the Camden International Film Festival <\/strong>(CIFF) and Points North<\/strong> in the United States; Getting Real<\/strong> in the United States; Brasil CineMundi<\/strong>; DocSP<\/strong> in Brazil; the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam<\/strong> (IDFA) in the Netherlands; and finally, wrapped up 2024 at home as part of Conecta<\/strong> in Santiago, Chile.<\/p>\n

\u201cChilean documentaries have significant international reach. There are many reasons for this, such as the quality of their narrative and artistic proposals. It is a diverse cinema that engages audiences from different parts of the world, not only because of the uniqueness of its stories but also because of the universality of its underlying themes. The quality of Chilean documentaries has always stood out, but today a whole new generation is refreshing the scene and introducing new ideas. It is a cinema that takes risks and expands its language and storytelling methods,\u201d<\/em> says Paula Ossand\u00f3n, director of Chiledoc.<\/p>\n

The Eternal Memory<\/em><\/strong> is one of the most internationally acclaimed feature films of the year, winning the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film<\/strong> and making Maite Alberdi<\/strong> the first female Chilean director to receive this recognition. Additionally, the film was nominated<\/strong> for Best Documentary<\/strong> at the 96th Academy Awards<\/strong>. It tells the moving story of Paulina and Augusto, a couple who had been living with Augusto\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis for eight years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Eternal Memory has taught me different ways of experiencing grief, both personal and collective. This year, I\u2019ve witnessed Paulina presenting the film amidst her loss, sharing her pain with the audience, and embracing a shared mourning. I believe she approached Alzheimer\u2019s in the same way\u2014without hiding, talking about it, raising awareness, and accepting that she had to be present in the world,\u201d<\/em> said Maite Alberdi, the film\u2019s director, after winning the Goya.<\/p>\n

At Cannes Docs<\/strong>, part of the March\u00e9 du Film at Cannes<\/strong>, Chile was invited for the fourth consecutive year to host its own showcase<\/strong> in the Docs-in-Progress section<\/strong>, where two national feature films received awards<\/a>. Aliy\u00e1, Yerid\u00e1<\/strong><\/em> \u2014directed by Rafael Guendelman and produced by Joaqu\u00edn Echeverr\u00eda\u2014won the Al Jazeera Documentary Award<\/strong>, which includes the co-production of the project with a minimum contribution of $15,000. Through family archives, this documentary explores the motivations behind the filmmaker’s family emigrating to Israel in the 1970s and the disappointments that ultimately led them to return to Chile.<\/p>\n

About the award and the experience at Cannes Docs, the film\u2019s director, Rafael Guendelman, stated: \u201cWe have built connections between Latin America and the Middle East\u2014something we thought was difficult before Cannes but now believe is crucial to foster. We are in talks to co-produce with a Tunisian producer. Winning this award at Cannes Docs for co-production with Al Jazeera will enable us to finish the documentary more effectively and expand its reach for subsequent distribution. We aim to complete the film by the end of the year and premiere it during the first half of 2025.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, The Stationary Traveller<\/strong><\/em> \u2014directed by Fernando Lavanderos and Sebasti\u00e1n Pereira, and produced by Francisco Herv\u00e9\u2014received the Rise and Shine Award<\/strong>, which recognizes projects with high international potential<\/strong> and includes a \u20ac3,000 production grant. This film explores a proposal made to a Chilean cult director to create a new movie that resurrects the characters from his classic films as zombies, while he struggles to uphold his artistic principles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted with the award we received. Cannes Docs is a spectacular platform, and the positive reception of the project has opened up many opportunities for the film. The award is a great boost and reflects the interest in what we are creating with Sebasti\u00e1n Pereira and Juntos Films. We thank Chiledoc for their impeccable coordination, which made this participation and recognition possible,\u201d <\/em>said Fernando Lavanderos, co-director of the documentary.<\/p>\n

In 2024, the Impact Campaigns Pitch<\/strong> took place during the 35th edition of Sunny Side of the Doc,<\/strong> featuring the project Unwelcomed<\/strong><\/em>, directed by Amilcar Infante and Sebasti\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez, and produced by Sebasti\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez and Esteban Sandoval. The feature film won the Best Impact Movies Award<\/strong>, which includes mentorship in digital strategy to optimize the documentary\u2019s reach and impact through two consulting and follow-up sessions, valued at \u20ac3,000. This film explores the harsh reality of the Venezuelan migration crisis in Latin America, highlighting the cultural clash and growing radicalization in border communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe migration issue is universal and one of the defining challenges of our time that we must address. This award reflects an interest in shedding light on an overlooked side of the topic at an international level, aiming to connect with affected communities and to contribute to decriminalizing migration,\u201d<\/em> says Sebasti\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez, one of the documentary\u2019s producers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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