From October 12 to 18, FICValdivia will offer a retrospective of the work of three prominent contemporary filmmakers, who will visit Valdivia to present their motion pictures and take part in open activities throughout the festival. The 33rd edition of the Valdivia International Film Festival once again reaffirms its commitment to discovering, reflecting on, and…
DetailsThe new films by Nicolás Guzmán, René Ballesteros, Nicole Costa, and Alba Gaviraghi are part of the Official Feature Film Selection. Also returning to the Gala section with their new full-length films are Dominga Sotomayor with “La Perra”; Cristián Sánchez with “La Tierra Invisible”; Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña with “Princesa Burro”; Valeria Sarmiento with…
DetailsFICValdivia has made its guidelines officially available to filmmakers from around the world. The festival also announces the feature by Sanaz Sohrabi as the opening film of its upcoming edition. The Valdivia International Film Festival (FICValdivia) officially opens its 2026 call for entries and announces AN INCOMPLETE CALENDAR as its Opening Film, the new feature by Iranian…
DetailsAs part of the Official Feature Selection, new films by Camila José Donoso, Diego Soto, Karin Cuyul, Dubi Cano and Samantha Cabrera will make their world premieres. Directors Ignacio Agüero and Ernesto Díaz Espinoza celebrate their return to Gala with new feature films, respectively Carta a mis padres muertos and Diablo. The category is rounded…
DetailsFor the second consecutive year, FICValdivia reaffirms its presence on the international circuit by sending a delegate to the Shanghai International Film Festival, thus consolidating cultural bridges and strengthening its role in the global arthouse movie scene. The Valdivia International Film Festival once again made its mark beyond our borders. Within the framework of the…
DetailsThe collection includes films from Martinique, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname, and French Guiana. It is introduced in collaboration with the Third Horizon Film Festival, a festival specializing in Caribbean cinema. Its artistic director, Jonathan Ali, will act as the official presenter of the selection. The 32nd Valdivia International Film Festival has just announced that they will…
DetailsThe call for entries for the 32nd Valdivia International Film Festival (FICValdivia) is now open for submissions in the five competitive categories: Feature Film, Youth Feature Film, Latin American and Caribbean Short Film, Latin American and Caribbean Children’s Short Film, and Chilean Short Film by Film and Audiovisual Students. For this year’s festival edition is…
DetailsThe FICValdivia 2024 Official Selection was announced in each of its categories. Austral Meetings announced the 12 projects selected to participate in Future Chilean Cinema, the Festival’s industry space; and, the Goethe-Institut donated two projectors to support the reconstruction of the offices of the Valdivia Cultural Center for Film Promotion. The Valdivia International Film Festival…
DetailsIn its section Chilean Cinema Tributes, FICValdivia brings us an unprecedented showcase in Chile, to highlight the work of Armando Rojas Castro and Jaime Barrios. The tributes with live musicalization will center on the centennial of the Soviet film Aelita, by Yakov Protazanov, on the work of American filmmaker and actress Mabel Normand, and on…
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