{"id":12153,"date":"2023-12-04T16:19:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T19:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/?p=12153"},"modified":"2023-12-04T16:19:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T19:19:28","slug":"tribute-to-latin-american-filmmakers-kicked-off-the-30th-valdivia-international-film-festival-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/en\/tribute-to-latin-american-filmmakers-kicked-off-the-30th-valdivia-international-film-festival-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to Latin American filmmakers kicked off the 30th Valdivia International Film Festival 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b>The opening ceremony was hosted by actress Mariana Loyola and included the surprise participation of Fernando Sol\u00eds, the iconic voice of FICValdivia, who came in person for the occasion.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A tribute was paid to eleven Latin American filmmakers for the 30<\/b><b>th<\/b><b> anniversary of the festival.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The short film <\/b><b><i>Color<\/i><\/b><b> (1955), by Uruguayan experimental director Lidia Garc\u00eda Mill\u00e1n, opened this version of the festival. Also screened was an audiovisual summary of the thirty years of FICValdivia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The event was broadcast on FICValdivia&#8217;s online platform, social media, and ATV Valdivia&#8217;s streaming signal. You can see it here.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inauguration of the 30<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> edition of the Valdivia International Film Festival took place at 8:30 pm on Monday, October 9. Around 600 people filled Cervantes Theater to kick off a version that marks the long-awaited return to in-person activity. During the opening ceremony, details were announced about the pictures in FICValdivia\u2019s 2023 Official Selection, the juries that will have the task of evaluating and awarding the movies, as well as the Opening, Central, and Closing Films, this year\u2019s Tributes, the International Gala, and the Chilean Gala.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In attendance to the activity were the Minister of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, Carolina Arredondo Marz\u00e1n; Los R\u00edos Regional Governor Luis Cuvertino G\u00f3mez; the Mayor of Valdivia, Carla Amtmann Fecci; the Vice Chancellor of Research, Development, and Artistic Creation at UACh, Mylthon Jim\u00e9nez Castillo; and the Founder and first director of FICValdivia Lucy Berkhoff.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11987\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11987\" class=\"wp-image-11987 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC_6988_1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC_6988_1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC_6988_1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC_6988_1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC_6988_1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucy Berkhoff . Fernando Lataste<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were joined by various cultural agents, local and regional authorities, and special guests. The first authority to take the stage was the Minister of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, Carolina Arredondo, who stressed that &#8220;decentralization is one of the central pillars of President Gabriel Boric\u2019s government, as it is for us at the Ministry of Cultures, so it is very important to be here and witness how the sustained work of the team behind FICValdivia has consolidated it as one of the most important festivals in the country. We congratulate those that, throughout these 30 editions, have maintained their commitment to the growth and visibility of the national audiovisual sector, as have we, from the Ministry, through the various instances of support this event receives. Have a great time this cinema week.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For her part, Valdivia mayor Carla Amtmann Fecci said that it is a good time to highlight the reasons behind the municipality&#8217;s investment in the iconic event: &#8220;the conviction present in the origins (of the festival) is the same with which we lead the city. We think big: we believe that the potential of our beautiful city &#8211; the potential of its people &#8211; deserves to be known worldwide (&#8230;) We reaffirm our commitment to support 30 years of festival because its origin, present, and future are also the origin, present, and future of Valdivia.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los R\u00edos Regional Governor Luis Cuvertino G\u00f3mez thanked the Festival, which &#8220;has positioned the region nationally and abroad. This event also allows us to unite in the great causes, including regionalization, creating spaces for a more democratic society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mylthon Jim\u00e9nez Castillo, UACh Vice Chancellor for Research, Development, and Artistic Creation, recalled that &#8220;the UACh cinema club has been operating uninterruptedly since 1963. It was 3 decades later, when the cinema club was run by Lucy Berkhoff, that the idea of creating an international film festival was born (&#8230;) to celebrate the thirty years of this screening space. Another thirty years have gone by, and the festival has grown and achieved prestige; we hope to continue accompanying it for another 30 years.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, FICValdivia Director Ra\u00fal Camargo B\u00f3rquez remarked on the trust that exists in the regional and cultural authorities to solve the challenges involved in organizing an international festival with the prestige and trajectory of this iconic event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11989\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11989\" class=\"wp-image-11989 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC0375_2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC0375_2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC0375_2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC0375_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC0375_2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fernando Sol\u00eds . Mariana Loyola Ruz<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>CPCV RECOGNITION<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the ceremony, Mar\u00eda Loreto Vega, President of the Board of the Valdivia Cultural Center for Film Promotion, presented the CPCV award to Antonia Su\u00e1rez and Robert Mu\u00f1oz, founders and producers of Fungifest, who received this recognition for their contribution to the region\u2019s cultural development.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Being the production house in charge of FICValdivia is a labor that we take on with affection, commitment, and professionalism. Therefore, the public and private actors involved in this event have a task that must go beyond formal protocol milestones. When an event like this, after 30 years in existence, is still subject to competition, and to the budgetary dates and readjustments, as it happened this year, beyond the willingness to commit which we greatly acknowledge, it is necessary and urgent to hold more effective conversations on financing, projection, and stability,&#8221; said Vega, president of CPCV&#8217;s board of directors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CONCESSION FOR THE CULTURAL CENTER<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the Regional Secretary of National Assets, Jorge Pacheco Rosas, formally signed the concession of free use for the Cultural Center, for the entire space of the building located at Anibal Pinto #1895, which will be the future home of CPCV\/FICValdivia and a Neighborhood cinema.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is because in 2019, National Assets presented 66% of the space, and this year one hundred percent of the property has been confirmed. The signing of this document allows the neighborhood cinema project to grow and to welcome us in a few years\u2019 time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>30 YEARS TRIBUTE\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In commemoration of FICValdivia\u2019s 30th anniversary, the festival paid tribute to Latin American filmmakers, when the event\u2019s director called to the stage 11 creators who have had an emblematic presence at FICValdivia: Ignacio Ag\u00fcero, Sebasti\u00e1n Lelio, Martin Rejtman, Dominga Sotomayor, Crist\u00f3bal Le\u00f3n, Joaqu\u00edn Coci\u00f1a, Claudia Huaiquimilla, Alexandra Cuesta, Kiro Russo, Juliana Antunes, Azucena Losana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 30<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> edition of FICValdivia will be held from Monday, October 9 through Sunday, October 15, in a live format with seven venues around the city. In addition, the Science Waterfront will host CINEM\u00c1S, a FICValdivia space that brings together music and cinema in the open air.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with these activities, there are different functions, free shows, talks, and live music performances. All the information at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ficvaldivia.cl\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.ficvaldivia.cl<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FICValdivia was founded and is organized by Universidad Austral de Chile; produced by the Valdivia Cultural Center for Film Promotion; convened by the Great City of Valdivia, the Los R\u00edos Regional Government, and Codeproval; financed by the Audiovisual Fund, the Collaborating Festivals Program of the Audiovisual Arts and Industry Council, and the Support Program for Collaborating Cultural Organizations of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening ceremony was hosted by actress Mariana Loyola and included the surprise participation of Fernando Sol\u00eds, the iconic voice of FICValdivia, who came in person for the occasion. A tribute was paid to eleven Latin American filmmakers for the 30th anniversary of the festival. 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