{"id":12916,"date":"2024-09-09T11:09:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T14:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/?p=12916"},"modified":"2024-09-10T16:18:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T19:18:43","slug":"31st-ficvaldivia-announces-official-competition-film-selection-and-list-of-industry-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/en\/31st-ficvaldivia-announces-official-competition-film-selection-and-list-of-industry-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"31st FICValdivia announces official competition film selection and list of industry projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><i>The 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&#8217;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.<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Valdivia International Film Festival (FICValdivia) announced its program for the 2024 edition, which includes a wide selection of Chilean and international releases in its official competition. The event was attended by the Undersecretary of Cultures and Arts, Noela Salas; the Deputy Executive Director of the Imagen de Chile Foundation, Jorge Cort\u00e9s; the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts at Universidad Mayor, Esteban Calvo; the Director of the Film School at Universidad Mayor, Guillermo Bravo; and FICValdivia Director Ra\u00fal Camargo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, during the ceremony, the donation of two projectors by the Goethe-Institut, a 16MM Bauer P8 and a 35MM Kinoton FP 23, was made official to support the reconstruction, after the fire that affected the Valdivia Center for Film Promotion. The festival will take place in Valdivia, from October 14 to 20, and is possible thanks to Universidad Austral de Chile, the Valdivia Cultural Center for Film Promotion, the Great City of Valdivia, and the Los R\u00edos Regional Government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Official Selection<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twelve films make up the <\/span><b>Official Feature Film Selection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and these four titles belong to Chilean productions: <\/span><b><i>Una Sombra Oscilante,<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Celeste Rojas; <\/span><b><i>Los A\u00f1os Salvajes<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Andr\u00e9s Nazarala; <\/span><b><i>Denominaci\u00f3n de Origen<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Tom\u00e1s Alzamora; and <\/span><b><i>Cuerpo en Agua<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Javiera V\u00e9liz Fajardo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrating their international premieres are <\/span><b><i>A Stone&#8217;s Throw<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Razan Al Salah; <\/span><b><i>Todo Documento de Civilizaci\u00f3n<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Tatiana Maz\u00fa; <\/span><b><i>\u00a1Aoquic iez in Mexico! (\u00a1Ya M\u00e9xico no existir\u00e1 m\u00e1s!)<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Annalisa D. Quagliata<\/span><b>; <\/b><b><i>Las Novias del Sur<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Elena L\u00f3pez Riera; <\/span><b><i>Viet and Nam<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng Minh Qu\u00fd; <\/span><b><i>Fogo do Vento<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Marta Mateus; <\/span><b><i>Universal Language<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Matthew Rankin; and <\/span><b><i>Salom\u00e9<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Andr\u00e9 Ant\u00f4nio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Official Youth Feature Selection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showcases six films that talk about adolescence: <\/span><b><i>Bluish<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovsky; <\/span><b><i>La Suprema<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Felipe Holguin Caro; <\/span><b><i>Lumbrensue\u00f1o<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Jos\u00e9 Pablo Escamilla<\/span><b><i>; Retake<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Kota Nakano; <\/span><b><i>78 Days, <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by G Emilija Ga\u0161i\u0107; and<\/span><b><i> Holy Cow<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Louise Courvoisier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the <\/span><b>Official Latin American Short Film Selection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is made up of twelve films, four of which are Chilean: <\/span><b><i>A Desalambrar<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Mart\u00edn Baus; <\/span><b><i>Atajo<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Benjam\u00edn Leiter; <\/span><b><i>Melodramas<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Celine Reymond; and <\/span><b><i>Volver a Recorrer las Mismas Calles<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Beatriz Arias.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also included in this selection are <\/span><b><i>Estudo para uma Pintura o Lavrador de Caf\u00e9<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Desali and Rafael dos Santos; <\/span><b><i>La Noche del Minotauro<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Juliana Zuloaga; <\/span><b><i>Ella se queda<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Marinthia Guti\u00e9rrez; <\/span><b><i>Jon\u00e1s<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Violeta Mora; <\/span><b><i>La Balandra<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Mat\u00edas Lima; <\/span><b><i>La Selva Oscura<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Luc\u00eda Malandro and Daniel Saucedo; <\/span><b><i>Meu Amigo Pedro Mixtape<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Lincoln P\u00e9ricles; and <\/span><b><i>Nunca Fuimos un Desierto<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Agustina Comedi and Chiachio &amp; Giannone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reality of children also has a space at FICValdivia, so the <\/span><b>Official Children&#8217;s Short Film Selection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> includes six shorts that reflect the views of girls and boys in various locations in Latin America. The titles that make up this category are <\/span><b><i>Color Piel<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Fidel Barboza and Sebasti\u00e1n Casta\u00f1o; <\/span><b><i>Me Encant\u00f3 Verte<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Ricardo Garc\u00eda<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; <\/span><\/i><b><i>Aguacuario<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Castillo; <\/span><b><i>40\u00b0 a la Sombra<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Eduardo \u201cKoko\u201d Elli; <\/span><b><i>Encuentro con lo Ef\u00edmero,<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Basti\u00e1n Guerra; and<\/span> <b><i>Un Buen Cielo<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Sebasti\u00e1n Labaronne.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, this year the festival has incorporated the <\/span><b>Official Selection of Chilean Short Films by Cinema and Audiovisual Students<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in line with the recent creation of the University Cinema and Audiovisual Network (RUCA), which includes thirteen higher education institutions. This section will consist of<\/span><b><i> Entre el Cielo y la Tierra<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Pedro Garc\u00eda Gallardo; <\/span><b><i>La Faena<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Fiona Kemper; <\/span><b><i>Buscando al Fantasma Entre los Rieles<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Teo D\u00edaz de Vald\u00e9s; <\/span><b><i>Quimera<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Mart\u00edn Andr\u00e9 and Gael Jara; <\/span><b><i>Opacidad<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by David D\u00edaz; and <\/span><b><i>Lugar de Nadie<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Catalina Galindo S\u00e1nchez.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2024 Future Chilean Cinema Selection<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austral Meetings selected the twelve projects for the 2024 edition of Future Chilean Cinema, the festival&#8217;s industry space. The chosen projects will receive specialized advice in direction, creative development, and screenwriting, as well as guidance on editing and distribution. These consultancies will be provided by a team of experts from the audiovisual sector made up of Affonso Uchoa, Alejandra Moffat, Alexandra Cuesta, Alicia Scherson, Anette Dujisin, Celina Murga, and other leading professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the First Cut and Postproduction categories, selected projects will compete for monetary prizes of 1,200,000 (one million two hundred thousand) pesos each. In addition, there will be two awards in postproduction services, thanks to partners Sonamos and At\u00f3mica. Also, for the first time, the festival will hand down the Internationalization Award, which will finance the winners&#8217; participation at international markets, through the Council for Audiovisual Arts and Industry (CAIA), offering a significant opportunity for the global projection of Chilean cinema.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Non-Fiction Development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> category features <\/span><b><i>Exterra<\/i><\/b><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Celeste Rojas and Jos\u00e9 Jim\u00e9nez; <\/span><b><i>La Linda<\/i><\/b><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Francina Carbonell; and <\/span><b><i>Papito<\/i><\/b> <b><i>Coraz\u00f3n <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Tana Gilbert. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, the<\/span> <b>Fiction Development <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">selection<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">includes<\/span><b><i> International<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Ernesto Melendez; <\/span><b><i>Motochorro<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Miguel Yilales; and<\/span><b><i> Zona de Sacrificio<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Violeta Paus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>Finalize First Cut<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, those selected include <\/span><b><i>Antitropical,<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Camila Jos\u00e9 Donoso; <\/span><b><i>Llegar\u00e1 el Silencio y me Habr\u00e9 Ido,<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Coti Donoso; and <\/span><b><i>Monguen<\/i><\/b><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Antonio Caro. In turn,<\/span> <b>Finalize Postproduction<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is composed of <\/span><b><i>La Corazonada,<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Diego Soto; <\/span><b><i>Matapanki,<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Diego \u201cMapache\u201d Fuentes; and <\/span><b><i>Viajero Imm\u00f3vil<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Fernando Lavanderos and Sebasti\u00e1n Pereira.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>The Future Chilean Cinema (CChF) program is organized by FICValdivia, funded by the Audiovisual Fund of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, and is developed collaboratively together with the Frontera Sur Festival and its training space FS_LAB, Bolivia Lab, Cinemachile, and CCDoc. The program is sponsored by ProChile, At\u00f3mica, and Sonamos.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 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&#8217;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. 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