{"id":13674,"date":"2025-07-02T19:33:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T22:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/?p=13674"},"modified":"2025-07-07T19:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:33:14","slug":"ficvaldivia-promotes-chilean-cinema-at-the-shanghai-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ficvaldivia.cl\/en\/ficvaldivia-promotes-chilean-cinema-at-the-shanghai-international-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"FICValdivia promotes Chilean cinema at the Shanghai International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b><i>For 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.<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Valdivia International Film Festival once again made its mark beyond our borders. Within the framework of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siff.com\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">27th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF)<\/a>, Guillermo Olivares, programming coordinator for FICValdivia, attended as a special guest at the Belt and Road Film Week, a cultural exchange event that brought together representatives from festivals in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>The happening, which included screenings, forums, and themed fairs, provided an opportunity to build stronger ties between programmers and cultural managers from different parts of the world, and position FICValdivia as a benchmark for independent cinema in the Global South.<\/p>\n<p>Olivares shared his impressions with international media outlets such as CGTN Spanish, along with other Latin American representatives, and emphasized that \u201cAs a festival, our interest leans towards promoting Chilean cinema around the world, which is why we are in China, so that people can learn about our culture and cinematography through film. Our commitment is to build bridges between different territories, languages, and cinematic experiences in an effort to strengthen them.\u201d His participation reasserts the role of the Valdivian festival as an active agent in the international networks of programming, distribution and curatorial innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Through this visit, FICValdivia keeps on expanding its presence in strategic circuits for auteur film, bringing a perspective committed to the emerging narratives and intercultural crossings that define contemporary cinema, from southern Chile.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Representantes de cine de Am\u00e9rica Latina participaron en la Semana de Cine de la Franja y la Ruta\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-t0VoEhwT6g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUDIOVISUAL ALLIANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Launched in June 2018, the Belt and Road Film Festival Alliance is a global network powered by the SIFF, which aims to foster connections through the seventh art, all around the world. In the spirit of the Belt and Road Initiative, the alliance promotes dialogue among programmers, filmmakers, and festivals, encouraging the circulation of works, some curatorial exchange, and the joint creation of new forms of audiovisual collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Focusing mainly on cultural diversity and creative cooperation, this platform has grown from its original 31 founding members from 29 countries, to a web of 55 institutions from 48 different lands (as of May 2022). More than a mere institutional alliance, it has become an impactful place for emerging film industries to find dialogue, movement, and a shared future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 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. 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