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Sanfic: Alex de la Iglesia Inspires, Netflix Steps Up at Sanfic, What Sets Latin America Apart and...
SANTIAGO DE CHILE — Held in a marvellously chilly Chile, in its deep Winter backed by snowbound Andes, Santiago de Chile’s Sanfic and Sanfic Industria, its industry forum, fairly rocked. Few events can boast so many firsts, 21 and 14 years respectively after their launches, and...
A Dandy, a Charmer, a Bar Room Singer and Murderer and Cocaine Cook for Augusto Pinochet: Mad, Bad...
A dandy, simpà¡tico, intelligent, a bar room singer who could belt out “Malagueña,” and a drug addict, murderer and cocaine cook for Augusto Pinochet: Few figures are more synonymous with the heinousness of the Chilean dictator’s regime than his go-to chemist, Eugenio...
‘A Poet’ by Colombia’s Simon Mesa Wins Best Feature, Director at 21st Sanfic
Colombia’s Simón Mesa continues to collect more post-Cannes laurels, winning best feature at the 21st Santiago Int’l Film Festival (Sanfic) in Chile, which held its closing ceremony on Aug. 23. Mesa also snagged the best director award ex aequo with Carlos Marqués-Marcet, helmer...
‘Puan’ Co-Helmer Benjamín Nashtat, Composer Santiago Dolan Board Sanfic Industria...
Sanfic Industria WIP title “Bagman” (“Valijero”) boasts several ties to lauded 2023 dramedy “Puan.” Argentine director Esteban Trivisonno was an assistant director to “Puan” co-helmer Benjamín Nashtat who has boarded “Bagman” as an...
Horse Racing as a Metaphor for Life Explored in Sanfic Industria Title ‘The Curve’
Set in Montevideo, Uruguay, documentary “The Curve” (“La curva”) follows legendary horse trainer, 74-year-old Jorge Firpo, on the cusp of retirement as its director, Agustín Flores, reckons with the suicide of his father. What starts as an exploration of legacy turns into...
Sanfic Hosts Screenings of ‘Hidden Island’ Sci-Fi Thriller Series Co-Penned by...
Possibly the most globally appealing series to emerge from Chile in recent years, sci-fi thriller “Hidden Island” (“Isla Oculta”) holds a special screening of its first two episodes at the Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) on Aug. 18 for festival guests, followed...
Sanfic Series Lab Focuses on Global Appeal and Unique Voices
Like many of its counterparts worldwide, the Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) has been amping up its support for television shows. On Aug.18, it’s proudly screening two episodes of “Hidden Island” (“Isla Oculta”), a project that went through its Sanfic...
Chile’s Sanfic Opens With Cannes Palme d’Or Winner ‘It Was Just an...
Chile’s preeminent Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) promises some big guns at its 21st edition, opening Aug. 17 with Cannes Palme d’Or winner ‘It Was Just an Accident’ by Iran’s Jafar Panahi who defied expectations to show up at the prominent fest last...
Descoloniza, Weltfilm Board Lucas Weglinski’s ‘The Night is a Farce’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Lucas Weglinski’s fiction feature debut “The Night is a Farce” (“A Noite É Uma Farsa”) has been picked up by burgeoning Brazilian distribution company Descoloniza Filmes, which has worked on projects such as IDFA winner “Canuto’s...
Santiago Maza???s ???State of Silence,??? Produced by Diego Luna, Wins Top Award at Sanfic
???State of Silence,??? (???Estado de Silencio???), the fourth doc feature by Mexico???s Santiago Maza (???The Thunder Feast???), a passion project of producer Diego Luna at Mexico-based label La Corriente del Golfo where he partners with Gael García Bernal, has walked off with a coveted best...
Sanfic 2024: More Festival and Industry Growth, Chile???s Film Prowess and This Year???s Highlights...
SANTIAGO, Chile — Climaxing Saturday night with an awards, ceremony, where Santiago Maza and Diego Luna passion project ???State of Siege??? took top honors, Santiago de Chile???s Sanfic and industry arm Sanfic Industria delivered a vibrant edition, confirming the joint event as one of the...
Tribeca, Guadalajara, Tallinn, Rio, Sanfic Execs Map Out How Festivals Are Evolving in a...
SANTIAGO, Chile — This is the age of turbulence and film festivals are not immune. Decimated in many cases by public-sector cuts or COVID-19, they haven???t stopped evolving after the pandemic as they hone new priorities, react to both a sometimes volatile political context and the state of...