Santiago International Film Festival

The Santiago International Film Festival ("Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine"), also known as SANFIC, is a film festival that launched in 2005. As its name suggests, the festival takes place in Santiago, Chile.

Santiago International Film Festival
LocationSantiago, Chile
Film titles Aurora (2014 Film),
El Ardor,
El Cordero,
The Selfish Giant,
Whiplash,
Finsterworld,
Los Ausentes,
Ruido Rosa,
A Castle in Italy,
Escapes de Gas,
Genoveva,
Joselito,
La comodidad en la distancia,
La Invención de la Patria,
La Once,
No soy Lorena,
Palabras Cruzadas: Los Amigos de Matta-Clark,
Ventana.
Directed byRodrigo Sepulveda

Pablo Frendik
Juan Francisco Olea
Clio Barnard
Damien Chazelle
Frauke Finsterwalder
Luciana Piantanida
Roberto Flores Prieto
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Bruno Salas
Paula Castillo
Bárbara Pestan
Jorge Yacoman
Galut Alarcon
Maite Alberdi
Isidora Marras
Matías Cardone

Rodrigo Susarte
Produced byStoryboardmedia
Festival dateOctober 21 – October 26
LanguageSpanish, English
WebsiteSANFIC Website

Along with the well-known Valdivia, SANFIC has become one of the most prestigious film festivals of Chile and South America.

Competition

There are two main competitions at SANFIC: the Chilean Cinema Competition, and an International Competition, each featuring nine shortlisted films. There is also a Local Talent competition for local directors and producers, dedicated to short films, with 18 shortlisted works.

The judging panel and jury are made up of international and Chilean experts from the film industry.

10th Anniversary edition

SANFIC 2014 (the 10th edition) took place between the 21 and 26 of October, and screened more than 90 titles from 30 countries, some of which had won prizes at the world's most prestigious film festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Sundance, among others).

Participating films

The following films took part in the two competitions:[1]

International Competition
  • Aurora (2014 Film), by Rodrigo Sepulveda (Chile)
  • El Ardor, by Pablo Frendik (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, France, U.S.)
  • El Cordero, by Juan Francisco Olea Opera Prima (Chile)
  • The Selfish Giant, by Clio Barnard (England)
  • Whiplash, by Damien Chazelle (Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival; U.S.)
  • Finsterworld by Frauke Finsterwalder Opera Prima (Germany)
  • Los Ausentes, by Luciana Piantanida (Argentina)
  • Ruido Rosa (Pink Noise), by Roberto Flores Prieto (Colombia)
  • Un Castillo en Italia (Un Chateau en Italie / A Castle in Italy) by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, France

Chilean Cinema Competition
  • Escapes de Gas (Gas Leaks), by Bruno Salas
  • Genoveva, by Paula Castillo
  • Joselito, by Bárbara Pestan
  • La comodidad en la distancia (Comfort in the Distance), by Jorge Yacoman
  • La Invención de la Patria (The Invention of the Fatherland), by Galut Alarcon
  • La Once (Tea Time), by Maite Alberdi
  • No soy Lorena (I am not Lorena), by Isidora Marras
  • Palabras Cruzadas: Los Amigos de Matta-Clark, by Matías Cardone
  • Ventana, by Rodrigo Susarte

Winning films

The following films won awards at the 10th edition of SANFIC:[2]

International Competition
  • Best Film: Aurora, by Rodrigo Sepúlveda
  • Best Director: Juan Francisco Olea, for El cordero
  • Honorable Mention: The Selfish Giant ("El gigante egoísta”), by Clio Barnard
  • Honorable Mention: Whiplash, by Damien Chazelle
Chilean Cinema Competition
  • Best Film: La once, by Maite Alberdi
  • Best Director: Maite Alberdi, for La once
  • Honorable Mention: Escapes de gas, by Bruno Salas
  • Honorable Mention: Genoveva, by Paola Castillo
Audience Award for Best Film

Escapes de gas, by Bruno Salas

Local Talent Competition
  • Best Short Film: Historia de un oso, by Gabriel Osorio
  • Honorable Mention: Las horas y los siglos, by Nelson Oyarzúa
  • Honorable Mention: Los resentidos, by Pablo Álvarez
Latin American Work in Progress
Ventana Sur Prize
  • La mujer de la esclavina, by Alfonso Gazitúa (Chile)
Santiago LAB SANFIC Industry Award for documentary projects

(“Premio a proyectos Santiago LAB Documental de SANFIC Industria”)

  • Vidas cruzadas, by Paola Castillo
  • Honorable Mention: LasFieles, de Valeria Hofmann
  • Honorable Mention: El viento sopla donde quiere, by Cristián Saldía

Premio DocsDF:

  • Las felicidades del mundo, by Ainara Aparici
Santiago LAB SANFIC Industry Award for fiction projects

(“Premio a proyectos Santiago LAB Ficción de SANFIC Industria”) Encuentros Cartagena Prize: El treinticuatro, by Waldo Salgado Mercado Guadalajara Prize: La Carola, by Juan Francisco Olea Argentina HD Prize: Cabros de mierda, de Gonzalo Justiniano

See also

References
  1. SANFIC 10 Catalog (ES) SANFIC 10, 2014 retrieved on November 04, 2014
  2. Award winners SANFIC 10 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine El Dínamo, October 26, 2014
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