We finished the year strong! Chile lands with an outstanding presence in Ventana Sur, the last market of this 2022 and one of the most successful Latin American networking events in the region, which will take place from November 28 to December 2.

The new edition will resume the onsite presence and will bring together more than 45 production houses -including 6 producers supported by the Ministry of Arts, Cultures and Heritage- who will be looking for partnerships to achieve development, Completion and sales of the projects they carry in their portfolio.

In addition to this large participation in 15 official market sections, 20 Chilean projects will be participating alongside production companies such as: Ceibita Films, hu+mano productions, Las Minas, Merken Studios, Gigante Azul Producciones, Rodamiento Producciones, Wood Producciones, Bússola Films, Todos los ríos, Surreal Films, Cábala Studio, Acariño Films, Tirol Ltda. Dos Be, Funky Films and Galgo Storytelling, among others.

CinemaChile will have an onsite booth at the UCA and will hold a promising agenda of meetings with leading members of the international industry to further enhance international connections. In addition to a digital guide for all attendees to know in detail all the participation and activities of Chile during Ventana Sur 2022.

The novelties of the Chilean presence in the Market are irresistible, and this article summarizes everything you need to know.

Six production houses arrive at Ventana Sur with the support of the Mincap

As we already told you, Chile’s participation in Ventana Sur will be massive, different production companies will have delegates onsite supported by the Ministry of Arts, Cultures and Heritage through its Support Program for Participation in International Markets.

They will be representing their companies and will seek to promote on this occasion the new works of producers such as : Pajareza Films with Maximiliano Scheleff – Geckoanimacion with César Cabezas – Kiltropo Animation with Diego García – Estudio Morrón with Constanza Miranda – Gigante Azul Producciones with Paulina Sanhueza and Mesa Redonda Studio with Francisco Greene.

“Our audiovisual industry grows and is strengthened in such important instances as this, which is why we are again supporting a part of the Chilean delegation that attends this market, because this helps to generate synergies between the entire audiovisual sector for the materialization of projects and new agreements“ Under-Secretary for Culture and the Arts, Andrea Gutiérrez Vásquez

20 Chilean projects in official sections

This new edition of Ventana Sur and its onsite comeback will be a success that will offer Chileans a wide range of business opportunities and unique promotion within the region.

“Our participation in Ventana Sur is based on public-private work that, with the support of ProChile and other institutions, that has allowed our country to be the protagonist of one of the most important competitions for the audiovisual industry, especially at a Latin American level” General Director of ProChile, Paulina Valderrama

Learn about the 20 Chilean projects that will be participating in 14 official market sections:

Copia final

• The Daughters by Kattia G. Zúñiga, produced by Alejo Crisóstomo :

Primer corte

• Sariri by Laura Donoso, produced by Isadora Thiele:
• León by Andrea Nachon and Papu Curotto, produced by Luis Cifuentes

DocSur Largometrajes Documentales en Postproducción

• In the Shade of Light by Isabel Reyes and Ignacia Merino, produced by Francisca Barraza and María José Díaz

Proyecta

• El deshielo produced by Wood Producciones
• Kids swimming in the Lake by Michael Labarca, produced by Florencia Rodríguez
• Hashtag Santiago by Rodrigo Litorriaga, produced by Maximiliano Bolados

El Principio del Film

• Dirt and Water by Irene Mercadal
• Pink Desert by Constanza Majluf, produced by Rodrigo Díaz & Margarita Egaña

Punto Género

• Kill to Marilyn by Alejandra Painemal, produced by Ximena Araya

Blood Window Lab

• Plasma by Daniel Aspillaga, produced by Paulina Ferretti

FANT.LATINA – Blood Window

• ANNA by  Rosario Jiménez-Gili, produced by Gaston Chedufau Sosa

Animation! Pitching Sessions Series

• My Cousin Jairo by Hugo García, produced by Andrés García

Animation! Pakapaka Call 2022

• The fantastic world of twins by Germán Marchant, produced by Adela Cofré

ANIMATION! PITCH MENTORING PROGRAM FOR FEMALE DIRECTORS 2022

• Witch’s Business by Alejandra Jaramillo, produced by Paulina Sanhueza

Flixxo – Microseries 2022

• Fantastic Sex Shop by Daniel Jácome and José I. Navarro, produced by José Navarro

SoloSeries – Netflix 2022

• Glady by Dominga Sotomayor, produced by Promocine
• Mangata by Francisca Alegría, produced by Rio Estudios

Let’s Pitch – Maquinitas

• r.█.█. by Branko Milic Sobarzo, produced by Branko Milic Sobarzo

Spanish Screenings On Tour – Work in progress

• Oversea by Andrés Sanjurjo, produced by Andrés Sanjurjo

Find out about all the details of the projects in our digital guide!

CINEMACHILE AT VENTANA SUR 2022

CinemaChile -a sectoral brand created by ProChile and APCT- crosses the mountain range and returns in 100% face-to-face mode after three years of online and hybrid participation. Annika Madrid (General Coordinator), Carolina Acevedo (National Producer) and Camila Fierro (National Press Officer) will participate in this comeback .

“The participation in Ventana Sur of the Chilean delegation has been historically  massive and fundamental for all projects in their different stages of development. For our part we want to continue being an important support to this growing industry“ Carolina Acevedo

They will be carrying out a considerable agenda of meetings and events to promote co-productions with Chile, presenting the film catalogs and series, in addition to the exclusive digital guide of Ventana Sur.

During the previous versions Chile has had a progressive and constant participation in Argentina. In this 14th edition of Ventana Sur, organized by the Marché du Film and INCAA of Argentina, Chile will also have an onsite stand to expand the networks of more than 40 production houses that will be present in the market.

“We have been participating  for years as a sector brand in all market instances of Ventana Sur. Whether they are onsite or online, given the pandemic context, thus becoming a relevant market where we have a Chile booth for meetings in the market and promotional events that have a high impact on relations and network with our foreign counterparts and future partners“ Annika Madrid

The support of the sector brand also stands out for the coverage in social media with high international impact so that the whole world is informed of the great achievements of Chilean audiovisual in the Trans-Andean market.

Throughout the week we will share scoops, photos and videos from the most important Latin American market of the year. Follow us on our social media @cinemachile and don’t miss out on the news about Chile at Ventana Sur!