June 2, 2023
The Chilean audiovisual returns to Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG 2023) ! The presence will be headed by Five feature films and two short film in the official competition, the debut of the series showcase in the official section with the selection of The life of us by Barbara Barrera and Laughing on the Inside by Maite Alberdi in adittion to four national projects selected in the industry programs.
At the same time, a delegation of more than 30 Chileans and 16 production houses will attend the market onsite, including 5 CAIA delegates, supported by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage with the goal of reaching agreements and alliances that will enable them to complete their promising projects.
The Chilean participation will also be supported by CinemaChile and its onsite stand, where various meetings, networking activities with ProChile and the presence of the Chilean ambassador in Mexico will be held.
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As we have already let you know, Chile will have a powerful participation in the Guadalajara Film Festival.
7 productions will be participating in three important competitive instances by big Chilean directors and producers:
![]() | “All these films have a strong authorial stamp and their own voice, both from new talents and first films. It is also important to mention the large co-productions with countries such as Panama, France or Italy, which further highlight the interest of other countries in the Chilean audiovisual industry.”Ximena Baeza , Executive Director CinemaChile |
For the first time the Festival has created a Showcase (sample) of Series in which has been selected La vida de nosotras by Barbara Barrera and Laughing on the Inside by Maite Alberdi along with 2 other international series.
La vida de nosotras faithfully embodies the pain and resistance of millions of women victims and survivors of male violence. An X-ray of one of the most serious problems we must face as a society.
Laughing on the Inside is a non-fiction drama that explores the life of a teacher who leads comedy workshops for incarcerated people in Mexico City as they learn to transform their trauma into comedy.
To this great participation are also added the projects in Guadalajara Construye, 19th Co-production Meeting and Episodio 0, which demonstrate once again the quality and originality of Chilean cinematography.
16 Chilean Production companies, 3 national festivals , 4 institutions and Maria Paz Eberhard as jury member in Guadalajara Construye, they make up the Chilean delegation that will be working in the field and looking for new partners and strategic connections for the audiovisual.
![]() | “This year we celebrate 16 years of participation with a stand in the Industry area, consolidating a Chilean presence in the different instances of the festival and Market. As ProChile, we are very pleased by the recognition received by the Chilean Creative Economy in this event, the contribution it gives to the diversification of the Chilean export matrix of services and by international recognition of the sector brand CinemaChile“.Ignacio Fernandez, General Director of ProChile |
Among this large delegation that goes to the Guadalajara market, stand out the 5 production houses supported by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, among which are: Clara Films, A Simple Vista , Pajareza Films, Carnada Films and Estudio Humedal, they will go with projects of the hand of directors/ as such as: Matías Rojas, Juan Pablo Arias, Ana Cristina Barragán, Pablo Berthelon, Gabriela Rojas and Felipe Astorga.
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For the first time Industria FICG will have a showcase of series, there La vida de nosotras (Saturday 3 – 12.00h at Cineteca FICG 04) by Bárbara Barrera Morales and Laughing on the Inside (Thursday 8 – 16.00h at Conjunto Santander – Room 2) by Maite Alberdi will be in charge of representing Chile.
Chile has its space in the Ficg 38 Market Screening. Industry accredited professionals will be able to access during the festival and Mexican market exclusive screenings of Las Cenizas (Tuesday, June 06 – 11.00h at Cineteca FICG 04) , a fictional drama that is already finalized and will be in search of sales agents
On Tuesday, June 6, the networking event organized by ProChile to promote international alliances between the Chilean delegation and other industry professionals will be open to the public.
Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, director of Mutt (Quiltro) film selected in the Maguey Award section of FICG 2023, will hold a Panel on Thursday 8 – 13.00h to 14.00h in Room 3, Conjunto Santander de artes escénicas (CAE).